Would you trade luxury stays for volunteering — like farming in Uttarakhand or wildlife conservation in Goa? Does responsible travel truly make an impact, or is it just another trend?
Trishya Screwvala shares how chancing upon a school of practical philosophy, New Acropolis, helped her answer seemingly big questions about life and the world, and how philosophy is more than learning about the world’s greatest philosophers.
Lha Charitable Trust in Himachal Pradesh was founded by a group of Tibetan refugees to help the scores of Tibetans coming to India without formal education. Here’s what volunteering at the Trust looks like.
Volunteers, many of whom are students themselves, are briefed on the learning levels of each student and given book PDFs to facilitate lesson planning and teach students.
Lack of quality teachers and motivation to teach and insufficient staff are problems that persist in almost all government schools. Here’s how DC Om Prakash Shrivastava stepped up to break the chain
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