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.

TEDx Talk on Vikalp Sangam

An environmentalist inspires us to think and plan for the future, to focus on the positives, on the solutions, for a better life. He inspires us to dream.

‘संगमेश्वरी’ला पुन्हा लोकाश्रय मिळवून देणारं नाटक (in Marathi)

सारे लोकव्यवहारच त्या बोलीत होत असल्यानं कला, संस्कृती, परंपरा, खाद्यसंस्कृती, उत्सव अशा विविध बाबींशी निगडित मोठा खजिनाच बोलीभाषेत असतो.

Their Will, Their Way

Pune citizens come together to save their water resources, show ways to use water sustainably.

Women come out of the woods: collectivisation in rural Maharashtra

Gadchiroli’s women first came together to protest mining in their forests. Now, they’re calling the shots

Community-based ecotourism in Ladakh promotes positive perceptions of snow leopards

Snow leopards control the population of mountain sheep and goats, preventing overgrazing and consequently enabling water retention

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