Economy & development

“For how long will I have to/ Bear the pain of development
Or is it that I will be done to death/ Before attaining development?”
Quote from a poem by Ram Dayal Munda titled “The Pain of Development (Vikas Ka Dard)”
https://joharjournal.org/ram-dayal-munda/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=4548

Appreciation for conserving the traditional traits of seeds by tribal farmers: “Old Seed Festival 2014”: Sanjeevini Rural Development Society – Andhra Pradesh

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The Hindu, VISAKHAPATNAM, April 28, 2014 Malivalasa village on Andhra-Odisha border stood first in conserving 203 varieties of old seed followed by Demuduvalasa with 197 varieties. The farmers were given agricultural implements worth Rs.70,000 on Sunday at the 10th Old Seed Festival organised at Malivalasa in Soova panchayat in Dumbriguda mandal of the district. Several tribal … Read more

Unique craftsmanship maintained by the women of Idukki district: Coping with the changing socio-economic conditions of the Mannan community – Kerala

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Giji K. Raman, The Hindu, September 28, 2010 Making bamboo products is one of most creative work undertaken by the Mannan tribe of Kozhimala in Idukki district. But today this exclusive work of craftsmanship is on the verge of extinction, thanks to the changing socio-economic conditions of the community. Unique work The unique work undertaken … Read more

Video | An Ethnographic film by Sathya Mohan: The economy, social organization, religion and mythology of the Koyas – Andhra Pradesh

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Watch this and other video documentaries by Sathya Mohan on Vimeo: THE KOYAS (Parts 1 & 2) >> This award-winning ethnographic film in two parts made by Sathya Mohan deals with the nature-man interaction and the associated belief system. It examines the features of the environment and ecology in relation to the Koyas economic system – the interaction … Read more

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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