Badlache Parv Kala Manch – a mixed youth cultural group that began in 2018 spanning members from 3 districts. Today we joined this unique group with over a hundred members from NTDNT, Adivasi, Indigenous and rural communities. With multiple ranks of leadership – the oldest now taking leading roles in outside campaigns and initiatives, as well as mentoring the next line of youth leaders who are in turn mentoring the adolescent wing.
We are also incredibly proud to see the organic way in which young women and girls’ leadership has emerged in the group. Taking ahead opportunities for learning, this was a two days residential camp with women members of the group.
While they are a young, and only growing up group now, they come from over 15 rural and tent communities, which means they are representing hundreds of peers, their families, elders and so on. This is a small way of watering the seeds of cultural movements in the grassroot, keeping alive their inherent richness of music, dance and artistic expressions. We are humbled to try to fulfill our small responsibility, protecting the legacy of cultural movements that we have inherited in Maharashtra and which is in the land of India.
Much love to Dhamma and Pravin who gave their time during this camp as trainers.
