By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Tribal healing practices, cuisine, handicrafts, music, art, all find a place at the annual Samvaad conclave along with workshops on filmmaking, and skill development programmes. More than 150 tribes have assembled at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
Tribal healing practices, cuisine, handicrafts, music, art, all find a place at the annual Samvaad conclave along with workshops on filmmaking, and skill development programmes. More than 150 tribes have assembled at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Sarojini Goyal Panika sees herself as a custodian of traditional medicinal wisdom passed down to her by her grandfather and father, by word of mouth. She uses that wisdom today to manufacture herbal oils, powders, tablets and extracts, and grows red-listed medicinal herbs to keep them from going extinct.
Sarojini Goyal Panika sees herself as a custodian of traditional medicinal wisdom passed down to her by her grandfather and father, by word of mouth. She uses that wisdom today to manufacture herbal oils, powders, tablets and extracts, and grows red-listed medicinal herbs to keep them from going extinct.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
A headmaster at a rural school in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, gives away eggs as prizes for children who will run six kilometres every day for a week.
A headmaster at a rural school in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, gives away eggs as prizes for children who will run six kilometres every day for a week.
By Manoj Choudhary
Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.
Recently, a 16-year-old girl from Dumka, was set on fire by her stalker and killed. A couple of days later, a minor girl who was four months pregnant was found dead and hanging from a tree in Dumka. The Jharkhand Police had launched a mobile application Shakti to help women in distress, but the app is not functioning and few even know of its existence.
By Manoj Choudhary
A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.
A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
By Manoj Choudhary
Last month, on September 23, Gaon Connection published a story on how the Shakti app for women's safety was not working. Jharkhand Police took note of it and has fixed the app, which has started functioning from October 1. The app can now be downloaded from the state police’s website jhpolice.gov.in
Last month, on September 23, Gaon Connection published a story on how the Shakti app for women's safety was not working. Jharkhand Police took note of it and has fixed the app, which has started functioning from October 1. The app can now be downloaded from the state police’s website jhpolice.gov.in
By Gaon Connection
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
By Gaon Connection
When his younger sister was forced to drop out of school, Arvind Oraon set up a school in his remote tribal village in Jharkhand. The Kartioraon Adivasi Kurukh School has been a game changer in preserving indigenous languages.
When his younger sister was forced to drop out of school, Arvind Oraon set up a school in his remote tribal village in Jharkhand. The Kartioraon Adivasi Kurukh School has been a game changer in preserving indigenous languages.