A Month of Meetings: People & Nature Collectives
August 21, 2023 By PNC team On August 11, the PNC programme met with 23 Kurumba elders from villages within the Coonoor slopes to aid in the mapping of their ancestral domains as part of a habitat rights claims. This meeting was a culmination of two years of consistent field-based meetings, when hand-drawn maps were […]
Radio Kotagiri Trains Students in Broadcasting for Community Awareness
May 25, 2022 By Manickam A., Radio Kotagiri Cultural Survival, a nonprofit that advocates for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, is supporting Radio Kotagiri in disseminating important information in local languages. Through this project, the radio team broadcasts perspectives on livelihood issues, crucial healthcare information including COVID-19. Moreover, the project enables the revitalisation of indigenous […]
Radio Kotagiri Visits Kadal Osai Radio in Rameswaram
May 5, 2023 By Jeyanthi R., Additional Programme Coordinator, People & Nature Collectives சமுதாய வானொலியின் செயல்பாடுகள் பற்றி ஆழமாக அறிந்துகொள்ள கடல் ஓசை சமுதாய வானொலிக்கு இரண்டு நாள் பயணமாக, ரேடியோ கோத்தகிரி குழு, 4 மற்றும் 5 ஆம் தேதிகளில் சென்றிருந்தோம். இந்த வானொலி இராமேஸ்வரம் தீவில் பாம்பன் என்னும் இடத்தில் அமைந்துள்ளது நேசக்கரங்கள் அறக்கட்டளையின் கீழ் செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது . இந்த வானொலி மீனவ சமுதாய மக்களின் நலனுக்காக […]
An Exhibition in Honour of the UN International Year of the Millet 2023
Keystone’s People and Nature Collectives programme curated a traditional millet exhibition in honour of the International Year of the Millet 2023. The exhibition, enlightening attendees on the history, ecology and culture of native millets in the Nilgiris, went live on April 25. The team’s years of work compiling Keystone’s institutional archives enabled them to curate […]
Learning from Community Initiatives at Bhasha Institute, Tejgadh
April 23, 2023 By the People & Nature Collectives programme Some of the team members of People and Nature Collectives programme had an opportunity to visit Bhasha Institute, in Tejgadh (Chhota Udepur district, Gujarat) from April 18 to 23 this year. Bhasha Trust was founded in 1996 for the study, documentation and conservation of marginal […]
News Reporting Workshop for Tribal Youth Leaders & Seemai Sudhi
April 6, 2023 By Nathania John & Jeyanthi R.Communications Intern & Additional Programme Coordinator – People & Nature Collectives The Radio Kotagiri team at Keystone had the opportunity to conduct a news reporting workshop on April 6 on the Keystone campus in Kotagiri. The workshop was held for the Nilgiri Seemai Sudhi volunteers and teaching […]
Cleanliness Drive in Krishnapudur for World Forest Day & Water Day
March 22, 2023 By Manickam A. & Nathania JohnSubject Coordinator – Radio Kotagiri & Communications Intern On March 22, Keystone’s Radio Kotagiri team collaborated with Kaypeeyes College and the Kotagiri town panchayat to conduct a cleanliness drive in Krishnapudur village. It was a combined celebration of World Forest Day (March 21) and World Water Day […]
Disom Leadership School Visits Keystone
March 19, 2023 By Ranjani Prasad, Programme Coordinator – People & Nature Collectives This month saw a visit by students from the Disom Leadership School, helmed by the Disom Foundation. The 15-month long course is offered to young leaders across the country. The activities of the school are described as “a movement to nurture ethical […]
Updates on Year 2 of Tribal Youth Leadership Programme
February 17, 2023 By Kavyanjali, Community Resource Person, Wayanad A quarter of Year Two of our Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) Youth Leadership Programme has passed, marked by a visit from our funder, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives at our campus in Kotagiri. Read about updates from Year One here. This programme aims to support community […]
World Radio Day at Keystone with Radio Kotagiri
February 13, 2023 By Manickam A., Subject Coordinator – Radio Kotagiri & People & Nature Collectives Today, Radio Kotagiri 90.4mhz sets foot into its 10th year since it was launched, coinciding with the World Radio Day! We have organised a day-long event from 8 am to 5 pm, titled ‘One Day Radio Jockey’ which welcomed […]
