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Building homes, building divine Karnataka
Reshma Hamumantesh looks at the newly built houses in the village and smiles with contentment. These homes have been built in Malur, Kolar district of Karnataka, India for the homeless for the region. The homes have been built for people of different reli ... -
Journey of Ravi Meher: From an unknown cobbler to becoming Mayor of Sakri
Year 2000 Seventeen-year-old Ravi Meher packed his bags after yet another day in the government school at Sakri, a small village in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, and headed towards the little shanty on the footpath where his father sat. His father, a humble cob ... -
Children of the Bamboo sing a new tune
For the first time in March 2010, The Art of Living Happiness Programs were conducted in Chad, Africa. The programs were conducted for residents as well as staff at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Mission in the Central A ... -
Once an alcoholic, this professor now steers youth de-addiction programs
Early days Hailing from Watur near Jalna in Maharashtra, Dr. Wayal was brought up in a spiritually inclined, simple, middle-class family that followed the warkari tradition. Being the coveted son after three daughters, he was a pampered child who grew u ... -
How The Art of Living gave farmers in Vidarbha a new lease of life
Background Here farmers are born in debt and die in debt – Old Marathi saying One thousand nine hundred and twenty* farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between January 2001 and August 2006, according to Government figures. Unofficial figures put it at ... -
From drugs to seva: Dhara is on a new high
A drug peddler and a man adored by students. Two different people, right? Wrong. Dhara Singh was a simple boy, a farmer’s son, who grew up in the remote village of Khera in Rajasthan. Education in his village was only up to middle school. So, he had to le ... -
The unbelievable story of Kapsi: From drought to water sufficiency
Life has changed completely for Dadasaheb Khatar, a farmer who lives in Kapsi village located on the dusty two-lane Phaltan-Satara highway. His days of long wait for tankers are over. He no longer looks out from Phaltan for tankers that used to bring 12,0 ... -
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
Nav Chetna Shivir (also called the Breath-Water-Sound workshop) seeks to address the challenges of economically and emotionally distressed communities by empowering them with the tools and techniques they need to fight these challenges. The first step tow ... -
Wedding bells in a Belgian prison
After a life-altering Prison Program, trials, tribulations and bombardment of affection, Marco gets married Love stories are always heart-warming to hear. Especially, when love comes your way when you least expect it and yet need it the most. Marco's ...
