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BMCT's Greening India program is an evolving series of life-affirming festival events, seminars. PR campaigns, and educational programs to promote, gender parity, public arts, organic economies and eco-spirituality in Rajasthan's historic princely state of Mewar. Our work is devoted to nurturing local virtuosity, self-sufficiency and grassroots democracy to protect the rights of our peoples and Nature as a whole.

Our key educational objectives are local swaraj, eco-psychology, and creative mastery; and recent projects include Shakti Caravan, an international performing arts education exchange program with Vanaver Caravan; Shakti Sundays, biweekly eco-fests to showcase community activism against a backdrop of local talent; Organic Udaipur, an aspirational 5-year plan to certify thousands of "default organic" farmers, amplify local awareness & demand, and nurture organic entrepreneurship; and Design for Change, a brilliant new Gujarati method to nourish creative community problem-solving skills in the very young.

BMCT catalyzes breakthrough for indigenous organic ag

Udaipur’s Gati Gaum Becomes Rajasthan’s First Internationally Certified Organic Village

By UdaipurTimes Team on May 10, 2017

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Previously renowned for its lovely farms, lively fish market and electrifying Gavari ceremonies, Jaisamand’s Gati Village has now become a local pioneer in the global organic farming movement.

India’s national accreditation body, the APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA) has just certified Gati as Rajasthan’s first fully organic farming community covering all its 290 farm families and their village fields. Since AOCA approval is globally recognized, Gati crops and products can now all be marketed internationally with this prestigious organic validation.

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With international certification, Gati’s lush wheat fields turn a new shade of gold.

Shaktipur Arising

International Mewar Shakti Fest Salutes Rising Sun & Dawn of Shaktipur

By UdaipurTimes Team on January 18, 2017

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Shakti Caravan and Big Medicine Charitable Trust (BMCT) launched the second annual Mewar Shakti Fest, a local/global celebration of peace, art and the environment. Hundreds of Udaipurites and foreign visitors gathered in Chandpole’s Naga Nagri to welcome the Makar Sankranti Hindu solstice and support creation of the Shaktipur eco-artistic complex around Pichola’s Maharajah Ghat.

UdaipurTimes Team · By UdaipurTimes Team on December 9, 2016

BMCT Shakti Sunday spirit spreads to Molela

Molela Shakti Sunday welcomes 2017 with local/global artistry & activism

UdaipurTimes Team on January 4, 2017

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On January 1st Mewar’s ancient terracotta craft centre Molela revived Udaipur’s Shakti Sunday eco-fest energy and delighted a vast diverse audience of tourists and villagers.

Co-organized by the Molela Panchayat, Merijanmbhumi.com (MJB) and Big Medicine Charitable Trust (BMCT), the day-long program featured afternoon craft studio visits and enchanting performances late into the night. The excited evening audience loudly cheered the Sangeet Pravah World musicians, vocalist Shreya Paliwal, Bharat Verma’s Heartbeators, and the dancers & musicians from America’s Vanaver Caravan (VC) – and equally applauded the vibrant singing and dancing by talented local youth.

molela2 The crowd also heard from innovative area activists working in reforestation, organic farming, folk medicine, artistic recycling, and women’s empowerment.