These are my reflections from five months of practicing Theatre of the...
Learnings From A Craft Mela In Kutch
Experiential Learning is something that we have all heard of. Same is the case...
Amplifying Community Voices: Inclusive Radio Programming
In this digital age, media plays a vital role in shaping our society. Ensuring...
Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh
A society that normalises and neglects violence against women slowly develops...
An Attempt To Collectivise Through Zines
First things first. What is a zine?Good question. Tricky answer. For a lot of...
A Resurgence Of Community Libraries In India
India has had a long culture of libraries that served not only as a treasure...
Arranging For A Table And Pulling Some Chairs
I am working with Khamir on creating a craft curriculum and delivering it in...
सामुदायिक पुस्तकालय – एक अनोखा संगम
कहानी, कविता, पाठ्यपुस्तकें, नाटक, शायरी, चुट्कुले, विज्ञान, सामाजिक विज्ञान...
The Uday Schools (Ranthambore National Park) Is Closing The Gap
The daily struggle to close the gender gap with the help of education.
Not A Single Story Of Porta Cabins
With my children at a porta cabin in Sukma, south Chattisgarh Restriction! What comes to your mind related to restriction would be lack of freedom. A similar thought process might be applicable to children in Porta Cabins at Sukma, Chhattisgarh which is why they...
Where Collective Strength Lies
Who’d ever want to pay an interest of Rs. 1200 on a loan of merely Rs. 500? A woman from the jungle village of Tirpania in Kharagpur, Bihar did so willingly, at least for a while. Until the concept of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) found its way to rural women in Bihar,...
Aarogya: A Game To Meet The Need For Vaccination Information
Imagine your child getting vaccinated and you are not aware of the name of the vaccine or its use. Scary, isn’t it? Well, that's the case with majority of parents in the villages of Dalsinghsarai in Samastipur, Bihar. This lack of information often fosters negligence...
A Camp For All Seasons
When you work at a rapidly expanding NGO like Mann Deshi, things happen at a frenetic pace. I realised this when I got back from India Fellow's midpoint training. Even though our training days were packed with sessions and activities, it took me a few days to adjust...
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...
Radio Has a Special Place in the Heart of Rural India
“It has been 11 years but I still remember the day when my 12th grade results were to come. I was eagerly waiting since morning. Those days, we didn't have internet. Radio was the only medium. My father was a keen radio listener and I recall how he sat throughout the...
Saving The World : One Stupa At A Time
Everyone agrees the planet is getting warmer. What do we do about it? How do we adapt to it? More than two decades ago, Chewang Norphel, also known as the Ice Man of Ladakh, hit upon an ingenious idea. What if he could somehow store all the water that goes waste in...
Freedom From Congestion : The Impact Of Housing Finance
He dropped out of school when he was in the seventh grade. Prakash, 34, is a diminutive young man who regrets leaving school. Nevertheless, having worked his way up, he is now a skilled worker building concrete structures. Although he was satisfied with his occupation...
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,...