‘Taukte’ Cyclone hits Katkaari villages during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ramachandran K G We are definitely going through an extremely bad phase. The threat of the pandemic is continuing all over the world. The first wave of the covid19 pandemic had generally not affected tribal settlements in India that seriously when compared to the non-tribal populations as per the statistics available. But, that has not […]
Katkari Community managed seed bank, Poi Malwan, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K G In the month of September 2020, a meeting was organised in Poi Malwan village to discuss the setting up of a community seed bank. 15-20 community women leaders from 5 villages in the area gathered there to participate in the discussion. No one from the villages has ever heard about the concept […]
Legal aid camp for Katkari Community Leaders at Narur, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K G Along with the advocacy meetings being held across the region, a legal aid camp was also arranged at Narur village of Sidhudurg district in the month of January 2021 for equipping the Katkari community leaders to claim their land rights. 25 community leaders attended this legal aid camp. A well known lawyer, […]
Gaothan and Gharthan rights – Advocacy Meeting, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K.G. Historically and traditionally, the Katkari tribe, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Maharashtra, was a nomadic community. They used to keep moving from one place to another for their livelihoods. They did not have permanent settlements. But, in the last few decades, the social situation of the Katkari have changed a lot. […]