Travel. Stories. Poetry.
It was already fall of 2020. I couldn't stop myself from thinking about the amazing mountains of California I was lost in, the same time last year. Having been cooped up in home without travel, we decided its time to say hello to the lonely mountains from behind a mask, all credits to COVID-19.šš¼ Upstate... Continue Reading →
One hot afternoon in the heart of a beautiful equatorial country Kenya, I was strolling around the Nairobiās Maasai Market admiring the handicrafts. I usually love markets, interacting, and bargaining. But this place made me a little nervous as I donāt speak the native language Swahili. I slowly started engaging myself examining the fabrics and... Continue Reading →
WAR IS UGLY. This is something people donāt realize. It costs lives. It costs resources. It costs somebody their home and somebody their everything. It is ugly. Someday, try getting out of your comfy zone and walk into the war zone. You will realize people living there holding onto this one emotion predominantly in every decision they make. FEAR.
What worth are our Free Media, when they canāt cover a catastrophe? What worth are our Governments, when they canāt regulate disruptions? What worth is our Knowledge, when we keep polluting our air and water? What worth are our Powers, when we canāt save lives from burning down? What worth are our Emergency Systems, when we canāt contain a disaster?... Continue Reading →
For a second, the world paused for me. A lot of times, sitting in the high rise buildings, taking multiple stakeholder meetings, looking at statistics, making policies for social welfare, often we go far away from the on-ground impact. Mere numbers don't always inspire us to do work around social welfare. It is the anecdotes that do the magic. These stories are extremely powerful in driving us. They deliver the message on how an entire army of people come together, design policies, provide medical facilities, to ensure the welfare of disadvantaged people. This is what gives us hope.
Overnight train. Beautiful views. Solace time. Smile on my face. What else can be a better moment to pen down the beautiful journey I embarked on! In the huzzy-buzzy everyday life, where we constantly run behind spending time with everyone around us, rarely do we get to spend time with ourselves. We owe ourselves that... Continue Reading →
1st Avenue and 46th Street New York has people in a hurry all the time. Every other person wearing a suit. Networking with everyone they meet. Trying to hide any hint of inferiority. A sense of pride on every face that they finally made it to the very place they studied in the textbooks. The place... Continue Reading →
Hereās my journey at IIT Madras and how I ended up switching fields - A confused, cautious and tough decision for one to make.
This was a simple and local solution that worked. It empowered people to pursue their dreams. Be it establishing mills, doing farming, starting a small scale venture, the villagers of Jorba were able to live on their own and come out of poverty. This model was an inspiration to expand Grameen Banks to all over Bangladesh and to other parts of the world.
Did you ever feel oppressed and blamed the world for it? Did you ever feel guilty for all the comforts you have? Did you ever think on how privileged you are in this world? The answer to these questions is a Privilege Walk.
