FUNCTIONS OF SAKTI

TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE PARK

Knowledge Centre

Knowledge Centre

SAKTI works as a learning and action platform for tribal communities, where traditional knowledge is connected with policy understanding, livelihoods, and rights-based practice.

  • Workshops, trainings, and meetings on policies governing tribal areas.
  • Skill development programmes for youth and community leaders.
  • Community monitoring to prevent exploitation in local markets and public systems.
  • Traditional customary boundary mapping and local resource documentation.
  • Water resource planning, conservation and community-based management.
  • Protection of fishing rights and natural resource access in the Scheduled Areas.
Recreational Centre

Recreational Centre

The Recreational Centre creates an eco-tourism and cultural immersion space where visitors can understand tribal life, ecology, and livelihoods through direct experience.

  • Eco-tourism programmes with food and lodging for visitors and researchers.
  • Guided treks and village-level experiences led by tribal youth.
  • Promotion of cultural tourism, local hospitality, and responsible travel.
  • Field exposure for students and young entrepreneurs interested in rural tourism.
Cultural Incubation Centre

Cultural Incubation Centre

This centre promotes the preservation and celebration of tribal identity through creative expression, cultural memory, and public engagement.

  • Virtual Tribal Museum and Knowledge Interpretation Centre.
  • Documentation and re-presentation of oral traditions, folklore, and local history.
  • Artistic collaborations in dance, music, theatre, and visual culture.
  • Support for tribal artists, performers, and cultural entrepreneurs.
Digital Library

Digital Library

The Digital Library is designed to preserve and spread tribal knowledge in a contemporary format for education, awareness, and future research.

  • Digitisation of books, reports, maps, case studies, and resources relevant to tribal life and rights.
  • Research support through accessible archival materials and references.
  • Multi-format access to audio, visual, and documentary content.
  • Knowledge sharing for students, communities, institutions, and policy makers.
Learning Centre with NEP

Integration of Learning Centre with NEP

SAKTI connects learning with the New Education Policy by making education locally grounded, community oriented, and relevant to tribal life and development.

  • Field-based learning linked to tribal knowledge and environmental understanding.
  • Academic support for schools and youth through experiential education.
  • Bridge learning between classroom education and community practice.
  • Training and mentoring to align local learning with wider educational reforms.