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BEYOND THE NUMBERS:

When I first began working to improve women’s livelihoods in the rural areas of Mecheri, Salem, I quickly realized the importance of understanding their daily routines and responsibilities. As my fellowship journey progressed, I discovered that the path ahead was filled with unpredictable experiences, each offering its own lessons. From conducting initial field studies to […]

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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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Azad Hind Express Journey: The “superslow” chronicles.

It was my 2nd journey to Pune by train for training purposes from Howrah. There is only one train run daily from Howrah to Pune at 10 pm. If you have some emergency, you have to go by flight or in case, you come under the bottom 50% and hold just 13% of total national […]

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Janhavi: A Beacon of Hope in Jawhar’s Journey

In the block of Jawhar, where life unfolds slowly, there resides a woman, named Janhavi. Her journey is one of profound significance. I had the privilege of meeting Janhavi on my very first day in Jawhar, as I had to go for a visit to the village. Everyone else left in a car, and I […]

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Pressing the Restart Button: New friends, new place, new journey

In a journey, starting everything from scratch can be seen in two ways; a great way to get around a temporary roadblock to start afresh or going through the toil all over again and restarting the hardships when you’ve just begun to understand the ground realities. Restart. Refresh. Re-begin. They’re all words that mean to […]

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 “प्रवास”

                   विदर्भातून कोंकण पर्यंतचा हा प्रवास मला खूप काही शिकवून गेला. माझी निवड हि jsw foundation fellowship मध्ये झाली ,आणि मी माझी १५ दिवसाची training पूर्ण केली .मला मिळालेल्या लोकेशन म्हणजेच vasind पालघर ला गेली.                  आता दोन मुलांन बरोबर मी एकटी होती,  दोन च दिवसात मला काही कळेनास झालं आपण कूठे आलो आहे ,काय करायचं […]

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Panchmura’s Terracotta Tale: Where Clay Comes to Life

Ever heard of a village where the air is filled with the enchanting scent of wet clay? That’s Panchmura, a tiny village in West Bengal, and let me tell you, it’s no ordinary place. I recently got to wander through its narrow lanes and discover the incredible artistry hidden within. In Panchmura, they create wonders […]

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AN EXPENSIVE FREE LIFT

Commitment to work for society gives you a rich experience. This domain demands you to learn everyday and execute your skills to make your work easier and effective. Learning might come in any form for example meeting Elite people will help you to reshape your ideas, meeting achievers will help you to be optimistic ,meeting […]

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“My First Event: From Nervous Newbie to Empowered Educator”

So, I decided to organize a Women’s Day event with a focus on my respective theme – Education. But guess what ? I’d never planned an event before! Talk about starting fresh. Since the first part of my project is with Spoken English, I knew I wanted to involve the children at Amarathaanoor Middle School, […]

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Mainstreaming or systemizing tribal healers and how we can connect with them?

Introduction Tribal communities of India have rich knowledge systems of traditional medicines. These systems and their practitioners, healers, can be enormously useful if they are properly integrated with the primary healthcare delivery systems in India. The traditional medical practitioner or traditional healer can be defined as “someone who is recognized by the community in which […]