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Phooldei is celebrated on the first day in the month of Chaitra in mid-March. On this day, young girls conduct most of the ceremonies. In some places it is celebrated throughout the month with the advent of spring. The festival is celebrated both in Kumoun and Garhwal region of Uttrakhand. During this day young girls … Phooldei festival

This afternoon, a lady in a beautiful Rajasthani saree,  with her head covered, was assisting a man (with white hair) carry things at the construction site in the campus.  When she was relatively free, I asked her where she was from and she said, ‘Badaun’ and then asked ‘would you know the place?’.  My mind … Friendship

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

March 10, 1994. Dr.Shoba,  Dr.Rajeshwari, Eileen and Al (from US) drove from HIHT campus to Veerbhadra temple (ancient Shiva temple), having loaded the car with fruits and flowers.  The line of worshippers stretched for more than a kilometer and the temple grounds were crowded with sellers of food and makeshift market with wide variety of … Reminescenses

In the early days of our inception, the area around wasn’t much developed, so much so that emphasis was on reaching the last mile – whether on foot or on a bicycle.  Three decades later, the tables have turned.  The area around is developed, community members come here for trainings, exposure visits as also new … …

It was a beautiful moment to welcome Padamshree Kalyan Singh Rawat who was awarded Padamshree for Maiti Andolan (Environment) in 2020 in the campus. The occasion was the start of a four days training program for 52 representatives of Village Panchayat and Water and Sanitation Committees under the aegis of Jal Jeevan Mission (as HIHT … Water, Plants and Sita

I had just heard the word ‘Shapath’ while listening to Swami Rama’s lecture in hindi where he had said, ‘Even with the ones you have taken a vow to live together (shapath khaayi saath rahne ke liye), even there you need to talk, but to converse with the Lord, you just need to be silent.  … Oath/Shapath

The Founder Sri Swami Rama invited Dr.Jayant Patil, Member Planning Commission to inaugurate the Combined Therapy building.  At that time we were few residents who pitched in for everything – it is a different matter that the aura of Swamiji generated enthusiasm among all to give their best. We were slated to leave the Rishikesh … Flashback of Feb 9, 1993

Dr. Hanumantha Rao (sharing in the early 2000) his meeting with Swami Rama : It was in 1974. I was a resident of surgery at Massey hospital, a hospital in Chicago. One Saturday I was driving down one of these highways, the Michigan highway in the US and saw a big poster flashing a conference … Reminiscences