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Oral History

Tamarind Tree presents two videos " The Warli Worldview  and "Dancing with Saaori", as part of its Oral History Project.

Dahanu Environmental Campaign Archives

We document and bring to the public domain a decade and a half long campaign that has contributed to the environmental debate in India. Check out the archives of the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority (DTEPA) that has worked relentlessly to bring environmental justice to the region.
The Paradox of Environmentalism PDF Print E-mail

How Dahanu epitomises the environment vs development debate

Whether the battle for ecological equity inevitably compromises opportunities for economic development is a question the communities of Dahanu have grappled with for over a decade. While there may be no simple answer, Dahanu's communities live in a paradoxical reality. Even as the environmental movement has sheltered them from the hazards of unregulated industrialisation, it has been unable to provide an alternative viable reality, while restricting many of the benefits of the modern economy.
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Located in the sleepy tribal hamlet of Sogve village, Tamarind Tree is an experimental initiative towards creating a culture of reflective thinking and action of our current milieu. Opting out of the routine like existence of the Mumbai megapolis to develop and cultivate a barren piece of land in Sogve was the first experiment towards the development of Tamarind Tree. However, we initiated living here in Sogve, not just with a “back to the land” philosophy but also with the motivation of learning, living with and contributing to rural society, besides farming. 

 
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Raitali Art Centre PDF Print E-mail

In collaboration with a co-operative of Warli artisans, the Warli Hast Kala Gat, Tramarind Tree is in the process of setting up a Tribal Arts Centre and Musuem  in Raitali village, Dahanu home to the artisans. The Centre will be a space that exhibits the recent works of the artisans as well as provides an insight into the tribal consciousness.

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Rice Festival PDF Print E-mail

The setting in of the South West monsoons brings about a magical change in the landscape, mood and life at Dahanu. Tamarind Tree organises a Rice Festival  with students and farming enthusiasts wanting to dirty their hands and experience the miraculous cycle of rice. Students come several times in the season to sow, transplant, harvest and thresh an indigenous variety of rice.

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