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SRISTI Samman - 2012 |
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On the basis of outstanding contribution in conserving biodiversity, diffusing traditional knowledge and bringing about other social changes, SRISTI awarded eight people with SRISTI Samman on December 16, 2011 at the annual Sattvik food festival at IIM Ahmedabad.
Mr. Badabhai Manat was honoured for relentlessly working for decades to impart knowledge on local biodiversity to children. His wife, Mrs. Gangaben Manat was honoured as well. She has continued her husband’s mission in the government primary school located in a tribal area.
Mr. Darge Tsering (32) from Arunachal Pradesh has conserved more than 22 indigenous breeds/types of yak and developed mithak male and female breeds based on informal breeding of mithun (male) and yak (female). His idea was to bring desirable changes in the male mithak to have better stamina for combating climatic variability at higher altitude and high milk productivity in female mithak.
Mrs. Urgen Pema (34) was awarded for mobilizing Brokpa women for the purpose of adding value to culturally important products made of sheep and yaks’ wool. She has also trained them to preserve Chhurpi (wet cheese; a fermented milk product of yak) and selling it in the local market.
Mr. Kamleshbhai Kosambia, an innovative teacher from Valiya Taluka (Bharuch district, Gujarat) was recognized for his innovative methodology to transfer intergeneration knowledge among his students.
Dr. Paresh Rawal, Principal, RC Technical Institute, Ahmedabad was awarded for promoting sparrow conservation. He took the initiative to make specially designed earthen bird’s nests and set them up at public places.
Mr. Rengaswami, another Samman recipient has made a small tractor and other agricultural implements to improve crop productivity.
Mr. Jitendrabhai Tarawadia (Amreli, Gujarat) was awarded for his notable role in bridging the gap between formal and informal sciences. He used to organize meetings and darbar (seminar) in school and colleges where he recognized herbal healers and formal doctors of Ayurveda. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 22(4) & 23(1) 15, 2012 |
