Local courts in Bihar, known as gram kachcheris, have become part of the state’s sociocultural fabric. They deliver justice in a timely and inexpensive manner, in matters ranging from theft and small land disputes to family feuds.

In Gadchiroli, local communities have invested in building institutions that view them as "rights-holders" rather than "beneficiaries," helping generate local employment, enhance incomes, and conserve forests.

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.

"Over decades of silent, patient and spirited work, Mohanji worked across the country on the lived experience of non-violence."

"We commit to sustaining or reviving our community knowledge systems, while exploring and absorbing elements from other knowledge systems that will benefit us, and exploring educational systems that build on our knowledge, culture and language."

पारंपरिक स्वशासन औऱ नई पंचायती राज जैसी व्यवस्थाओं में समानताएं व अंतर को खोजना, और लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था को मजबूत करना जरूरी है।

This Yatra highlights continued neglect of the region’s legitimate demands for special Constitutional status, enabling its people to protect their land, culture, environment and economic interests.

Dharani Farming and Marketing Cooperative is a producer-owned and managed business enterprise of smallholder farmers located in Andhra Pradesh promoted by Timbaktu Collective

In solidarity for the wellbeing and sustenance of our Himalayan natural heritage - glaciers, rivers, alpine pastures, forests and lands and diverse inhabitants whose identity and survival depend on the Himalaya.