Every December, I sit down to reflect and condense my learnings from the year gone by. Needless to say, the past 366 days were packed with lessons of a deeper and different kind. Here’s a list of what 2020 taught me: Jumping sideways is progress too, not just moving forward. Give yourself credit for not being stuck. Those who never…
Perched on the top of a lush green hill in Almora, stands the Hans Himadri Handloom Centre. Its red brick walls buzz with the hushed voices of the women who work inside in synchronicity with the sounds of their looms in motion. Large wooden blocks laced with finely spun wool gives shape to not just velvety pashmina shawls, colorful nettle…
"People transitioning into stories, experiences, slipping into anecdotes of what once stretched to conquer a full day, packed with 24 hours of being a reality, and now suddenly is nothing but capsules of nostalgia that will unexpectedly show up, asking for a home amidst the conversations with strangers and moments of self-reflection.”
Deadline to apply: 18th Feb 2018 Note: The deadline to apply for the Wise Wall Project is over. No requests will be entertained now. Project period: 05th March to 03rd April, 2018 Minimum duration of participation: 10 days Dear potential Wise Wall Warrior, We would like to extend to you the opportunity of applying as a volunteer for Project…
We kickstarted our 2018 with a brand new series "Twice as Wise" of hand-picked, heart-warming and soul-stirring life lessons! Narrated by the man who started it all at FUEL - Deepak Ramola. For years, we have been asked to share our favourite life lessons and this series aims to do just that. Short episodic videos that condense a piece of…
I first met Quentin Crisp on the recommended videos section on YouTube while watching a Maya Angelou poetry performance. I can’t really recall what it was that made me jump to the video and click. I guess the loud make up, the wrinkles that told a story and a captivating sharp look in the thumbnail of the image. Soon enough…
In a rustic setting in the hills, amidst quaint houses, come sit with us around a bonfire, on a winter night. Allow yourself to be warmed up by the sheer presence of a rural community and revel in their age-old customs. Welcome to Ghost Village Festival! Ghost Village Festival is a village experience that celebrates the spirit of rural Uttarakhand…
Dear potential Wise Wall Warrior, We would like to extend to you the opportunity of applying as a volunteer for our 'Wise Wall Project'. The Wise Wall Project: Migration from the rural Uttarakhand, India to urban areas has become the biggest challenge and threat in the state. Out of Uttarakhand’s 16,793 villages, 1,053 have no inhabitants and have been labelled as…
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