A dimension within Language & Cultural Roots
This theme centers on the critical efforts to preserve native languages and mother tongues as a vital part of cultural heritage through education.
150 voices speak to this
Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
We believe our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation, and we will strive to ensure its preservation.
— gobardhan pangi
Our native language can be spoken by the next generation if we preserve and promote these languages from now on and impart knowledge to the next generation.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should protect our mother tongue tradition.
— Krushna Sisa · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
If we protect and preserve our language tradition and use the language, then the next generation will also learn and use it.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We hope that our mother tongue will continue to be spoken by the next generation.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
It is essential to preserve our mother tongue.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
Our native language can only be spoken by the next generation if we protect it and give it special status.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should teach our children the disappearing language of our Khadia community and also preserve it traditionally.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our language, our native language, is disappearing. So, we will speak it in our homes, then perform cultural activities and teach our children from our native place. Only then will it survive.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
If we want to preserve our language, tradition, dance, and songs, we must teach them to the next generation.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our native language will continue to be spoken by our generation. If the government encourages us to protect this language, cinema should be in our language, education should be in our language, even in schools and colleges.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should protect our culture so that future generations come to know about this traditional culture and knowledge, and they do not forget their language. If we do not protect it, the indigenous community will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We believe that our native language will hardly be spoken by the next generation if we do not preserve our culture and language; it will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
If our next generation wants to preserve its native language, then it should be taught and studied in schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We preserve our linguistic traditions.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
The knowledge of our spoken languages is passed down to the next generation.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We have to preserve our culture so that the coming generation can use it.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We must preserve our culture so that future generations can use Sanskrit and incorporate it into their daily lives.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We should preserve our culture. Our children should also embrace and know that culture.
— Pankajini Chhatria
We should preserve our culture because it is important to raise our next generation and for them to know.
— Pankajini Chhatria
To preserve our culture, we must first speak in our own language and also conduct marriages according to our original culture.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
By learning the language, dance, and songs of the past, we will preserve our language and tradition.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We have to maintain our culture so that future generations can use it.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We should preserve our culture so that future generations know about it and the culture remains alive.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We should preserve our culture to pass it from this generation to the next.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we keep our culture and traditions alive, our next generation will be able to know our culture and traditions well.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
We should preserve our culture so that future generations also know about our cultural traditions.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Nowadays, our linguistic culture and traditions are gradually disappearing, therefore, it is very important to promote them or ensure their preservation.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We must preserve our culture so that future generations know our culture, keep it alive, and prevent it from disappearing.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We can preserve our traditions and script well, so that our children can also cherish them.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We should preserve our culture so that our future generations, our children, will be safe and will also keep our traditions alive, preserving our customs and culture.
— jitendra khila · Lachery, Malkangiri, Odisha
The language of the farming community is being lost; we should speak it within the family to teach our children.
— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We must preserve our culture because it is important for our future generations.
— Pankajini Chhatria
We should preserve our culture so that it remains alive in the future.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Our culture is our identity, and for the coming generation, we must preserve our culture so that we can continue that tradition far into the future.
— vijay malhotra · Behla, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
Our traditional language songs should be new/renewed. Today, we want to preserve our community's language, songs, and dances so that our children can learn about them.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our traditional language songs should be new/renewed. Today, we want to preserve our community's language, songs, and dances so that our children can learn about them.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our tribe must preserve its culture to carry traditional knowledge from one generation to another.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should protect our culture so that our generation can know about us.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
So that our culture does not end.
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
We ensure our children's well-being and cultural continuity by teaching them about the forest's bounty and the richness of our ancestral language and traditions.
Amidst modern stresses, our community finds strength and identity in safeguarding traditional knowledge and cultural practices through the wisdom of elders.
In our jungle villages, we cherish and pass down traditional crops like Majeri, along with the knowledge of local herbs and cultural practices, for the benefit of future generations.
We ensure our community's wisdom, from indigenous seeds to folk tales, thrives by sharing it through family conversations.
