Unity in the absence of calamity By Chacko Jacob The blogpost on 24.04.2020 talked about the incredible way in which all the pillars of society came together to deal with the current Corona crisis. Government bodies, non-profits, philanthropists, selfless citizens, corporations etc. joined hands to mitigate the enormous existential threat posed by the pandemic to […]
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A silent crisis, civil war is COVID resistant by Sabriye Tenberken Corona has had the world in its grip for more than nine months and looking back, we are wondering, what are the major changes worldwide? For sure, people all around the world become more health and hygiene conscious which could result in lesser infections.
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The diaper dilemma… part 2 – Come, dream with me… by Chacko Jacob – catalyst at kanthari A month Ago, Sabriye wrote about the diaper dilemma: the unlikely connection between water hyacinths and disposable diapers. It also served as an introduction to the kanthari diaper project. I have been excitedly telling everyone I know that
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The outsider advantage by Sabriye Tenberken I was born in a family of outsiders. When I was two years old, my parents moved into a village that was located approximately 12 KM south of Bonn, back then, the official capital of West-Germany. A lovely little place, with a forest, a creek, an old church and
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Children of the Indian Railway By Sabriye Tenberken Every now and then Sanoj visits the kanthari campus to get to know the new kantharis. Two years ago, he took my then 80-year-old mother for a motorbike tour through Kerala. It was just towards the end of the second monsoon. It had been raining all day
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Unconstructed Freedom by Chacko Jacob – kanthari catalyst I joined kanthari as a catalyst two weeks after the 11th generation of kantharis started the course. Having gotten to know this generation and a few alumni well, I sometimes look through the profiles of kantharis from the past 10 generations and wonder what their personalities are
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Fight back by Chacko Jacob – kanthari catalyst A woman scrambles to get on a bus before it leaves; she barely makes it. Stumbling around to grab onto something while the bus bounces along a busy Kathmandu road, she suddenly senses a helping hand guiding her towards a grab handle. Her gratitude is short lived
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The diaper dilemma What connects disposable nappies to water hyacinths? It’s neither a Bollywood classic nor love at first sight; we are talking about an arranged marriage between disposable diapers and water hyacinths. Being such different candidates, readers will wonder, how can such a marriage work? What are the commonalities and motives? We don’t need
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And then there were tools… By Chacko Jacob – kanthari catalyst Around a million years ago, the Homo erectus discovered fire, changing the course of history. They gained control over something dangerous and powerful to their advantage. It helped them take on vast expanses previously unexplored, due to hostile conditions. Up until recently, we
Corona Blog 28.08.2020 Read More »
The handshake – an endangered ritual We all remember the time when a handshake was a common first gesture to get to know each other, even among peers. Today, in times of social distancing, the usual handshake feels like a relic of another century. Will this be our future? Are we losing something so important?
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