Tholkudi: A Conference on Tribal Cultural Heritage
By Ranjani Prasad, Programme Coordinator and Jeyanthi R., Additional Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives Header photo: From left, Jeyanthi, Ranjani, Dr. Tarun Chhabra, and Siddhartha Krishnan at the conference. On October 27th and 28th, Ranjani Prasad and Jeyanthi R. from the People and Nature Collective attended Tholkudi, a conference held for the preservation and […]
Community Foundations Consultation Meeting
By Faseela V., Additional Porgramme Coordinator, Community Wellbeing Header Photo Credit: Faseela V. September 4, 2024 On September 4th and 5th, a meeting of various community foundations working in tribal areas of Nilambur was organized at Cherupuzha Resource Center, under the leadership of Keystone Foundation. Executive members of community foundations such as Thoduve Community Foundation […]
Radio Kotagiri Honoured in National Community Radio Awards
Radio Kotagiri, People and Nature Collectives Radio Kotagiri 90.4MHz is proud to announce that they have received an award in the Government of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 10th annual National Community Radio Awards, winning second place in the category of Promoting Local Culture. The Radio Kotagiri program recognized for this award was “En […]
Radio Kotagiri Conducts Drug and Alcohol Awareness Session
By Manickam A., Additional Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collective and Radio Kotagiri On July 4th, an awareness program on drug eradication was conducted at CSI Higher Secondary School. In this event, Mr. Vinoba , Administrator of Kotagiri Care Trust, Manickam from Keystone Foundation, Radio Kotagiri, and office staff, Dr. Thirumurthy from NAWA, Vinod Kumar, […]
Inclusive and Equitable Nature Conservation Workshop, Pune
By Faisal Rehman, Archiving and Research, Programme Coordinator, People and Nature Collectives The Nature Conservancy, India, organised a workshop on the 26th & 27th of June, 2024, in Pune on ‘Inclusive and Equitable Nature Conservation’, with community-based initiatives from many different regions of India participating. The workshop was a knowledge exchange event where ecologists and community leaders from different political and ecological contexts shared […]
Makkabare Summer Camp and Museum Day in Nilambur
By Aswathy G.V., PNC Research Consultant, Sumithra, Community Researcher, Amal, Community Researcher, and Anokha Venugopal, Communications The Makkabare residential summer camp, held from May 15-18 in the Chaliyar View Dormitory, was organized with great anticipation for the children of tribal areas in Nilambur. Children between the ages of 13 and 20 from Aranadan, Paniya, Kattunaikan, […]
Documenting Kattunaickan and Paniya Festivals in Nilambur
May 3, 2024 By Syamjith Palakkayam, Suresh P. and Geetha Nilambur is one of the major tribal concentrated areas within the Malappuram district of Kerala. Seven tribal communities reside here and two out of them, the Kattuanaickan and Cholanaickan groups, are PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups). The Malamuthan, Malappanickar, Paniyan, Aranadan and Kurumar groups are […]
Keystone Attends UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum at FAO, Rome
By KavyanjaliConsultant, Wayanad Kavyanjali (Community Resource Person), Monthish (People & Nature Collectives), Shiny (Biodiversity), Jestin (Aadhimalai) and Mathew (Director, Last Forest) attended the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum held at the Food and Agriculture Organisation Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from October 16 to 20. On the first day, Indigenous youth participants were divided into groups […]
PVTG Youth Leadership Programme Completed in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
October 15, 2023 By Ranjani Prasad & Faisal RehmanProgramme Coordinators, People & Nature Collectives The PVTG Youth Leadership programme is hosted and Implementation through People & Nature Collectives, Keystone Foundation, (Kotagiri) and supported by Azim Premji Foundation (Bengaluru) and carried out with our project partner Haiyya Foundation (Delhi). Among the indigenous communities of the Nilgiri […]
Exploring Inclusive Pedagogies and Language Diversity at an International Conference
The 7th International Conference On Language And Education: Multilingual Education For Transformative Education Systems And Resilient Futures (#7MLE) was organised by the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG) of UNESCO. The conference was organised as a bid to unite educators, linguists, researchers, policymakers, and language enthusiasts from around the world. The event was held […]
