"Not all those who wander are lost" - J.R.R. Tolkien I resonate with this line...
Peacetime King Versus Wartime King
A few thousand years ago a king and his son, the next king, led completely...
एक इंडिया फ़ेलो अपनी नोटबुक में क्या लिखता है
कुछ हफ्तों पहले मेरी दोस्त और को-फेलो आकांक्षा मेरी ऑफिस की नोटबुक पढ़ रही थी।...
Work, Worship And Waterbody
Dear Reader, You probably don’t know me. But if there was one thing I’d like...
Her: The Story Of A Beautiful Creation
The role of women in my life has been invaluable and transformative, shaping...
Unplugged Candlelight Days In Rural Uttar Pradesh
Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh is known for its hand-knotted carpets....
A Journey Through Ecosystems, Reflections, and Unseen Connections
My last visit to my hometown in Kerala had been a year ago. I decided to set...
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...
On Not Showing Up : Chronicling A Recruitment Experience
It takes effort to put together a resume but more so, to list down your life to achievements, interests and experiences. While listing these down, there’s also a lot of internal loss felt. An attempt to make white out of the rainbow colors (without a prism). And then...
Can Challenges Be Blessings In Disguise?
Introduction The past seven months have been a period of self-reflection and transformation. Where I have questioned my preconceived notions and expanded my understanding. The India Fellow program has presented me with numerous opportunities to explore new...
Why I Find Myself In The Kitchen, More Than I Realise
It didn't occur to me until I was excitedly narrating the story of how I ended up making puris with the cooks at my office Diwali get-together, dressed in a full-sleeved shirt and trousers. Amused and laughing, my mentor asked me, "How is it that you always find your...
Winter Is Coming, So Is Consumerism: The Connection Between Game of Thrones and Your Wallet
Game of Thrones (GoT) is a popular television series that aired on HBO from 2011 to 2019. Based on a series of novels by George R.R. Martin, it tells the story of several noble families vying for control of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. The show features a...
About Endless Possibilities And A Library Workshop In Goa
Library to me is a mosaic, a beautiful patchwork of ideas, people, and stories sewn together by books and our humanness. It is a place where I slow down and marvel at the pages filled with pictures, illustrations, colours and their various textures. It is a place of...
Understanding The Complexitites Of Labelling
In a recent group conversation, a colleague lightheartedly asked something along the lines of, “How talkative do you think Adya is?” The other colleague responded with, “Yeh toh expert hai (She is an expert)”. And I dreaded what I thought would follow next. Because...
RRR And India Fellow Social Leadership Program
Well, it’s not the Golden Globe award-winning song from the movie RRR that I am talking about here. It is my take on India Fellow Social Leadership Program. And how it is Refreshing, Reassuring, and Radiant (RRR) for me. Happiness, however, is a personal experience,...
Reflecting Through Rituals And Relationships
Living and working in Maheshwar feels like building a small world of my own. Sculpting and chiseling away, without any care for the world. Taking a pause every once in a while when I get on a call or travel outside this place. The journey as an India Fellow has been...
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....
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Winters Of Bihar [A Poem]
Seasons are poetic by their very nature. They try to tell us something about what they do, what they bring, and what they take away. The shedding leaves remind me of emptying ourselves before blossoming into wholeness again. They speak of revival. This year's winter...
8 Things To Keep In Mind While Preparing For A Village Meeting
It's been almost 18 months since I started identifying myself as an India Fellow. It's been 18 exciting months of having to do something that I have never done before. And putting myself in roles that would have otherwise made me nervous. I can't help but look back at...
Beyond The Butterfly Swords : An Illustration
'Beyond the butterfly swords' is an illustration made to represent and express lesbian relationships. I work with Aajeevika Bureau in the Banswara district to nurture women’s collectives in the region. I decided to make a strong but simple and...
Image Of A Working Woman
I am a 22-year-old woman who has very recently entered the world of work. My mother was 21 when she quit her job as a school teacher when she conceived me. Post-childbirth there were various times when she considered getting back to work but the decision never...
Half Half None
The following blog has been co-written by co-fellows Daraab Saleem Abbasi and Sourav Roy, from India Fellow 2022 cohort. An old apartment building like many others that you will find in this city. A parking lot in the stilts of the ground floor and narrow staircases...