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.

Sparks from a conversation

We need to work towards approximate and imperfect solutions — those that are attainable and will have us at peace.

A Village Where Farmers Adopt And Nurture Rare Birds Even If They Harm The Crops!

These villagers have happily adopted the birds. That is why, gradually, this place has become a hub of rare migratory birds.

Two conservation communities from northeast India win biodiversity awards

The realisation that the community-controlled forest was home to many endemic species helped ... provide protection to all species here.

Tosa Maidan Liberation & Conservation Struggle: A successful struggle of Non-violent & Democratic means in Kashmir

Following year-long demonstrations by the local villagers, the Government of J&K made a decision. TosaMaidan was handed over to its people.

Mesar Van Kautik, a unique Himalayan forest festival

Traditional Festival to celebrate the nature-culture links and to bring attention to the need to reverse ecological degradation

Peeling away traditional Rajasthani cooking

On using peels, seeds, pits and even watermelon rinds to make dishes ranging from subzi (cooked vegetable) to fried snacks.

A league of extraordinary women

“The cases we resolve act as moral support to other victims of violence. "

The forest in Shanti teacher’s classroom

Shanthi Kunjan, an Adivasi and degree-holder, is a primary school teacher. She wants education for tribal students to be relevant and accessible

The indigenous doctors and Healers of Chhattisgarh

Knowledge and a respect for ecology still enables the local traditional healers to ensure immense faith and following by Chhattisgarh folk.