This article delves into the transformative role of collectives in the social...
साथी कार्मिक सुरेश चंद की दिनचर्या का विवरण
जीवन के रंग-बिरंगे मंच पर विभिन्न भूमिकाओं के निभानेवाले मेरे साथी कार्मिक...
Arranging For A Table And Pulling Some Chairs
I am working with Khamir on creating a craft curriculum and delivering it in...
Trupti Kitchen : A Community Kitchen For Senior Citizens
MArathwada NAVnirman LOKayat 'MANAVLOK', the organization I am part of, is...
Kitchen Garden Initiative By Koshika
Back in August 2021, I was reading The Obesity Code. The author, Dr. Jason...
Digital Mobility In Panna, Madhya Pradesh
Sajan Bai (on the left) glares as I (on the right) download WhatsApp on her...
Diving Into A Non-Profit’s Vaccination Journey
Taking you through my month long experience of being part of vaccination drives for migrant workers in Kerala.
Many Cures For The Same Disease
Access to healthcare is a necessity to all communities. However, the...
A Man Who Is Empowering Rural Youth In Uttarakhand
"I am only one, but still I am one, I cannot do everything, but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." - Edward Everett Hale I read it on the Whatsapp display of Dhiraj. Nine months ago, I had...
अवसर + प्रशिक्षण = तरक्की
अभी कुछ समय पहले ही मैंने एक पुस्तक पढ़ना प्रारंभ किया है, उस पुस्तक के पहले अध्याय के पहले पृष्ठ पर मार्क ट्वाइन की निम्नलिखित पंक्तियां लिखी हुई थी, "Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others" इन पंक्तियों को पढ़ने के बाद...
A Walk Into Mukta Gyan Kutir School [A photo story]
Welcome Enthusiasts. Before we go any further and you get awestruck with innocent smiles and their uncanny stories, let’s go back 35 years in time. A group of thinkers and activists started a social institution in south Odisha, an NGO which will fight against hunger...
Welcome To The Learning Space In Tamarind Tree
Hemant, the co-founder of Tamarind tree was clear when he said, "Usma, this year you must take back at least one concrete digital skill with you, which you can apply in your life after one year of experience here". This was after our discussion about my aspirations...
An Evening at an Urban Slum of Kanpur
I recently got a chance to visit Shramik Bharti, an organization majorly working in urban and rural areas of Kanpur, on integrated development including micro-finance, livelihood, energy, agriculture as well as sanitation & hygiene. Co-incidentally, the day I was...
A Ray of Hope in Sukma
After 16 days of initial training in Udaipur, I was informed that I will be placed with ‘Shiksharth’ in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. Moving to a place like Sukma gave me a mixed feeling of excitement, curiosity and a bit of fear. One of the major tasks before I could set out...
The Land Settlement Collision at Swasthya Swaraj
One of the greatest hurdles to overcome while working in a tribal predominant area is to secure a land for running day-to-day operations. According to Forest Rights Act 2006, forest land cannot be sold to anyone. In case there are villages that are completely occupied...
A New Lens, Jharokha | झरोखा
It has been 8 months in my project here in Siwan Bihar, and I would like tell everyone about the entire journey, so here it is. Do let me know what you think. Apprehensions & initial jitters - I had joined my host organisation Parivartan clueless with no idea what...
Community Involvement Of A CR Station
A spotlight onto the involvement of community in content generation of a CR sation.
Wisdom Over Intelligence
Ladakh Before 1970 The story of education in Ladakh is intimately tied to the story of its people’s introduction to western concepts of progress and to the global marketplace. Prior to the 1970s, education in Ladakh largely took place in the village, in the fields,...
Chandus Dairies
Not a typo. I read an entire manual on how the self-help group (SHG) federation of the Khed taluka works. A bunch of women form an SHG. A bunch of SHGs form a cluster. A bunch of clusters form a federation. The federation provides financial and social services to all...