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Striving for a “just, free and equitable society” by combating human trafficking, slavery and child labour: Shakti Vahini – Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa & West Bengal

Strengthening Women & Child Rights in India. Ensuring a better world for our future generations through education of children, empowerment of women and protection of environment. […] Shakti Vahini visions, …

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Jamini Roy, “the unlettered outlaw” of the art world who decided to “settle for the local, the primitive, and the indigenous” – West Bengal

The 125th birth centenary of Jamini Roy, ‘the unlettered outlaw’ of the art world, [was] celebrated at the NGMA [in July 2013]. In 1931, an exhibition of Jamini Roy’s paintings …

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eJournal | “Where the mind is without fear”: Tagore, Gitanjali and the Nobel Prize

Where the mind is without fear (Bengali: চিত্ত যেথা ভয়শূন্য, romanized: Chitto Jetha Bhoyshunno, is a poem written by 1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore before India’s independence. It represents Tagore’s …

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Tip | Learn more about India’s endangered languages: Information and reports from a variety of sources

Find all posts with information relating to this issue under the Category “Endangered language”; or click here >> To read the full article, click here >> Kolami, Koya, Gondi, Kuvi, …

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Practices admired by scientists worldwide, so “Leave the conservation to us”: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) observes World Bee Day on May 20 – Karnataka

Source: “Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures”URL: https://india.mongabay.com/2022/11/adivasi-honey-harvesters-demand-forest-control-and-criticise-unfriendly-conservation-measures/Date Visited: 25 December 2022

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Niwano Peace Prize for Rajagopal P.V.: Recognition for “work based on Gandhian principles of ‘satyagraha’ and nonviolent activism” – Japan

Source: Press release (February 16, 2023) by iwano Peace Foundation (Tokyo) URL: https://www.npf.or.jp/english/peace_prize/mr-rajagopal-p-v-to-receive-the-40th-niwano-peace-prize.html | https://www.npf.or.jp/pdf/40th_press_release_e.pdfDate Received: 24 February 2023 General V. K. Singh, Minister of State for External and Overseas …