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.

National Vikalp Sangam, Udaipur: Confluence of alternatives

The incredible mix of people made for exciting moments, some sharing of history of ... current initiatives, and earthy planning for the future.

Novel Initiative to help farmers’ families in distress

The cattle breed selected depends on the areas from where the beneficiaries hail from, to ensure better adaptability for the animals.

What We Can Learn From the Young Woman Who Has Rocked the Madhya Pradesh Police

Taking on the system at every level – administrative, social and cultural – this young survivor of sexual assault is a brilliant survivor.

A Village in Bengal Where Every Inmate is an Artist

The Patua painters also sing Pater Gaans which may relate to mythology and tribal rituals or to issues like preventing spread of HIV/AIDS.

Unique study trains eyes on ‘Devrai’s

NGO, forest dept assessing sacred groves across Pune divn, encouraging residents to sustain beneficial traditions.

Millets farming, the Kondh Way

“Whatever I obtain from my field feeds my family, our community; the birds, the insects and the animals who visit my field. Everyone is full!”

Here is How India’s ‘Peace Soldiers’ Helped Prevent Many Communal Riots in India

The idea of the original Shanti Sena still lives on through individuals engaging in such actions under other banners.

Navadarshanam – An Example Of True Development Right Outside Bengaluru

Navadarshanam which has thrived for over 25 years now is a living proof that an alternate vision of development can be achieved.

By the people, for the people

It is an uncommon exercise in grassroots cinema based on volunteerism and cooperative spirit.