August month is celebrated as month of NT-DNT Vimukta Din, to mark 31 August when these communities gained their independance from the offensive, vengeful and wicked criminalization forced upon them, first by colonial British rulers and continued by independant Indian administration. 1st August 2021 was a historic beginning for us, when NT and other marginalized … Continue reading Youth celebrate NT-DNT Vimukta Diwas
Relief 2021: Pandemic Second Wave & Lockdown
The pandemic in its second wave has hit us much worse and much closer to home for everyone. The difference is that for families from NT-DNT, ST, SC communities, everything can get wiped out if there is a single case in the family, even 15 days of no work. Anubhuti has re-started relief work in … Continue reading Relief 2021: Pandemic Second Wave & Lockdown
Celebrating Social Justice Day and Women’s Day with Police Stakeholders
On the occasion of World Day Of Social Justice which is observed on February 20 every year, and in the month of March, celebrated as Women's History Month on occasion of 8 March being International Women's Day, Anubhuti decided to celebrate with one of the most important stakeholders in upholding Justice and Women's Rights, that … Continue reading Celebrating Social Justice Day and Women’s Day with Police Stakeholders
On the occasion of Savitribai Phule Jayanti, a day before on 2nd January we launched our bi-lingual Mental Justice Planner Diary 2021. With artwork, photos, quotes by our community and some extremely important messages for our mental health with social justice - in easy to understand, everyday language. It was inaugurated by Rotary Club of … Continue reading
EPW publishes article on Mental Justice!
We share with immense pleasure that founder Deepa Pawar's article on "Mental Justice of the NT-DNTs in Context of the Pandemic" has been published by the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)! Please click the following link to read, do comment!https://www.epw.in/engage/article/mental-justice-nt-dnts-context-pandemic
Mental Justice Session with Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Corporation Sanitation Workers
On 30 January we reached another milestone in our Mental Justice work. A workshop was carried out in collaboration with the Kulgaon Badlapur Municipal Corporation - our first collaboration. We have started working intensively in Badlapur since last year, and this was part of our stakeholder sensitization in this area. Around 150 participants from Solid … Continue reading Mental Justice Session with Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Corporation Sanitation Workers
Career Counselling with Mental Health
Career related questions are one of the biggest things on youth's minds, affecting their mental health. This is something we have observed over our years of community based counseling. While it sounds technical and easy enough ("do what interests you" being the usual refrain which is very true but not enough), it literally keeps youth … Continue reading Career Counselling with Mental Health
Mental Health of Adolescents & School Going children
Adolescents, school children were the first to be 'locked down' as schools closed as soon as the pandemic's risk became known in India. These children have been inside their homes, many a times without any space of their own, since they are old enough to be given responsibilities, but still children needing parental permissions. While … Continue reading Mental Health of Adolescents & School Going children
Online talks connecting issues faced by the NT-DNTs to #MentalJustice
The nomadic & denotified tribes (NT-DNTs) form a major pillar of our society - their contributions to labor force, arts, culture, technology are immense but unrecognized. It is our responsibility to stand with them. Anubhuti was the first organization to recognize the severe impact of COVID on these communities and worked with them throughout the … Continue reading Online talks connecting issues faced by the NT-DNTs to #MentalJustice
In conversation with founder Deepa Pawar about building ground leadership of NT-DNTs
The Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NT-DNT) form a major pillar of our society - their contributions to labor force, arts, culture, technology are immense but unrecognized. It is our responsibility to stand with them during these difficult times. Today, tune in at 8pm IST to the Instagram handle @karmaatalks to hear our founder Deepa Pawar, … Continue reading In conversation with founder Deepa Pawar about building ground leadership of NT-DNTs