paaywat | roadless travel_ 🌱

several adivasi wadis are, at most of the places, situated in the upper part of the hill/mountain area. thus, walking or taking vehicles at that height becomes difficult. however, small, narrow, open streets are the best navigators to reach adivasi wadis. the ecology of the forests has been drastically changing due to high temperature, low rainfall, and things like increment in urbanization impacting adivasi living.

regular engagement of non-adivasi, both in terms of power and empathy, is giving birth to a tremendous epistemic contestation (to save freedom and maintain/counter the complex relationship of integration and negotiation) between adivasis and the non-adivasis; basically, outsiders can be seen and studied.

this is a series of blogs consisting of twelve articles. it is essential to disclose that these reflections are mine, meaning an outsider's reflections. this series has been conceptualized and written from the collection of field recordings. it is based on experiences and learnings the author has collected and gained in the field. The fieldwork had conducted during his master's program in social work course. The objective of the fieldwork was to understand and comprehend Adivasi communities to process the "perspective from within."

📑 in the mountains of sahyadri_ 

🖋 @dnyanesh_____
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