Considering the significant challenges in the supply chain for agricultural products – such as the excessive presence of middlemen, the quality disparity between desired agricultural products & the products available in the market, and fluctuating prices – the trend of contract farming has seen a significant uptake. Companies are willing to engage with farmers in […]
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The Story Disease Tells
In general, “Disease is defined as any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury”. Also, a diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or symptoms indicative of its abnormal state. On the other hand, “Health is a state […]
Shubhanshu Shukla remarked that Earth looks beautiful from the International Space Station. He highlighted that we don’t see national or state boundaries from space, we are one as humans. With the rise of Trump, nationalist interests have only grown. That is fine until every statement that questions national responses is criticized as anti-national. Diplomacy in […]
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The Missing Call
“How do you respond to a missing call—not from the mind, but from the heart?”This question lingered in my mind the moment I received my first missing call from an 8th-grade student—just the same day of my farewell from Warwadey Middle School, the project school where I relived my childhood days. It was the 4th […]
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दो साल की कहानी
दो साल पहले निकली थी मैं , दिल में कुछ सपने , आंखों में नमी । नया सफर , अनजाना गांव , पर सीने में था बस सेवा का भाव । कंधों पर बोझ न कोई था , बस सीखने का शौक संजोए था । जहां जरूरत थी , वही रुकीं। हर धड़कन से मैं, […]
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Purpose in the Pause
When I first applied for the JSW Fellowship, I knew it would be a challenge. What I didn’t fully realize then was how deeply it would shape me personally, professionally, and emotionally. Looking back now, I see a version of myself that has grown in ways. Stepping Into the Unknown The decision to join the […]
A playful cultural practice that brings the community together every year! This happened on 17 July 2024. Marking the beginning of Aadi – fourth month in the Tamil calendar, my project village Malaiyadipatti was undergoing transformation. After working all day in the agricultural fields, women of this village returned home – around 6pm, only to […]
I went to meet the principal of the school along with two tutors from Magic Bus India Foundation. As I entered the room, I saw Manohar Sir walk in from the hall. He came wearing a formal shirt and pants on a sunny Saturday afternoon. We spoke briefly about my intent to work as a […]
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Memorable Mecheri…
My real education began on the roads,Not in a classroom, but in lived episodes. Mecheri, M.Kalipatti, Viruthasampatti,Pottaneri, Kuttapatty, Thanikkuttapatty…Two years back, just names on a mapNow, pieces of my heart. I’ve lived 22 years in my own village,But never walked its every turn.Yet in the past 2 years, I walked like a wanderer with purpose […]
On a recent village visit, I met someone truly fascinating, a great talker I couldn’t resist interviewing. With a grin, he said, “I’m always ready to share, but no one ever asks the right questions!” Interestingly his quiet best friend sat beside him the whole time, saying nothing, but somehow making the conversation even more […]
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