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Constructing toilets to combat open defecation
A software engineer constructing toilets in the villages of Andhra Pradesh is a rare sight. This is precisely what you will find Sudhakar Veeravalli doing. Armed with a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas, Sudhakar qu ... -
From Drugs To Seva: Dara Is On A New High
A man ready to kill and a man adored by parents. Two different people, right? Wrong. Dara Singh was a simple boy, a farmer’s son, growing up in the remote village of Khera in Rajasthan. His turning point came when he had to leave home to attend school. In ... -
Opening doors of opportunity
The Sri Sri Rural Development program has set up training institutes in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, with the idea of channelizing the energy of the youth in a productive direction as a step toward rooting out substance abuse. Beginning with the Sri Sri Compu ... -
Medicine: Not an Obligation for Good Health!
Across the globe, there are ubiquitous chemists that sell out medicines to make sure you are free of headache, stomach-ache, body pain, etc. Do you believe your self-regulatory body needs the human touch of medication to remain healthy? How about spending ... -
An unusual passion for natural farming promises to turn around the lives of farmers
“I wish no Indian household had to eat poison and urea. It is a heinous crime to play with human life,” says Yogita Sharan Singh. She is an MA in Economics, a journalist-turned-editor of a newspaper in Bhopal, India. A young blood from the state of Chatti ... -
Once an alcoholic, this professor now steers youth de-addiction programs
Once an alcoholic, this professor now steers youth de-addiction programs Professor Dr. Purushottam Wayal was once an alcoholic. He fought his odds with extraordinary courage and went on to become a charismatic social worker and leader of the masses. Dr. W ... -
Kathewadi: An ideal village from another time
Sangeeta Anand visits Kathewadi village in Maharashtra's Nanded district to see an amazing transformation. We are finally in view of Kathewadi, a tiny village in the back of the beyond in Nanded district in Maharashtra. It's been a six-hour jour ... -
Developing rural areas with the Breath Water Sound Program
The Breath-Water-Sound Program aims towards initiating sustainable change in rural communities through individual empowerment. The program seeks to address the challenges of economically and emotionally distressed communities by empowering them. The first ... -
Rural Development
The Rural development Program of The Art of Living is predominantly driven by the yuvacharyas. The yuvacharyas are the youth from the local communities in the villages who have undergone the Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP). This gives them the sk ... -
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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