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Sticking up for Indian hockey

The World Series Hockey that was all set to start this week, has been postponed at the last moment to February 2012. With big stadiums and extremely well paid players, this new concept is supposed to be giving Indian hockey the glamour back it once had. But while WSH is still battling some teething problems, the future of Indian [...]

January 9, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Hyderabad Traffic Police: Endeavor for Better Traffic System to Ensure Greater Public Safety

January 6, 2012 No Comment

Narsimha Reddy would have never thought that he would be on the receiving end of his job. Working as HG (Home Guard) for HTP (Hyderabad Traffic Police), on 13th July 2011, the trio of Narsimha Reddy, Kamalakar (HG) and Surya Prakash (HG) went on a ride in a single bike – unaware that Sashi – [...]

Saving The Planet, One Step At A Time

December 7, 2011 No Comment

Arun Krishnamurthy is a busy man. He has, with help from his team and the eco-conservation foundations he works with, managed to cover 67 schools in three cities in just this one year. Three hundred and forty students have gotten involved in actively conserving the environment in various ways. Meanwhile, in Chennai, where Arun lives, [...]

Bol Hyderabad! Campus Radio to achieve social good

September 9, 2011 No Comment

A collaboratively developed radio station on a University Campus sounds like a great idea. And its time has come at the University of Hyderabad! The University with help from individuals from diverse platforms such as university students, civil servants, educationists, IT professionals, scholars and farmers has launched its own community radio station, Bol Hyderabad. Amongst [...]

Friends of Snakes: Dispelling myths and reaffirming that snakes are not bad!

August 16, 2011 1 Comment

An NGO based out of Hyderabad, “Friends of Snakes” is reinforcing the ancient Indian ethos of respect for all form of life, irrespective of whether it is human or animal. How often have you seen the mayhem which follows after a snake is sighted? Most often, after a frenzy of shouting, yelling and chasing, the [...]

A Tour of the 1000 Pillar Temple at Warangal

May 2, 2011 1 Comment

This is a chronicle of my recent visit to the historic Warangal (ancient Orugallu). The Orugallu Fort and Veyyi Stambhala Gudi (Thousand Pillar Temple) have history, architecture and sculpture and are probably among the best of Indian temples. The Kakatiya dynasty, which ruled Andhra region from 750 AD – 1325 AD – for 575 years, [...]

Meet Chintakindi Mallesham – The inventor of the Laxmi Asu Machine that relieved the pain of several Weavers

March 22, 2011 3 Comments

This is a part of an ongoing series called ‘Grassroots Innovation’. A hand winding process called Asu is required in the traditional ‘Tie & Dye’ Pochampalli silk saree tradition. This involves moving the hand over a space of one meter up and down around semi-circularly arranged pegs 9000 times (yes, 9000 times!) for one sari. [...]

ESIH 2011 Winners: Five NGOs working towards Women Empowerment

March 2, 2011 No Comment

A few months ago, we had invited entries for the Third EdelGive Social Innovation Honours 2011. EdelGive Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Edelweiss Capital Ltd. announced the winners last week! Following a stringent four stage evaluation process, 5 outstanding NGOs have been announced winners for their innovative work in the areas of Health and Well-Being, [...]

Protecting your ‘Right to Walk’

November 22, 2010 3 Comments

Are you busy fighting for your rights to freedom of speech, free expression or religious practices? Do you try protecting your liberties against encroachment by others? While struggling with these seemingly bigger issues, you may tend to overlook the very basic rights needed in everyday living. These are things like waking up in the morning [...]

Where the earth meets the sky – Timbaktu Collective

June 29, 2010 8 Comments

This is the story of a land that was at one time lying ravaged, drought stricken and forsaken. It was a committed revolution led by a couple, Bablu Ganguly and Mary Vattamattam, which has now transformed this land into an agro forest habitat. The unproductive soil was rejuvenated, rain water was harvested, trees were planted, [...]