After lunch one afternoon Sidu told me that he’d arranged for me to spend time with a man named Raghu who was now waiting for me out front on his motorcycle. Sidu wouldn’t be going with me but he was sure I would enjoy my day.As it turned out, Raghu had had polio at six months old and has never walked. His feet and legs are twisted into a kind of permanent lotus yoga position and he gets around with flip flops on his hands. At eighteen however, he was tired of being dependent at home... read full story

On my recent visit to India, I had the the opportunity to spend time with several inspiring soulsi n Ahmedabad and Pune. One man that I sat with on my last night in India was Suresh-bhai.  Suresh operates the Nandini Van, traveling village to village educating rural citizens in the areas of sanitation, waste management, and public and personal health. But, he tells me, “The real work is on improving myself – ourselves - the projects are the means.” He tells me, &ldquo... read full story