Adult Education: Fostering and Conserving Sacred Groves at the Grassroots Level

Dullabha Bhatra

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.73398

Adult Education: Fostering and Conserving Sacred Groves at the Grassroots Level

Author(s)	Mr. Dullabha Bhatra
Country	India
Abstract	Education is the biggest pillar of society as well as the nation. It is playing an important role in the field of inclusive and sustainable development of society. Similarly, Adult Education is a form of non-formal and formal education. It is a systematic and organized educational activity that is aimed at a particular objective for the universal development of humankind. It is more productive and eco-friendlier for all young minds who have not received any formal education due to the age barriers, financial issues, lack of facilities, and lack of educational awareness, as well as parietal awareness, etc. It is providing life skill education for holistic development, and it is empowering the young mind for their harmonious lives in society. Similarly, a sacred grove is a patch of trees that is protected by local communities due to its cultural and religious significance, and it is directly associated with their local deities due to the sacred bonding. These sacred groves, known as sacred forests and merely sacred groves, play an important role in the field of nature biodiversity conservation for the sustainable development of the environment as well as the nations. The present study has critically analysed and provided an overview of the significance of adult education and sacred groves in the context of the modern era. It provides a holistic understanding of the significance of adult learning and sacred groves for the betterment of society. This research Paper has addressed how adult education provides direction and enables the young minds to protect and promote sacred groves at the grassroots level for the inclusive and sustainable development of society. The present study was carried out on the Bhatra Tribe of Nabarangpur district, Odisha. The researcher has taken a qualitative method for a holistic understanding of the importance of adult education and the sacred grove in the field of sustainable development. This paper has chosen the population of the Bhatra tribe of Nabarangpur district, Odisha. Likewise, Sample techniques have been based on the basis of stratified sampling. Data has been analysed with the qualitative analytical method.
Keywords	Inclusive. Life skill education, Sacred Groves, Adult learning.
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-03
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.73398

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