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How a Simple Game Showed Me the Life-Changing Power of Sports

Like everyone else, I knew that sports play a crucial role in improving fitness levels, refreshing the mind, and providing several other health benefits. Whenever I heard that sports go beyond fitness, I used to think — okay, maybe they are referring to discipline, punctuality, or teamwork that helps kids respect one another and play […]

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The Art of Ending Things

Is ending something an art? Is that why we fail at it constantly? Take a few minutes to picture all the scenarios of having had to end things, in your mind. Can you honestly say you’ve done a good job of all of them? And it’s not like we don’t encounter the need or the […]

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“Ghantadi”

A Melodious Tale of a Copper Bell from the Village of Nirona (Kachchh, Gujarat, India) In our world, a rich tapestry of crafts and art flourishes, each uniquely designed to captivate the senses and fulfill various purposes, from decoration to exhibition, entertainment, and social interaction.  Each form of art mirrors the diverse aspects of human […]

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Navigating Life’s Contradictions: A Young Adult’s Journey

There was a young adult, smart-looking and sharp in mind, trying to understand herself and the meaning of life through her choices, decisions and experiences. She keeps questioning herself, her situations, her acquaintances, her relationships as to understand whether she is leading a truly happy and contended life. This search began especially when she set […]

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Seeing the Unseen: The Art of Observation

We often visit the same places and stick to the same routine, interacting with the same people. Have you climbed the stairs in your building, home, office, or elsewhere in the last 3 days? Do you know how many steps there are? Or how many steps you need to take to reach your kitchen from […]

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After 64 Years of the Green Revolution.

Once, I had a discussion with a group of farmers from the tribal communities of Jawhar taluka. We discussed their agricultural practices, methods of cultivation, and harvesting. From the discussion, I found that the tribal farmers face water supply problems in their agriculture fields and are struggling with electricity facilities. To cope with the electricity […]

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Finding the Why (of Social Work and Life’s Purpose)

Please Note: This Blog does not support or oppose any religion, community, party, state, or country. The blog has been written for reading purposes only. Hello, I am Vivek, and this is the story of why and how I became a social worker. During my school days, I used to sit at the back of […]

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House of a Tribal: Closed or Open?

Mrs. Lalita Bhangre who is the villager from Gram Panchayat Khadkhad. She said, “Currently I am engaged in threshing of paddy cultivation. After some days, I am going to a different city to do labour work for sugarcane cutting with my family but my Mother-in-Law will stay here as she is very old and can’t […]

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Chitthi aayi hai

If you’re reading this, I bet you still have a handwritten letter, handmade greeting card, a note or a memory gift wrapped in promises and joys that have stayed with you and are precious beyond words. Heartfelt gestures never go out of style and that is why 39 of us gathered one waning winter morning […]

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Angrezi mein kehte hain – ESL session with primary school teachers of rural Rajasthan

Daan Utsav, October 6, 2022. Virtual On a bright Thursday noon, around ten volunteers (college students & working professionals) connected with around forty teachers in a village located miles away from their cities. They exchanged roles for the next two hours, as the volunteers shared their knowledge of English as a Secondary Language (ESL) with […]