Field Visit to Birhor villages of Pali and Podi Block of Korba District, Chhattisgarh – 9th to 11th March 2018
The integral historical relationship between the Birhors and forests is reflected in the meaning of the word Birhor – Bir mans Jungle and hor means man, so Birhor means people of the Jungle. The Birhors are one of Chhattisgarh’s notified PVTGs and they are distributed across Bilaspur, Jashpur, Surguja, Raigarh and Korba districts. The UD […]
Traditional Seed Mela “Beejon ki Rishtedari” and Cross-learning Exposure Program for UD fellows Silpidi Village, 22-26 February 2018
By Naresh Biswas, Nirman Madhya Pradesh In order to facilitate improved understanding of the Using Diversity (UD) project and its objectives among the UD fellows from Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh and Patalkot, Chindwara District of Madhya Pradesh and exposure visit was organised in Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 26th February 2018. On this […]
Visit to Jharkhand – Littipara Block and Sundar Pahari Block – 12th to 18th February, 2018
Littipara Meeting at Kathalpara village, 15th February 2018 We had a meeting with 8 women SHG members and two men from Kathalpara village. Kathalpara is home to 60 households a majority of which belong to the Pahariya community. The village still has neighbouring forest areas and a few households still practice Kurwa the traditional Pahariya […]
Participation of Traditional Baiga Chiefs of Baigachak, Madhya Pradesh in the Baiga Mahsabha organised by Jan Swasth Sahyog and Sarv Adivasi Sabha’s Program
By Naresh Biswas 13th February 2018, Dagniya village, Mungeli Distirct (Jan Swasth Sahyog) UD fellows and Baiga leaders from Dindori District’s Baigachak participated in a program organised in the village of Dagniya in Achanakamar Wildlife Sancturary on the 13th of February 2018. In the course of the program that went on till 5:00 pm Charra […]