Redefining Development

Redefining Development

In fast paced urban city development is often equated to material gain but what does it mean for rural India?

विदेश का सुनहरा ऑफ़र छोड़ यह युवा बना इंडिया फ़ेलो!

विदेश का सुनहरा ऑफ़र छोड़ यह युवा बना इंडिया फ़ेलो!

मैं, जाबिद खान, मखौली गाँव का रहने वाला हूँ जो राजस्थान के सवाई माधोपुर जिले में है। आज से दस साल पहले तक मैं घर पर रहकर ही घरेलू और खेती-बाड़ी सम्बंधित काम करता था। खेत के रख-रखाव और जानवरों की देखभाल में ही मेरा दिन बीत जाता था। वर्ष 2014 में मैं काम करने के लिए...

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 2

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 2

Read part 1 here We took Riya’s father to a hospital in Udaipur and I tagged along to oversee the referral process. When we have patients in emergency situations or requiring treatments beyond our capabilities at AMRIT clinics of Basic Healthcare Services, we refer...

बैतूल, सुकमा, शिक्षा और मैं

बैतूल, सुकमा, शिक्षा और मैं

सतपुड़ा पहाड़ की वादियों में बसा एक गाँव है, जहां पर एक घर गाँव कोतवाल, दो घर लोहारों के, और एक घर ग्वाला को छोड़कर सभी घर कोरकू समुदाय के लोगों के हैं। हमारा परिवार मुख्य रूप से खेती और मजदूरी पर निर्भर था। उन दिनों खेती से इतना अनाज नहीं निकाल पाते थे तो मेरा परिवार...

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

मेरा नाम मनीष है और मैं दक्षिणी राजस्थान के डुंगेरपुर जिले के आसपुर कस्बे मे रहता हूँ। डुंगेरपुर जिला आदिवासी क्षेत्र है, यह राजस्थान का बॉर्डर वाला जिला है। इससे आगे गुजरात लगता है और साथ ही मध्यप्रदेश भी। आसपुर में एक बाँध बना हुआ है जो की डुंगेरपुर जिले का सबसे बड़ा...

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

When the day begins, I don’t know how it’s going to end. India Fellow sometimes sounds taxing to people looking at it from the outside. The unpredictability, the lack of structure on some days, having to be ready on the go. But I think this is exactly what keeps me on...

Sketchy Notes From The Lanes Of Bhuj City

Sketchy Notes From The Lanes Of Bhuj City

The following blog has been co-written by co-fellows Daraab Saleem Abbasi and Sourav Roy, from India Fellow 2022 cohort. For a few months now we had been wondering what life in an odd town like Bhuj looks like, after lights out. The shops start shutting by 8 PM....

To Panna And Kutch: A Travel Workshop

To Panna And Kutch: A Travel Workshop

The India Fellowship ends with a 12-day travel workshop before the endpoint and convocation where the entire cohort of fellows travel to a chosen ecosystem, to understand a particular community, learn from each other and provide collective inputs to address social...

The Simple And Complex Things Of My Non-Profit Life

The Simple And Complex Things Of My Non-Profit Life

Nikhil (left) in an interaction with community members in his office-cum-home space “The social sector is for the rich” This was the reaction I got when I announced to my mom that I was going to work for a non-profit for a year; this shall remain with me forever. That...

A Personal Account Of The Day Ladakh Became A Union Territory

A Personal Account Of The Day Ladakh Became A Union Territory

Featured Image Source - Amar Ujaala We were sitting in the middle of a session by the founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy in Leh, Tsewang Namgail, when his teammate Jigmet Dadul, gave him the news about Ladakh becoming a Union Territory. In the middle of his speech,...

Life Lessons From A Year Spent In The ‘Other’ India

Life Lessons From A Year Spent In The ‘Other’ India

It has been more than 10 months since I, along with 21 others, set out on a journey to learn about and understand India at the grassroots. In all honesty, this has been one mixed bag of a year. Some expectations I harbored remained unmet while some hopes I never knew...

The Kind Of People I Meet During A Sale

The Kind Of People I Meet During A Sale

One of the best things about being a sales person and selling products is the variety of people you meet. From easy going and generous to the most fussy and reluctant. Happy children wanting the laddus to old people volunteering to help; it has been a very different...

When I Finally Grew Comfortable Being Their Teacher

When I Finally Grew Comfortable Being Their Teacher

One of the farthest schools from Kandbari in Panchrukhi education block is Rajot. I recall saying a few months ago that I had to hold on tight to my excitement of conducting a class during the hour long ride it takes to reach the school along the narrow winding roads....