ADIWASI MITRA
Culture Activities
ADIVASI VARASATVA VIGNANA VEDIKA
(Traditional Eeducation in Tribal Areas - Education with Values)
Adivasi Mitra Welfare Society – Education Initiative
Adivasi Mitra Welfare Society works across 3 mandals, 23 panchayats, and 90 villages. Among these, 40 villages have no schools, leaving children deprived of primary education. As a result, when they advance to higher classes, they struggle to access quality education, lose interest in studies, and eventually drop out, distancing themselves from learning altogether.
To address this critical issue, the society has established Adivasi Heritage Knowledge Centers in 45 villages to provide basic traditional education and value-based learning for Adivasi children.
Adivasi Education Centers
These centers focus on preserving cultural roots while imparting practical knowledge for daily life. The system emphasizes holistic education by combining traditional wisdom with modern learning essentials.
Key Features:
Holistic Cultural Education System – Lessons on tribal life, connection with nature, social values, skills, human relationships, and textbooks.
Traditional Knowledge of Ancestors – Living in forests, properties of trees, medicinal plants and their uses, tubers, animal behavior, and hunting methods.
Environmental Learning – Analysis of changes in rainfall and seasons.
Chikkamuhurtas (Auspicious Timings) – Importance of observing them before farming, hunting, and other work.
Nature-based Livelihood Strategies – Sustainable approaches for survival and prosperity.
Learning Through Creative Methods – Stories, games, songs, and playing traditional musical instruments.
Cultural Values and Traditions – Rituals, festivals, songs, and games related to agriculture, from sowing to harvest.
Nature Conservation – Building awareness of the importance of protecting natural resources.
Community Living – Emphasis on family bonding and communal harmony.
Respect for Culture and Language – Preserving and honoring tribal heritage and traditions.
Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing – Passing down wisdom through experiences, practices, and storytelling.
Tribal Traditional Education Philosophy – Education rooted in life experiences, relationships, and culture rather than just textbooks.
Value-based Alternative – While not a substitute for modern education, it complements learning by providing essential life lessons and cultural grounding.
Children's Games:
Adivasi Mitra is making dedicated efforts to revive the Traditional Games once played by tribals, passing on to children the values, joy, and sense of community these games bring.
Through this program, children learn:
Collectiveness – building unity and teamwork
Physical Excitement – enjoying active play and fitness
Mutual Cooperation, Respect & Tolerance – fostering harmony and inclusiveness
Cultural Awareness – understanding and valuing their heritage
Respect for the Lifestyle of the Older Generation – connecting with traditions and elders
List of Tribal Traditional Games:
- Bongaram
- Guddu
- Pinnisu
- Marbles (Golilu)
- Karra Ata
- Karra BIlla
- Ball Ata
- Monkey game
- Edu Penkulu
- Panasa
This will help Old- school Games survive and not die out. Respect for village culture increases in the eyes of children Physical activity and creativity increase.
Exhibition of Mobile Museum
We are being part of a unique exhibition.
This is not an ordinary exhibition – this is an exhibition of endangered antiques that remind us of the way of life of our Grand Parents, our Tribal Traditions, and Greet our Soul.
Introduction to the subject :
Changes are inevitable as time passes. As Modernity comes, our Old Lifestyles, ancient tools, Handicrafts, and Wildlife-based devices are fading away from our sight.
- The cooking utensils used by our ancestors
- Hunting equipment
- Musical instruments
- Agricultural implements
- Household appliances
- Women’s and men’s cosmetics
- and pots used to store rainwate
Each of these objects tells a story.
They reflect the knowledge, wildlife experiences, and natural ways of life of our ancestors.
What our elders said –
“When we forget the past, we lose our roots.”
Invitation to the Exhibition :
In your Village or in your House?
But recognize them and make them part of history. Your participation is needed in this effort to rediscover our cultural traces.
Through this exhibition, we have reopened a great chapter in our tribal culture. It is an attempt to remember the past and invent the future.
“Even though our lifestyle changes, our respect for our roots should not change.”
Public Opinion on the Display of Extinct Objects at the Fair (Collective Response):
Displaying ancient, no longer used items at the market is an innovative idea.
The exhibition made people aware of the past lifestyle, customs, and tools.
While the elders reminisced about the past, the children learned new things.
Farmers Feedback :
Books will be prepared that bring together all the above mentioned cultures and will be distributed at 45 Adivasi Heritage Knowledge Centers.
And the programs held at the Adivasi Heritage Knowledge Center, cultural programs, festivals, songs, rituals, and worship held in villages are documented and shared through the YouTube channel.