Researches prove that discussions and open conversations enhance the quality...
Aavishkaar, As I Saw It
I joined Aavishkaar five months into the fellowship. It was a shift from my...
Ghost Towns Of Banswara, Rajasthan
Migration for work is etched into the identity of several districts that fall...
Understanding Collectives
Chaitanya, the organization I'm working with, is one of the pioneer...
Signs Of Change – Part 2/2
To read part 1, please go here. Continuing the series of personal stories of...
Signs Of Change – Part 1/2
Working towards people's empowerment often means working without seeing any...
मिर्ची की खेती बन गई फायदे की खेती
पन्ना टाइगर रिज़र्व मध्य प्रदेश के पन्ना जिले में स्थित है। इस रिज़र्व के...
Who Are The Commons Really For?
Disclaimer: This blog is a translation of a case study written by the Urban...
Setu Abhiyan: Strengthening Local Governance
India is poor because villages of India are poor. India will be rich if the villges of India are rich. Panchayats should be given greater powers, for we want the villagers to have greater measure of Swaraj (Self Government) in their own villages.Jawaharlal Nehru, The...
Tech Solutions To Structural Problems?
As part of my year at the fellowship, I am working with Nayi Disha Resource Centre (NDRC) — a one-stop-shop for caregivers of persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs). In today's India, the resources and platforms available for persons with...
Journey With The Waste Warriors Team
In our life's journey, we come across people travelling their own paths. With some of them, we share our feelings and emotions, and establish relationships that may last forever. Each of these journeys is unique in its own way and yet, we find similarities. As humans,...
Vikalp Sansthan: What It Means To Be A Feminist Nonprofit Organization
Vikalp Sansthan is a women’s rights organization based out of Udaipur that works on gender inequality, child marriages and gender based violence in South Rajasthan.
What Constitutes Quality Education?
Image only for representation purpose, by Stephen Charles (2017 India Fellow) In last eight months, I have often found myself contemplating on what it means to add quality in education. What are the gaps beyond classroom learning that people are facing as challenges...
Not Just For Savings
Sanra with Sindhu Tai and Asha Tai, two of the oldest SHG members in Vetalli, Maharashtra; also the former members of a Mahila Mandal in Khed. “Find a purpose, the solution will follow”Sudha Tai, managing trustee at Chaitanya. It’s been ten months since I joined...
किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, सेक्स! किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, यौनिकता!
कच्छ महिला विकास संगठन पिछ्ले 3 सालों से लड़कियों के साथ उनकी शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, जेंडर आदि की समझ बढ़ाने में लगा हुआ है।
ज़िम्मेदारी किसकी और जबाबदेही किसकी?
"देश की सफाई एकमात्र सफाई-कर्मियों की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है। क्या इस में नागरिकों की कोई भूमिका नहीं ? हमें इस मानसिकता को बदलना होगा।" ये मैं नहीं कह रहा। ये कथन हमारे देश के प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी के हैं जो उन्होंने महात्मा गाँधी जी की 145वीं जयंती पर 2...
The Uday Schools (Ranthambore National Park) Is Closing The Gap
The daily struggle to close the gender gap with the help of education.
The Ordinary People Of Bihar
Can we get past our biases in a world which is starting to operate based on fears
The Metamorphosis Of My Perceptions On Education
I was privileged to access my Right to Education. Until 6th std., I studied at St. John's School, an ICSE board convent school. We were 70 of us in a class. The attendance call would take about 15 minutes every day. When I was in class 6, I observed my cousins who...
The Burgula Tide – How We Are Developing A Model Village
Four months in Utnoor made me realise that days would go in a jiffy when you are too involved in work or when you have a lot going on. Living in Utnoor was a great experience as most of the people living there are from tribal communities who have retained traditional...
My New Dress
25 women getting tailoring training in PRDC (Pragathi Welfare Society) This is my 6th month in my host organisation Pragathi, as an India Fellow and right now I am handling different projects. One of them is "1 lakh women empowerment program" in which our goal is to...
Inspiration To Be A Better Human Being
Until now, I have encountered most people being primarily concerned about growing professionally. From close relatives to friends and society, I have observed a common concern towards career. Only my mother and a few books had inspired me to be humane until I met...