The setting sun & the rising moon on either side of the Arabian desert sky.
“Why this mad, insane plan to travel across India in a caravan of solar electric cars and jatropha trucks with solar music, art, dance and a potent message for climate solutions? Well … the world needs crazy ideas to change things, because the conventional way of thinking is not working anymore.”
- Yes, they could. So they did. by Thomas Friedman in the NY Times
“It doesn’t matter what people tell you. It doesn’t matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you’re headed in the exact right direction.” — Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic) (via thresca) (via myownmelt) (via onherway)
Couple of months back, I had blogged this. Yet another idea that could end up being a mere blogpost! But then, to see the folks at GTS work on such ideas to motivate kids to attend school, is simply awe-inspiring.
Success stories of educated women that inspire girls to go to school.
Hardships of a boy going to a school get transformed into an experience of joy, learning and discovery for the other kids.
Gaurav Mishra raises 3 pertinent questions on using social media for social change -
While our Fellows are getting geared up to launch campaigns to support change at the grassroots and use social media as a tool, they must answer these 3 questions to be able to achieve what they set out to do.
Belgian Herge: By believing in his dreams, a man turns them into reality.
A special thanks to all those who supported my run at the Mumbai Marathon and gave their 2 cents towards the cause.
And thanks Sonali, Claire, Kalpana, Anju, Will & Co. for making it a whole lot of fun!
Dream On.