Tribal elders in downstream communities seek restoration of Myntdu River that has been destroyed by decades of coal mining.

In the race (of life in current times) we have forgotten the cultural heritage that we have inherited. And we want to bring it back into popular existence.

Farmers become video filmmakers, which is turning them into more productive farmers and more confident human beings.

The smaller group sessions focused on some very relevant issues in specific sectors and led to intense brain storming by the participants.

India boasts of a huge variety of languages and dialects. Many of these languages do not have scripts of their own. In fact many of them are on the brink of fading away into oblivion owing to the trend of people migrating to modern cities and hence newer cultures. However, a small academy in Gujarat is standing tall to save these languages from dying. Anand Giridharadas writes in this article on how the Adivasi Academy, based in Tejgadh, Gujarat, is working towards chronicling elements of rural culture.

Jharcraft, a state government initiative, has helped transform the lives of 2.5 lakh families with support for reviving, enhancing, and marketing their traditional crafts. Local craft-based institutions have also been strengthened.

Traditional fisherwomen of Chilika lagoon struggle to safeguard and enhance their livelihoods, in the face of numerous threats