During my teenage years, I used to wonder why I need to study material that does not seem to add any practical value to life! Over time, this internal struggle and contemplation transformed into questions like, how do people learn? What is the motivation behind learning? How can we make the learning process more enjoyable? How can people become independent learners? How can we address learning diversity in varied cultures and in a hugely populated country like India? My p

I joined the leadership development course in Jnana Prabodhini during my bachelors at H.V. Desai College, and thus was introduced to Gyan Setu. I completed my Bachelor's in Political Science and am currently doing a Master's course in Development Studies. Manipur was a pilot visit for the group members and me. We were all set to take this adventure. We started our journey via train from Pune to Kolkata and then took a bus from Kolkata to Imphal. It was indeed a long journey

In the past, the Bongaigaon region, also known as Bodoland, was a major national concern. This region was famous for its petroleum refinery and the Bodo culture, but it had so much more to offer. So when a group of eight students, coordinated by two teachers, reached Bongaigaon, the beauty of nature, the pleasantness of the locals, and the children’s eagerness astonished them. Gyan Setu has always encouraged students to plan their trips. But this was the first trip where a se

Mr. Ashish Shrivastava is our local host in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. He belongs to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and was brought up Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. After completing his engineering in Bhopal, he worked at Infosys in Pune for four years. After working for 8 long years, he quit the corporate world and started travelling across India. The life he had in Pune and all the other places he worked at didn’t bring him joy. While other youths would be weekending or enjoying

"I come from a small village of Chakan, near Pune. During my graduation days at Fergusson College, I’ve been a part of Gyan Setu. I was at Jnana Prabodhini’s leadership development course while preparing for competitive exams, where I got to know about Gyan Setu and its visits to new states for conducting science experiments. I had never visited any states with the purpose of giving back something, plus I have always loved teaching. It was a win-win situation for me. But whe

“Most of my education was in Pune. I did my master’s in Physics and recently completed my Ph.D. in the same field. The seeds of doing something for society were sown in me while I was studying at Jnana Prabodhini. On weekends I and my friends used to volunteer at ‘Neehar’ which is a rehabilitation center for the children of the red-light area workers, which is where I got that connection from my cores that I should give back something to the less fortunate. I was fortunate to

Prathamesh got to know about Gyan-Setu through a friend and said, “Visiting places always gives you an intense understanding of culture and traditions and visiting with Gyan-Setu has given me a wider and mature lookout”. Here is an experience shared by Prathamesh Gujar in an interview conducted by Rahul Wankhede Have you ever thought of what it must be to live in a state where every odd day a curfew is announced or a protest takes place? Yes, a state that is often in discussi

भारतातला सर्वात नक्षल प्रभावित जिल्हा ‘दंतेवाडा’, जिथं ज्ञानसेतु मार्फत जाण्याची संधी व आव्हान आमच्यासमोर होतं. ‘मिडिया’ दररोज आम्हाला स्थानिक परीस्थिच अवलोकन करून जाण्यासंबंधीचा पेच निर्माण करत असे. त्यातच आम्ही दोन मुलं व आमच्या सोबत तिकडे असणार होत्या मुली, पण त्या मुलींची विस्मित करणारी प्रगल्भता व हिंमत प्रखर होती त्याने आम्हालाही बळ आलं. अखेर कार्यशाळा घेऊन आम्हाला विज्ञान प्रयोग शिकवले.29/11 ला आम्ही हैद्राबादकडे रवाना झालो. आता तेथुन दंतेवाडासाठी जाणारी तेलंगणा परीवहन

अजूनही मला आमच्या ओरिएंटेश प्रोग्रॅमची तारीख लक्षात आहे. 1 व 2 मे आणि तिसऱ्याच दिवशी आम्ही निघालो मणिपूरच्या प्रवासासाठी. आम्ही एकूण ७ लोक आणि मनिपुरला आम्हाला मार्ग दाखवणारी विना ताई मिळून ८ चा गट झालेला. पुढे आमचे आणखी 2 गट पडले आणि मी तमेनलोंगला आले.इथे घालवलेले ते ५ दिवस अगदी भुर्रकन निघून गेले पण आयुष्य कसे जगावे हे शिकवून गेले. ‌ आपल्या पोटाची भूख मिटवायला आपण सगळे कष्ट करतो. त्यातच मग परिवाराचा विचार करतो. पण या गोष्टींच्या पलिकडे पाहण्याची दृष्टी फार कमी लोकांना लाभ

ज्ञानसेतु उपक्रमांतर्गत अनेक जण ईशान्य भारतात जाउन तिथल्या मुलाना विज्ञान शिकवतात. मेघालय राज्यातील काही शाळांमध्ये जाऊन शिकवण्याची संधी आम्हाला मिळाली. १६ मे २०१८ रोजी आमचा रेल्वेचा प्रवास सुरु झाला. मे महिन्याच्या सगळीकडून भाजून काढणाऱ्या उन्हामध्ये उत्तर प्रदेश, विदर्भाचा एक मोठा टप्पा पार पाडणे म्हणजे थोड धाड़सच होत. पण मनाची पूर्ण तयारी झाली असल्यामुळे त्याच काही वाटल नाही. खरी उत्सुकता होती तिथल्या गावात जाण्याची. 4 दिवसाच्या प्रवासानंतर शिलॉंगवरूण "मौबसेन" या रिभोई जिल