A Cultural History of India

The academic philosophy of Halfmantr.com is based on the very idea of inclusive development. This philosophy aims to bring the dynamic positive changes among the backward sections of the society through the dignified awakening and sustainability in every aspect of human life. Halfmantr.com also hopes to decrease the socio-economic inequality and to revive rural technology and innovation. To sensitize people about environment; role of woman; health and sanitation; fundamental and legal rights and legal aids is also the apex priority of the organisation.  All of the above is aimed for sustainable development, empowerment and self-dependency, enhancement of social cohesiveness and upliftment of the marginalized section of the society.  

We would dedicate this section about history of Orissa. This economic and cultural subordination of tribal communities during British times was highly destructive, leading to the weakening of traditional institutions of village level government and to their ultimate pauperization. However, colonial relations of production and of domination and subordination have been retained in independent India in a form of ‘neo-colonialism’ and extractive capitalism, continued through the mechanisms of the market, ‘development’ and globalisation. Exploitation which was once carried out by the British administration is continued by the Indian elite and multinational corporations. 

Rather than developing indigenous production models and funding indigenous agriculture, the resources of the poor are used to fund urban development. Despite the rapid urbanization of India, tribal communities continue to live in rural areas and do not benefit from the facilities of this development. In fact, urban development and globalization have led to growing economic disparities between regions and an expansion of the gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’.