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Speaking River, Speaking Rain
Languages, in complex ways, are braided together with living ecologies and places.
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VSCG statement on CCFI advertorial, 3 Aug 2020
Re: Atrociously malicious and untruthful Advertorial published in the Business Standard on 29/7/2020
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चिन्हारी: द यंग इंडिया (in Hindi)
नव युवतियों का यह संगठन कर रहा है अपनी और अपने सपनों की आत्मनिर्भरता की खोज
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How a community radio gives voice to the climate-vulnerable in Tamil Nadu
Community Radio used in order to mobilise people before disasters, spread awareness and precautions, provide psychological support
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Biodiversity project sparks a folk culture revival
Different communities of the village gathered to perform their traditional songs relating to various occasions...
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Thaalam – Rhythm Of The Nation
At the annual boat race in Kerala, not one of the team of 150 is a professional athlete. Yet they find their rhythm and row as one. How?
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Youth of northeast India use films to tell stories about their environment and communities
The use of a visual medium helps transcend the differences in language across the northeast region
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Seed guardians of Banswara revive traditional varieties
Preserving traditional seeds is intrinsically linked to food security and livelihoods of families of farming communities.
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महिला किसानों का संगम रेडियो (in Hindi)
यह महिलाओं की आवाज है। वे इसे चलाती हैं, वे ही इसकी मालिक हैं। उनके सशक्तीकरण का अच्छा उदाहरण है।