Anubhuti Awareness and Advocacy

Inauguration of Third Community Centre on Adivasi Diwas

On 9th August, on the proud occasion of Adivasi Day (Indigenous Peoples Day), we had the privilege of inaugurating our new centre with Nomadic & Denotified Tribe families living in a tent settlement in Ambernath. This is a 'Community Participation & Development Centre' - which will be designed, used and run with the participation and … Continue reading Inauguration of Third Community Centre on Adivasi Diwas

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Career Leadership with Mental Justice & Constitutional Lens

Recently we started our program on Career Leadership - an expansion of our intersectional career counseling that we have been carrying out with NT-DNT, Adivasi, Bahujan youth since many years. This event was with young women and young men of Bahujan backgrounds living in different parts of Badlapur. We thank the organizers - women leaders … Continue reading Career Leadership with Mental Justice & Constitutional Lens

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Young Women’s Historical Ideological Journey to Ancient Buddhist Caves

"बुद्ध कबीर भिमराओ फुले .. या भूमी वर जन्मले .. त्यांनी जनजीवन फुलविले ग..!!" With these rousing words of a song remembering the great progressive leaders Buddha, Dr. Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule and Kabir, a caravan of 50 young Bahujan, Bauddha, Nomadic, Adivasi women climbed the steps leading to the Kapichit Buddhist Caves in Junnar as … Continue reading Young Women’s Historical Ideological Journey to Ancient Buddhist Caves

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Constitutional Literacy, Gender & Environmental Justice with Adivasi, Nomadic Youth

"I have the determination to keep studying even upto college" "I am told by my neighbors that I am good at studies so not to leave school like they had to.." These statements may seem common for overall youth - but coming from Nomadic, Adivasi first generation learners - children and youth whose entire generations … Continue reading Constitutional Literacy, Gender & Environmental Justice with Adivasi, Nomadic Youth

Anubhuti Awareness and Advocacy, Youth Leadership

Historical Intellectual Tour to Kanheri Caves

This is part of a small program that Anubhuti has started since the beginning of our group's formation. Since 2016, we are organizing visits to sites of historical significance - especially sites that have seen important democratic, egalitarian, progressive events and actions. These have included Savtiribai Phule's school in Bhidewada, Pune as well as her … Continue reading Historical Intellectual Tour to Kanheri Caves

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Intersectional Career Counselling

Since the beginning of June, we are running "Career Counseling with Mental Justice" program - group counselling, one-to-one guidance, online admissions support, family counseling, information about various courses and scholarships according to each youth's interest, aptitude, and needs. Most importantly, this is with the understanding that youth's education prospects are not an individual matter but … Continue reading Intersectional Career Counselling

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Environmental Justice – Rainy Art Camp

World Environment Day (5th June) is being celebrated through the month of June. We thought - what better way to celebrate this than with true children of the earth, that is, rural, nomadic, Adivasi youth. These children live close to nature, and their lifestyles are organically nature-friendly. Their lifestyle habits are not only not harmful … Continue reading Environmental Justice – Rainy Art Camp

Anubhuti Youth Leadership

Mental Justice Training with Bahujan College Students

We had a recent full day training with 60 young men at ITI College, Ambernath. There is no doubt about the need for Mental health support in Higher Education. Multiple news & statistics paint a grim picture of how we are failing our youth- especially Bahujan youth already dealing with low social confidence, financial crises, … Continue reading Mental Justice Training with Bahujan College Students

Anubhuti Stakeholder Sensitisation

Enviromental Justice Training with Women

Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi women are deeply connected to nature. They have led inventions, science and discoveries in nature. They have been at the forefront of environment conservation & protection such as Chipko and Arey movements. They have suffered exploitation and belittlement of their production & reproduction, their beauty, their resilience, their intellectual property - similar … Continue reading Enviromental Justice Training with Women