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By Jesika Patel, London On Sunday 5th May a group of 23 embarked on the challenge of completing the Yorkshire 3 Peaks for Connect India. Situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the 3 peaks challenge covers a distance of 24.5 miles over the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. I have felt the urge to make a difference in the world for some time now. So when I heard about the 3 Peaks challenge for Connect India, an organisation I had become involved with only last year through the Ekatva journey, I immediately agreed to sign up. Ekatva had been a beautiful and inspirational...


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South Asian art and culture have now become an integral part of Britain’s DNA. The dance, music, literature, film and fashion scenes have grown ever-popular in recent years with related events, exhibitions and festivals on the rise. However, how have these activities been supported and funded till now? And who should ensure that these art forms are preserved in the future? Join bibliophile Bhavit Mehta, director of the South Asian Literature Festival as he shares his own journey into South Asian Arts and attempts to answer these questions. Bhavit studied Biological Sciences and worked at UCL for several...


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Thursday 28th February 2013 Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, London The conversation was lively and offered an insight into Sonal's many accomplishments, but more importantly the values, vision and work ethic that underpinned them all. Sonal has consistently been at the leading edge of several innovations shaping the trajectory for others to follow and build on. Whether it is starting Indicorps, shaping the environmental policy for Goldman Sachs or global development for Google.org. As Sonal discussed, the rate of change in the world around us is ever increasing. As the world becomes increasingly...


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Effort Less: Learning to serve You are invited to explore effortless living. A graduate from New York, Christopher Lowman left his career to explore a service of humanity. As a self-described ‘community facilitator’, he has lived in slums or otherwise challenged communities in India, Kenya, and Rwanda, where he developed a number of humanitarian initiatives that impacted the lives of over 6,000 people. Christopher has been touring the US to share his journey in the hope to inspire individuals to pursue selfless service with truth, love and compassion. We welcome you to join us in London...


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It has been two months since the Ekatva and Manav Sadhna family joined us in the UK and swept us off our feet with their joyful message of oneness. A heartfelt thanks to each one of you for making this a success in every way possible. The Ekatva children and family joined us at Heathrow airport on 19th June and after a short chai break, we began our journey towards the first show city of Leicester, through to Birmingham and thereafter London. All four shows were sold out with standing ovations at each! The journey was, and continues to be, a powerful and heart-warming experience for everyone...


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Challenge your understanding of Development: A women's insight Arpita Raksit worked in Baliapal, Orissa as an Indicorps Fellow from August 2010 till July 2011. Indicorps runs a one to two year intensive, grassroots fellowship programme, challenging the Indian Diaspora to reconnect to India through hands-on development projects. Indicorps is a partner organisation of Manav Sadhna and Connect India. "Before I went to India, my belief was of income as a measurement of well-being and in turn social upliftment. My journey with the women I worked with showed me that the key to development...


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Connect India hosted an event on 14th March 2012 where Arpita Raksit, Indicorps Fellow 2010, shared her emotional and intellectual journey along with the women of Baliapal, North Eastern Orissa. Follow the links for her slideset and photos from the event. For more information about the event contact info@connectindia.org Arpita's first blog entry, A Woman's Worth, is available on the Indicorps Blog ***This is a continuation of that first blog entry. A Woman’s Worth – II Arpita Raksit, Indicorps Fellow '10 ‘Just like the seedlings of an aubergine plant needs turning every...


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Presentation at Insight India reunion 2011 Friday 16th September 2011, London Rihen Dewan Follow the journey of Ekatva at www.ekatva.blogspot.com Despite my firm grasp of Gujarati and Hindi, upon coming across this word I had no clue as to what it meant and I’m sure it is the same for all of you. So what is Ekatva? Ekatva means oneness, wholeness, togetherness. It is an experiment designed to touch the lives and spirits of 16 underprivileged children through dance and art, while inspiring the souls of thousands across the world. These children came from some of the largest...


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Presentation at Insight India reunion 2011 Friday 16th September 2011, London Hinal Patel When I registered for Insight India, at first I did not want to go. I had a bad experience in India two years ago and this time I was without my family. My protest obviously, did not work, but I’d definitely do this all over again with the same group. When arriving in India, probably in my mind I thought that the only form of help we could give to the people of the slums is through monetary donations. This however is not the case. A lot of the time when we give them charity, we think that we are helping,...


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Journeys in Service Indicorps Book Launch 4th June 2011, London Photos from the launch event can be viewed here Journeys in Service is available in the UK from Indicorps' alumni and staff across the country. Please contact Pulkit Agrawal at pulkit08@indicorps.net for a copy. You can also download a copy here - Journeys in Service. --- Over 50 people came together at the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, London for an interactive book launch of Journeys in Service. The book brings to life lessons learned through Indicorps’ unique approach to service and development which combines both...


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