The Dehradun Project

04/05/2024

This is an odd request. I'm looking for professional singers who will help me do a song about what India used to once be...more secular, less divided, I mean. 🙏
I don't have money to pay as yet, but you would love to be part of this act. If you see the divides in India today and would like to join us in reminding people that we are one, please write to me. All religions and regions in India are needed.
Please write to me directly. This is for India.
Jai Hind!

04/05/2024

https://youtu.be/YizltFRfYeM
Recently, the media was abuzz with headlines about a Member of Parliament named Prajwal Revanna, accused of molesting and raping hundreds of women, and creating compromising videos of them. Despite these shocking actions, he remains at large, amidst India's ongoing election season.

While parts of our nation express outrage, there are still individuals rallying behind Prajwal. It's disheartening to consider the turmoil in the minds of the women he victimized, as well as the broader sentiment among women in India. Our country, despite its rich cultural heritage, grapples with one of the worst safety records for women.

Sadly, conversations about such incidents often fade into oblivion, reflecting a desensitization to declining moral standards. What should have been days of national shame and solidarity with women have been hijacked by political agendas.

‘Tum Baat Toh Karte’ aims to shed light on uncomfortable truths. Please help us build conversations that are needed, even if not entertaining.

Recently, the media was abuzz with headlines about a Member of Parliament named Prajwal Revanna, accused of molesting and raping hundreds of women, and creat...

31/03/2024

Q: Why should any of us be interested in social problems in India? Kya lena?
A: Ignoring social issues while cocooned in comfort isn't an honourable option for good people. The reality of India hits us the moment we step out of our doors. We're part of India, and its problems affect us all.

Q: Why do social heroes and role models need to be supported?
A: Social heroes take on challenges that many of us can't, yet their work benefits India as a whole. Supporting them isn't just a responsibility; it's an opportunity to contribute positively to India. Awareness about them leads to empathy, and empathy fuels action.

Please consider subscribing to The Jai Hind Project's YouTube or other channels. While it may not entertain us every week, it will certainly provoke thought about India's issues. Link to the channel in the comments.

“The Opposite of a Hero is not a Villain, it’s a Tamshbeen (Bystander)”- Matt Langdon

Thank you, and Jai Hind!

26/01/2024

The reason we celebrate.
Jai Hind!

07/01/2024

Do we really need large cities and towns that start to seem alien to us? Where we live every day but do not own the place, other than the flat we have bought? Where we go because the air is fresh, but we will wait and destroy the air until it matches the same place that we had left?

It's not a simple problem in Dehradun. We have new people who bring their own culture. We have a government that has very little vision and a lopsided understanding of development. We have loads of new money and new malls. Beshumaar young people come to ‘do college’ in Dehradun, knowing that they will be here only for a few years, remaining at the periphery.

The old bookshops survive because the old owners do not pay rent and have nothing else to do. Very few mind if a few hundred trees are cut as long as the price of land goes up. The garage next to my colony pushes all the oil-water-refuse into the ground through a sump, and my colony drills water less than a hundred meters from it and supplies the water to our homes.

I’m not sure what ‘modern’ is anymore. Or what our ‘smart city’ will look like. Or how one should describe what is beautiful and what should be considered ugly. I do, however, know that those who can afford will erect taller walls around their homes, keep security guards, or leave for fairer grounds, and the rest will buy bigger cars to drive on roads meant for walking and party on Saturday at the new club until 2 AM.

The bird song is gone, the old woman who walked in front of her house is gone, and all is (still) well.

28/11/2018

Rajpur Nature Festival | October 2018

28/11/2018

Rajpur Nature Festival is perhaps the only time when Dehradun-Walas come together, year after year , to celebrate the spirit of our town. Nature, craft, music, poetry, food and the slight nip in the air. No wonder it has become the event we all wait for.

13/09/2018

Dehradun is home to some of the most outstanding talents, people who've contributed immensely towards the betterment of the world. One such individual is Deepak Ramola. A young visionary who started with his quest to collect Life lessons at an early age of just 17. He calls this venture of his 'Project Fuel.' A writer, poet, lyricist, educator and what not, this Doonite has a lot to share with the world.
Hear his story and join him in his wonderful journey.

28/12/2017

Warm clothes in the winter, keep children warm. Is'nt it obvious? Well, not to every child. Unfortunately, for the kids on the street, it's still cold! Thousands of children fight the cold every day when we have spares lying around in our almirahs. Time for us to open our heart and donate warm clothes to children...
Kabeera is coming to your colony to take these clothes and make sure that they reach children in Dehradun.
Be warm this winter, and not just for yourself. Write to her at [email protected] , and she will personally come and collect clothes from your colony and make sure it reaches 'Aasraa Trust' and many children that need these clothes. They will be grateful and you would feel good too. Write to her now!

24/04/2017

There are so many social and environmental issues which are prevailing in the society. In today’s fast moving world, we hardly get time to pay attention to any social or environmental issue.
Being an ideal citizen, what is our duty towards the society? Do we take out time to think about the solutions and serve the society?
Putting an end to these questions, a youth organisation from Dehradun called ‘Making a Difference by Being the Difference (MAD)’ has started working towards the betterment of the society. Especially for the protection of the environment in Dehradun valley. Over the years, MAD has emerged as an active pressure group, working to achieve its numerous objectives by organizing activities like Cleanliness and Awareness Drives, Wall Transformation Drives, Plantation Drives, Clothes Distribution Drives and through its campaigns like MADATHON- an annual run to revive the dying streams of Dehradun, Pack- Up Polythene, Safai Yatra, etc. The group is also engaged in policy work through filing RTIs to seek information about the issues that matter.
Not to forget they have helped the victims during the floods in Kedarnath in 2013, the earthquake in Srinagar as well as in Nepal. In total, they have done over 500 activities, and have balanced on- ground activism with effective research on the revival of the dying streams of the Doon valley.
They are indeed ‘Making a Difference by Being the Difference.’
More power to you!