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.

The Sight of a Blind Farmer Gave This Man the Vision to Create a Better Bihar

What do a football programme, a hospital and a vocational training programme have in common? One man’s vision for a better Bihar.

Kutch villages protect water table with community wells

300 villages of four talukas in the coastal area of Gujarat are involved in an aquifer management project for the past four years.

विकल्प संगम (in Marathi)

पर्यायी स्वरूपाच्या कामांचे स्वातंत्र्य मान्य करून त्यांच्यात संवाद निर्माण करणे, त्यांना एकमेकांशी जुळविणे अशा रीतीचा हा संगम आहे.

People of Poi Tanda vs the Grim Reaper

In drought-hit Marathwada, where death looms large, Poi Tanda, a nondescript hamlet in Beed, is winning the fight.

When Faith Struck a Happy Chord

This initiative not only revealed the many musical facets of the children, but also resulted in several changes in their outlook.

Enter the magical forest of the Nayak family!

From kokum to jaggery, from art to music, the Nayak family of Karnataka has spent their lives gathering and preserving the tribal culture of Karnataka

Villagers help prevent spread of forest fire

One of the many examples where legal recognition of forest rights is leading to positive results both for people and wildlife.

Ma Bonbibi, mother to humans and tigers

The jungle goddess of the Sundarbans in West Bengal demands that Hindus and Muslims unite in upholding her pact with the animal kingdom

Vidhya Das: Fighting for poor women in India

From educating girls to empowering their mothers, Vidhya Das has spent decades defending the rights of scheduled tribes.