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Join The Herd
There are more than 200 tribes in India engaged in Pastoralism, practicing nomadism, agro-pastoralism, and transhumance existence, tending their livestock from the Deccan plateau to Alpine meadows of the Himalaya.
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With various challenges in the modern era such as geopolitical boundaries, access to pastures, climate change, social stigma, low financial returns, lack of motivation in the next generation to carry forward the legacy, the pastoralist communities are at the edge of losing their identities. |
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We are trying to give the dedicated platform to tell the stories of the pastoralist communities in the Himalaya. |
What We Are Trying To Do?
Under this initiative, we aim to contribute by documenting the herding practices, their tradition, challenges they are facing as well as their lifelong experiences in these harsh Himalayan landscapes and their indigenous knowledge passed on from their generations with the help of our contributors and collaborators.
With changes in climate, geographic as well as political scenarios,we aim to raise awareness of the imperative issues faced by various pastoralist communities all over the Indian Himalaya
With changes in climate, geographic as well as political scenarios,we aim to raise awareness of the imperative issues faced by various pastoralist communities all over the Indian Himalaya
How You Can Contribute?
Join the Growing Community of Contributors
Under the series "Sidhe Pahad Se", we are inviting Pastoralists, Photographers, Academicians, Researchers, Historians, Storytellers, Explorers, and Anyone who interested to share their photo stories/ popular articles related to pastoralist communities in the Himalaya on the following aspects,
-Transhumance and Nomadic lifestyle
-Herding Practices and Breeds of livestock
-Traditions, Cultural Beliefs, Deities, and Taboos
-Indigenous knowledge and Ethno-Veterinary practices
-Entangled life with landscape, forest, meadows, and wild animals
-Effect of various factors on pastoralism such as climate change, geopolitical scenarios, etc.
-Wool, Wool Products and Techniques, etc.
-Various Challenges faced by pastoralist communities
-Any other related topics
We are aiming to highlight the status of the pastoralist communities in the Himalaya through visual media and storytelling. Please send us your pitch for photo stories and articles via email at [email protected]
-Transhumance and Nomadic lifestyle
-Herding Practices and Breeds of livestock
-Traditions, Cultural Beliefs, Deities, and Taboos
-Indigenous knowledge and Ethno-Veterinary practices
-Entangled life with landscape, forest, meadows, and wild animals
-Effect of various factors on pastoralism such as climate change, geopolitical scenarios, etc.
-Wool, Wool Products and Techniques, etc.
-Various Challenges faced by pastoralist communities
-Any other related topics
We are aiming to highlight the status of the pastoralist communities in the Himalaya through visual media and storytelling. Please send us your pitch for photo stories and articles via email at [email protected]
Be a Part of Journey
Follow the Herd
To reach out to more people, we are also sharing updates as well as short stories through our social media . We believe, it is more important now to tell the stories of pastoralist communities to learn from them, how to be certain in an uncertain time and how to coexist with each element of the landscape.
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Click on the logos to follow SoH on the various social media platforms
By Collaborating |
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We are open for collaboration with the individuals as well as organizations to explore possibilities of working together for the pastoralist communities in the Himalaya.
Send us a mail if interested. |
