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Why our bias against oral cultures insults India’s rich linguistic heritage
As a nation, we must focus more on language diversity rather than obsessing over language divides.
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A 500-year-old fort is the site of a new battle-to clean it up
Like cleanliness, heritage conservation has also remained neglected. So I thought we should combine the two.
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Youth can play a significant role in solving farm crisis, says Kavitha Kuruganti
'... I will support the farmer in my own interest as well as because I think he (she) will stand a better chance'.
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Environmental & Economic Sustainability, Social Harmony and Social Transmutation : an example towards Self-rule/Swaraj
On an average, around one hundred people worked daily for around one and a half years to dig the canal through the mountain.
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Indigenous Peoples Day: Through the Lens of Women
Sensing the urgency to document traditional knowledge that elders possess, Chirhah has helped make films like ‘Millet-Securing livelihoods’
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Voices from the Margins
A two-day conference brings together creators of news organisations that are helping to build an alternative Indian narrative
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Forest Conservation and Management in Pachgaon
A small village called Pachgaon, in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra has done commendable work on forest management and livelihood generation.
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Assam activist receives Green Oscar for conservation of endangered stork species
The bird has now been embedded into the local culture have also succeeded, with the hargila motif finding its way into local handloom products
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Kutch’s Water Champions In The Making
Local youth, with some amount of training and support, can implement solutions for the community if they understand and manage local water problems.