भ्रष्टाचारी कौन?
एक राज्य का मुख्यमंत्री I राजकीय विरोधी का रिश्तेदार IAS अफसर जो भ्रष्टाचारी भी है I अनाज के व्यापारियों को commission ले के अनाज देता […]
Community engagement in Urban Sanitation – Nanded experience
(This piece was written by me on March 6, 2012 when I was working as Municipal Commissioner, NWCMC, Nanded) The challenge of Sanitation has been discussed, […]
Truth Vs Hype – rebuttal
I have never ever written reactively to media. There were days in Nanded, where I worked as Municipal Commissioner, and where, speaking humbly, work in […]
Three years of Swachh Bharat
We celebrate today three years of Swachh Bharat. This programme caught the imagination of entire country, with everyone feeling, this was long overdue. The Prime […]
Curious minds – young IAS officers’ questions on Swachh Bharat
Since last three years, on Prime Minister’s direction, IAS officers spend three months in Government of India as Assistant Secretaries, after completion of their two-year […]
(Thoughts) On multiple partners, hormones and happiness …
Boy : What re your views on polygamy/ polyandry ? Girl : I wonder why marry to keep multiple partners 😬😬😬 Boy : 😂😂😂😂😂 U […]
Spread the word : short videos and long impact @swachhbharat
If i am a motivator employed in Kalahandi district of Odisha, or a Zilla Swachh Bharat prerak assigned to Nashik district, and i have heard […]
Swachh Bharat : Reflections from Mussoorie Workshop
It was certainly a pleasure to listen to such conceptual clarity – Jashpur’s presentation on sustainability – and a satisfaction that Swachh Bharat has travelled […]
A day with Dabbawallas : of bonhomie, hardwork, discipline and dreams
I had a chance to spend a day with them and see their work closely. Ahilu, the mukadam (supervisor) of Ville Parle group met me […]
Wash up Mumbai
The Dhobi ghat at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai is a colourful place. In ways more than one. They dye clothes there. They are also a microcosm […]
Dharavi : hot bed for learning and development
Some of you may have visited Dharavi, and know most of what i am going to say here 🙂 For me, two hours spent in […]
The Juhu Chowpatty – Life and Ivory towers
Though not recommended much – even by travel sites ( which recommend the Gateway of India, the Taj, the Oval Grounds and the VT Station, […]
Mountain biking in the Coorg
Never been a sportsman, but always keen to try new things, i booked up for a two-hour mountain biking in Coorg. The counter ego started […]
Case Studies and Sanitation : Practices and Principles
A discussion is on in the SuSanA (Sustainability Sanitation Alliance) regarding nature and utility of case studies for sanitation. The subject assumes importance in the […]
Betrayal
No one knows when he came. He came and intruded. With love. He was weak, small; and as usual us humans treated him with contempt […]