"A group of youngsters involving activists and conservationists, together with a benevolent donor, joined hands with the elders of the village temple committee and made a push to restore the ancient temple."

"what was village lore or information privy to academia was suddenly in the public domain accessible to millions of netizens."

In its first edition, the ARPO event
featured Kattunaikkar (Wayanad) and Irula (Attappadi) tribes for a unique musical rhapsody. “Take the Pala palli song. It is originally a death song of the Pulaya community. The Kaduva song has brought to the forefront the unexplored artforms of the community,”