Livelihoods

Articles

September 18, 2023

Harvesting Hope: Transforming Livelihoods of Tea Garden Workers in Dooars

On a tranquil morning during this year's spring in the Dooars of West Bengal, a meeting of women belonging to three Self-Help Groups supported by DAY-NRLM was going on at the Division Line of Kanthalguri Tea Estate.
March 13, 2023

Down to Earth: Understanding the regenerative agricultural practices

A green transition is underway in the Indian agricultural system. Policymakers and practitioners have been promoting different approaches and techniques which are sophisticated and down to earth.
June 9, 2022

Adivasi, Tribe or ST: The Debate on the Status of Adivasi Livelihoods

Using the label ‘Adivasi’ (and not ‘tribe’ or ‘ST’), meaning ‘original inhabitant’, for themselves was the Adivasis’ proclamation of their right to ownership of the land in which they lived for centuries as well as a signal, to all those who passed by, to back off!