navchetna

“Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.” – Swami Vivekananda It was our third morning at Gramya Manthan 2013 program of Youth Alliance. And it was quite different from the previous two days – not just because those were in a city and this one was in a village. But, more so, […]

navjeevan

  Of obligations and inhibitions: “Life is busy. There are daily obligations that have to be met. Take time to think about how precious and special human life is – you only get one such life. You can’t get it back.” – Rush Limbaugh I found this good-to-read but hard-to-be-followed quote in a leading daily […]

navparibhasha

Of holding hands and being together: The sun rose little earlier than we did. The whistling winds, the swaying trees and the chirping birds were in the middle of their own reflection sessions while we sat for ours. The circle formation and the holding of hands might have seemed not-so-important to some but it served […]

navpraarambh

Of being awakened: All pumped up with excitement, I reached Old Delhi railway station. It was my first to that station and I could see the contrast between the New and the Old versions of Delhi through the station’s eyes. It was too crowded to look for the other change-agents who were supposed to travel […]

navaarambh

Of change, peace and passion: It all started on the 9th of June 2013, when i was supposed to meet a few of the change-agents selected by “Youth Alliance” for their rural exploration program: “Gramya Manthan 2013“. The venue was conspired to be “Gandhi Ashram“, New Delhi. The name of the place filled in an […]