By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee
पश्चिम बंगाल के बांकुरा जिले में सैकड़ों आदिवासी महिलाएँ घने जंगलों से साल के पत्ते और जलाऊ लकड़ी इकट्ठा करने के लिए ख़तरनाक रास्तों से होकर गुजरती हैं। उन्हें जंगली जानवरों का सामना भी करना पड़ता है।
पश्चिम बंगाल के बांकुरा जिले में सैकड़ों आदिवासी महिलाएँ घने जंगलों से साल के पत्ते और जलाऊ लकड़ी इकट्ठा करने के लिए ख़तरनाक रास्तों से होकर गुजरती हैं। उन्हें जंगली जानवरों का सामना भी करना पड़ता है।
By Shivani Gupta
झारखंड के सिमडेगा जिले में कम से कम 4,000 किसान दीदी और आदिवासी महिलाएं वनोपज के माध्यम से आजीविका कमा रही हैं। महिला किसान सशक्तिकरण परियोजना (एमकेएसपी) किसानों को स्थानीय बिचौलियों के चंगुल से भी बचा रही हैं।
झारखंड के सिमडेगा जिले में कम से कम 4,000 किसान दीदी और आदिवासी महिलाएं वनोपज के माध्यम से आजीविका कमा रही हैं। महिला किसान सशक्तिकरण परियोजना (एमकेएसपी) किसानों को स्थानीय बिचौलियों के चंगुल से भी बचा रही हैं।
By Brijendra Dubey
उत्तर प्रदेश के मिर्जापुर में वन विभाग आदिवासी महिलाओं के दस्तकारी के हुनर को तराश रहा है। स्थानीय स्तर पर मौजूद बांस का उपयोग कर इन महिलाओं की आमदनी को बढ़ाने के प्रयास हो रहे हैं। इस काम में असम की एक डिजाइन कंसल्टेंट की मदद भी ली जा रही है। कुछ पुरुष भी इस फ्री ट्रेनिंग में शामिल हुए और अब वे बांस से ज्वेलरी, राखी, चटाई, शोपीस, फूलदान जैसी चीजें बना रहे हैं।
उत्तर प्रदेश के मिर्जापुर में वन विभाग आदिवासी महिलाओं के दस्तकारी के हुनर को तराश रहा है। स्थानीय स्तर पर मौजूद बांस का उपयोग कर इन महिलाओं की आमदनी को बढ़ाने के प्रयास हो रहे हैं। इस काम में असम की एक डिजाइन कंसल्टेंट की मदद भी ली जा रही है। कुछ पुरुष भी इस फ्री ट्रेनिंग में शामिल हुए और अब वे बांस से ज्वेलरी, राखी, चटाई, शोपीस, फूलदान जैसी चीजें बना रहे हैं।
By Gaon Connection
Members of Kondh tribal community in 12 villages of Phulbani, Khajuripada and Phiringia blocks in Kandhamal are now rearing Kadaknath chicken, and selling eggs and birds for an additional income. The success of the project has led to a similar project being implemented in Jharsuguda.
Members of Kondh tribal community in 12 villages of Phulbani, Khajuripada and Phiringia blocks in Kandhamal are now rearing Kadaknath chicken, and selling eggs and birds for an additional income. The success of the project has led to a similar project being implemented in Jharsuguda.
By Ashis Senapati
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
By Manoj Choudhary
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
By Ashis Senapati
With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.
With the support of district administration, tribal farmers in Koraput and Nuapada districts have taken up strawberry cultivation and are earning up to Rs 6 lakh profit per acre.
By Satish Malviya
Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.
Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.
By Satish Malviya
On July 16 and 17, at the Green Hub Central India Mahotsav held in Bhopal, documentaries made by adivasi youth from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were screened. The programme marked the successful culmination of a 10-month residential training to 17 young tribals who were taught the nuts and bolts of documentary-making and encouraged to make films around their lives.
On July 16 and 17, at the Green Hub Central India Mahotsav held in Bhopal, documentaries made by adivasi youth from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were screened. The programme marked the successful culmination of a 10-month residential training to 17 young tribals who were taught the nuts and bolts of documentary-making and encouraged to make films around their lives.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
Veer Shaheed Ganesh Hansda Library in Bhandarshol village in East Singhbhum is encouraging tribal children to read and is helping them prepare for competitive exams.
Veer Shaheed Ganesh Hansda Library in Bhandarshol village in East Singhbhum is encouraging tribal children to read and is helping them prepare for competitive exams.