The Journey – Blogs from KnowYourStar http://blog.knowyourstar.com THE HARVEST Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:58:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-KYS-logo-32x32.png The Journey – Blogs from KnowYourStar http://blog.knowyourstar.com 32 32 Sadhana Konnur – A Volunteer Artist’s Journey Of Illustrating For The Know Your Star Book Series http://blog.knowyourstar.com/sadhana-journey/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/sadhana-journey/#respond Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:30:40 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4798 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/sadhana-journey/feed/ 0 Expressing Gratitude To The Serendipitous Gift Of Cultivating Connections From Zoho! http://blog.knowyourstar.com/zoho/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/zoho/#respond Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:30:29 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4788 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/zoho/feed/ 0 Reflecting On The Eventful, Impactful, Celebratory 30 Days That Passed By! http://blog.knowyourstar.com/reflecting-30-days/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/reflecting-30-days/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:27:13 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4752 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/reflecting-30-days/feed/ 0 Program KnowYourStar – Moving From “Who We Are” To “What We Can Contribute” http://blog.knowyourstar.com/contribute-with-knowyourstar/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/contribute-with-knowyourstar/#respond Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:01:57 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4735 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/contribute-with-knowyourstar/feed/ 0 10 Reasons Why Social Entrepreneurship Is Failing In India http://blog.knowyourstar.com/social-entrepreneurship-fail-india/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/social-entrepreneurship-fail-india/#comments Tue, 15 May 2018 17:11:49 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4707 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/social-entrepreneurship-fail-india/feed/ 1 #RoleModelTalks – Valuable Lessons From Smita Vats About Organic Scaling Of Organisations http://blog.knowyourstar.com/role-model-smita-vats/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/role-model-smita-vats/#respond Tue, 08 May 2018 05:30:04 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4704 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/role-model-smita-vats/feed/ 0 Studying Taaza Thindi To Understand The Secret Behind Scaling With Quality http://blog.knowyourstar.com/taaza-thindi/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/taaza-thindi/#respond Wed, 02 May 2018 06:11:44 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4677 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/taaza-thindi/feed/ 0 KYS Retreat – Celebrating Clarity & Stability While Marching Towards Our Vision http://blog.knowyourstar.com/kys-retreat-april/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/kys-retreat-april/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:26:14 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4667 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 […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/kys-retreat-april/feed/ 1 Brindavan Tent School Transformation Story In Pictures & Videos (Don’t Miss The Infographic At The End!) http://blog.knowyourstar.com/brindavan-tent-school-infographic/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/brindavan-tent-school-infographic/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:11:51 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4620 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. […]

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]]> http://blog.knowyourstar.com/kys-retreat-march-2/feed/ 0 Brindavan Tent School Kids Rocked Their First Annual Day Celebrations! http://blog.knowyourstar.com/brindavan-tent-school-annual-day/ http://blog.knowyourstar.com/brindavan-tent-school-annual-day/#respond Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:26:14 +0000 http://blog.knowyourstar.com/?p=4584 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 […]

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