9 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Regarding developed India. I have heard and I also know.”
“Om vikashit Bharat o bisay re. Mu sunichhi and janichhi bhi.”
translated from Odia
In your area, citizens are expressing a strong desire to preserve traditional arts, dance, music, and tribal heritage 🎭. There's a significant concern that without action, these cultural elements, along with forests, could be lost within two decades 🌳. However, there's also optimism about leveraging digital technology for societal benefit 📱 and a shared aspiration for a developed India, alongside a note on the nutritional value of finger millet.
“I am developed for my India, and as an Indian, I am something for a developed India.”
“This Garia, the origin of our tribe, was ours.”
“Name - Mangala Guruteli Village - Pujariguda Dist Malkangiri 1. Finger millet is highly nutritious for physical and mental development.”
“It is absolutely essential to pass on traditional dance or traditional song and dance from one generation to another.”
“The traditional dance and music, and musical instruments of the tribal people that we have, if we keep playing all these instruments forever, then our traditional...”
“Women and girls definitely do traditional arts, but in the village square or the village hall, they definitely do this art. They have been buying it to this day.”
“The digital and technology of today is a great opportunity for our society.”
“If we do nothing, then within twenty years, along with losing our dance and music, forests are also disappearing, and we might lose all of them.”
