Sangwari, literally a ‘partner’, is a group of health professionals bringing in equity and better health for people in Surguja in Chhattisgarh in central India. We are a not for profit organization registered under Section 8 of the Companies act 2013 in 2020 (CIN Number – U85300DL2020NPL370615). We visualize a world where every living being, including the poorest and belonging to the most marginalized communities, has an equal opportunity to live in good health as per their values and in harmony with the environment. Everyone has a nurturing space around them to reach a higher level of consciousness. Read more about Sangwari here.
Recent Blogs:
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Where Health, Education, and Food Are Out of Reach
फील्ड डायरी: जहाँ स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा और खाना तक पहुँच मुश्किल है मैं एक गाँव में फील्ड सर्वे के लिए गई थी, जहाँ कंवर, मझवार, पंडो समाज के लोग रहते हैं। जब हमने उनसे उनके बारे में पूछा, जैसे उनकी पढ़ाई कहाँ तक हुई है, वे किस धर्म को मानते हैं, बच्चे आंगनवाड़ी जाते हैं या…
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Sleeping on the ground
जमीन पर नींद पिछले कुछ दिनों से क्लिनिक के मरीजो का फॉलोउप ठीक से हो नहीं पा रहा था | हमारी नर्सेस जितना हो सके फील्ड विजिट कर रही थी और फिर भी मरीजो की संख्या ज्यादा होने से फॉलोउप पुरे नहीं हो पा रहे थे | हमारे क्लिनिक के नर्स ने भी मुझे ये…
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What Happens When Patients, Caregivers, and Public Health Practitioners Work Together?
This article reconstructs a dialogue from a recent forum discussion on sickle cell disease (SCD) in rural Chhattisgarh. What unfolds is not just a discussion on a disease, but a layered understanding of suffering, systems, and the power of community. Read the conversation: https://nivarana.org/vital-signs/what-happens-when-patients-caregivers-and-public-health-practitioners-sit-downnot-in-a-clinic-but-in-conversation
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Women’s Health Rights: Change made possible through a dialogue in remote area
महिलांचा आरोग्य हक्क: दुर्गम भागातील संवादातून घडलेला बदल योग्य माहिती, समुपदेशन आणि आरोग्यसेवेच्या मदतीने पहाडी कोरवा समुदायातील एका महिलेच्या आयुष्यात घडलेला सकारात्मक बदल. एप्रिल 2025 मध्ये संगवारी टीम मैनपाट परिसरातील एका दुर्गम गावात पोहोचली होती. कठीण कच्चा रस्ता पार करत आम्ही 6 महिने ते 3 वर्षे वयोगटातील मुलांमध्ये कुपोषण आहे का याची तपासणी (स्क्रीनिंग) करण्यासाठी…
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Field Reflections – HDSS
These reflections are written in the spirit they were requested: honest, critical, and grounded in lived field experience. They are not intended as indictments of individuals, but as observations about how institutional norms shape who absorbs discomfort and how. On PVTG Women and the Choices Over Reproduction I want to talk about PVTG women and…
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Field Observations from Pratappur
The field observation was conducted by me in Pratappur for two days. On 5th to 6th January 2026, between 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM. The purpose of my observation was to understand the social life, living conditions, occupational patterns, and basic amenities of Pratappur. For observation, I conducted non-participant, informal, in-depth interviews with villagers to…
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Oct, 2024, Publication: “Perspectives and lived experiences of survivors and caregivers of COVID-19 patients in a teaching hospital in a tribal district of Chhattisgarh, India.”
