Building And Expanding
Tapobhoomi Trust
Penance for a self-sustained, humane society in harmony with Nature
Tapobhoomi Process for community participation
We have decided to grow as a family, not as a forum or front. 6 essential elements in our endeavors are:
(i) People‟s education
(ii) Constructive actions
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(iii) Resistive Actions
(iv) Music and literature
(v) Scientific approach
(vi) Spirituality
25+
Years of Service
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Meaning of Tapobhoomi
T =Transfusion of biodiversity and indigenous livelihood
A = Advocacy for justice, governance and development
P = People’s education and empowerment process
O = Orient volunteers to be social entrepreneurs and leaders
B = Behavioural change in community to be stakeholder
H = Harmony amongst Nature, Society, Government and Market
O = Opportunity to cherish inner conviction and spiritual joy
O = Oppose the nexus of vested interests & double standards
M = Mutual cooperation and spontaneous voluntarism
I = Impetus for planetary ecological ethos and economic parity
The Genesis
A Socio-economic transformation process in Odisha State which was initiated by dedicated postgraduates of one of the leading universities of the state one and half decades back to address the marginalization and dispossession of people dependent on natural resources for their sustenance through participation in the struggles of the dis-empowered led to various successes and policy changes detailed in the sections below. This process took the formal shape of a Trust called Tapobhoomi in the year 2002 which has opened the avenues for augmented institutional collaborations with varied actors in the social, technical, academic, policy formulation and administration sectors spearheading a two pronged strategy for socio-economic and attitudinal transformation – macro level advocacy and micro level mobilization and models…..
With Respect To Each Supporter of the Movement