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

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

Aranya Agricultural Alternatives is striving to achieve ecological and sustainable agricultural livelihoods through permaculture farming.

Accompanied by just a dog for their safety, these determined women have been able to successfully conserve 50 hectares of forest land.

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

“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!”

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

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

They harnessed their intimate traditional knowledge of the forest and plant species to increase the forest cover and brought streams back to life.