Grass is greener at my side
‘Attend to the soil and your soul would be nourished’. Spending time with Raghu, Nisha and Aum, an incredible family who sold their house in America and came back to India to do organic...
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Stories for change
Having a wonderful retreat with mass media students from Baroda. Sharing power of stories and using it for social transformation
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Finding method to your madness
He suffers from cerebral palsy – a brain disease that hampers physical movement. As a child, he struggled to overcome it with nothing but a positive attitude. He dreamed of being a musician...
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"Work is love made visible"
Seva Cafe has been operating in the spirit of Gift economy for last six years. Recently it took a 3 month retreat to reflect on t’s learnings and how to strenthen the spirit of service. It...
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Football in the Air
“I was really impressed with the progress since Jesus and I were running a raggedy practice with ~12 kids every Sunday. We struggled to get the kids to pass and dribble. Now they were keeping...
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A School built by it's students
Neil Shares: Last weekend I visited a special school. It is located in the middle of a slum in Ranip, Ahmedabad. It’s built using only materials from in and around the slum, and by the...
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Celebration of Art and Unity
It was an evening full of celebration of art and unity at the Moved by Love space in the Gandhi Ashram. Volunteers of different age group joined the 11 amazing kids from our loving community (a...
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Dance with us
Dance as if there’s no tomorrow, and thats exactly what the Ekatva kids did when Peter Haas (U.S. Consul General) visited Gandhi Ashram and came to Manav Sadhna. Peter was so inspired that he...
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Music teacher
10 years back, when Robin Sukhadia first came to Manav Sadhna, he had bought Musical instruments Tabla and entered the hearts of slum children through music. He inspired them to follow their hearts...
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Friends from Tibet
Meghna Shares: It’s been 2 years since we have held Wednesday meditation in Ahmedabad. Â And every week, consistently, we seen magical ripples weave out into the world. Â Last week, we had...
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The Artist's way
Within each us is an Artist seeking to breakthrough. For those courageous enough to listen and to channel creativity, Art can serve as the most powerful form of enacting change. Robin Sukhadia,...
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Be like a broom
“Be like a sweeping broom” he would often say, who is always humble in the process of cleaning outside and helping us to be clean from within. On August 26th , we had a inspiring...
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Back to Village
“I would like to go to a village and serve” when 24 yr old Jaldip told his mother this, her response was ” That’s good but make sure you choose the most difficult...
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Blossoming of a thought
Saw this beautiful artwork by an anonymous artist on a blackboard in gandhi Ashram.
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Jai Jagat
jagat bhai Art was something we enjoyed and so we went up to them to see what exactly they were doing. It was an experience that gave me new direction. These were the children of people who did...
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Water with love
Uday bhai generally carries home made snacks, cookies and water in his gift economy auto and offers it to his guests with love. When the owner of a leading packaged water ‘Aava’...
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Two Van Full of NoteBooks
“I would like to do something for the children, how can I help†a visitor asked in Manav Sadhna (an NGO working for various social causes...
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A drop of compassion
[Shared by Jyotsna Parmar] I just received the following letter from a very dear friend Rajshree, who has been very actively involved in various voluntary activities for different non -profits. Few...
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Healing through Tabla
We knew music could heal hearts but now witnessing it live through Robin Sukhadia’s beautiful project. Robin is currently in India with his wife Neelanjana on a Fulbright Senior Research grant...
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Blessed are they who clean
“Blessed are they who clean up”, “Dear brothers lets plant a tree each”, “poverty is no bar to perfect sanitation”. Saw these beautiful quotes written inside the...
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In silence we meet
Wednesdays are magic, here in Ahmedabad. Last week, Uday-bhai (the gift-economy rickshaw driver) brought his 3 very young children for meditation — and they sat for the whole...
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