Society, Culture and Peace
Enhancing socio-cultural well-being, ensuring justice and equity
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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.
A Confluence of Food Alternatives!
The Sangam focused on the traditional food cultures of the Rajasthan desert area, and revival of diversity and organic production.
In Delhi, a bank run by street children for street children
It was established in 2001 to give the Delhi street children a safe haven to store money and steer them in the right direction.
Describing and intervening: Exploring the plurality of STS in India
Understanding how scientific knowledge is socially constructed, particularly in this era of post-truth and alternative facts.
How skateboarding brings social change in Madhya Pradesh village
The skatepark had just two rules—“Girls first” and “No school, no skateboarding”—the rest was left up to the kids.
Poor Women Craft Their Destiny
A compelling and inspiring story of resolute perseverance, of the power of the human spirit, and of the dignity of people struggling to escape poverty.
Into the Wild
Forest-grown vegetables like kurdu, chichardi, halunda, chaya, kombhal, kavdar, teryachi bhaji, kate math etc. will be displayed, cooked, and sold
Women in Gir stand up for dignity of widows
Sorath Mahila Vikas Mandali’s journey conveys how the collective power of women can bring about progressive change and transform lives.
Wild foods festival, yum!
Two more festivals near Bhimashankar: on 17th Sept. '17 and 24th Sept.); contact Pradeep at 9881240472 or Subhash Dolas at 9552809784.
A 500-year-old fort is the site of a new battle-to clean it up
Like cleanliness, heritage conservation has also remained neglected. So I thought we should combine the two.