विकल्प संगम पहल 'सामान्य' लोगों की नव प्रवर्तन, दृढ़ता, सहयोग और संकटों का समाधान खोजने की क्षमता का जश्न मनाने का प्रयास करती है। सार्थक भागीदारी की प्रक्रिया अपने आप में लोगों को सशक्त बनाती है।

What does our future look like? What should it look like, if we could shape it? What kind of India do we seek? Can we envision something beyond the stale dream of a modern, developed, superpower with cutting-edge technology

The more democratic, participatory, diverse, and exciting one can make the process, the more the likelihood of at least some aims being met, and unanticipated benefits being incurred.

On a mere 185 square meters, the Singhs have cultivated a thriving garden of 3,000 plants and produce 120 kilograms of fish annually, all without the use of harmful chemicals.

बातचीत और चर्चा में सतत विकास मॉडल, सामुदायिक संरक्षित क्षेत्र और पश्चिमी हिमालय में मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष, लिंग समावेशन, भूमि कानून और पर्यटन सहित आम चुनौतियों सहित ‘विकल्पों’ के उदाहरण साझा करना शामिल था।

Such gatherings serve as a platform for diverse organisations to come together, reflect on the values that drive their work, and chart pathways for collective transformational change in the Himalayas.

Government policy would benefit from encouraging local and ecologically-appropriate oil-bearing crops rather than massively supporting oil palm.

"We need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops," said farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar

Wayanad farmers create a new agricultural calendar harnessing traditional farming knowledge in a bid to adapt to climate change.