Stories from the grassroots | Thoughts on development
This is a talk that i gave sometime ago at the National Teachers Conference that was organized by the Sathya Sai Group of Institutions at Muddenahalli, Karnataka. The theme of the conference was ‘Value Education’.
The talk can be heard from on Youtube on my channel at Talk on Value Education
Balu
One of the greatest benefits that I have received from founding and being in SVYM is the opportunity to meet some extraordinary people. People who have been doing so much for society, but go on to live their lives quietly and without any fuss. While there are several people who clamour to be in the limelight and keep talking about the little that they may have done, there are also several others who prefer to be in the background and allow their work to speak for itself. One such person that I had the opportunity of meeting and interacting with
Living amidst nature is something that many of us desire today. While most of us love to enjoy and experience the greenery, we seldom realise that it takes a lot of mindful effort not to lose what we already have. The rate at which we are destroying our own eco-systems, pretty soon we will reach a state wherein our younger generation will have to have such experiences ‘virtually’. Last week, I had the privilege of visiting ‘Ecovillage’ in Dharwad. The experience was something that I will cherish for a long time. Sri Hiremath, a professional landscapist was pursuing his career
The election season in India has begun and the decibel levels are getting louder and shriller. Amidst all the din & noise and the drama that is getting played out in states like Karnataka and West Bengal, one tends to ignore issues centered around Governance. While one takes a bird’s view of the evolution of Governance & Democracy in India since independence, one feels both proud and impressed. I have tried to summarize this in line with the Governance Indicators developed by the World Bank and the same can be heard in the recent speech that I gave at the