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Occupational Safety and Health : Role of Multi-stakeholders’ partnerships in reaching the last mile

Safety at work place; at home and in the industry is such an important global concern that I was not conscious of unless I participated in OSH India 2025, South Asia’s largest Occupational Safety and...

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Passion in Action Exploring thetraditional skills in rural India  Travelling to rural India is not only work-related, but it’s a passion in action for me to meet with the rural people, sit and chat...

PASSION IN ACTION

People Partnerships and Prosperity : three major pillars of SDGs leading to protect planet and bring peace. Community Libraries in partnership with Community Leaders; visionaries and legends to serve...
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Occupational Safety and Health : Role of Multi-stakeholders’ partnerships in reaching the last mile

Passion in Action

PASSION IN ACTION

Passion in Action

PASSION IN ACTION

Passion in Action

PASSION IN ACTION

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Libraries for Building Resilient Communities

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My initial time with READ India: Memories of June 2008

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Passion in Action

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Women can change the world if given the right platform : Mahila Saksham Samman

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Empower Educate and Enhance the skills of rural communities is the way forward for development

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Young girls breaking the barriers and realizing their own dreams

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Literacy and Education: Way Forward towards Empowerment

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Culture makes the Difference: READ India’s Second Library

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Geejgarh Gyan Kendra: READ India Community Library and Resource Center

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Engaging Learning and transforming their own lives

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Giving is a good deed forever!

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Giving back to the roots: Dedication of 100 years old Haveli for READ library

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Holi the festival of Colours, Happiness and Togetherness

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Reducing the rural-urban gaps by creating conducive environment for holistic development

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Libraries as an integral part of the rural reconstruction programme

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Libraries in their new role : Case Study of READ India libraries

International Women’s Day : 8th March 2022

Its great to have one day specially marked on the calendar to wish every woman all the best. We all do. The real wishes come from the heart when you are in touch with so many women who reside in the...

Libraries in their new role : Case Study of READ India libraries

Tough times don’t last, tough people do This quote is very true in the current times of COVID 19 crisis that has impacted each one of us personally, professionally, economically and socially. The...

Libraries as an integral part of the rural reconstruction programme

Mid-nineties I visited Santiniketan with my family and my fond memories of visiting the craft mela revived when I visited on 19th February 2022 again to have a meeting with Surul Swastha Samiti...

Reducing the rural-urban gaps by creating conducive environment for holistic development

Muradgarhi village of Jewar, Greater Noida, adjacent to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development, is a village selected by READ India to establish Community Library and Resource Centre. Before...

Holi the festival of Colours, Happiness and Togetherness

The life is a big teacher, we sometimes do not realise what it is teaching us. We take everything for granted as the Sun, Moon, Air, Water.. The reality is different. Our ancestors practiced barter...

Giving back to the roots: Dedication of 100 years old Haveli for READ library

I remember, Dr Y Suresh Reddy, Director of Shriram Foundation introduced me to Mr. R S Dalal, IPS, former Director General-Police, Haryana. I invited him on the inauguration of the READ Library in...

Giving is a good deed forever!

I remember while Tina Sciabica, the then Executive Director, READ Global, came to India from USA, Dr Praveen Agarwal, the Advisory Board member of READ India arranged a luncheon meeting with Mr...

Engaging Learning and transforming their own lives

Dwarka, the second biggest district of Asia, in New Delhi. is named after the legendary Dwarika Kingdom. Gurugram is very close. Dwarka Sector 21 metro station connects to the Connaught Place area in...

Geejgarh Gyan Kendra: READ India Community Library and Resource Center

Geejgarh is a hamlet in Dausa district surrounded by 53 hamlets. Very interesting site to visit! It’s a valley surrounded by high mountain on one side. I remember, my first visit to Geejgarh, very...

Culture makes the Difference: READ India’s Second Library

Hi everyone! READ India provided me many opportunities to study different cultures, be with them and develop a common understanding for Education and Development of the local communities through...

Literacy and Education: Way Forward towards Empowerment

READ Model is such a convincing model. Whosoever understands well and is interested to give back to the community to whom he belongs comes forward to adapt and partner with READ India. Mr Asif Ali...

Young girls breaking the barriers and realizing their own dreams

I remember, in 2012, I visited Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, exploring the possibility of setting up a Community Library and Resource Center as per READ India model. We needed a space in the...

Empower Educate and Enhance the skills of rural communities is the way forward for development

The education of girls and women is the backbone of any development which we envision in this country and we must address this with inclusive approach. Inclusive means All, without any bias of any...

Women can change the world if given the right platform : Mahila Saksham Samman

Women can change the world if given the right platform : Mahila Saksham Samman It’s almost 16 years travelling rural libraries and meeting with communities sharing their joy and sorrows with me. I am...

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History, Culture and ethnicity vs today’s life pattern and needs.. Muradgarhi is a village in which Rajputs are staying. The history says that the Rajputs are fearless, courageous and adventurous...

My initial time with READ India: Memories of June 2008

Hello everyone! How are you? I have decided to share my memories! My memories are more and less the memories of my organization I have been working with from the past 13 years. My colleagues are...

Libraries for Building Resilient Communities

Libraries play an important role for rural communities having access to books in their own villages managed by the local stakeholders even in the era of technology. Access to needed books add great...

PASSION IN ACTION

PASSION IN ACTION   Libraries with new dimensions of engaging and empowering people READ India being present in Gurugram, has one of its Community Library and Resource Centre in Wazirabad village...

PASSION IN ACTION

People Partnerships and Prosperity : three major pillars of SDGs leading to protect planet and bring peace. Community Libraries in partnership with Community Leaders; visionaries and legends to serve...

PASSION IN ACTION

Passion in Action Exploring thetraditional skills in rural India  Travelling to rural India is not only work-related, but it’s a passion in action for me to meet with the rural people, sit and chat...

Occupational Safety and Health : Role of Multi-stakeholders’ partnerships in reaching the last mile

Safety at work place; at home and in the industry is such an important global concern that I was not conscious of unless I participated in OSH India 2025, South Asia’s largest Occupational Safety and...