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.

Farmers demand survey of land before implementing Title Guarantee Act

The proposed Act puts the onus to provide rights to the actual owner, on the government .

महिलांनी शेत-जमिनीवर अधिकार मिळवण्याचा एक यशस्वी प्रयत्न (Marathi)

जमिनीवरील हक्क मिळविणे, त्यावर आधारित उपजीविकेचे पर्याय निर्माण करणे आणि त्यासंबंधी निर्णयप्रक्रियेत सहभाग वाढविणे ह्यासाठी 'माविम'चा महिलांना आधार

This 26-year-old is cleaning up Andamans, one beach at a time

Having put up waste segregation posters all over the island, she plans to now put them up on every auto and cab to sensitize tourists.

Spend time with a super exciting bunch of tiny tots, this summer

Children quickly grasped the lessons taught at the centre and were assimilated back into the school system...

Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report

“Recognizing the knowledge, institutions and values of indigenous peoples and local communities ... enhances... nature conservation”

In Kutch, Women Are Weaving a New Future for Themselves

New energy and perspective seen in designs and products, are transforming the already flourishing Vanaat.

Weaving Transformations

In weaving carpets on a handloom is constant thought, innovation, passion, satisfaction, and dedication going into it, as well as freedom, ...

‘Phasepardhi’s and the Lesser Florican

A hunting tribe is now protecting birds, regenerating grasslands and ensuring dignified livelihoods for themselves

Reforesting the hillsides of the Himalayas

Alaap has taken on a mountain of a challenge - restoring Himalayan native forests, involving community and engaging with government