The best part about the TechSoup Global Contributor’s Summit was seeing in real time the power of networks. A lot can be said for nonverbal communication and the effectiveness of meeting each other face to face! Although at first I was intimidated, it was heartening to hear how many others found the task of networking [...]
“We’re smarter together than separate”
February 23rd, 2011 · 5 Comments
Tags: activism · empowerment · technology
Participating in local activism
February 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments
Yesterday I met Kavita Srivastava, a well-known activist in Jaipur. She was meeting a street artist, who was presenting all of his clay sculptures to us and explaining very animatedly the stories behind each piece. She is planning to help him set up an exhibition, and I offered to help with any publicity, even starting [...]
Tags: activism · empowerment · feminism · human development · media · rural india · technology · violence against women/harrassment
Shopper’s “paradise”
November 3rd, 2010 · 7 Comments
Diwali is a festive season when people like to shop a lot and show it off. In the spirit, we thought we could go out and buy something on this auspicious day when purchasing power is blessed by higher powers. But my husband being sick and not in the shopping mood (he never is anyway), [...]
Tags: activism · culture · economic development · globalisation · health & well-being · human development
Social media, spirituality & transformation
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments
I feel so refreshed after attending NASSCOM Foundation‘s workshop with Gaurav Mishra (aka Gauravonomics). It was informative and inspiring. Not to mention I was totally impressed by Gaurav’s humility and approachability, his genuine eagerness to share his business and marketing knowledge for activism and social change. I have been doing tons of research on how [...]
Tags: activism · economic development · education · empowerment · globalisation · health & well-being · human development · me · media · spirituality
Video volunteers needed for award-winning project
April 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Project Green Hands wants to enter Youtube’s Video Volunteers contest! Any organization working on climate change is eligible to enter. Are you interested in creating a 3 minute film to submit on our behalf? In June, we will be awarded India’s highest environmental award, the the prestigious Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar. Can you help us to win [...]
Tags: activism · environment · human development · media

