Re-Aligning Education Post Covid

Mixed emotions, warm ambience, bright smiles and deep regards for teachers, the students are now slowly, steadily and with hope of surety returning to schools.With the pandemic hopefully at a decline for good, schools have reopened and this time allowing even the tiny...

Celebrating through Social Awareness

Rural Development Institute reached out to its beneficiaries on account of celebrating International Day of Disability on December 3rd and National Youth Day on January 12th. People with different forms of impairments and age groups gathered at RDI to mark the...

The Seed

It was 25 years back, around this time of the year, when Sri Swami Rama said, “I’m going.” I said, “But you can’t.” He said, “Why?” Looking over the canopy of the trees, pointing to the magnificent buildings, I said, “Swamiji, your work is not over. It’s not these...

Celebrating RDI’s Foundation Day

It has been a long, enriching, insightful and deeply connected journey of Rural Development Institute serving the rural populace of Uttarakhand and many parts around. Rural Development Institute has been celebrating its Foundation Day on September 20-21 every year....

Towards Population Dynamics

The population of Uttarakhand is vibrant, diverse and predominantly young, accounting for approximately 10.1 million people. COVID-19 pandemic has taken the life of around 7,300 people in the state. This is particularly important because the impact of COVID-19 on...

Storytelling

Storytelling is a valuable art which has been around as long as humankind. Stories connect us emotionally and stay with us much longer than facts or statistics. They are powerful and can teach morals. They can teach history as well as entertain us. They are a part of...