Beautiful thoughts, diverse cuisine, benevolent people: nourishing our soul and rejuvenating our body

A beautiful thought made our day! “If we are teaching nutritious food recipes, let us do in the aaganwadi nearby”, a lady at Sarawati nagar in New Ranip in Ahmedabad, chirped in when our team was telling them about the idea of Community Foodlab. To be frank none of us had thought about it but … Continue reading →

Drinking water for marooned communities : need innovation of frugal filter

Floods have stated receding in many parts of the country but as I said last week, new problems are going to arise. Some problems still persist and arise every year. Let me focus on needs for innovations in low cost filter ( like life straw which filters water when you sip through it), which marooned … Continue reading →

A kurta without a stitch (39th Shodhyatra)

Imagine wearing a kurta in which there is no stitch, it would be difficult for us to think of it.  But, a weaver Karna Mehr had actually woven a kurta as a cylindrical cloth.  Another weaver  Chukmani Mehr had woven poetry of Shri Gangadhar Mehr in the Barpali saree.   Bhikhari Mehr had woven the Hanuman … Continue reading →

How to Innovate, How to Invent | आओ चलो अविष्कार करे

Let’s invent and innovate Many societal problems that we  often encounter do not affect us directly. To us, they make little difference. Often, there is a real need for a change, yet we continue our respective lives without thinking about a solution. Some problems have existed for a generations without some attempting to solve them. … Continue reading →

How can we restore ecosystem health?

The floods in different parts of the country do not draw as much attention as they should. But floods in north Gujarat have, thankfully, drawn enough attention at the highest level and thus deserve to be analysed from the perspective of ‘what next’. As is well known that apart from the loss of human life, … Continue reading →

Learning to persist with a change without exiting!

Lot of young students are wanting to learn from everyday life, teachers and peers in school. Some are curious to learn about ever changing nature but very few from the way nature changes and still renews itself. There are many students who are not bright academically, but are very good in animal care, gardening, cooking, … Continue reading →