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.

മൗലികമായ പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)

സുസ്ഥിരതക്കും നീതിക്കും തുല്യതക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ ഒരു ദശാബ്ദം പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ.

‘Jagori’ – Awaken Woman

Jagori’s fundamental approach relies on instilling community leadership with every training held in the hope and expectation that the attendees disperse the knowledge across the local area.

On the Cusp: Reframing Democracy and Well-Being in Korchi, India

People's movement towards self-rule and direct democracy in Korchi demonstrates how strengthening direct decision-making and building inclusive, transparent, financially strong and fair structures influences all spheres of social organisation, boosting economic, political, ecological, cultural and social wellbeing.

Living territory of Lachung

Such regional governance models have a decision-making system that is place-based and attuned to the needs and rhythms of respective bioregions.

Remembering Mohan Hirabai Hiralal

"Over decades of silent, patient and spirited work, Mohanji worked across the country on the lived experience of non-violence."

Declaration on Traditional Governance Systems of India (In English and Hindi)

"We commit to sustaining or reviving our community knowledge systems, while exploring and absorbing elements from other knowledge systems that will benefit us, and exploring educational systems that build on our knowledge, culture and language."

Interfaith Approaches to Global Crises

The meeting was organized to kickstart a network or think-tank of individuals who are committed to peace and social justice.

Learning, Collaboration, and Sustainability in the Himalayan Landscapes

The gathering’s core objectives were to foster knowledge sharing, enhance collaboration, and promote ecological awareness and cultural exchange.

In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?

The nation-state, and the model of electoral politics that underpins it, is a dead-end. We can learn from movements that practice deeper forms of democracy by moving towards a more holistic vision of ecologically responsible living, equitable economies and cooperative businesses, social justice, cultural identity and diversity, and alternative education.