A Community Came Together to Save Three Sisters
Situated on the Diguru river, Sonapur is a resort town about 20 kilometres from Guwahati in Assam. Surrounded by mountains and lush valleys, it seems like life here would be idyllic. For some it definitely may be, but for three recently orphaned sisters living mostly off the grid, life turned into a nightmare for them. […]
Every Volunteer Made a Difference: COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The unprecedented lockdown across India due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront of our collective consciousness the plight of migrant and daily-wage labourers during a crisis. Having left their homes, and often their families, they travel far to make a living, to survive and provide for their families back home. And when the […]
Sshrishti’s Fight Against COVID-19
Sshrishti India Trust has been working with the marginalized migrant population coming from under-served communities since the past 16 years. On March this year, the country went into a lock-down in order to fight back the deadly COVID-19 and as the CEO of Sshrishti India Trust, Ms. Bose had feared, most of the organisation’s beneficiaries […]
Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited Acting as Saviour for Gurugram
Gurugram City Bus Service set up as a Special Purpose Vehicle with the joint partnership of GMDA, MCG & HSIIDC commenced service in Gurugram Metropolitan area on September 2, 2018 under the name ‘Gurugaman’. Today, GMCBL has a fleet of 154 low floor, CNG run eco-friendly buses managed at two depots that was operating on […]
Bal Bhavan Jaipur – An Oasis of Value Based Fun Learning
Imagine a place of learning where there are no classrooms. Where children huddle around resource persons under the shade of trees, in intense discussion before gleefully dispersing to express their newfound knowledge through art, music, creative writing and drama. Imagine a safe nurturing environment where each child is free to ask questions and is also […]
Kathalaya: Stories for the teens
All children in the country and globally are currently out of school due to the COVID situation. With uncertain times ahead for them, there is a need to engage their time creatively. Most parents are working from home and they too are looking for ideas to keep the children meaningfully engaged. Since April 12, 2020, […]
Children’s Intelligence
Children’s cognitive abilities – their ability to perform mental operations, to pay attention, to remember and to communicate about what they have learned – are sources of great anxiety for many parents who may wonder whether their children are developing normally. For this reason, we spend the next sections of this document talking about […]
Poverty Eradication Through Quality Primary Education
“If poverty can be abolished in this century, it can only be possible through knowledge ” – Shri Narendra Modi This quote outlines how important education is for the well-being of a country’s economy, as it brings multifaceted benefits to the entire nation. India struggles to fill the schools with teachers across the hinterland, leading […]
How Parents’ Active Engagement Transformed A School in Rural Maharashtra
The Right to Education (RTE) Act – 2009 guarantees every child the right to full-time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality. Interestingly, it has been observed in the state of Maharashtra that over the years, the preference for private schools outweighs that over government schools. As a result of this, the government schools are […]
PRAGYANAM SCHOOL
‘Pragyanam’ meaning wisdom or understanding in Sanskrit, is a new K-12 school in Gurugram. We stand on the core belief that the objective of learning in the 21st century is to raise mindful, conscientious individuals who root for competence over competitiveness and aspire to live a life of happiness and fulfillment. Pragyanam- a CBSE affiliated […]
