Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with Baiga children of Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Durgesh Prasad On the 23rd of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was celebrated in the Signagarh forest of Gonda Panchayat, Pushparajgarh Block, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh. The program involved Baiga children as well as village elders and heads from neighbouring Baiga villages which inculded Pakripani, Dumartola, Bakan, Nawatola, Belapani. […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from Laxman and Gyansha Bharti On the 23rd of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was celebrated in Rodagoda Pahar forest which is located between Gaildubba and Ghana Kodia villages. 38 children from Gaildubba, Ghanakoria, Ghatlinga, Sukhabhand and Harmahu Bandnam villages along with women and 3 men from Gaildubba and Ghanakoria villages participated […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Khamera village, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Heeralal Sarote On the 20th of December 2020 the primary school children of Baiga village of Khamera were taken to the forest of Chuhi Dongar and Chuti dongar. Bajari Baiga, Dharam Singh Baiga and four Baiga women – Vesreen Bai, Bajrin Bai, Tihari Bai, and Somvari Bai accompanied the […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Ajgar village, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Heeralal Sarote On the 19th of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was organised in the Baiga village of Ajgar in Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh. The program was aimed at celebrating and spreading awareness about the diverse uncultivated foods of the Baiga people. The primary school children of Ajgar […]
Training on Habitat Rights Provisions of Forest Rights Act with Baiga leaders at Karpa Village, Pusparajgarh Block, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh – 2nd and 3rd December 2020
Based on inputs from Naresh Biswas In order provide information about the Habitat Rights provisions of the Forest Rights Act (2006) Nirman (UD partner organisation) organised a two day training program on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2020 in the Community Hall of Karpa village. 25 Baiga leaders from 10 villages of Pusparajgarh Block […]
Field visit to Sabar villages of East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Rohan Mukerjee The Sabar people are classified as one of Jharkhand’s 8 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and they primarily dwell in the forested hills of East Singhbhum District in south-east Jharkhand. The Sabar have traditionally depended on forests for their survival and livelihoods and are yet to adopt sedentary agriculture in a big way. […]
Kitchen gardens in Nilambur
Ramachandran K G Nutritional security is the need of the hour in most tribal settlements. Several studies reveal that the malnourishment is a very common issue among some of these indigenous community people living in Nilambur valley. The community people here depend mainly on the Public Distribution System (PDS) for their food needs. Their dependence […]
Awareness program on wild and uncultivated food with children of Kularighat – 12th October 2020
Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori On the 12th of October 2020 an awareness program on the wild and uncultivated food of the Kamar people was carried out with 12 children of the Kamar village of Kularighat, Mainpur block, Gariaband District, Chhattisgarh. The meeting was facilitated by UD fellows Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori with the […]
A training program for Baiga women on making food items using Kodo (Kodo Millet) and Kutki (Little Millet)
Naresh Biswas Kodo (Kodo millet) and Kutki (Little millet) are the major crops and staple food items of the Baiga indigenous people of the Baigachak area of Dindori district, MP. In addition to Kodo and Kutki the Baiga Adivasis of the area also cultivate Mandia (finger milliet), Salhar, Sawa, Kangni (Foxtail millet), Jowar (Sorghum), Makka […]
Awareness Program on Uncultivated Food with school and Angan Wadi children of Dongar Tarai Village, Korba District, Chhattisgarh – 28th September 2019
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Birhor On 28th September we organized a program with the school and Angan Wadi children of Dongar Tarai village in Korba District of Chhattisgarh, to spread awareness about the uncultivated food that the Birhors have traditionally collected and consumed. The program involved 18 children, 11 boys and 7 girls, who were […]
