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.

Walking The World without phone and money

The two are walking 1400 km from Pondicherry to Mumbai. The walks through the villages are filled with food, fun and conversations.

Fishing for a Difference

A story about an initiative that revives lakes and empowers communities

Odisha Millet Mission: The successes and the challenges

"For the first time in 72 years, a key agriculture mandi intervention has taken place in Malkangiri"

Radio aids revival of dying tribal language

Started in Jan. 2020 the pre-recorded radio programmes have so far been aired on 16 different occasions

Return of indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems

An annual seed festival, a celebration for the farmers of 18 villages in Odisha who have revived the practice of growing indigenous crops

Managing commons: Need and challenges

Sustainable commons management requires a shift from competition to cooperation among the users.

Igniting Young Minds: Youth Camps at Kalpavalli

Youth camps at Timbaktu Collective’s Kalpavalli programme seek to inculcate sensitivity and awareness towards nature.

Revive springs for water security in Mizoram

The programme has worked to align construction of conservation structures with welfare schemes such as MGNREGA and NRDWP.

मजदूरों की अनूठी जनसुनवाई (in Hindi)

जनसुनवाई भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ और लोगों के अधिकारों की रक्षा करने में मददगार साबित हुई है