Teaches physics at Riverside Public School in Kotagiri, and has authored textbooks for science students in ICSE schools in India. The teacher and story-teller (not of ghosts)..
Monthly Archives: June 2009
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Management graduate turned eco-marketer and organics-trader, founded and works with Keystone Foundation, taking care of management and finance. The money-man and gourmand (eats all that moves, but not still life like vegetables).
Economist turned non-timber forest produce manager and networker, founded and works with Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri, amongst tribals in the Nilgiris. The painter and designer (especially product labels).
Ecologist turned eco-manager and eco-logue, founded and works with Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri, amongst tribals in the Nilgiris. The organizer and the cook (specially aloo).
The fellowship was born in the Sholas (pristine natural rainforests of South India) in 1996 when it met in Northern Hay, Kotagiri. The group of about 15, retraced the history of Nilgiris and surrounding areas, and did some modeling of resources, natural systems, institutions and tribals. Fond memories of a […]
It met there again in 1997 (and as the organisers were sick and tired of fending for guests), but the refreshing thing was that there were a large number of participants, and the meeting witnessed presentations and discussions on topics as diverse as memory stones in tribal villages, building earthquake […]
The fellowship met the third time in no-member’s land by the banks of the Chand Paata Lake at Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh in 1999. By this time, the meetings were again organized around single themes and we took a stab at thinking about Lifestyles in Shivpuri. Remembered for list of […]
A freezing Almora in 2001 January depended on Spirituality to warm us up. The Kumaon Mandal lodge opened to the windy side and with no sun and little electricity, this small group really felt nature in the bones. A trip to Binsar was a delight, as were the tasty mountain […]
Bamboo Banks, Masinagudi was the host to the fourth meeting amidst the deep forests and horses in 2000. Amazing hosts and cottages, with the Veerappan’s ghost lingering in the distance. Livelhoods models galore. What a drive too! SF Report 2000-livelihoods
The Kali Resort in Dandeli, Karnataka brought us back in 2002 to reflect on Wealth. Despite sun-bathing crocs, paper factory spewing pollutants, and water-adventures taking place yonder, the group thought about what wealth really meant, and what each breath, moment and unit area of space meant in terms of money; […]