About Stories of Our Soil

Stories of Our Soil (SOS) is a campaign to raise awareness of indigenous peoples’ vulnerability in India, particularly in light of the current global climate crisis. The initiative aims to increase awareness of indigenous political and social rights as well as the role that environmental and climatic protection plays in safeguarding or endangering the futures of communities in India through research-led social outreach.

The initiative provides a platform for those who work on sustainability and the environment by promoting discussions on topics like the jungles of India and its flora and fauna, rise of responsible and youth-driven environmentalism in India as well as various aspects of tourism in these forest zones including the role of eco-tourism and tiger safaris, policy implementation of the last ten years in Tribal Welfare, the eviction of tribal populations and its impact on soil degradation and increased animal poaching, as well as challenges and reasons for hope for the future with on-the-ground activists and social workers through series of interviews.

Along with examining indigenous tribes' legal rights and their mobilization efforts, the efforts of bringing tribal produce to the market, the initiative also examines the impacts of environmental deterioration and deforestation on various populations.