🎨 Warli Painting Initiative – Strengthening Culture & Community 📅 Update Date: June 10, 2016 🌍 Why It Matters As the world turns to indigenous cultures for guidance on environmental conservation and human values, there’s an urgent need to reconnect the new generation with tribal traditions. 🌿 Together, let’s build a future rooted in: 🌱 Conservation of water, forest, and land 🛠️ Skill development and employment generation 🧭 Self-reliance of tribal communities 🤝 Collective and constructive community initiatives 📚 Textbook Correction Campaign 📖 Class 6 Balbharati Marathi Textbook – Lesson 9: "Warli Painting" We identified inaccurate information about tribal traditions (e.g., Savasin/Dhavleri, Warli painting) in the textbook and submitted a formal representation to: Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Education Minister Maharashtra State Textbook Production and Curriculum Research Board Tribal Research and Training Institute Shri Vidya Prakashan (Author: Govind Gare) 🎯 Our Goal: To ensure accurate representation of tribal culture and highlight the central role of women in the Warli community. 🖼️ Sales & Market Collaboration for Warli Art 🗓️ June 3 – Meeting with Infistrides (Company Representatives: Abhishek & Sanket Ayush) 📍 Location: Waghadi Participants: 🎨 Sanjayda Parhad 🎨 Vanshya Da Bhujad 🎨 Sandeep Da Bhoi 🎨 Abhijit Da Pilena 🎨 Sachin Satvi ✅ Discussion Highlights: Agreement for sale of Warli paintings Review of artwork samples Planning the sales cycle for tribal products 📝 Discussions are ongoing. 💬 Interest from Buyers: 🛒 Navrang Creations (Delhi) – Sales inquiry in process 🛍️ Online Market Expansion: Tribal art product listings are being registered on major platforms: Flipkart,Amazon,ArteBayPaytmArt,BazaarAlma,Mater,BeejSanskriti 📞 Registration Support for Tribal Artists: To sell your artwork online, contact: 📱 9246 361 249