From Bhuj to Muzaffarpur, filled with cultural contrasts, unexpected encounters, and meaningful connections.
पहियों की कहानी: ट्रक की ज़ुबानी
Truck and its journey through the ups and downs of life via poetry.
The “Human Process Lab”: A Journey Of Discovery
Dive into a fellows’s understanding of the human process lab and look at this intriguing process from an insider’s perspective.
Ghar Ki Chhat And New Year’s Eve
How are our fellows celebrating the new year’s eve? In the community of course – and celebrating in unique ways. Read on.
The Silence Of The Facilitators: The Quiet Ones Watch
How do different approaches create different spaces? In this blog, author explores the ideas of silence in facilitation.
The Chronicles Of A Goofy New Neighbour
An unexpected relationship in a completely alien land rescues the author from being a ghost to becoming family.
Community Voices In Interventions: An Afterthought?
To ensure authentic and effective community engagement it is imperative to move beyond tokenistic gestures and superficial inclusion.
The Journey Of Bengalis In Bhuj
The Bengali community in Bhuj has undergone a transformation, evolving from migrants to being a dynamic part of the socio-economic fabric.
Suresh Ji’s Juice Corner
Ever thought about your everyday people – the dhobi, delivery boy, sweeper or a juice corner vendor and paused to think about their lives?
How To Talk …?!?!
In the communication scenario, people tend to use hard words and profound vocabulary but is that really efffective? Let us find out.
Oh Shit …
An imaginary dialogue with a Dalit woman sanitation worker, triggered after watching the documentary ‘Shit’ by Amudhan R.P.
Reflections On Farmers In Udaipur
A collection of interactions with people in Udaipur city that got the author thinking about India – her hopes and fears for the country
Embracing The Simplicity And Serenity Of Badgaon
A day which was a blend of discovery and connection, offering a profound reminder of the richness found in everyday moments and the value of embracing new experiences with an open heart.
Women Safety And Identity
Even though people demand justice when women face violence, they can often be seen justifying the same violence. Read to understand why.
Sowing Hope
*Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, written as part of a reflection exercise during India Fellow induction training. We asked our fellows to process all that they were learning/experiencing as they were exploring various development theory and practice topics....
Reflection Worksheets For Continuous Learning
Discover the deeper meaning behind a song and explore how reflection worksheets can enhance personal growth and continuous learning. Learn how to create your own reflection tool.
Reflections On Smoking And Grief
In this article the author explores their complicated relationship with smoking and how it helps them handle grief
I Don’t Know If I Can Teach What I Don’t Know
Aditya writes about his experience of how his perception towards not knowing something changed into the exploration of limitless possibilities of a human mind and what it can potentially achieve while bouncing back from the idea of “I don’t know”
Discovering An Author
While exploring the collections in the PRAYOG library, I stumbled upon some books. This discovery led me to delve into the world of Bama
The Confusion Behind Confusion
In a frenzy of options available for youth, they are often struck with the assumption that it is drastically easier to carve career trajectories, but is it?
Reconnecting With My Mother-Tongue Gujarati
Growing up between different cultures Drishti shares her struggles with learning English and how it instilled a fear for languages
Theoretical and Practical Knowledge – is the Debate Relevant?
Gaurav explores the conundrum around the age old debate between theory and practice, although are they truly in opposition?