Chinhari is a collective of young rural women (largely Gond Adivasi) from Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. We work on grassroots-led concerns. Chinhari’s foundation was laid in 2016. In the past, Chinhari undertook gender issues like division of labour, traditional farming with heirloom seeds to nourish the health of young women and the ecosystem, as well as cultivated lac to support biodiversity in local forests. 
Over the years, the young women of Chinhari have learnt from their past traditions and reimagined sustainable Adivasi futures. The collective registered itself under the name of Hamar Chinhari Welfare Society in 2024. In 2025 Chinhari members chose education as a means to create such futures. They envisioned Chinhari to be a space of co-learning. Further, guided by Gandhi and Tagore’s vision of education, which emphasises equitable education within the womb of nature to holistically develop a child, Chinhari’s young women started two ‘Hamar Srijanshalas’ or open learning centers for young children. 
Hamar Srijanshala translates to, our creative abode of learning. Here children learn about their village, culture and the environment through play and enquiry. Chinhari aims to build a strong foundation for sustainable futures by reconnecting with the local culture and environment. (Read more)