In September 2012 we visited Bihar to see a unique mini skill model for Mother and Newborn care in the far-flung rural areas. This was a strengthening of Government structure through the support of national and bilateral agencies : ILFS, CARE India, BMGF and BBC/Bloomberg. ILFS took care of training of ASHAs (along with impact … Successful Partnerships
Interesting coincidences of centenaries. MGIMS (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) began in the Gandhi centenary year. And as we begin to celebrate Swami Rama’s centenary year, MGIMS alumini meet is being hosted today in his karma bhoomi ! Love Serve Remember is the motto of HIHT and Satya Dharm Prem that of MGIMS ! … Gandhiji and Swamiji
It was 2011. We had just successfully conducted years of adolescent girls program through 891 anganwadi centers in three hill districts of Uttarakhand. I had signed up to conduct my first Silence retreat for others at Sadhana Mandir ashram by the Ganges. The opening session was to be at 5pm. That afternoon, received a frantic … Full Circle
Does one flow with the trend or does one follow one’s conscience mandate? What happens when one encounters the gap between one’s Knowing and Being. One such incident happened yesterday. The ushering of the New Year/spring festival is traditionally done in the hills with young girls laying flowers at the doorsteps of the houses and … Digression
On this Women’s day, I’d like to share about my predecessor Dr. Aruna Bhargava (in attached photo of 1994). I first met her at Sadhana Mandir ashram in 1992. Swamiji asked her to assign me some work, so was told by her (Ragini was also with her), to arrange the books in the library. My … Women’s Day
As the images of students pursuing medical degrees from Ukraine making their way back to India pore in, one tends to reflect, can adjustments be made in the recently cleared NEP (New Education Policy)? Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam (the world is one family) had been proffessed by our sages long long time back. Can we have that … Blood in the thumb
On May 25, 1994 Buddha Purnima day, a brown sandstone Buddha was inaugurated at the Himalayan Hospital by the then Finance Minister of India, Sri Manmohan Singhji. Two beautiful Buddha statues had come from Orissa – one was this that was installed here at the Himalayan Institute and the other, a beautiful jade green one, … Buddha Purnima
Once confident that the mother and child programs had gained a certain momentum and continuity, we began the work on the next generation viz the adolescents in the early 2000. Our first endeavour in this regard began twofold: health and lifestyle management program for 100 adolescents at micro level and at macro level through a … Reaching out to the Adolescents…
This Women’s Day, I am dedicating the blog to two Kritika’s – one who has finished her engineering and working for multinational in one of the major city of India and the other medical student currently studying in our university in the Himalayan Institute of Medical science. Randomly I asked what would be a key … International Women’s Day
I called home one day and it was the first time I heard my mom say, ‘I can’t talk to you now – I’m immersed in a fantastic book called Journey Home and I haven’t been able to put the down since it has come (she was reading one translated into an Indian language).’ Not … Science and Spirituality
