Programme 01
Every Family Has a Story
A nationwide awareness campaign for family heritage documentation
View DetailsOur Flagship Programmes
Eight carefully designed programmes to preserve India’s family heritage
Know Your RootsAsk Your GrandparentsRecord Before It Is LostMy Family – My HeritageOur Memories, Our HeritageEvery Elder Is a Living Archive
All Eight Programmes
Comprehensive by Design
Each programme is designed to address a specific aspect of family heritage preservation — from awareness and education to research and recognition.
Programme 03
Grandparents' Living Archive
Preserving senior citizens' memories, wisdom, and life experiences
View DetailsProgramme 04
My Family — My Heritage
A guided family documentation and heritage preservation initiative
View DetailsProgramme 05
Digital Family Heritage Mission
Public education on responsible digital preservation of family memories
View DetailsProgramme 06
Bharat Family Heritage Research Centre
Long-term research and documentation on Indian family and community heritage
View DetailsProgramme 07
Family Legacy Fellowship
Support for students and researchers in family, cultural and social heritage
View DetailsProgramme 08
Bharat Family Heritage Awards
Recognising contributions to family and cultural heritage preservation
View DetailsProgramme 01Planned Programme
Every Family Has a Story
Campaign Theme: Record Before It Is Lost
Purpose
To create mass awareness about the importance of preserving family heritage and inspire every Indian family to begin the journey of documentation and preservation.
Key Activities
- Family heritage documentation workshops
- Community awareness programmes
- School and college outreach
- Digital and print awareness materials
- Partnership with cultural organisations
- Annual Family Heritage Day events
Expected Impact
Thousands of families beginning to document their heritage, creating a cultural shift in how India values and preserves its intergenerational wisdom.
Target Beneficiaries
- All Indian families
- Senior citizens
- Youth and students
- Cultural communities
How to Participate
Register your family, attend a workshop, volunteer as a facilitator, or partner as an institution.
Programme 02Planned Programme
Know Your Roots
Campaign Theme: Know Your Roots
Purpose
To build among young Indians a deep sense of identity, pride, and responsibility toward preserving their family heritage for future generations.
Key Activities
- Family tree project competitions
- Intergenerational interview exercises
- School and college curriculum integration support
- Youth heritage clubs
- Family story writing contests
- Digital family archive creation workshops
Expected Impact
Young people developing a stronger connection to their heritage and becoming active participants in preserving their family's history.
Target Beneficiaries
- Students (Class 8 to University)
- Youth volunteers
- Young professionals
- NRI youth and families
How to Participate
Register as a student, join a youth heritage club, nominate your school for the programme, or volunteer as a youth mentor.
Programme 03Planned Programme
Grandparents' Living Archive
Campaign Theme: Ask Your Grandparents
Purpose
To ensure that the irreplaceable knowledge, wisdom, and memories held by India's senior citizens are preserved and made available to future generations before they are permanently lost.
Key Activities
- Structured oral history recording sessions
- Video documentation of life stories
- Home visits for homebound elders
- Training families to conduct interviews
- Creating personal digital memory archives
- Senior citizen heritage circles
Expected Impact
Thousands of senior citizen life stories preserved, creating an invaluable national archive of India's lived experience and wisdom.
Target Beneficiaries
- Senior citizens aged 65 and above
- Homebound and rural elders
- Former professionals and community leaders
- Families of senior citizens
How to Participate
Register a senior citizen, volunteer as a documenter, or donate to sponsor a recording session.
Programme 04Planned Programme
My Family — My Heritage
Campaign Theme: My Family — My Heritage
Purpose
To provide families with a structured, supported process for creating a complete and lasting family heritage record that can be passed to future generations.
Key Activities
- Family heritage documentation kits
- Guided workshops and facilitated sessions
- Family tree creation support
- Photograph scanning and archiving
- Family values and traditions documentation
- Creating structured family heritage books
Expected Impact
Thousands of families with a comprehensive, preserved heritage record that connects generations and passes wisdom forward.
Target Beneficiaries
- All Indian families
- Families with elderly members
- Families with unique or undocumented histories
- Diaspora families seeking to reconnect
How to Participate
Register your family, attend a workshop, or volunteer as a family documentation facilitator.
Programme 05Planned Programme
Digital Family Heritage Mission
Purpose
To equip Indian families with the knowledge and skills to preserve their heritage using appropriate digital tools, while understanding the importance of privacy, consent, and responsible data management.
Key Activities
- Digital literacy workshops for heritage preservation
- Smartphone photography and archiving guides
- Privacy and consent education
- Safe storage and backup guidance
- Family-friendly heritage apps guidance
- Community digital heritage resource centres
Expected Impact
Thousands of families equipped to responsibly preserve their heritage in digital formats, with a focus on accessibility, privacy, and long-term sustainability.
Target Beneficiaries
- Families with limited digital literacy
- Senior citizens and their families
- Rural communities
- Youth interested in digital heritage
How to Participate
Attend a workshop, volunteer as a digital literacy trainer, or partner as an institution to host sessions.
Programme 06Planned Programme
Bharat Family Heritage Research Centre
Purpose
To build a rigorous, credible research body of work on Indian family heritage, generating knowledge that informs practice, policy, and public understanding.
Key Activities
- Research on Indian family structures and values
- Oral history collection and analysis
- Genealogy research methodology development
- Publications, reports and research papers
- Research partnerships with universities
- Annual heritage research symposium
Expected Impact
A growing body of research on Indian family heritage, informing practice across the sector and elevating the academic profile of heritage preservation.
Target Beneficiaries
- Academic researchers
- Students undertaking heritage research
- Policy makers
- Cultural institutions
- General public
How to Participate
Apply for a research fellowship, propose a research collaboration, or contribute to our oral history collection.
Programme 07Planned Programme
Family Legacy Fellowship
Purpose
To nurture a new generation of researchers, documenters, and practitioners committed to preserving India's family and cultural heritage.
Key Activities
- Annual fellowship applications
- Mentorship from senior researchers
- Research funding support (subject to resources)
- Publication and dissemination support
- Fellowship network and community
- Annual fellow showcase and conference
Expected Impact
A growing cohort of trained researchers and practitioners advancing the field of family heritage preservation in India.
Target Beneficiaries
- Postgraduate students in relevant disciplines
- Independent researchers
- Cultural documentation practitioners
- Documentary filmmakers and oral historians
How to Participate
Apply for a fellowship, nominate a promising researcher, or partner as a mentoring institution.
Programme 08Planned Programme
Bharat Family Heritage Awards
Purpose
To celebrate and honour the people and organisations working tirelessly to preserve India's extraordinary family heritage, and to inspire others to follow their example.
Key Activities
- Annual nominations process
- Independent jury evaluation
- Public recognition ceremony
- Awardee case study publication
- National media coverage
- Fellowship network and community
Expected Impact
Increased public awareness, elevated recognition for heritage preservers, and inspiration for thousands more to begin their own family documentation journeys.
Target Beneficiaries
- Individual heritage documenters
- Families with exemplary heritage records
- NGOs and cultural organisations
- Schools and universities
- Oral historians and genealogists
How to Participate
Nominate a deserving individual or organisation, volunteer on the awards committee, or sponsor an award category.
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