Ecology & environment

“In Central India, individual plant species figure in the first fruit ceremonies of the adivasi (indigenous) communities. During certain periods of the year, their fruits, flowers, leaves or seeds are not collected or consumed. This allows those species to rest for a few weeks or months during crucial periods for their growth or regeneration. The norms around these practices or methods are often embedded within the cultural-religious traditions of communities. As a knowledge system being transferred between generations, seldom are they explained or discussed in terms of ecology or conservation.” – Madhu Ramnath in “How culture threatens species A note on Caryota urens in South India” (Current Conservation 16.3, accessed 4 December 2022)
https://www.currentconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/16.3.pdf
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=20305

Fostering artistic tradition, cultural vitality while sustaining tribal’s livelihood: Anwesha Tribal Arts & Crafts (Bhubaneswar) – Odisha

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Since its inception, ANWESHA has been involved in projects imparting socio-economic benefits to the needy section of the society. A team of young, dynamic and hardworking group of professionals/activists make it possible to reach the poor people in the inaccessible regions and involve them in developmental activities that would benefit them and their region.

Source: ANWESHA TRIBAL ART AND CRAFTS – ORISSA (ODISHA) – INDIA
Address : http://www.anweshaindia.com/research.html
Date Visited: Thu Jan 29 2015 11:56:24 GMT+0100 (CET)

 […] ANWESHA is a state level not for making profit organization challenged efforts to creating employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged craft’s producers in the rural & tribal hinterland of Orissa. It has been working with Crafts Producer groups, spread all over the state to foster artistic tradition, cultural vitality, and also sustain livelihood and community being. It strives to achieve the target goal through product diversification, artisan entrepreneurship and development of fair markets.

ANWESHA, an anthropologist’s plan to uplift the rural/tribal people with arts and crafts; providing the required launch pad for sustainable livelihood in the impoverished tribal area. So far, it has already activated 1271 primary crafts producers and provided sustainable livelihood support to more than to 5000 people, through out the state round, the year through various programmes of alternative income generation. […]

Goal

ANWESHA believes the dawn of another renaissance of Arts and Crafts in the state, where the Artisans flower fully without any outside support.

Last but not the least, is that ANWESHA believes in a Pro-Bono format of tribal life, by helping them evolved a tension free socio-economic existence, on a durable foundation of sustainable livelihood.

Source: Leaflet dated 19 October 2013

To learn more about Anwesha, visit its website here >>

Contact

Dambarudhar Behera
Secretary
Mob: +91-9437749370
Anwesha Tribal Arts & Craft
Plot No- N2/175, IRC Village
Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar,
Dist- Khurdha, Odisha,
India, Pin-751015

Ph. No. +91-674-2557497 / 2557057
Fax No. +91-674-2553637
E-mail: anwesha2k@rediffmail.com
www.anweshaindia.com
www.anwesha.org.in

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