Saturday 10 December 2011

Visit To Tilonia


                            The Futuristic Indian Village

As the morning sun was coming out of its mystical abode and the birds had just started chirping in the cold morning breeze we travelled to the incredible and enlightening Bare-Foot College in Tiloniya village founded by the eminent Bunker Roy near Ajmer on 20th November for a mesmerizing and life time experience. 
Being with the village people who were technically more advanced, creative and knowledgeable as compared to us yet so humble made us feel delightful. Our guide for the College was a local villager Bhag Chand Ji.  We were amused when we came across some village ladies working on parabolic solar cookers, solar water heaters, solar dryers etc and it reached to the maximum level when one of them started describing the complicated time clock mechanism with zeal and enthusiasm. Moving on we visited the Computer workshop where village women were teaching computer to people from foreign countries. Their knowledge and perfection on it made us all applaud for them.
Bhag Chand Ji showed and explained the age old mechanism of converting thread (cotton - soot) into cloth as we continued to explore the place. At the Carpentry workshop we saw entire range of well finished toys, especially designed to teach village kids in a simpler yet effective manner. It was very nostalgic to see those small aeroplanes, math’s balance, mouth organ and many more. We were dumbstruck to see the Electronics workshop were people from around the globe were working together on solar lamps, solar panels and many other devices with full dedication. The thing which impressed us all was firstly as most of them were from different countries like Kenya, Nepal and many African countries yet they communicated with one another through sign language so effectively and secondly, the person leading them was not a Professor but a handicapped villager.
As we travelled in the future Indian village we came across an alluring  workshop named Kabad Se Jugador Best out of Waste proclaiming that “Nothing is Unwanted”. With magical touch handicapped villagers were converting waste material to useful articles.
After a mouth watering and delicious lunch Daal- Chawal-Saag-Roti cooked in solar cookers we were all set to meet Dr. Leilani Lea from U.K. A specialist in accu- punctures who had come there from U.N.O. to train villagers. It was a pleasure learning some of the basic techniques from her which actually comforted us.
The college is all solar lighted and has the largest library of rural India containing variety of informative books, novels and about 120 magazines. Further, we learned about the rain water harvesting tank and a small farm equipped with drip irrigation system which was being used their technically sounder than in any of our so called developed cities. The Local hospital was all managed by villagers mostly handicapped. The dentistry of it was famous which was managed by an elderly woman of the village. Holding our breath we travelled in their Craft emporium which was indeed commendable.
The adventure level had risen to maximum when we saw Maruth Fighter Jet (Similar to Mig-21) which was gifted to the founder as a token of respect by the Indian Air Force.
Though travelling back to the real world was the only option but, we left the futuristic Indian village Tiloniya with lots of knowledge, experience and a spark in the heart to bring about a revolution in the present scenario and a ticket for our next time travel.


Sunday 27 November 2011

A meet with the Legend


This day had something special in it, we were supposed to meet the idol of almost every Indian Dr A P J Abdul Kalam sir, in his conference of ” What can I give” in collaboration with Yuva Unstoppable.It was like dream come true after hearing him live but there was more to fall in our kitty. There we got a chance to meet so many big (I must say “grand”)corporates from all over the country like CEOs of J P Morgan,Evosys,Asian Paints, Havmor,Mudra communications etc. Interactions with them left those indelible memories in my heart to be cherished throughout my life..
And soon we found ourselves landed up in the “Havmor” ice cream factory. Thanks to the very distinguished and esteemed personality Pradeep Chona sir!! Havmor or the name suggests Have more is an ice cream brand quenching everyone’s need through their diversified products. We took a tour of complete industry and looked upon the minutest details of  its manufacturing. Those huge machineries and ample number of workers reminded me of the golden days of RIICO survey in which we did tour of so many industries. The best part of Havmor was their accountability and transparency as they took us each and every measure taken to ensure the quality. Last but not the least they maintained their rapport in terms of the hospitality as they offered us some fresh black currant ice cream to eat. Though being tormented by the illness still I could not resist myself eating that !!
We propagated the concept of apple faces to them and they were full of appraisal for that and gave us their valuable tips to enhance this idea  for its proper functioning….

Hoping to make such tours again in the future..  FINGERS CROSSED !!
Members of apple faces with CEO of Havmor  icecream  "Mr. Pradeep Chona"