Education is the cornerstone of progress and empowerment, providing individuals with the necessary tools to lead fulfilling lives. However, in many parts of India, the reality is starkly different. During my visits to tribal schools in India, I have encountered numerous instances where students struggle to read even basic texts and exhibit hesitation when asked […]
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Fellowship programs in social development usually are designed as youth social leadership immersions wherein young people undertake challenging development projects and learn about society, development and self as part of a leadership journey
‘It is interesting to me that the hobbies we had as kids usually also the things we love doing as adults’ when I read this thought in one of blogs on ‘The Stripe’ by Grace Atwood, I felt it very accurate. I found it true for me. So today I am going to write about […]
In a village where anguish silently screams, A girl’s battle unfolds, drenched in painful streams. Her body, a battleground, besieged by fate, Menstruation’s arrival is a cruel twist of hate. Within her innocent frame, chaos unfolds, As crimson rivers flow, like secrets untold. In the depths of her being, an ache takes hold, A torment […]
फेलोशिपच्या निमित्ताने पालघर जिल्ह्यातील एका छोट्याशा आदीवासी पाड्यात जाउन काम करण्याची संधी मिळाली. हे गाव डोंगररांगामध्ये वसल्याने अतिशय दुर्गम. पालघरमधल्या जव्हार तालुक्यातील तासुपाडा नावाच्या छोट्याशा पाड्यातल्या महिला बचतगटासोबत मी काम करत आहे. त्यांच्याबरोबर यावर्षीचा महिला दिन विशेष करण्याची संधी मिळाली. दर वर्षी जागतीक महिला दिन सारी दूनिया साजरा करत असते. उच्च शिक्षणाच्या मिळालेल्या संधीमुळे जगाशी […]
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Alley of Joy
Imagine having an entire market dedicated to pets! Kolkata, the City of Joy, dawns every Sunday with a happy hustle, and cheerful sound at Ghosh Bagan, Baghbazar. Galiff street pet market is a pet lover’s paradise. Located in north Kolkata at stone’s throw distance from the Shyambazar 5 point crossing off B T Road. Originally developed […]
I live in Vasind, which is a suburban local station on the central line of Mumbai local and I have to take local journeys many times for work, for personal reasons and being a non Mumbaikar this was an unusual journey for me . This is what I see in those journeys . The Mumbai […]
A productive day was spent at the Government Co Ed Senior Secondary School Site 2 Dwarka Sector 6 Delhi on the occasion of World Environment Day, teaching kids about making seed balls, an innovative way of planting seedlings during off-season. In a world grappling with deforestation and environmental degradation, innovative techniques are needed to restore […]
Life is a collection of precious moments, both big and small, that shape our experiences and define who we are. While we often celebrate major milestones and achievements, it is the seemingly insignificant moments that often hold the greatest significance in our memories. All of this contemplation and reflection happened while catching sunsets over hills […]
ख्याल न चाहते हुए भी उधर ले जाती है, जिधर मैं जाना फिजूल समझती हूँ | स्त्री, यह एक शब्द है जो प्रकृति में कोमलता, सौम्यता और ममता का बोध करवाती है। जो मीठे वचन बोलती है, जिसकी आवाज में मधुरता है और जो हर किसी को स्नेहिल वाणी से व्यवहार करती है। स्त्री एक […]
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Shalmali- शाल्मली
What a Sunny day it was! I was just back from my leave and felt a sudden rise in the weather of Jaigad. Eight days before I was going to leave the weather wasn’t that cool, but it still felt good. And now I was literally experiencing the Konkan summer! The trees were pretty empty […]
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