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.

Meet The Woman Whose Orchard Will Give Ladakh’s Stunning Handicrafts a New Home

An initiative to support all these local artisans, offer them business opportunities and help them to showcase, promote and sell their art.

People’s Manifesto For a Just, Equitable, and Sustainable India (2019)

Sent to political parties in relation to the upcoming national elections...

IIT Alumnus From Assam Develops Bottles Made of Bamboo

Made of bamboo, this bottle comes in various sizes. It has a cork lid and can be safely kept without the chance of leaking.

Bhimashankar Tribes Take Destiny in Hand

Empowered local villagers are curbing hunting and tree cutting, protecting forest-grown vegetables and native trees and their seeds

नर्मदा घाटी के नंदूरबार जिले में जीवनशालाओं का बालमेला 2019 (in Hindi)

शिक्षकों की सोच केवल शिक्षा या बच्चों के खेलकूद तक सीमित नहीं है, उन्होंने बात की लोकशाही पर, उन्होंने बात की पर्यावण, पर्यटन पर भी ...

Carnatic music and a folk theatre form come together to push the stubborn lines of caste and gender

Artistic traditions are being fostered without the incumbent caste and gender biases.

A brand new yarn: The return of handloom weaving in Kutch

Of renewed interest in weaving and about its allure in terms of economics, culture, identity, dignity, convenience, social ties, and innovation.

A warning note

A song that is an ultimatum to the authorities that the community will protect what is rightfully theirs

Casteless & Constitutional: Pune’s Padman Had a Unique Wedding That We Can All Learn From!

For wedding presents, they insisted upon only books! - they are set to open libraries, in their respective villages in Solapur and Kolhapur