Goonj is a unique effort to collect used household stuff for the needy, reports Sucheta Dalal

It is the stated objective of Goonj (echo) that makes its commitment and realism stand out. It does not dole out huge amounts of money, does not to talk about wiping out poverty, but talks of taking out time from office and home to help the deprived. Of the three basic needs, food, shelter and...

Nita Mukherjee writes about a unique educational experiment

His visiting card simply says Yogendra: Secretary, Bodh Shiksha Samiti. He does not want to mention the surname, which often reveals a person’s caste. In the highly stratified social milieu of Rajasthan, this makes a simple but powerful statement.

Yogendra, the moving spirit behind Bodh, came into the field of education through...

Here is the story of a unique commune that converted an arid area into a green and fertile zone

At a time when suicides by farmers have gradually been reduced to cold statistics reported by the media everyday, the Timbaktu Collective in Anantapur District is an astonishing story of how an arid desert was transformed by a rare gathering of visionaries.
Anantapur, located in the Rayalaseema...