Networking

“It is their community, so they should take responsibility for it and direct the enterprise in a way they think will benefit their development.” – B. Ramdas, co-founder of Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust (VBVT) in “The story of YouTube channel Kaathadi and how it’s empowering tribal communities in TN” by Megha Kaveri (thenewsminute.com Education, 18 July 2020)
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/story-youtube-channel-kaathadi-and-how-its-empowering-tribal-communities-tn-128968
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=34846

eBook | “We want the behavior of our children to be shaped by those values which are most esteemed in our culture”: First Nations Control of First Nations Education – Canada

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To read, download or print the entire PDF-document (10 MB), click here >> STATEMENT OF VALUES “We want education to provide the setting in which our children can develop the fundamental attitudes and values which have an honored place in Indian tradition and culture. The values that we want to pass on to our children, values which … Read more

Lac cultivation as an “eco-friendly option for tribal areas” & Jabalpur’s “Lac Insect Museum” – Madhya Pradesh & Assam

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Annual Report 2018-19 published by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi – 834 010 (Jharkhand)ISSN : 0974-2999 ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RanchiIndian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG) (formerly Indian Lac Research Institute (ILRI)) is a nodal Institute at national level for research and development on all aspects of … Read more

Video | Song of Corona – West Bengal

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This video song is the product of several co-incidents. The ongoing lockdown has prolonged my stay at Bandel. During this period, in a casual conversation with my friend, Sunder, he casually suggested me to write-down songs for stranded adivasis, so that they could be consoled during this hard period. This is how this creative work … Read more

Serving 320 hamlets in the times of CoVid-19: Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya & ACCORD – Tamil Nadu

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Community mobilization in the times of CoVid-19 As a community, we are all sharing the experience of the CoVid-19 pandemic in different ways. For the tribal communities here, it has posed a direct threat to their health and livelihood with most of them losing their only source of income and struggling to keep their families hunger-free … Read more

Video | Tribals use their mobile phones to raise awareness on local issues – Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh

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This is our first film shoot and edited entirely on mobile phone, produced from Dhadgaon block of Nandurbar a tribal district of Maharashtra. We have started making short films on different social issues to create awareness. SBI Youth for India fellow Nitesh Bhardwaj is helping us for this initiative. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8i6jw-_lZ4Accessed: 23 March 2018 Tribal boys … Read more