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The meaning of justice: Abhay Jain on rights and community action

Abhay Jain discusses legal awareness, access to justice and community-led change through Zenith’s work with Sahariya communities.

Village of widows: stories of resilience

In Aamdar Colony, unsafe quarry work, silicosis and displacement shape daily life as the Sahariya community seeks rights and safer futures.

Can justice be served outside the courts?

Abhay Jain shares how community action, legal advocacy and creative interventions can make justice real beyond the courtroom.

‘Village of widows’: how Madhya Pradesh devastated an Adivasi community

A Newslaundry report traces how displacement from Madhav National Park pushed Sahariya families into deadly stone-quarry work.

New hope for Shivpuri’s tribal people

A profile of Zenith’s backpack lawyering with Sahariya communities, led by Abhay Jain and Swapnil Shukla across villages in Shivpuri.

Glorification of poverty: How "mera parivar gareeb hai" was written on BPL homes

Sahariya families were forced to declare poverty publicly for welfare, prompting Zenith to challenge the practice before the NHRC.

The problem

The crises facing the Sahariya that make our work necessary.

Our purpose

Why we exist and what we’re trying to change.

Still waiting: 25 years of promises in Naya Balarpur

Twenty-five years after relocation, 39 Sahariya families in Naya Balarpur still await promised farmland, compensation and rehabilitation.

Lines of life: The artistic expression of the Sahariyas

Sahariya wall art uses geometric patterns, animals and natural pigments to express spirituality, daily life and ties to nature.

Winter: A Sahariya farmer's longest season

Harendra Khandel’s winter farming season reveals the debt, crop loss, delayed support and relentless labour behind survival on the land.

Our approach

Principles guiding our approach to community-led change.

Our theory of change

An interactive presentation that visualises the Sahariya reality as it exists today, and how we believe it can change.

The making of a Sahariya home: From design to daily use

Sahariya homes reveal generations of adaptation, from forest-built shelters and shared living to permanent housing shaped by public schemes.

Amdar Colony: A struggle for survival

Displaced Sahariya families in Amdar Colony sustain a years-long fight for safe water, basic services and accountable public institutions.

A glimpse into my childhood: Life in Gokulpur

Ramlakhan Sahariya recalls childhood in Gokulpur, shaped by family labour, migration, village games and a determined pursuit of education.

The meaning of justice: Abhay Jain on rights and community action

Abhay Jain discusses legal awareness, access to justice and community-led change through Zenith’s work with Sahariya communities.

Village of widows: stories of resilience

In Aamdar Colony, unsafe quarry work, silicosis and displacement shape daily life as the Sahariya community seeks rights and safer futures.

Can justice be served outside the courts?

Abhay Jain shares how community action, legal advocacy and creative interventions can make justice real beyond the courtroom.

‘Village of widows’: how Madhya Pradesh devastated an Adivasi community

A Newslaundry report traces how displacement from Madhav National Park pushed Sahariya families into deadly stone-quarry work.

New hope for Shivpuri’s tribal people

A profile of Zenith’s backpack lawyering with Sahariya communities, led by Abhay Jain and Swapnil Shukla across villages in Shivpuri.

Glorification of poverty: How "mera parivar gareeb hai" was written on BPL homes

Sahariya families were forced to declare poverty publicly for welfare, prompting Zenith to challenge the practice before the NHRC.

The problem

The crises facing the Sahariya that make our work necessary.

Our purpose

Why we exist and what we’re trying to change.

Still waiting: 25 years of promises in Naya Balarpur

Twenty-five years after relocation, 39 Sahariya families in Naya Balarpur still await promised farmland, compensation and rehabilitation.

Lines of life: The artistic expression of the Sahariyas

Sahariya wall art uses geometric patterns, animals and natural pigments to express spirituality, daily life and ties to nature.

Winter: A Sahariya farmer's longest season

Harendra Khandel’s winter farming season reveals the debt, crop loss, delayed support and relentless labour behind survival on the land.

Our approach

Principles guiding our approach to community-led change.

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Sehr is the trade name for Zenith Society for Socio-Legal Empowerment, a not-for-profit grassroots organisation registered under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973. ​⁠

Sehr is the trade name for Zenith Society for Socio-Legal Empowerment, a not-for-profit grassroots organisation registered under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973. ​⁠

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Sehr is the trade name for Zenith Society for Socio-Legal Empowerment, a not-for-profit grassroots organisation registered under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973. ​⁠