Bhav Yatra Update: Bangalore
From Chaka Manga Katiel, we headed off for Bangalore. We passed another forest area, the Nagarhole sanctuary for elephants and other wild life. We spotted many elephants and had to take breaks to...
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Bhaav Yatra Update: Kerala- via Puttur
On our way to Anandashram we are hosted by Konark Rai’s parents in their farm. As we enter the farm we read the words “Fatherland” that caught attention. Upon asking Rai uncle...
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Bhaav Yatra update: Kohlapur to Kundapur
A school without walls Have you heard of a school without walls? A school where kids decide what they want to study and create their own learning projects? We reach such a school amidst hills and...
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Bhaav Yatra updates: Pune- Kolhapur
What would you call peels of vegetables, leftover rotten food, used tea bags? If you say its waste, she retorts by saying “don’t call it waste, it is a natural resource”, she is...
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Bhaav Yatra update: at Maharashtra
Upon reaching Maharashtra I am hosted at a place that resembles Safai vidyalaya. Here’s a family who has dedicated their lives in area of environment and sanitation. Shri Shrikant Naverkar...
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Bhaav Jatra update: Experiences from ashrams near Narmada and border of Gujarat
Early in the month of April, Sheetal Vaidya decided to set off on a journey of love across India - or what she called the Bhaav Jatra. We're blessed to be sharing updates from her journey across...
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Bhaav Jatra update from Baroda onwards.
Early in the month of April, Sheetal Vaidya decided to set off on a journey of love across India - or what she called the Bhav Jatra. We're blessed to be sharing updates from her journey across...
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From Saurashtra to Baroda: Sheetal's Updates from the Bhav Jatra
Early in the month of April, Sheetal Vaidya decided to set off on a journey of love across India - or what she called the Bhav Jatra. We're blessed to be sharing updates from her journey across...
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A Gift Circle in Pune
Just last month, we were delighted to host our dear friend Charles Eisenstein to the Urban Ashram for a few special gatherings. Charles has been a kind advocate for the (material) de-growth...
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Updates from Sheetal-ben's 'Bhav Jatra'
Day 1 -2nd March, 2014 The day of yaatra started with prayers by my parents and a bag full of goodies that they had to give to ensure that their child is taken care of! To start with I had a bad...
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Connecting Hearts through a Journey of Love
Recently a group of us friends had visited Kutch, a region that has been known for it's harsh living conditions. The weather conditions are extreme - some of the world's most arid regions and about...
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Mujawarah in Udaipur
Last week, after an action packed day in Surat, a car load of us drove to Udaipur. Being process driven, lot of unexpected value emerged on the way. At one point, our conversation went...
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A Beautiful Gathering in Baroda
It was an incredible gathering with the Baroda family on Saturday, November 23rd. The space of Vinoba Ashram with its magical energy encompassed all of us in the spirit of love and service....
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One Day Retreat in Pune
40 of us from gathered in a beautiful nunnery in Pune just like we did at the Empty, Gather, Ripple retreat earlier this year. It's been a few days since the retreat we can all still feel...
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Giftivism Ripples from a Young Service Rockstar
Earlier in the year, after Nipun's talk at Christ College in Bangalore, one of the Deans treated our whole gang to lunch. While we spent an hour dining, two beautiful souls were waiting outside...
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'Stories from the Heart' with Uday-bhai
Love warriors Nimo and Udaybhai were in Pune recently to spread their magic. After addressing a 300 people gathering at the Teach for India gathering, they came over to The Urban Ashram to spend a...
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SpiriTed Circle with Anjali Desai
The Pune family was blessed to have Anjali Desai passing through our space. Those who know her, would have witnessed her unconditional service to communities from Kutch to the slums of Ahmedabad. The...
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SpiriTed with Sudhakar
Sudhakar Ram, CMD and Co-Founder of Mastek, recently dropped by at one of the Awakin gatherings at Rakeshs home. As is the case with...
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Retreat Within
When the three day retreat in Ahmedabad took place, initially I was regretting my absence. However, I deeply felt connected and as the day to retreat came closer I set myself up for my own...
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What I've Learned From The Children In My Life
Few people would not know who Shaheen Mistri is. The founder of stellar organizations like Akanksha and Teach For India, you can comfortably say she is an inspiration for anyone in the...
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Abundance flows, Abundance knows!
“There is enough for everyone’s needs, not for everyone’s greed!”- M K Gandhi. I have been experiencing a divine flow of abundance in my life for the last few days....
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