Category: Fellowship

Ratnagiri is one of the heartland of alphonso mango, king of fruits with dense plantation of betel nuts, alphonso mangoes, and much more. During a minimal short season of 3 to 4 months, the alphonso a.k.a aapoos becomes and national obsession. If it is mango, then it should be alphonso mango- with its heavenly taste, it is the […]

                     A Voyage to Bali Hi,  My name is Sibani Singh, Gote Odia Jhia (an Odia girl). I’m here to share my Odia Culture, Histories and Stories with you. This post is all about the why? who? when? where? how? and wow!! of Baliyatra/Balijatra. Let’s dive in… “Om Ganga, Sindhu, Saraswati, Vipasa, KausikaNadi Yamuna. Mahanadi Srestha […]

 We all must have heard this story in childhood, where four people who stay together and share common objectives accidentally get into differences and start quarrel, but they fortunately come to meet a sage. The sage gives each of them a stick and insists them to break it, they all break it easily. Further, the […]

Introduction: One day, I joined 30 women learning about handloom skills on a visit to Bellary Handloom Cooperative. The goal was to understand the handloom business, its designs, and different types of handlooms. Little did I know, the most interesting part of the day would be the emotions these women went through. Segment 1: Excitement […]

A visual of that emotional scene comes to my mind, where I eventually had to wave goodbye to my loved place. My heart was crying loudly while leaving my most comfortable boundary for the very next time. I still remember the movement when a small notification with a green icon was alerting my phone. It […]

Embarking on a journey of discovery and transformation, I found myself allocated to Barbil, Odisha for the fellowship program, with no presumptions or reality checks. I wished to go there, all ready to live a completely different new experience for the next two years. Although scared in an unfamiliar place with no knowledge of the […]