A gem called ‘Diamond’.
Team Member, Rucha Deshpande, visited the Happiness Home, a Home for children and adults infected and affected by the HIV. Here she spent some time with a very special girl, Diamond. Read on to know more about what she has to say about this very special person. She’s more precious than any diamond I’ve seen. ❤️ […]
Sense The Tone
Sunbird Trust, in collaboration with The Open Door Project, is helping set up first libraries in some of the remotest villages in North-East India. Poorva Deshpande, an intern who came by in February 2020 for this project, went to 4 different locations to help set up libraries. She beautifully narrates her experience in Mukalini, a […]
2021 and the reinstated belief in ‘Anicca’.
2021 has been challenging for me physically. I have had many firsts this year- an injured ligament, dengue, multiple deficiencies, tones of blood tests (boy, do I hate needles!), an accident- to name a few. I have been on medication for many months now and my body has not been taking it too well. It […]
An experience of Living and Learning – With Sunbird Trust
As a part of Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE) program designed by my university, I visited Kachai village in Ukhrul district of Manipur under the guidance of Sunbird Trust. The learning has been immense and this experience will be cherished lifelong. I was very excited about this wonderful opportunity to go to Manipur, a […]
Bee Curry
If there’s one thing people from Kachai love more than bees, it’s soccer. I squeezed in beside everyone else in Gloria’s bedroom, careful to avoid the stuffed animals engaged in discussion, and fixed my attention to the small tv in the middle broadcasting the game. Moments later the tv flickered off, along with the rest […]
Kachai Reflection
When I landed in Imphal I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Stepping out of the plane it was almost surreal seeing the small airport set against the towering mountains in the background. The ride to Kachai was just as remarkable. The brilliant colors of the sunset stood in stark contrast to the dark hills […]
Journey to the center of… nowhere.
Where the stones are heart-shaped and the time has stopped! “Don’t you fret it, William! I am more than used to bad roads. I’ve lived in the North-East, I will be okay!” I boast as William apologetically tells me about the bad road conditions.Little do I know what he REALLY means and what I am […]
A hike in the eastern Himalayas
It was the month’s second Saturday and a school holiday. There was an opportunity to go on a day-long hike and we grabbed it. It was an overcast day, large misty clouds passing through the mountains throughout the day, not allowing a glimpse of the sun yet sufficiently spreading its light around – and wetting […]
The Trials and Charms of Papikrung
Life in Papikrung has a charm of its own. We live amidst the mighty Himalayas on a mountain slope. Right out the door, across a deep valley, is a series of mountains peaking one above another, with snowy peaks calling from the distance (on a clear sky day). The air is as pure as it […]
One Quarter Down!
Hey, hi! I’m a girl from Pune city. With the hustle and bustle of urban living, the most supportive family and friends that kept all the worries at bay surrounded me day in and day out, and you know what? I adored every bit of it. Then I don’t know why, I took a leap […]