Environment and Ecology
Ghasiyari award, unique competition of grass cutting In Tehri Garhwal

A grass cutting contest where each contestant is judged on her speed and skill at grass cutting and her knowledge about the forest and cattle.

Environment and Ecology
पत्थरों में नक्काशी (In Hindi)

रेगिस्तान के पत्थरों में प्राण फूँकता एक उद्यान

Society, Culture and Peace
Carrying forward the tradition

With a motto that means Music to the Masses, SaMaPa is a national level platform for presentation, propagation, and teaching of traditional music.

Environment and Ecology
An organic way of life

Clothing, pickles, packaging... the city has a thriving organic ecosystem

Food and Water
ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ତାଙ୍କ ଥାଳିରେ (in Odiya)

The new forest policy had led to malnutrition in their communities and they got down to get back what they had lost - millets and seeds.

Society, Culture and Peace
A crowd funded `Janarajyotsava’ award

Hundreds of people from across Karnataka gathered to celebrate the life and struggle of Somanna, and the `Janarajyotsava award’ was conferred on him.

Learning and Education
Music Basti – a musical shelter

An endeavour like ours can trigger some sort of re-evaluation of arts education in schools.

Food and Water
Glimpses of the Food Sangam at Muniguda, Odisha

The sangam started with a mini food festival and a public event which saw participation of people including children from surrounding grampanchayats ...

Society, Culture and Peace
Into the World of Toys

“When the space is given, kids can come up with wonderful ideas. Our idea is to give them that room and allow them to get into a world beyond just text books.”