Overview of the Pandemic in Mumbai The ongoing Corona virus pandemic has caused massive disruptions globally. The situation is particularly grim in India, where an emergency lockdown had brought life […]
How VIDYA Has Adapted to COVID-19
How We’ve Adapted to COVID-19 And How You Can Help Us Serve Our Beneficiaries At VIDYA, we know our work cannot stop. Since those we serve are less privileged individuals already […]
Every Day Can Be World Environment Day
I have begun to enjoy my walk through the slums. Sounds strange, doesn’t it ?  I just can’t seem to resist  pots of green peeping out. Be it in old […]
Our Budding Bloggers!
The six-day Tasveeri Chashmein workshop at Vidya was held from 3rd to 10th April, in partnership with Comet Media Foundation. It’s a wonderful blogging workshop, where they also teach a […]
A Small Trip with VIDYA
I am always ready to work with CLRC (VIDYA Computer Resource Learning Centre)– and that’s how I got the opportunity to Conduct NDLM Course and also went to Saki Naka […]
Mark MacLeod at VIDYA Mumbai
There are few things that I know of that have as great an impact on our lives as words do. Words have a way of creating magic. Which is why […]
By the Grassroots
It’s my 7th year of association with VIDYA, which I proudly claim to be a purely grassroots organization with its heart beating in the urban slum communities. These days many […]
Storytelling for the Thinking Soul
Storytelling will never be a lost art. It seems an inextricable part of being human to form narratives out of things, whether it’s an actual event, the way we process […]
“Running to Read” at SCMM 2015
“I had never seen the sea from so close. I am so happy to come here.” – Shabnam Shakih (Beyond School student) As is the convention at VIDYA Mumbai, this […]