Unheard Stories of Moral Practices is a five-part series showcasing the hard-edged skills practiced by the 2021 Acumen India Fellows from the Spring Cohort. The series will explore the challenges and values of these social innovators through 5 blogs featuring our Spring Cohort over the course of a month. The path to pushing for or achieving profound social change is an…
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Pukhraj Ranjan, former Head of Community and Impact at HundrED shares five life lessons that she learned while growing and nurturing this global education community of education innovators and stakeholders. 1. Community is more than just membership, it is about belonging. Right when we started, there was something unique about being surrounded by people who have a common mission -…
I’ve told this story so many times in different contexts. When I was in kindergarten, we were supposed to paint self-portraits on A3 papers. They were to fill the whole paper, which was a struggle for me as I usually drew and painted things very small, leaving a lot of white space on most papers. That day, I refused. For…
Wisdom pieces scattered all around the globe Para a versão em português, acesse aqui. “Hey, Claudinha! I just recommended you to share your life lesson with the World Wisdom Map led by Project FUEL!”. I knew very little about what that recommendation meant, but I readily accepted it. Sharing wisdom pieces across the globe was the kind of project that my global-citizen self would…
A few years ago, a friend from Calcutta gifted me a Ruskin Bond book with a note that said, “Always be the eye-smiler, you are”. I was so moved by that compliment; both for its freshness and its fervour. For the past few months, I have been making a mental note of all the things that are said about my smile.…
Teachers are not only the most responsible but also important members of society as their efforts affect the fate of the Earth. It is fair to say that they contribute more to the future in the world we live in by giving direction and shaping the young minds. Yet, do you feel that we often forget to tap into the…
Our exclusive range of products, conceptualized by Deepak Ramola, are inspired by the wisdom of people from common corridors of life. These products act as a wisdom statement along with a timely reminder that learning is all around us. These multi purpose products make for great conversation starters and heart warming gifts.
Longing for heartsease, I signed up for the FUEL Human Festival as soon as I saw Deepak Ramola’s Instagram post, in the midst of my IBDP Examinations. However nervous, I penned down my application to venture to a place brimming with the rays of hope surrounded by like-minded people. An absurd idea for the consensus to attend the Festival resonating…
As I sit on the terrace of my building with a dandelion in hand, watching the sunset, I realize it’s been about a year I've been away from home, away from the familiar faces I grew up with, the cacophony of the city streets I knew like the back of my hand, and it takes the world to say, I…
Find your purpose and find your passion, they say. I always wondered what that meant. I always wondered what purpose I am born for. After reading countless self-help articles and watching innumerable TEDx videos, I started believing that doing social work to help people who do not have the same privileges as I do is my purpose in life. After…