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India’s mango village with 102 varieties

Local community conservation efforts have played a vital role in documenting, identifying, and preserving the 102 local mango varieties in Chunda Kuruvakkavu, a hamlet in Kannapuram of Kannur district.

The women fighting for the endangered storks of Assam

More than 100,000 women in the villages of Assam have become a driving force behind a grassroots effort to conserve an endangered species of stork, which was once viewed as a bad omen.

Thirty years of resistance

The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), a coalition of organisations across India, has been actively resisting injustices, defending rights, and building alliances over the last 30 years.

How the grassroots action gets the goods

Numerous local communities across the country have not just collectively “self-determined” their own solutions to local issues but also implemented them in a participatory manner.

Weaving traditions: how the women weavers of Adichilthotti sustain their craft

The initiative exemplifies the values of meaningful work and livelihoods for the women, as well as sustaining their close relationship with the forests surrounding them.

In rural India, kaleidoscopic saris protect precious crops

Villagers in Ramgad upcycle their old saris as an affordable and sustainable material to protect their crops from animals during winter. Photographer Indrajit Khambe documents these vibrant saris.

The Kutchi Weave: A district’s inter-woven response to complex crises 

One can take inspiration from the interwoven model of responses across an entire district and that too done with so much love and compassion and an unending spirit of seva (service).

Orans in Peril

The Degrai Oran in western Rajasthan sustains an intricate network of social, economic, cultural, and ecological relations between humans and non-humans. This photo essay captures how local communities are defending their sacred landscapes so-called green development.

दस्तकारों की उम्मीद है खमीर (In Hindi)

खमीर ने पारंपरिक हस्तकलाओं के संरक्षण व संवर्धन के साथ आजीविका भी प्रदान की है, जिसमें निरंतर नवाचार भी किया जा रहा है