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India Land and Development Conference organized at FLAME University, Pune, on 5th – 7th November 2024. From IYD Mr. M.S. Shiva Kumar – Trustee, Dr. K. Ashoka Reddy – Trustee, Mr. Lokesha, Mr. M. Shiva Kumar – LWS Mandya, Mr. Basavaraj A Jambagi – REWARD Project Dharwad, Mr. Mounesh Badiger, REWARD Project Dharwad, were participated.

Session 1.1: Engaging Youth in Land Issues and Inter-Generational Knowledge Transfer
Session 1.2: Climate Action, Renewable Energy Land and Tenure  
Session 1.3: Dalit Land Rights – Contemporary Learnings and Policy Implication
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Empowering Marginalized Voices:

ILDC Hosts Landmark Regional Workshop on Land in India

The Indian Land Development Conference (ILDC) hosted its inaugural Regional Workshop on Land in Bengaluru, India, on May 30–31, 2025. The event brought together 84 participants, including 16 grassroots community leaders, alongside researchers, practitioners, and social activists from across the region. The workshop focused on two pressing and interconnected.

 

Themes: Youth, Land, and Commons and Dalit Land Rights.

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Current Projects:

Andipatti: After-School Learning Support Program for Marginalized Children

Venue: IYD Training Centre, Vadipatti, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

The After-School Learning Support Program aims to provide comprehensive educational support to 80 marginalized children (ages 6-14) from Dalit communities in Vadipatti, Tamil Nadu. Through daily two-hour sessions combining academic tutoring, digital literacy training, and holistic development activities, the program addresses educational inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by trained educators and supported by community volunteers, this initiative will improve academic performance, develop critical thinking skills, and create a sustainable community-based educational support system over a 12-month period.

Sponsored by: M/s. Bentoli Agrinutrition India Pvt. Ltd.

Project Objectives:

Objective 1: Academic Enhancement

Objective 2: Holistic Development Environment

Objective 3: Community Capacity Building

Project Partners:

UNIVERSITIES AND SEMINARS:

  1. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene- Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (KSRDPRU) – Gadag – 2018
  2. Disaster Management Training – Rani Channamma University- Belagavi – 2020
  3. Indo – EU Relationship – Bangalore University
  4. CSR Fundraising Training – Tumkur University