Just Another Story…
“What are stories but a way of helping us see the world and each other better.” I heard this in one of Pavi’s talk on giftivism and was amazed by the simplicity yet the deep...
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Voices from the field — writings on inner transformation, gift ecology, collective coherence, and the quiet experiments that ripple outward.
Moved By Love In December
42 friends from diverse backgrounds gathered at the ESI Campus in December 2013 to hold a space for a special kind of generosity. One that was rooted in unconditional openness and offering in the...
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An Experiment With 'Startup Service'
Startup Service is an initiative for turning your service intention into action. It brings together people from diverse backgrounds and facilitates the process of starting a new project, adding...
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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 Small Practice I Have Been ...
A small practice I have been trying to follow for a few months now; When I come across an inspiring elderly person, I ask them for three things they would offer as an experience of learning from...
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Timeless Surat Smiles
It’s neat how time spent in a space of love can expand into a space of timelessness. This past April, Parag launched a gift economy Wisdom Book Store at his 1200-student IB school. A...
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Volunteering: Lost In Definitions?
Last weekend when I was volunteering with children in an aparment complex in Indore my sister had asked me “But these are not under-privileged kids; why do you wish to volunteer with...
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The Economy Of Permanence
Through time spent in the Gandhi Ashram eco-system, I've often come across writings and books that exposed me to radically different constructs. One of the authors I came across was J C Kumarappa - a...
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A Cross-border Friendship Morphs From Online To Offline
Last year, my Rawalpindi-based journalist friend Shiraz Hassan and I collaborated on an electronic exchange of letters as part of the ‘Conversations’ series facilitated by Aman ki Asha....
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When Being The Change, Changes The Being
It all started with a circle of sharing at Vandanadidi’s home. Afterwards, a couple women were inspired to deepen in service and generosity in a one-day retreat. As these things go, if...
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Kindness On The Streets
This week, “Chai and Guitar” was born of the synergy of two regularly occurring late-night activities. Last Tuesday, during a circle of sharing, Madhu revealed that Sandeep, a Mam Movies...
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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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A Special Birthday Gift
I feel blessed and I have countless reasons to say so :-). Few days back I met a bunch of souls who not only talk of kindness, service, prayer or gratitude, but I saw them breathing, feeling and...
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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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The Passing Of Our Beloved Gopal Dada
More than fifty years ago, Vinoba Bhave's Land-Gift movement happened to pass through the small town in North Gujarat. Several hundred people had gathered to hear the great Vinoba Bhave share his...
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Suresh Bhai Recently Went To Vinoba ...
Suresh Bhai recently went to Vinoba Ashram in Paunar where senior Sarvodaya workers from all over India came together for Maitri Milan. Suresh Bhai shared stories of generosity and...
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Maitri Milan
Just after the Diwali of 2013, 50 'Ladders' from across the cities of India and the world gathered together for three days at the ESI Campus in Sughad. The circle was held by people from all walks...
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Recent Wednesday Passage Grabbed My Attention. ...
Recent Wednesday passage grabbed my attention. Reaching Underneath Our Protective Shell. I have been lately thinking/realising quite few times i do have early projections for people even before...
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Five Days In Bangalore
Lots of inspiration unfolded in the last five days in Bangalore. It started on Friday night, with an Awakin gathering at Rajesh and Vallari's place. Awakin Circles have a simple format of an...
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Eight Tenets For Creating Value Through Enterprise
It's an edge that many have battled with. Over the last century, private enterprise has created value for society in immeasurable ways. But there's no arguing that an over-emphasis on the...
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From Isolation To Community
As part of a talk at NMIMS, a business school based out of Bangalore, Anupreet was asked to share her journey. Here's a video from the gathering, as she shared her insights on one of the 4 key...
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