This blog is a reflective piece on the Reimagining Life workshop led by Manish Jain. The workshop placed community rituals at its heart. Mornings were filled with games and treks. Hugs, compliments, and collective care flowed naturally. Fluids were passed around to beat the heat of Rajasthan. We even had swimming as a last resort […]
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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
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Helping Hands at Work
We all need help or a small support in almost many aspects of life. During my early days at Jawhar while exploring the geography and the partner organisation working at different themes here. It’s little bit tough for me to convey my thoughts, and ask queries, doubts. The reason was the local dialects of Jawhar […]
On 27th January 2025, my co-fellows and I set off on a fascinating journey to Bhuj, in the Kutch region of Gujarat. This city, once devastated by the 2001 earthquake, witnessed entire settlements displaced, artisans forced to rebuild their lives from scratch, and a massive effort by the government and NGOs to rehabilitate communities in […]
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In the shade of a village tree…..
Over the course of my two-year fellowship in Satkondi, I witnessed something extraordinary transformation not only in the children I worked with but also within myself. In a village where voices were once hesitant and dreams often unspoken, I saw courage slowly take root through every session, drawing, and conversation. Together, we built more than […]
“Become a teacher,” they say, “and shape the future.” But very few people grow up dreaming of becoming a teacher. For most children, school is a rigid routine of early mornings, strict schedules, and homework. So why would anyone willingly choose to become part of the same system they once felt trapped in? Necessities force […]
In the beginning of my fellowship journey, we were four fellows posted in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Each of us were working in different thematic areas under JSW CSR but, we all lived in the same house- ate together, went out for dinners together, shared the same space, walked the barren roads together, waited for the […]
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Learning, Unlearning and Relearning
The journey begins from framing the statement of purpose to keep your thoughts, prospective and understanding of the core theme along with your past professional and personal experiences. How you groomed in a competitive environment of running fast to achieve your dream while keeping side your fun moments. For baking your future bright sometime, you […]
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An Exposure Memoir
During my education and early career, I was introduced to the technical expertise and guiding principles behind project design and management. However, exposure to the development sector brought a set of unique challenges I had never faced before – whether it was regarding involving the community as a stakeholder or iterating at an unprecedented frequency […]
I came into this fellowship full of dreams, wide-eyed, hopeful, and determined to make a difference. I believed that when your intentions are pure, the world opens up for you. That if you really want to work, you can work, and everything else will find a way. But life didn’t go that way. These two […]
Didi , I can’t do this . I am fat . Everyone laughs at me “. These were the first words Sakshi said to me when I met her after she missed the second day of our self defence camp. Her voice was soft her eyes filled with fear and years of self doubt. Sakshi […]
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