The Minorities Of Mhaswad

The Minorities Of Mhaswad

‘Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect’ ~ Mark TwainThe build up to the 2019 national elections, at least if you follow the news, was quite chaotic, although predictable. Some of the actors may have changed, but the...
A Camp For All Seasons

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...

Kantabai: The Story You Don’t Get To Hear

One day, as I was walking via my usual route to the sabzi mandi (vegetable market), I noticed a group of people sitting in a flimsy yellow tent. I had actually been fascinated by this yellow tent for a couple of weeks, as I could see it’s movements from the window of...
Financial Literacy and Empowerment

Financial Literacy and Empowerment

When I first heard about Mann Deshi, the NGO I’d been assigned to work with, as an India Fellow , I was excited to have gotten a chance to work with an organisation that’s known for its work on financial inclusion. Mann Deshi had started out when Chetna Gala...