Author: Nutan
THE INSIDE OF A LOOM
(a photo story) HERE I PRESENT THE ‘STORY OF HANDLOOM STUFF’. SINCE THE LAST 2 YEARS, THIS IS THE PROCESS AROUND WHICH MY LIFE AND WORK ARE REVOLVING. HANDMADE HAS BECOME A VERY POPULAR WORD AND WE KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO MAKE SOMETHING ‘HANDMADE’, BUT HOW MUCH WE NEVER PAY […]
मिलिये गुलाब सर से | गुलाब सर चरखा प्रोजेक्ट में सुपरवाईजर हैं, जिनके पास हम लगभग सारी ही प्रोब्लेम्स लेकर जा सकते हैं | जब भी किसी जगह पर फस जाओ तो सर को फ़ोन करके हल पूछ सकते हैं वो चाहे आपको जवाब न भी बता पायें पर आपको इतना साहस जरुर दे देंगें […]
‘क्या मुझे आप ऑनलाइन मार्केटिंग सिखा दोगे?’ एक दिन दीपिका मैम ने मुझे लंच को घर जाते हुए रोक कर पूछा था. मैंने बोला ठीक है, मैं तो वेसे भी प्लान कर ही रही थी | एक काम करते है 3-4 लोग ही शायद इंटरेस्टेड होंगे तो हम साथ मैं बैठ कर सिख लेते हैं. […]
Self-Help Group: The Concept of We
Every person has a different lens to look at empowerment. Some see it with the lens of education some with the livelihood some with law and order and some can look it as rights and duties. Groups can bring strength and empowerment to the members while individual growth is much more evident in the groups. […]
Normalization Of The ‘Gaali’
“Gaali is a way to get rid of the frustration inside of me”.., “It is very normal, I don’t mean like that”..,”My language is like that only, can’t help it”..,So many reason for the use of gaali and not a single reason to feel ashamed of what you just said (if you know the meaning […]
Bridging Day
3rd February was the 6th day of our travel workshop. As it is a travel workshop, we travelled a lot even though it was for very short distances. So, some of us like sunrises and sunsets or we like the light and moments at that time. Our day started with the beautiful sunrise at Hamirshar […]
Kinnaur and Mountain Dew
Indian greetings are mostly associated with chai. Our way of showing respect and greeting is to call people over for a cup of tea. Whenever someone visits our houses, as far as I can remember, chai is the first thing we offer, and it has been the same for generations. All my memories associated with […]
What’s in a name?
Names have never been a subject of wonder for me; I don’t know why. But I never thought about them, even though my name should have been the very first name which can make me think about the naming of infants and the very thought process behind it. Yet I also think that was the […]
भाषा की खूबसूरती उसमें शामिल शब्दों से आती है। कहते हैं किसी भाषा में अगर कोई शब्द मौजदू है इसका मतलब है कि वह चीज उस भाषा को इस्तेमाल करने वाले लोगों की जिदंगी में मौजदू है।हिमाचल प्रदेश का एक छोटा सा डिस्ट्रिक्ट किन्नौर जितना अपनी सस्ंकृति से धनी है उतना ही अपनी भाषाओं से। […]
