Monsoons in India bring the greenery and calmness back into town. I love to...
हैंडीक्राफ़्ट के दाम इतने महंगे क्यों है?
हैंडीक्राफ़्ट यानी हाथ से बना सामान। जब भी मैं इनके बारे में सुनता हूँ तो एक...
Facilitating Dialogue – Choice, Opportunity and Rights
The Gram Panchayat often tend to be a traditionally dominating body and can...
The Many Shades Of Rajasthan
I had thought of Rajasthan as the largest state of India and a land of camels....
जैविक खेती और कुछ पुरानी पद्दति का विश्लेषण
जब हम अपने आस पास खेतों में लहलहाती फसलों को देखते हैं तो लगता है कि हमारा देश...
स्वयं शिक्षण दिवस
एक दिन स्कूल में कक्षा लेते समय नोटिस आया कि आज दो बजे के बाद सुशील शाला...
The Train Journeys As An India Fellow
"Not all those who wander are lost" - J.R.R. Tolkien I resonate with this line...
कश्ती गुज़ारे की, चाह की
मैं लखनऊ स्थित सद्भावना ट्रस्ट में इंडिया फ़ेलो के रुप में जुड़कर कार्य कर रही...
Migration And Sanitation
While migration offers economic and livelihood opportunities, it also brings forth challenges with sanitation being a prominent concern. Reaching urban cities, migrant workers often find themselves living in informal settlements. These are densely populated and lack...
सुकमा के स्कूल
देश को आज़ाद हुए 76 साल हो चुके हैं। आज भी हमारे देश में कुछ क्षेत्र ऐसे हैं जहां आधारभूत आवश्यकताओं के लिए भी काफी मुश्किलें हो रही है। चूंकि मैं शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में काम करता हूँ तो मेरे लिए शिक्षा से सम्बंधित मूलभूत सुविधाएं बहुत मायने रखती हैं।...
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 off on a small vacation this time that would be unlike any other, one that would take me to the picturesque Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. I could feel the excitement building as I...
Complexity Of Education And My Belief In Solution
I always believed education to be a basic right for all. I thought that it could alleviate most, if not all problems. Although I still think that education can empower and help in making people's lives better, there is a slight discomfort and apprehension with the...
Salma’s Home In The Forests Of Uttarakhand
This is an attempt to understand the world of a forest dweller who is trying to define her house based on her relationship with space. Her knowledge and confidence is derived from keen observations and considerations of self as a part of an ever-changing forest. From...
विदेश का सुनहरा ऑफ़र छोड़ यह युवा बना इंडिया फ़ेलो!
मैं, जाबिद खान, मखौली गाँव का रहने वाला हूँ जो राजस्थान के सवाई माधोपुर जिले में है। आज से दस साल पहले तक मैं घर पर रहकर ही घरेलू और खेती-बाड़ी सम्बंधित काम करता था। खेत के रख-रखाव और जानवरों की देखभाल में ही मेरा दिन बीत जाता था। वर्ष 2014 में मैं काम करने के लिए...
Transforming Traditions, Nurturing Tomorrow: Pregnancy And Vaccination
Getting up from the cot, I freshened up and had breakfast. It was a field day. Each time I go out, I meet a new group of people. Among everyone there, children are the ones whom I get along with, soon. Though language is a barrier between us, the games become a...
There Are No Roads But There Is An Ante Natal Care Camp
Organization: Swasthya Swaraj SocietyPlace: Kalahandi, OdishaType of Terrain: Rugged, hilly, mountainousQuestion: Why is Swasthya Swaraj conducting medical outreach camps here? The organization conducts medical outreach camps to bring healthcare services closer to...
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 along to oversee the referral process. When we have patients in emergency situations or requiring treatments beyond our capabilities at AMRIT clinics of Basic Healthcare Services, we refer...
Questioning Childhood of Elder Sisters [Poetry]
It's a common sight in villages of Kalahandi, where I work with Swasthya Swaraj, to see girl children care for their younger siblings. This is often at the cost of their own education as they drop out of school to become the caretaker. This is because their mothers go...
Pulling The Maheshwari Threads Together
As I walk through the narrow lanes of Maheshwar, a symphony of sounds fills the air. It is the rhythmic beating of the heart and soul of this historic town. The sound of cotton and silk threads meticulously woven into exquisite Maheshwari sarees. These sarees embody...
De-layering Mobility
In the last couple of months, I had been accompanying a team of mental health professionals from MPower Foundation (Mumbai) on their mental health awareness sessions in Kutch. These sessions were primarily being held with children and adolescents in schools and Akhar...
बैतूल, सुकमा, शिक्षा और मैं
सतपुड़ा पहाड़ की वादियों में बसा एक गाँव है, जहां पर एक घर गाँव कोतवाल, दो घर लोहारों के, और एक घर ग्वाला को छोड़कर सभी घर कोरकू समुदाय के लोगों के हैं। हमारा परिवार मुख्य रूप से खेती और मजदूरी पर निर्भर था। उन दिनों खेती से इतना अनाज नहीं निकाल पाते थे तो मेरा परिवार...
A Great Lesson In Quality Manufacturing
At my home sits a wet mixer grinder since 25 years, manufactured by Butterfly, made in India. It still works like how it worked on day one. The outer plastic is perfect, the colour hasn’t faded, the wire has never split, and the motor hasn’t failed yet. The grinding...