THE HARVEST
When the Know Your Star series was becoming a reality with stories being churned out for all 5 volumes, we were wondering whom to approach for the illustrations. There is no dearth for talented and creative artists, but we were seeking for someone who could […]
Over the past couple of years, we have witnessed some beautiful things at KnowYourStar. Right from art geniuses volunteering to illustrate the entire Know Your Star role model story workbook series, to friends donating their entire annual bonus towards our student intervention program, the kind […]
I was just reflecting on how the events in the past 30 days have unfolded and how I responded to them. I spent around 15 days traveling to Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad, and spent rest 15 days on ground. I am super excited about restarting […]
Story of program KnowYourStar will continue… Till we ensure that every child in India has role models to look up to, be inspired from, get in touch with… and every child sets off on a path of becoming a role model, while inspiring their community […]
I have a friend and mentor (let’s call him Mr. ABC) who runs a social enterprise with close to three digit employees and India-wide presence. They have touched millions of life and transacted crores of rupees for over double digit years now! In my recent […]
I have known Smita Vats for a couple of years now and every time I meet her she has an interesting story to share. Right from why South and North-Indian style of writing differ to why Wuzu is performed in a certain manner. She is […]
I have been fascinated by Aravind Eye Care model for quite a while and made couple of visits just to understand it more deeply. It has been my subject of discussion with those who have seen Dr. V/Aravind more closely- spent hours just to scratch […]
Of late, we have been making time-efficient and soul-nourishing choices for our team retreats. Meeting early in the morning and taking off early in the evening. Not only does it help us beat the traffic, it also helps us beat the heat and breathe in […]
Transforming a school is an ambitious project, and as you know, we began working with one last year, and have been sharing the happy story through our blog posts. The Brindavan Tent School offered us the freedom and opportunity to get our creative juices flowing. […]
When we talked about March, we dismissed it as a quiet month. Well, I’m happy to report that we were entirely wrong! So much has happened that we spent our entire March retreat talking – and still had more to say the next day! To […]
Last Saturday, our biggest achievement was making Masti Ki Paathshaala a reality in a tent school! As you all know, our student intervention program – Mentor India, is all about making classrooms a fun place to be. Every workshop is filled with engaging, interactive and […]
Paranga Vidya Kendra, which we always refer to as the Magadi Pyramid School, is one of the places where we implemented our school intervention curriculum, Mentor India. Since we first got introduced to the director of the school, Mr. Ramamurthy, and he showed us around […]
