A dimension within Preserving Tribal Heritage
Focuses on the importance of safeguarding cultural heritage, traditional arts, and languages for future generations.
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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 must actively safeguard our local traditions, medicinal plants, and vital forest trees to ensure our heritage and well-being endure.

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.
Language, song, and dance are disappearing, the next generation should preserve them.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, 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 know that the culture, including the dance, music, and games that existed before, is slowly disappearing. Therefore, to protect our culture, we will preserve them.
— Ulapi Sahu
There is an urgent need to preserve tradition through folk songs and dance.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Our dance songs are getting lost in old customs and traditions. Therefore, we should teach them to our children.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Cultural stories like dance, song, and play should be preserved so that they don't disappear.
— Priti majhi
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
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
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
To preserve the cultural heritage that is fading, including traditional instruments, Ghumura songs, dance, and games.
— Padmini Bhoi
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
Dance, sing, play. Cultural stories should be preserved so that they do not disappear.
— Priti majhi
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
We have to protect our culture so that our daily dance, music, etc., continue to the next generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
Our culture is disappearing, which is why it is important to preserve it.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We should preserve our cultural traditions, games, dances, songs, stories, conversations, and all these for the next generation.
— Priti majhi
We want to preserve our language, dance, and songs.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Dance, song, traditional games, everything is being saved. Therefore, we need to preserve them once again.
— Anupama Mahanand
Day by day everyone is moving towards modernization, so preserving culture is becoming mandatory, otherwise all our traditional knowledge, skills, songs, and dances will disappear.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
All traditional dance songs are getting lost. We should teach them to children for their revival.
— Anupama Mahanand
If the traditions, customs, songs, dances, and worship methods of tribal communities are not preserved, they will be lost. Therefore, we and everyone must save them.
— Anirudha Marai
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
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
Traditional folk dance and traditional song should be preserved.
— Kachala Choudhary
We must preserve old traditions like dance, music, cuisine, and herbs for our future generation.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar 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
If we do not protect our culture, then in the coming time, all our traditional songs, traditional dances, musical instruments, and folk songs will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Slowly, old traditions and culture are fading away; it is essential to save them now.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The traditions, culture, customs, and practices of the tribal community are on the verge of extinction, so it is necessary to preserve our culture.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Through traditional songs and dance, we can preserve our culture.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
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
We want to preserve our language, dance, and music.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, 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
It is necessary to protect our culture so that old games, customs, traditions, songs, and cultural practices remain alive.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We should protect our tribe so that language, traditional knowledge, lifestyle, folk songs, and dances remain.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should preserve our culture to safeguard fading knowledge.
— Kusha Mahakud
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 want to preserve the dance, songs, and language of our ancestors.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
In today's changing world, people are attracted to foreign trends, gradually forgetting their language and songs. Therefore, the government and we must come forward to preserve our traditions.
— Anirudha Marai · Sambalpur, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.