Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, an incubator of projects that works at the intersection of volunteerism, technology, and gift-economy. What started as an experiment with four friends in Silicon Valley has now grown to a global ecosystem of over 500,000 members that has delivered millions of dollars in service for free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Be7wDTErLI&t=736s He has received … Continue reading From Internet to Innernet: A Unique Ecosystem
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A Different Kind of Auto-Rickshaw Driver
I was injured and had to visit a friend. I couldn’t find public transport. As a ritual, all the auto-rickshaw drivers offered their kind NO and I was standing like the last tree in the jungle. But one man was watching me and he's the hero of this story. He came up to me and … Continue reading A Different Kind of Auto-Rickshaw Driver
Camera Is Mightier Than the Gun
TASVEER is a student-founded and youth initiative that offers free photography and cinematography services to any NGO that would like to publicize and document its work through these forms of media. Two 17 year young students living in Mumbai, Riya Behl , and Aaryaman Sen, began this in 2015 and there are now teams all over India. The Founders … Continue reading Camera Is Mightier Than the Gun
Miracles Happen, Every Day
I believe in miracles and hence, they keep coming to me. It came yet again. I'd been bargaining with this auto-rickshaw driver who asked for an exorbitant rate for a short distance. Somehow, we cracked a deal. After a while, I realized that I'd forgotten a bag but was not sure where. A phone came … Continue reading Miracles Happen, Every Day
3 Types of Happiness as per the Bhagavad Gita
This is a entire new thing, a exceptional perspective on happiness that the Bhagavad Gita says about and it’s in the last chapter. Here we come to know about the three types of happiness. O best of the warriors, now please hear from me about the three kinds of happiness by which the conditioned soul enjoys, and by … Continue reading 3 Types of Happiness as per the Bhagavad Gita
The World Is Full of Goodness
Optimistic approach, right? Yes, but it’s my truth and I've seen the goodness in the world. I see it every moment. It’s so incredibly easy to put our attention on the negative. It’s effortless. Society, in general, is filled with distrust, a pessimistic approach towards life, and the distorted mass-media adds more fear and hatred. But, luckily, the truth … Continue reading The World Is Full of Goodness