SAKTI: A Voluntary Organisation

Chenchu Empowerment
Programme

SAKTI, an NGO, supported Chenchu villagers, facilitating legal
and administrative actions to reclaim their rights.

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Knowledge Centre –
Workshop Trainings and Meetings

Sakti is conducting various trainings and workshops to provide skill development to tribal youth.

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Data Base on
Godavari Basin

Special reference to Indira Sagar (Polavaram) Dam

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Chenchu Empowerment
Programme

SAKTI, an NGO, supported Chenchu villagers, facilitating legal
and administrative actions to reclaim their rights.

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Knowledge Centre –
Workshop Trainings and Meetings

Sakti is conducting various trainings and workshops to provide skill development to tribal youth.

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ABOUT SAKTI

P. Sivaramakrishna (SRK) was a teacher at a tribal school near Rampachodavaram, Alluri Seeta Ramaraju District (ASR), Andhra Pradesh in the 1970s. He joined Osmania University, Hyderabad for doctoral research on tribal knowledge systems. His work was praised by anthropologists as pioneering, offered deep insights into the environment, cognition, and culture. After completing his research, SRK returned to work with the tribal communities, founding the NGO SAKTI in Rampachodavaram in 1985.

SAKTI has since expanded its activities from the Araku Valley to the Nallamala forest.
The organization has trained tribals in various rural crafts, such as mechanics and carpentry.
SAKTI has educated tribes in understanding forest working plans and land records

TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE PARK

Knowledge Centre

Workshops trainings and meetings on policies governing tribal areas.
Skill-Development programs.
Controlling exploitation at local markets.
Traditional customary boundary mapping.
Water resource management.
Exclusive fishing rights in Vth Scheduled Areas of Rampachodavaram.

Recreational Centre

Eco-tourism venture with food and lodging.
Guided treks and geotagging with tribal youth to promote cultural tourism and hospitality.
Student interns and young entrepreneurs in cultural tourism.

Cultural Incubation Centre

Virtual Tribal Museum and Knowledge Interpretation Centre.
Cultural events including artistic collaborations that present tribal folklore in the form of dance, music and theatre.