A dimension within Folk Arts & Heritage
Focusing on the preservation of arts, folklore, and traditions that define cultural heritage.
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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 pass on traditional and new tribal knowledge from elders to young people through organized camps, ensuring it endures for future generations.

In our jungle villages, we cherish and pass down traditional crops like Majeri, along with the knowledge of local herbs and cultural practices, for the benefit of future generations.

In Dindori's tribal communities, people are actively preserving their unique lifestyle, diet, customs, and traditions by sharing their heritage and raising awareness.
The government should take steps to preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folk tales in our community.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
The government should take steps to preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folklore in our community.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
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
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
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
Hmm, certainly, the government should take steps to preserve and promote the traditional songs, dances, and folk tales of our community.
— gobardhan pangi
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 songs, dances, and folktales.
— Praska Gangarao
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 government should take important steps to preserve our culture. It is also important to preserve things like songs, dances, and musical instruments.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
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
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
We should ensure that the government protects old sports traditions, dance, music, agriculture, and other social aspects.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
Traditional songs and music should be promoted by the government.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The government should promote past song and dance.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Songs, dances, and folk tales are mediums to transfer traditional knowledge from one generation to another.The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folk tales in our community so that our mother tongue continues to be spoken by the next generation.Weddings, traditional songs, dances, mandal, and dhol instruments give identity to our tribe - women and men play traditional games.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, 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 traditional songs, dances, and folktales in our community. I think our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Marriages, traditional songs, dances, and the Mandar instrument give identity to our tribe - women and girls play games with traditional music.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
We should preserve our cultural traditions, games, dances, songs, stories, conversations, and all these for the next generation.
— Priti majhi
The government should take significant steps to protect our tribes, safeguard their songs, dances, and traditional knowledge.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Songs, dances, and folk tales are mediums for transferring traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folk tales in our community. Our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Weddings, traditional songs, dances, Mandali (drum), and Dhol musical instruments give identity to our tribe. Both women and men play traditional games.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Traditional folk dance and traditional song should be preserved.
— Kachala Choudhary
Songs, dances, and folk tales are the means to transfer traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folk tales in our community. Our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Weddings, traditional songs, dances, Mandals, and Dhol musical instruments define the identity of our tribe. Women and men play traditional games.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
Songs, dances, and folktales are mediums to transfer traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folktales in our community. Our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Marriages, traditional songs, dances, Mandar, and Dhol instruments give identity to our tribe - women and men play traditional games.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Songs, dances, and folk tales are mediums for transferring traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folk tales in our community. Our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Marriage, traditional songs, dances, Mandals, and Dhol musical instruments provide identity to our tribe - women and men play traditional games.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
Songs, dances, and folktales are the mediums to transfer traditional knowledge from one generation to another. The government should preserve and promote traditional songs, dances, and folktales in our community. Our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation. Marriages, traditional songs, dances, Mandals, and Dhol musical instruments provide identity to our tribe. Women and men play traditional games.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
We have to protect our culture so that our daily dance, music, etc., continue to the next generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Cultural stories like dance, song, and play should be preserved so that they don't disappear.
— Priti majhi
One should preserve their cultural traditions, games, dances, songs, stories, and conversations for the next generation.
— Priti majhi
Through traditional songs and dance, we can preserve our culture.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
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
Our culture's games, dances, songs, and festivals should be preserved. They should be kept so that our future generations can know about them.
— Priti majhi
Our culture, including games, dance, songs, and festivals, should be preserved. It should be kept so that our coming generations can know it.
— Priti majhi
We must preserve old traditions like dance, music, cuisine, and herbs for our future generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We should preserve our culture so that future generations also know about our cultural traditions.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
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
It is essential to take decisive steps with strong commitment towards promoting traditional songs and dances, as well as preserving cultural heritage.
— S Guruteli · Maliguda, Malkangiri, Odisha
It is appropriate for the government to preserve the traditional drama, song, and culture of the indigenous people.
— Krushna Sisa · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
It is appropriate to preserve our culture, games, dance, songs, worship, and festivals for the coming generation.
— Priti majhi
There is an urgent need to preserve tradition through folk songs and dance.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
We should preserve our culture, which encompasses our traditional singing, dancing, dialects, and languages, and keep it alive.
— SHIVRAM YADAV
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.