TSF organizes Green Therapy prog to promote indigenous healing practices

Aiming to preserve and promote indigenous healing medicines and practices, Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) organised a Green Therapy session at Tata Steel's Sukinda Chromite Mine campus here.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The sixth edition of Odisha Manaska, a community discourse and engagement platform by All Things Odisha, was held on Sunday at the head office of Safe Odisha For Her. The event saw enthusiastic participation from around 30 individuals representing diverse fields, who deliberated on the theme, "Cultural Confidence or Identity Confusion: The Crisis of Odia Youth in a Migrant World."

The discussion revolved around the challenges faced by Odia youth in preserving their cultural heritage amidst migration and globalization. The participants from all walks of life shared their lived experiences, insights, and oral narratives that highlighted the identity dilemmas of Odias across different strata of society.

The session was further enriched by the presence of the cast of the upcoming Odia film Angel, who unveiled the film's poster and spoke about its unique cultural aspects.

During the discourse, participants explored the dilemmas of Odia youth, the erosion of cultural ties due to migration, and the pervasive identity confusion.

The event provided a platform for 50 participants from Bamnipal, Kalinganagar, and Sukinda regions to come together and share their knowledge and experiences related to traditional healing methods using medicinal plants.