Location: Bankura Seed Festival 2025 The fresh aroma of cultivated crops, seeds, and raw straw filled the air at the seed festival in Bankura. Farmers from across India, including Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Assam, gathered to showcase their indigenous seed varieties. Alongside seeds, various communities presented their unique local food traditions. The festival alsoContinue reading “Farmers’ Voice : PART 3”
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Farmers’ Voices from the Sundarbans: PART- 2
By Pijush Dutta, field assistance Romesh Mondal Location, Krishi Mela, Panitor, North 24 Parganas The following piece is part 2 of a set of farmer voices, where we try explore the kind of choices farmers are making, specifically to strengthen our perspectives on chemical free farming. The farmers interviewed in this piece were all participatingContinue reading “Farmers’ Voices from the Sundarbans: PART- 2”
Farmer’s Voices from Sundarbans PART 1
By Pijush Dutta, field assistance Romesh Mondal Location: Village Gobindokathi, Hingalganj block, North 24 Parganas The following piece is a set of farmer voices from Sunderbans, where we try explore the kind of choices farmers are making, specifically to strengthen our perspectives on chemical free farming. Kakali Munda, a resident of South Gobindakathi village, belongsContinue reading “Farmer’s Voices from Sundarbans PART 1”
Towards Sustainable Flows: a citizen’s audit of the canals of Kolkata
By Debasmita Ghosh The days between September 04-08 saw the citizens of Kolkata joining hands with Jaladarsha Collective to support the cause of saving our rivers, waterbodies and wetlands in the event ‘Towards Sustainable Flows’ hosted by Jaladarsha Collective at Jadunath Museum and Resource Centre. The event brought together people for intersecting disciplines on theContinue reading “Towards Sustainable Flows: a citizen’s audit of the canals of Kolkata”
The Decaying Ponds of Kasba: A Tale of Neglect, Syndicates, and Conflicts
Pijush Dutta On November 15, 2024, a shocking incident occurred in the Kasba area when a gang of three attacked the local councillor of Ward No. 108. This act of violence sparked widespread outrage, highlighting the simmering tensions in the locality and raising critical questions about the region’s governance and safety. A Survey of AlarmingContinue reading “The Decaying Ponds of Kasba: A Tale of Neglect, Syndicates, and Conflicts”
Ecotone- Images of a Sublime History of Anthropocene
by Shirsho Basu In Pic: Breathing Roots by Koustabh Chakraborty, Ecotone Exhibits It is a naturally accepted proposition in art history and art-criticism that language, or words are always in an infinite relation with the painting. Words are sometimes rendered so imperfect that when they confront the visible realm of a painting, they are provenContinue reading “Ecotone- Images of a Sublime History of Anthropocene”
A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone”
by Joshua Bodhinetra In Pic: Khelaghor, Embracing Play by Koustabh Chakrabarty, Ecotone Exhibits Sabbe sattā, sabbe pāņā, sabbe bhūtā,Sabbe puggalā, sabbe attabhāvapariyāpannā,Sabbā itthiyo, sabbe purisā,Sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu… (May all creatures, all life, all beings,May all persons, all individuals,May all women, all men,Be happy…be happy…be happy…) What happens when the liminal gets filled with theContinue reading “A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone””
A Tale of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope: Notes from the Seed Festival at Sundarbans
Ankita Bose The mild chill descended on the morning of 16th February, 2024, when I, along with a few members of the Jaladarsha Collective, started out for the ‘Roots and Rights: Indigenous Seed Festival’, to be held at Gobindokathi & Patghora Netaji Maidan at Jogeshganj in Hingalganj block of Sunderbans in the North 24Continue reading “A Tale of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope: Notes from the Seed Festival at Sundarbans”
‘চক্ষু-চড়কগাছ’!
‘চক্ষু-চড়কগাছ’! ~ শাশ্বত লাহিড়ী বাংলার একটি অতিপ্রাচীন প্রবাদ।কোনো ঘটনায় বিস্মিত মানুষের চোখ-কপালে ওঠানো ভঙ্গী বোঝাতে বাংলায় যা যুগযুগান্ত ধরে চলে আসছে। আজ চৈত্র-সংক্রান্তি, চড়কপূজা। লোকমুখে ‘শিবের-গাজন’ বলে পরিচিত। এই পূজার সাথে তথাকথিত ব্রাহ্মণ্যবাদের চেয়েও বাংলার লোকাচার জড়িত থাকায় এতে সরাসরিভাবে সব স্তরের মানুষের অংশগ্রহণ অনেক বেশি চোখে পড়ে। পুরাণ অনুসারে, শিবের উপাসক ‘বাণ রাজা’ আজকেরContinue reading “‘চক্ষু-চড়কগাছ’!”
Mangrove Restoration lessons for and from Sinthilya village, North 24 Parganas
Mangrove Restoration lessons for and from Sinthilya village, North 24 Parganas // Radhika Bhargava, PHD scholar, Singapore university for Jaladarsha Collective.
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