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Learn Grow and Thrive

Learn Grow and Thrive

Empowering young minds with knowledge, confidence, and life skills.Through our collaboration with Modicare Foundation, children and adolescents participated in engaging sessions on life skills, good & bad touch awareness, growing up and adolescence, self-esteem...

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Working holidays

Working holidays

For the past years summer holidays have been the bane of the Project Why teaching team. Children went to the village and came back having forgotten everything. This was happening constantly year after year. This. year the team decided to address the situation and find...

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Our doors remain open

Our doors remain open

Keerthana is 9 year old. She lives in Narapanenipalle, a small village in Telangana. Once there were 70 children in this upper primary school. But slowly with time passing the rural education scene has changed as parents migrate towards urban centres or shift their...

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A soul stirring birthday gift

A soul stirring birthday gift

I had decided to celebrate my 74th quietly, without much ado but that was not to be.With the very eclectic social circle I have, it is quasi impossible for me to have one big bash, not that I like those. But everyone needed to be satisfied. So planned a small lunch...

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Wedding bells at Project Why

Wedding bells at Project Why

A few days back Xavier informed us about the visit of Serge an old friend of Project Why with his new bride Saranya. We decided to do something special for them. It was to be a surprise. Serge carries India in his heart and his bride has never visited India. It was...

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when joy becomes simple life becomes extraordinary

when joy becomes simple life becomes extraordinary

I came across this beautiful article recently. What caught my eye was the title:"When joy becomes simple, life becomes extraordinary". I read it and was drawn to every word as it resonated with everything I have gone through. If you have time, read it. It took me a...

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Gentle, kind and always smiling!

Gentle, kind and always smiling!

In my almost three decades journey with Project Why there have been many moments that have made me proud be it a child who has passed an exam or a heart surgery that was successful and everything in between. But today my heart is swelling with pride, my throat is...

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The haunting flute

The haunting flute

Twice everyday a haunting melody is heard from the street below.. It is the flute and toy vendor who peddles his ware in our rather upmarket colony. Street vendors still  ply across the city  though much less than some decades ago. The flute vendor in our street has a...

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Out of the Box

Out of the Box

India recently hosted  the India AI Impact Summit! Anchored in the principles of People, Planet, and Progress, it envisions a future where AI advances humanity, fosters inclusive growth, and safeguards our shared planet. AI is here to stay! Some go as far as saying...

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All heroes do not wear capes

All heroes do not wear capes

The picture above is of Akash Saroj. He is not a Project Why student. He is a delivery agent in Delhi or what is known as a gig worker but he is the kind of person I would like ALL my Project children to know about. He proves in no uncertain terms that compassion does...

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