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The Indian Constitution and NT-DNT communities
https://idronline.org/article/rights/the-politics-of-knowledge-constitution-and-nt-dnt-communities/ The politics of knowledge: Constitution and NT-DNT communities | IDR
Support for a free Library for rural & Adivasi students
In the suburb of Badlapur, about 2 hours from Mumbai, for a cluster of close to 10 villages and Adivasi Padas, there is not a single public library. For girls and boys living here, this means no access to books, newspapers, computers or the internet outside of school or college. Anyway, the schools and (only 1) … Continue reading Support for a free Library for rural & Adivasi students
Mann Boli Book Published!
https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2025/05/deepa-pawars-book-is-contextualising-mental-health-for-marginalised-communities Mann Boli is a grassroots attempt to look at mental health from the perspective of Justice and Equality. It has examples from the grassroots, that remind us of the commitment to Constitutionalism and Human Rights while moving towards Mental Health. Mental health is a matter of human dignity, respect, and leadership along with health. This book brings forth this concept, through stories, … Continue reading Mann Boli Book Published!
Mann Mauji Housie!
Anubhuti has launched the Mannmauji Housie ! This is another addition to our Mann Mela module which is a games-based module led entirely by peer youth leaders. It uses simple, everyday examples, stories, images, artwork, folk references to help community members open up about their mental health struggles using a language they understand and speak. … Continue reading Mann Mauji Housie!
At the Counter Narratives Conference
We had a powerful experience few days before at the Counter Narratives Conference by Mariwala Health Initiative in collaboration with KC College and HSNC University, Mumbai. It was an honor to have a role in setting the context for the two-day Conference, as our Founder Deepa Pawar was the Opening Plenary Speaker . With panels … Continue reading At the Counter Narratives Conference
Developing Scientific Thought in Adolescent Girls
This event was designed to support and encourage scientific thinking in adolescent girls and young women from Nomadic Denotified Tribes, Adivasi and rural communities. We feel an organizational and constitutional responsibility to facilitate scientific, critical, investigative, experimental, observation and questioning skills within youth. As part of our commitment to the next generation, Anubhuti co-ordinated a … Continue reading Developing Scientific Thought in Adolescent Girls
Mental health justice: How philanthropy can lead to systemic change
The need for culturally rooted and community knowledge led interventions in MentalHealth, in context of historical, intergenerational criminalization and trauma that communities like the Nomadic and Denotified Tribes have experienced, is highlighted in this piece. As Deepa Pawar says, “Mental illness in our community is a systemic consequence of criminalisation, social injustice, and marginalisation. It … Continue reading Mental health justice: How philanthropy can lead to systemic change
Republic Day Flash Mob
This year for Indian Republic Day, a force of youth took to the streets and danced to the beats of Indian democracy and constitutionalism, making us all dance and sing with them. This was not only a performance, but an assertion of their stance on India's democratic and republic history (both past and present). A … Continue reading Republic Day Flash Mob
Remembering our great Feminist icons
As we approach the 75th Republic Day of India tomorrow, and for this entire month of January, we are remembering our great women icons whose Jayanti, that is birth anniversaries, fall in this month. Savitribai Phule, Fatima Sheikh, and Jijasaheb , who not only represent the diversity of Indian grassroot communities who have led social, … Continue reading Remembering our great Feminist icons