A dimension within Enduring Cultural Practices
Focusing on cultural heritage, traditions, and the role of education in preservation.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Amidst modern stresses, our community finds strength and identity in safeguarding traditional knowledge and cultural practices through the wisdom of elders.
We ensure our children's well-being and cultural continuity by teaching them about the forest's bounty and the richness of our ancestral language and traditions.
We pass on traditional and new tribal knowledge from elders to young people through organized camps, ensuring it endures for future generations.
The people of Udulibeda emphasize the vital role of traditional knowledge in cultivating local foods, stewarding the land, and ensuring their community's self-sufficiency for generations to come.
Our dance songs are getting lost in old customs and traditions. Therefore, we should teach them to our children.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Language, song, and dance are disappearing, the next generation should preserve them.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
If we want to preserve our language, tradition, dance, and songs, we must teach them to the next generation.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
There is an urgent need to preserve tradition through folk songs and dance.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Traditional and folk songs are becoming extinct. We need to prevent their extinction and revive those conversations, dances, and songs.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We should preserve our culture so that knowledge can be passed from one generation to another through our songs and dances.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
It is essential for us to pass on our culture, civilization, dance, music, and traditional food to the new generation.
— bachcha lal · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
All traditional dance songs are getting lost. We should teach them to children for their revival.
— Anupama Mahanand
Our traditional mountain songs, which are connected to nature, are slowly disappearing. Therefore, we should make efforts to pass them on to the next generation.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We must preserve old traditions like dance, music, cuisine, and herbs for our future generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We have to protect our culture so that our daily dance, music, etc., continue to the next generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
It would be good to try and revive our own heritage, traditions, and folk dance culture, as these things are disappearing day by day.
— Debendra Suna · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
Yes, the government should take steps through various programs to protect and promote our traditional dance, songs, and folk tales. Otherwise, they will gradually disappear.
— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha
We should preserve our cultural traditions, games, dances, songs, stories, conversations, and all these for the next generation.
— Priti majhi
Our cultural games, dances, songs, rituals, and festivals should not be forgotten; the coming generation might forget them, which is why they need to be preserved.
— Laxmi
Songs, dances, and folktales are important mediums for transferring traditional knowledge from one generation to another. This should be preserved.
— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada
The government should take steps to pass on our culture, preserving songs, dances, and folk tales, from one generation to another.
— anita khora · Katalaguda, Koraput, Odisha
It is imperative to preserve our culture to pass on our food habits, customs, folk dances, dramas, and other traditions to our future generations.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We will now use all those ancient dance and song forms that are getting lost, teach them to the children, and preserve them.
— Anupama Mahanand
Our own language, cultural dances, and songs are all getting hidden, which is why children don't know about them. Therefore, we must preserve them from being hidden.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
The customs, traditions, and culture of our community are on the verge of disappearing, so we must protect them so that they remain alive for future generations.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The government should take steps to preserve songs, dances, and folk tales and ensure their transmission from one generation to the next.
— anita khora · Sutipadar, Koraput, Odisha
One should preserve their cultural traditions, games, dances, songs, stories, and conversations for the next generation.
— Priti majhi
Old traditions and customs, along with dance and music, Lorki songs, and Kajri Vajri, need to be preserved for future generations.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Traditional folk dance and traditional song should be preserved.
— Kachala Choudhary
It is absolutely necessary to pass on traditional traditions from one generation to another to preserve them.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Songs, dances, and folktales are important mediums for transferring traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should take steps to preserve and promote our songs, dances, and folktales.
— Praska Gangarao
We should preserve our culture so that future generations also know about our cultural traditions.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our heritage includes ancient dance and music, and we should preserve our culinary traditions for the new generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Traditional dance and song culture must be transferred to the next generation because it can lead to the progress of society and the country.
— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha
We must preserve the language of dance and music. We also need to learn it for the upcoming generation.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
Cultural stories like dance, song, and play should be preserved so that they don't disappear.
— Priti majhi
Today, our youth generation is forgetting our culture, customs, and traditions, so it is very important to keep them alive to maintain them in every coming generation.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
We need to preserve our culture because if all cultures are lost, the coming generation, our children, will forget all songs, dances, and traditions. Therefore, it is necessary to protect and preserve its literature.
— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha
We want to pass on our old traditional dance, singing, drama, and old music to new generations.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We must preserve our culture so that future generations know our culture, keep it alive, and prevent it from disappearing.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
The government should promote our culture and folk dance songs so that they are known from generation to generation.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
The culture and traditions of our society, if not passed on to the next generation, will gradually disappear. Therefore, it is our definite responsibility to pass them on to the next generation.
— KARUKAR MURMU
Through traditional songs and dance, we can preserve our culture.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We should save our folk dance.
— Kachala Choudhary
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
