Society, Culture and Peace

Enhancing socio-cultural well-being, ensuring justice and equity

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Featured here are initiatives to enhance social and cultural aspects of human life: the revival and progressive use of visual, performing, and other arts, of the myriad crafts of the country, of threatened or submerged languages, of food and cuisine diversity, and other such cultural traits and processes. They also cover the various struggles and constructive movements to achieve social justice, to reduce inequalities and inequities of various kinds including caste, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion, and to create dignity in living for those currently oppressed and exploited. Finally, they include movements to generate ethical living and thinking, and spread values such as simplicity, honesty, frugality, and tolerance.

The story of a doctor who reunites lost, mentally-ill patients with their families

As soon as he entered the house, a commotion broke out. His elderly parents began crying with joy. Why?

Phasepardhis, from Hunters to Keepers: Journey of Transformation

Phasepardhis, an adivasi community, use their traditional knowledge to regenerate grasslands and support its wildlife, enhancing livelihoods

Low-cost housing needs dignity, says Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi

“If you empower people then what happens is that it creates incentives for people that are self-generated. "

3rd edition of Pasighat Butterfly and Biodiversity Meet begins

To create awareness on the importance of butterflies and biodiversity, and of conservation at the community level.

The Dafaalis of Pithoragarh: a young tribe of nature-loving wanderers

By volunteering with the Harela Society, Pithoragarh youth have found different ways to make the conservation of nature a part of their daily lives.

Return of the Pearl Millet

Farmers of Pandutalav take up cultivation of an indigenous Bajra variety which has long whiskers that protect the crop from birds.

भील बच्चों की जीवनशाला (in Hindi)

ऐसा स्कूल जिसे स्थानीय लोगों द्वारा, स्थानीय लोगों के लिए, स्थानीय संसाधनों और स्थानीय ज्ञान और संस्कृति से जोड़कर चलाया जा रहा है।

How a community radio gives voice to the climate-vulnerable in Tamil Nadu

Community Radio used in order to mobilise people before disasters, spread awareness and precautions, provide psychological support

Biodiversity project sparks a folk culture revival

Different communities of the village gathered to perform their traditional songs relating to various occasions...