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The Soldier Entrepreneur Who Is Creating Peace Through Trade

Vivek Garg, a former army officer, who has served with the Indian army for 10 years in high conflict regions of India is today determined to use trade to bring about peace and stability in conflict areas. He has started an organization called BAPAR ( which stands for Business Alternatives for Peace, Action and Reconciliation) [...]

February 17, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Kashmir’s Women Paramedics: Bringing hope and driving change

July 4, 2011 1 Comment

It was just another mundane day for Munira Manzoor until a knock on the door changed her life. That moment marked her journey of transformation – from school drop-out to respected paramedic in her village of Zuhama, in Kashmir’s Budgam district. The year was 1997. The valley was in the throes of armed insurgency and [...]

Mission Kashmir – From The Notes of a Global Volunteer

June 9, 2009 6 Comments

In a previous post Meeting the World Challenge, we had mentioned about She Hope Society and the remarkable work they were doing in rehabilitating the disabled in the Kashmir Valley. In response to that article, we received a note from Diane Emerson who was headed to the Centre to volunteer for a period of 3 [...]

Meeting The World Challenge

December 30, 2008 3 Comments

World Challenge is a global competition aimed at selecting the best projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown innovation and enterprise at grass roots level and provide them a financial aid. It is organized by BBC World News and Newsweek. This year, there were two finalists from India who we feel [...]

Kashmir’s First Ever Railway Line

July 14, 2008 No Comment

Chander Suta Dogra writes in the Outlook Magazine about the first railway line of the Kashmir Valley. Covering a 60km stretch from Budgam to Anantnag, the line is now ready and is expected to be operational any time soon. This is the first time a railway line is being constructed within the Kashmir valley, and [...]