ADIVASI PARAMPARA JARI -BUTI FOUNDATION

The Adivasi Parampara Jari-Buti Foundation is located at the home of Daso Ram Hansda in Mahkabera. This is in Nutangarh, within the Dhalbhum area of Jamshedpur. It’s in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, 832302. Our work revolves around traditional herbs and roots, what we call Jari-Buti. This isn't a modern laboratory or a corporate headquarters. It’s a place where we bring in plants from the forest and dry them out. The smell of earth and dried leaves is everywhere. Daso Ram has a lot of knowledge about these things passed down through his family. We spend a lot of time sorting through different roots and barks. It’s a slow process and you can’t rush it. The sun in Jamshedpur can be very hot, so we do a lot of the heavy work in the early morning. We don't have big machines; most of it is done by hand with simple tools. People from the village often stop by to help or to see what we’ve found. It’s more of a community effort than a private business. We keep our records in old notebooks and store the herbs in cloth bags. There are no fancy labels or marketing brochures here. We just know what each plant is for and we make sure it’s handled right. It’s a quiet life in Nutangarh, focused on the traditions of our people.