JOHAAR (VICTORY TO NATURE)

There was more forest in Mumbai's Aarey Colony area than in the rest of the city. This forest was home to a large number of tribals. The construction of government buildings triggered the deforestation. The vast forest was discovered in the midst of construction. Some tribal settlements can still be found here today. One of them is the Bhoir family. In this forest, Prakash Bhoir was born. From his childhood to the present, he has witnessed the changing landscape. When he was young, he witnessed the destruction of tribal culture in front of his eyes, and he became determined to preserve his ancient and unique culture. Prakash Bhoir is a Warli tribal member. Since ancient times, Warli tribes have used Warli painting to depict their daily lives. Prakash Bhoir began promoting and disseminating his art. He also encouraged his children to pursue this art form. Sheetal, Shyam, and Akash started creating Warli pictures as well.A lot of development work in the forest began around this time. The process of deforestation began. All of this was going on around Aakash. Through his Warli art, he began to represent their changing lifestyles. He started expressing himself through art. He put it to use in the following Save the Forest campaign. Prakash Bhoir is concerned about the intensification of this problem. He's been fighting this battle his entire life. This struggle must come to an end, and residents of the city are making their voices heard