iVolunteer Blog - everything about volunteeringWe recently completed our 5th training & Travel Workshop in Bhuj, Gujarat, where we explored various organizations and artisans. As we navigated through the intricate and narrow lanes, a memory surfaced something my Nana (grandfather) used to say: “Jitni choti aur tang galiyon se guzarna pade, samjho utne hi mahaan kalakaar se milne ja rahe […]
Conducting of sessions with support of Rosy Di. (Source: Joyeeta Chowdhury) I still remember the day when for the first time I visit Dhinkia village of Paradeep. Its a small village in Paradeep Odisha with population count of around 3000, living peaceful. A girl wearing a green kurta set with a bag at her back, […]
मी माझ्या एक वर्षाच्या फेलोशिप प्रवासाबद्दल सांगणार आहे, जो माझ्यासाठी एक अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा आणि बदल घडवणारा अनुभव ठरला. या प्रवासातील प्रत्येक टाप्याने मला नवीन गोष्ट शिकवल्या, आणि माझ्या विचारसरणीला विस्तार दिला आणि आयुष्याकडे पाहण्याचा दुष्टिकोन बडलवला. फेलोशीप च्या सुरुवातीला मला अनेक शंका होत्या. माझे ग्रॅज्युएशन पूर्ण पूर्ण झाले होते, पण मला सामोर काय करायला पाहिजे […]
No sign of electricity. Only one candle remains in the packet. At moments when the rain softens a little, I can hear water gushing through the paddy fields nearby. Alone in my room, clinging to the faint candlelight, I continue reading with a trembling heart. Just when the ferocity of the rain lessens, I freeze […]
I was sure I would not do a ‘normal’ job. What is normal I can’t say for sure but have a general idea of how it works. Everyday, 9-5 you sit at a desk and put all your time and some of your effort to make sure that the manager meets their targets and the […]
Have you ever heard someone say, “School was the best time of my life?” It’s a common sentiment. Adults often reminisce about school as a carefree time filled with friends, fun events, and accolades. But hold your horses! Was school really that idyllic, or are we sweeping the struggles under the rug? School isn’t just […]
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 […]
What do Switzerland, fog, the overlap in a Venn diagram, and Dorian Gray all have in common? They all live comfortably in the grey. Life in the middle. Middle class. Middle child. Neutral party. Grey areas. Those who call themselves neither extremists nor conservatives are the neutralists. Even the world divides itself based on ideology: […]
जितकं महत्त्वाचं मुलींना सशक्त करणं आहे. त्यापेक्षा अधिक मुलांना संवेदनशील करणं आहे. नका सांगू फक्त मुलींनाच की कसं सुरक्षित जगायचं. शिकवा मुलाला पण की एखाद्या मुलीशी कसं नीट वागायचं. नका सांगू फक्त मुलींना की कसं धोका दिसल्यास लढायचं. सांगा मुलालाही की स्त्रीवर अत्याचार करण्याच्या विचाराला ही मस्तकात नाही येऊ द्यायचा . नका सांगू फक्त मुलींनाच […]
Indian greetings are mostly associated with chai. Our way of showing respect and greeting is to call people over for a cup of tea. Whenever someone visits our houses, as far as I can remember, chai is the first thing we offer, and it has been the same for generations. All my memories associated with […]
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