Socially conscious with Ilam Mottukal Programme
Amidst the usual din of learning at the Academic Support Centre (ASC) at TNDTA school, an animated young student is busy feverishly explaining and engaging members of her class group in a discussion on the functions of different body parts. Her…
Towards A News Era of Financial Freedom
“I will call you later. Some people from the project office are here,” says 34-year-old Archana Devi as she hangs up the phone. “That was a friend. I have invited her to join the incense packing work. She is a widow with two kids and needs work.…
Sashakt Women Propelling Social Parity
“Why aren’t you marrying off your daughter yet? Do you want us to approach the Panchayat to resolve the issue?” “Why do you need to continue her education? Do you think your daughter will be the next Prime Minister of this country?” No sooner had…
Axshya Mitras: The indispensable human touch
As someone who repaired dysfunctional sound systems, 25-year-old Sarfaraz* has worked with speakers and amplifiers for as long as he can remember. Today, as we enter his two-room house through one of the ubiquitous narrow by-lanes of Shahdara…
Children, planet and green cover!
Children, planet and green cover! Climate change mitigation together with the students Anjali, a second year Necessary Teacher Training Programme (NeTT) student at District Institute of Education and Training (D.I.E.T.) Beeswa Meel, Sonepat is a…
A Small Start to A Big Dream
Nearly 17 years ago, when Pushpa Saini moved to Mahendragarh, Haryana from her native Mandawar in Rajasthan, she carried in her heart all the usual hopes and dreams that a newly-wed in rural India nurtures. Today, as we sit in her tiny but copious…
Meet Arti, an AWC Nemmrana Student
Meet Arti, an AWC Neemrana Student “After my father’s suicide, I felt shattered and hopeless. My family’s future seemed bleek ” This could have been the end of Arti’s story but it became the beginning of a valiant struggle against her circumstances…
Weaving her own future through education
“My job was to segregate the second-hand clothes coming to the factory according to their colours,” says Nitu as nonchalantly as if she was talking about a daily chore. “No matter how diligently I worked, the owner of the factory would constantly…
Aseem- A story of struggle and triumph
Aseem- A story of struggle and triumph Aseem a 9 year old vivacious boy lives with his family in slums of Chakkapur village, Gurgaon. Just like an average 9 year old he is mischievous, spirited and curious but that is where the similarities end.…
A bovine push to a literate future
While monsoon rains have been sparse in these parts this year and a curtailed crop yield is the hot topic of discussion in most of the Nuh district of Haryana, in a small rustic section of Malab village here, Sunita’s buffalo is the talk of the…
