The brave girls of Dongri!
There is something about the Dongri girls which keeps calling me back. If I reflect what it is, most of all it is how they express so much without words. This time around, there was a quick...
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Planting Seeds of of a Love-olution through Art
This past month was a great reminder and opportunity to see how Art has its own wordless language of connection; to hold space for deep listening and reflection with some lovely kindred...
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Co-Create Art with Drishti Foundation
The NGO sector in India is a culture of its own. Personally having lived and served at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad over the past four years, I have lived closely with such inspiring people. They...
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Colors of Love: Pyaar Ka Mohalla at Kat-Katha, Delhi
We arrived early, as the sun was slowly rising in the cold Delhi, smoggy sky. We stood outside the brothels with big cans of paint and brushes. The older children had been up all night priming walls...
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Art with Heart in Mumbai
“Art with Heart” expressed itself recently in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, Mumbai) at the Centre of Lifelong Learning. Here, students of ages ranging from 25 to 75 are...
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TEDx Bangalore: From Solving to Serving to Surrender
Our dear friend Nimo Patel was recently invited to share his journey with Empty Hands at the TEDx event in Bangalore. Here is the just-released video - 'From Solving to Serving to Surrender' with his...
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A Circle of Giving in Mumbai
On the 22nd of December, we found ourselves in the beautiful Retreat house set amidst lush greenery in Mumbai, where 40 sets of hands and hearts offered their time and love to one...
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A Servant of Peace
As a servant of peace, Gopal Dada dedicated the last several decades of his to the work of bringing peace to his community. After walking with the likes of Vinoba Bhave in the Bhoodan Movement, Gopal...
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Moved By Love in April
We gathered from seven different cities and diverse backgrounds, holding one common thread between us - to integrate a little more kindness and generosity into...
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A small act of kindness
Kailash comes home every fortnight to collect old newspapers and magazines for recycling. Somehow i have never had a chance to meet him, I just know someone comes by and de-clutters our home...
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Create heaven wherever you are
Theres no arguing that an interaction with Vandana Agarwal, or Vandana-didi is one that you will not forget. A few moments in her presence will leave you with an energy that is bubbling with...
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Art for Healing
Imagine a flock of birds flying past so close, you can almost touch them. You watch them fly west, into a deep red setting sun. Now imagine you have been admitted into a hospital room, greeted by...
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