#Ashoka Fellowship

[icyboots]

Seeing the Argonath-esque statues in Ahsoka, I am ready for Star Wars to enter its Lord of the Rings era!

BAYLAN SKOLL IN AHSOKA 1.08: THE JEDI, THE WITCH, AND THE WARLORD

[rosheendubh]

correcting Filoni…

…I’ve seen quite a bit of commentary on pacing in these first 2 ep’s…

—I’m just gonna toss out there—Filoni should have taken more lessons from Team Gilroy (Andor) or Team Joss (Serenity—a movie—incidentally, based on a series that most peeps weren’t invested in, hadn’t watched, didn’t know the characters, etc; yet, when casual peeps viewed, actually found the movie overall engaging…).

—My thoughts on how pacing, and backstory could have been improved if someone actually edited scripts, before looping actors into a strange mosh of empty feeling scenes and flat, driftless dialogue, and stoic glances.

—Open with the ending of Deus Ex Baline, but from Sabine’s perspective. —Fading to present day, either at Freedom Day ceremony already, as she/Sabine is listening to empty praises, or already gazing at Ezra’s message—the feeling that she’s done this 1000x over a decade communicates in seconds that there’s a bond there, of some sort. And it’s significant. THEN, she gets summoned to the ceremony-weariness of disillusionment in her expression—and we have a reason why she decides to shaft out, triggered by the superficiality of commemoration, or the hollowness that, for all the sacrifice of the Rebellion, the NewRepublic, after 10 years, was falling short of restoring what was hoped in expectation since the defeat of the Empire. She returns to her home, picks up the saber, and mentions something about having failed his memory, and her training… —Transitioning to the next scene of the Baylin/Shin freeing MorganElsbth on Republic ship…Elsbeth, as they’re rocketing off to next destination, mentioning Ahsoka, Thrawn, or both-why or what they’re off to pursue…

—Transition to Ahsoka finally, doing whatever she’s doing (frankly-her opening scene ought to have been merged with some kind of flashback, relating to Sabine, frankly, the training, whatever kind of breach occurred between them)—juxtaposed with her current mission retrieving that holocron-Mappy Thing…and go from there…

—Alternatively, the opening crawl perhaps, might have detailed the outcome of Lothal, Ezra-Thrawn-Imperial Fleet zapped into Deus Ex Baline (I hate that plot device, but whatever, space balines are part of the thread, so…hmmph), the sacrifice of the Rebel group, and the decade having left them scattered to various destinations and roles, with the Empire mo longer a threat after Endor, but new threats uncovered by a few vigilant heroes who aren’t so convinced of the Republic’s triumph continue to haunt distant realms of the Galaxy…

—or, a WhamBamOpening full of dire portent—an opening like that of LotR/Fellowship of the Rings (the actual GOOD movie from 2001), relating to a Dathomir sister, perhaps a particular Nightwitch having uncovered an ancient magic/power millennia before—dark experiments that led to a corruption of life and death, that wove itself into something uncontained to the point where the larger group of Nightsisters were forced to such stretches of enchantment and power draw to contain the evil they woke, that while they were ultimately successful, they were consumed by their own effort of dark power against the looming threat. Have the looming threat relate to Darth Sion (since, it seems, much to my dismay, there’s Filoni, mining Legends material and deploying it into a paler shade of itself to serve the purpose of his own plot device, and stripped of most of the originating richness—see his treatment of Thrawn), and the fact that some kind of gateway across space to *whatever threat* while sealed by these ancient enchantresses, still whispered to those who carried the song in their blood. Enter—Elsbeth in the opening scene where she gets rescued…

—*sigh*—I’m not a damn script writer, and these are really just my own musings of how ‘Ashoka’s’ writing is a lesson on *show-dont-tell*. They have so much good material, but this kind of story-telling is just more refined than what it seems the current production team is capable, or Disney cares to invest the effort for better drafting and editing of their script, and over narrative before the move to actual filming…

[djemsostylist]

In general I feel that most adaptations are terrible, and, at least for all modern adaptations, exist purely to make money for a studio desperate to become "The Next Big Thing™". Now by and large I don't particularly care; does it suck that The Witcher ended up being a super boring political slog instead of a fun monster of the week adventure with a girl and her parents? Sure, but I'm not a part of the The Witcher fandom, most book/game fans recognize the show is shit, and by and large its skipped the public consciousness such that it makes little no impact on much. In fact, The Witcher might, if anything, shed light on creators crapping all over existing IPs to make a name for themselves by using a preexisting IP as a resume to make the things they actually want to make.

Wheel of Time I have no investment in, having never watched the show or read the books, but I'm given to understand that by and large, its fairly universally disliked, and that the book fans are disappointed but largely unaffected by it's current crapness except to note its crapness and move on.

That's not to say that these sort of shit adaptations aren't disappointing; they certainly are, but because the two fandoms were largely unknown in the public conscious, and bad enough that even the most "normy" of people skipped by them, their effect on the existing IP is little.

Star Wars is it's own sort of hell, because while the characters I love are mostly safe (thanks in large part to Disney deciding to write their own stories, thereby inadvertently saving my characters from a fate worse than death), the utter crapness of the current DisneyWars saturates enough of my online fandom life to be mildly annoying in that I can't avoid it. But also, people who are obsessed with Ezra or think that Ashoka Tano are the best thing ever don't bother me much, bc in the Star Wars I knew and loved, these people never existed.

Tolkien is different in a way that is often hard to express, but I think it comes down to both his feelings about his stories, and also the general view of the public. I've had this argument with people a million times, that while yes, the books will always exist, with the current way that media is consumed, the amount of people who have actually read ANY Tolkien at all is smaller than you'd think. I've stumbled across countless posts from people talking about how they are huge Lord of the Rings fans, and have never even read Fellowship.

Now, I'm fully aware that there are people who will be offended by this so called "gatekeeping", but I remain baffled by the sheer number of Tolkien fans who have never actually consumed any of his written works. I'm aware that the Silmarillion is dense, and I'm certainly not about to recommend HoMe to the average reader, but the number of people who speak with authority (and incorrectly) on the themes of his works that have never read past Rivendell is astounding.

And the issue is, by and large, Tolkien is known now more by the Lord of the Rings movies made in the early aughties than he is by the works he wrote. Christopher Tolkien worked tirelessly to ensure that this father's authentic work would be persevered, that anything published posthumously would adhere so strictly to the vision of his father that large chunks remain unwritten to this day.

And then Amazon comes in and bulldozes over everything, and we are asked to be okay with it. More than that, we are asked to accept it, to stop being worried or concerned about it, to just shut up and live with it.

It doesn't matter if you like Rings of Power. It doesn't matter if you have never read a single Tolkien book in your life. It doesn't matter if you think Tolkien is an overblown writer who cared too much about nature and language and not enough about stories (an argument I have sadly seen far too much). The fact remains that Rings of Power and its writers did not give a single fuck about writing anything close to what Tolkien wrote or would have wanted. Rings of Power is crafted to be a resume for it's showrunners on their next steps to Hollywood, and attempt to create the next "GOT", the next Big Thing that will garner them enough fame and attention to let them do what they really want in Hollywood. The show cares nothing for it's source material--that much is clear from the handling of the characters, the butchering of the timelines, the mere fact that they seem to have not even given a single thought to theme or message or meaning.

And while sure, I will always have Tolkien's works for myself and those people who actually love Tolkien, and not the visual representations of his works, butchered onscreen (and yes, I do mean the Jackson movies as well), by and large with the passage of time, Tolkien will come to mean less the stories loving written of a world he envisioned, and more to mean the corporate schlock turned out for profit or the lovingly misguided fan interpretation of one of the greatest fantasy stories of all times, at least to the larger public conscious.

I will never feel bad about my criticism of Rings of Power. Never. Because it wasn't created for anything more than corporate greed and resume building, and each new fact revealed cannot convince me otherwise.

Celeborn is merely the longest in a long line of characters who are victims to a story that uses their names but not their likeness, not their soul, not who they are to the story they were used to create. At this point, it doesn't even make me mad, it makes me sad. The Second Age has always been important to me, for the stories it told and the characters it created, and watching it be handled like this hurts. And I doubt it will ever stop.

[anvayglobal]

Introducing ‘ANVAY’, Setting the Stage for an Unprecedented Global Dialogue on Harassment & Discrimination

The Legal Swan and its brands  POSH at Work and Respekt are organising an extraordinary and groundbreaking initiative titled ‘Anvay’ (www.anvayglobal.com), A Global Dialogue on Harassment & Discrimination taking place VIRTUALLY from 8 - 9 Dec 2023. It is a first of its kind Dialogue happening Globally.

Event Details:

Name: Anvay, A Global Dialogue on Harassment & Discrimination

Venue: Virtual

Date: 8-9 December 2023

Time: 10 AM to 6 PM IST

Event Link: https://www.anvayglobal.com/

Registration Link: https://www.anvayglobal.com/register/

Why Anvay?

Bhanwari Devi’s indomitable spirit in the face of adversity became a catalyst for significant legal reforms. In 1992, she courageously exposed a child marriage in her Rajasthan village, only to be subjected to a horrifying gang-rape as reprisal. Despite her quest for justice, the legal system failed her, prompting a national outcry.

Bhanwari Devi’s ordeal spurred the creation of the Vishaka Guidelines, shaping India’s response to workplace harassment. These guidelines paved the way for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, colloquially known as the POSH Act. To honour Bhanwari Devi’s resilience, we are hosting a global dialogue on harassment and discrimination, where she serves as our esteemed chief guest.

What is the purpose?

The aim of the dialogue is to create awareness around laws, rights, and remedies available, normalize conversations around ‘taboo’ topics, drive towards the inclusion of all irrespective of one’s gender, sexuality, disability, etc., see the performance of our laws so far, what we can do in future, learn about good practices across sectors globally and look for solutions for positive change. This is a dialogue with a cause and for a cause.

What will be discussed?

Anvay features expert discussions on harassment and discrimination and will see insights from Speakers from UN, NCW, UNICEF, Judiciary, Harvard University and more. Our agenda covers discussions around intersection of technology and law, experiences of persons with disabilities, future of the metaverse, measures in schools, challenges faced by the queer community, the judiciary’s role, media’s role in creating awareness, young adults and role of universities, and strategies for organizing the unorganized.

Who are the speakers?

Unveiling the luminaries set to grace our event—the following distinguished speakers who will ignite, inspire, and illuminate the discourse.

Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women

Susan Jane Ferguson , Country Representative, UN Women

Kate Jenkins AO , Chair, Creative Workplaces Council, Former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Kiranmayi Addu , Scientist-B, UNICEF, ICMR-NIN

Priyanka Chirimar , Founder at AAPC & Co-Founder at Nanshe

sujata nabar , DGM - Ethics & Governance, Mahindra Group

Mahendra Itkarkar , Executive Director, Human Resources, Morgan Stanley

Poonam Kapoor , Head of Employee Relations, Credit Suisse, India

Vindhya Undurti , (Former) Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Jitendra Mohan, President: Asia-Pacific Association of Psychology, Former President: International Society of Mental Training for Excellence, Editor-in-Chief: Indian Journal of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: Asian Journal of Psychology and Education

Dr. Anjhula Mya S. , International Psychologist, Trauma Specialist

Alankrita Shrivastava, Screenwriter, Director and Producer

Kopal Naithani , Founder/ Director - Superfly Films

Rachel DiBella, LICSW , MSW, Associate Director, Strategic Prevention Initiatives Office for Gender Equity, Harvard University

Zeinab Farokhi, PhD , Assistant Professor (LTA), Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Toronto, Mississauga Concordia University

Aniha Brar , Dean, Young India Fellowship and Vice Chancellor’s Office Ashoka University

Dr. Vinita Chandra, Associate Professor, Ramjas College, Delhi University

Kevin Lee, CEO, Yuvaa

Arvind Rao , Advocate Supreme Court of India, Legal Counsel in Adigator Media, IPC NEWS NETWORK, Corporate Advocate

Dr. Meenu Bhambhani , Vice President- Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (GIDE) Business Consultant, State Street

Dr. Kiran Nayak. B , Disability and Transgender Activist, Karnataka

Nina Jane Patel , Safe, Responsible Innovation & Development of Frontier Technology, Head of Research, Doctoral Researcher, Kabuni

Kinjal Maulin Salvi , Founding Member, World Metaverse Council

Kapil Dhiman , Award winning CEO, Built the Metaverse Startup of the year, Web3 Advisor

Bradley Poynting , Child Safeguarding & Child Protection Consultant, Poynting Consulting & Advisory and Australian Red Cross Greater Brisbane Area, Australia

Ju'Riese Colon , Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Center for SafeSport

Dr. Charlene Doak-Gebauer , Founder/Chair Internet Sense First, Founder and Chair the AICET Council, Global Chair Childcare and Protection, G100

Indu Madhavi Iragavarapu , Professional Development Manager, Nord Anglia Education, The Oakridge International School

Matt Skallerud , LGBTQ+ Marketing, Advertising, PR & Social Media, World's Leading LGBTQ+ Global Media Company, Pennsylvania, United States

Luiza Drummond Veado, Human Rights and Gender Specialist, SOGIESC Expert, New York, United States

Scott Sallée , Social Impact & Sustainability at Dentsu International, Co-Chair: Wellbeing, Steerco: LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent

Zainab Patel , Inclusion Catalyst, Lead Inclusion & Diversity, Pernod Ricard India

Satvik (he/they) , Co-founder, Transmen Collective and Consultant, Transgender Division, NISD, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI

Hon’ble Justice Sujata Manohar (Retd.), Authored the Vishaka judgment in 1997, paving the way for the Vishaka Guidelines and setting the foundation for the POSH Act of 2013

Hon’ble Justice A. K. Sikri (Retd.), Authored the groundbreaking NALSA judgment in 2014, a cornerstone for the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019

How are different voices being covered?

Anvay also presents Video Insights, a dialogue-driven initiative which features in-depth conversations on harassment and discrimination with experts and individuals worldwide, hailing from diverse jurisdictions such as Pakistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Canada, Wales, and more.

Akhil Neelam, 30 for 2030 Youth Leader at UN Women, Building a Think tank on gender and politics in South Asia Hyderabad, India

Aleena Ahmed, Lawyer, Associate at Ijaz Ahmed & Associates

Bhawana Shrestha, PhD, Co-Founder at My Emotions Matter Team Lead Office of Safe and Respectable Learning (OSRL) King's College Nepal

Colin Druhan, Executive Director at Pride at Work

Dr. Smita Ghosh, Psychologist, Human Rights & Women Empowerment Activist, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Johanna Robinson, Wales National Adviser Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Joy Matheka, Legal Officer at Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children | Expertise in Children rights, Human rights, and Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)

Naomi Hunter-Epson, Cambridge Politics + IR BA Hons Undergrad Finalist, Events Officer for Cambridge University, Gender Studies Society

Oviana Fathul Jannah, Child Rights Advocate Project Manager ECPAT Indonesia

Siddhantt Shah, Founder at Access for All India

Swechhya Rajbhandary, Educator, Education & Awareness Lead at Office of Safe and Respectable Learning (OSRL) King's College Nepal

Viveka (Paul) Chattopadhyay, Consultant in Autism and Cerebral Palsy Delhi, India

Christine Uyoga, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion, Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights, Safeguarding/ Prevention of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Harassment Nairobi

Stuti Jalan, Founder, Women Inspiring Network (WIN) and Crosshairs Communication

Harshita Singh, Mother caring for a child with Lobar Holoprosencephaly

Dr. Parul, Mother caring for a child with Cerebral Palsy

Srikant, Individual using wheelchair

We have got an exciting roster of additional speakers waiting to be unveiled! Stay tuned for more introductions and updates.

Who are the Partners?

Who are our Knowledge Partners?

Introducing our esteemed Knowledge Partners, a consortium of renowned academics and experts shaping the intellectual foundation of our global event on harassment and discrimination.

1.    Gujarat National Law University

2.    Nishith Desai Associates

3.    DY Patil University

4.    Svarniti Law Offices

5.    Pier Counsel

Who is our Platform Partner?

Introducing Unstop – our dedicated Platform Partner, a tech innovator!

Who are our Media Partners?

Anvay proudly presents a collaborative effort to amplify the voices and impact of our collective mission with the following Media Partners:

Advocate Khoj

Manupatra

Yuvaa

HR Professional Network (HRPN)

Women Inspiring Networking

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

Women's Web

Business Today

The Eastern Herald

Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC)

International Legal Alliance

Media India Group

Lawctopus

Lawctopus Law School

Lawteller

LatestLaws.com

LAWyersClubIndia

Legal Bites

Legalify India

Desi Kaanoon

Legal Desire

Law Labs

Our Legal World

Law Lust

Legal Gossipss

UPSC Desire

PSC Exam Guide

Indian Polity

Bharat Ka Kanoon

Legal Rights

Lady Lawyer

Adv. Aishwarya Nagar

Adv. Reena Yadav

Who Will Attend?

Leaders (such as CEOs, Board of Directors, HoDs and other Key Managerial Personnel).

Employees in the role of HR, Legal, Ethics & Compliance and Learning & Development.

Internal committee members handling complaints of sexual harassment.

Complaint officers handling complaints related to harassment, bullying, discrimination etc.

Managers who, in any other capacity, conduct training or assist in handling complaints.

Individual Lawyers, Psychologists, HR and other practitioners acting as consultants, external members or counsellors who assist with resolving harassment, discrimination and bullying related concerns.

Students looking to work around harassment, discrimination and bullying.

Event Access Fee: 

Students 

For One Day - INR 750 + Taxes 

For Two Days - INR 1000 + Taxes 

Professionals 

For One Day - INR 3,000 + Taxes 

For Two Days - INR 5,000 + Taxes 

Benefits: 

Be a part of something truly groundbreaking – A Global Movement for Change – Towards a Positive Future.

Gain insights from thought leaders and experts.

Participate in interactive sessions and workshops.

Ticket cost is inclusive of access to all discussions virtually on both days. 

Certificate of participation. 

Access to discussion forum on the website. 

Profile visibility to wide audience. 

Shout out on social media. 

Who are the Organizers?

The Legal Swan is an organization that aims to provide 360-degree solutions against bullying, harassment & discrimination and promote diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through its brands POSH at Work and Respekt.

Meet the Organizing Team!

Dive into the profiles of the team managing the event!

Shivangi Prasad , Founder & Director – The Legal Swan, POSH at Work & Respekt, Legal Consultant & Author, Trainer & External Member, WICCI, ASH Maharashtra President

Divya R , Trainer & External Member, Chief Quality Officer (Social Media), The Legal Swan

Ekta Jaiswal (She/Her) , Trainer & External Member, Chief Quality Officer (Training Management System), The Legal Swan

Pallavi Poswal , Trainer & External Member, Chief Quality Officer (Complaint Management System), The Legal Swan

Vatsal Chorera , Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, The Legal Swan

Ajeet Dubey , Chief Technology Officer, The Legal Swan

Vivekanand Kumar Singh , Social Media Manager, The Legal Swan

Soham Sen , Legal Associate, Respekt

Ayushmita Bardhan , Paralegal, Respekt

Khushi Sharma , Designer, The Legal Swan

Raano Gupta , Legal Intern, The Legal Swan

Yashvi Bhavsar , Legal Intern, The Legal Swan

Ashish Thakur , Marketing Intern, The Legal Swan

Ankit Mathur, Marketing Intern, The Legal Swan

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Let us join hands for a dialogue that matters! Together, let's pave the way for a world free from harassment and discrimination. #AnvayGlobal 🌍

[margindoodles2407]

Thanks so much for the tag!!!

favorite color: Dark Green, White, and Gold. Yes I know these are Link colors but they were my favorite before I was a rabid Zelda fan so hushshshshsh

last song: “Concerning Hobbits” by Howard Shore (from The Fellowship of the Ring movie)

last series: Ashoka! But I am also simultaneously watching Rebels with my siblings because they’ve never seen it all the way through.

last time outside: Like. 5 minutes ago :)

last meal: I just had dinner! (It was stir fry)

sweet, savory, or spicy? Can I say all? Please? If I had to choose though, it would be Savory.

currently working on: Whumptober and Linktober and like. 50 AUs that I will draw for and write blurbs about but probably never actually write docs for :3

currently playing: In theory, TOTK. In actuality? I’m still just messing around in Ocarina of Time :)

currently wearing: Grey pajama shorts and a burgundy t-shirt with Bigfoot on it that says “He doesn’t believe in you either”

currently reading: Lord of the Flies, and I’m going to restart LotR soon :3

No Pressure Tags: @wanderingnightingale @strawberrycircuits @andsomedaykindness

thanks for the tag, @chatwiththeclouds! posting on my LoZ/Sky: CotL blog bc why not ^^

(i added a couple more entries that i thought would be fun)

favorite color: wait i answered this question ages ago in a kind of poem. ok here it is. short answer, dark blue

last song: "Bewitched" by Laufey

last series: the last one i finished was Spy x Family

last time outside: yesterday evening rip

last meal: homemade barbecued pork chops with rice and salad

sweet, savory, or spicy? SOUR!!! but if i can't have that then savory ig

currently working on: my Linktober fics! idk if i'll get to them all (still haven't finished last year's) but i have some really fun ones planned

currently playing: Sky: Children of the Light and Tears of the Kingdom

currently wearing: black sneakers, oversized gym shorts i got from my quarantine in Korea (long story), Korean language program shirt, circle glasses, and my wrist braces bc these ligaments are WEAK

currently reading: LoZ fanfic, The Two Towers, my printed version of The Grueling Task of Becoming Right-Handed (BotW Link fic), the Gospel of Luke, AND something i forgot in my last tag game post--an ASL dictionary lmao

no pressure tags: @hallofharmony , @tigers-eyes-26, @adrift-in-thyme , @awkwardpossum0, @skyloftian-nutcase, @charbies, @telemna-hyelle, @fatefulfaerie, @whyoneartheven, @cervideity, @blossomingwaters

plus whoever wants to join!

[saraphiels]

[doonitedin]

अशोका ट्रस्ट फॉर रीसर्च इन इकोलोजी एण्ड एनवायरनमेन्ट के पाठ्यक्रमों में नरोपा फैलोज ने लिया हिस्सा नरोपा फैलोज़ को हिमालय क्षेत्रों की जैव विविधता के संतुलन, जलवायु परिवर्तन एवं नव्यकरणी ऊर्जा नीतियों को समझने का मिला अवसर

[anushacbse]

Young India Fellowship 2020 | Eligibility, Awards, Application Procedure

Young India Fellowship: Young India Fellowship is provided to the students who are talented and financially weak by the Ashoka University. YIF is offering world-class education to the students in India at a low cost. Young India Fellowship Admissions are provided to the need and financial students of the family. A total of 300 Fellowships are available. Young India Fellowship is involved in 3 Rounds. Students who could not apply in round 1 can submit their application in Round 2.

Young India Fellowship Eligibility Criteria

Students who have completed graduate and post-graduate from a recognized institute.

Students must have good marks.

Must be involved in full-fledged extracurricular activities.

Must have good communication skills.

Young India Fellowship Benefits

Tuition expenses for Lectures and Workshops

Resident cost

Cost of reading and course material, library subscriptions and shared textbooks

Documents Required for Young India Fellowship

IT returns for FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 of the candidate’s family.

Salary statement for salaried family members for the last 3 months

Financial assets details (movable/ immovable properties)

Form 26AS (for businesses/ professional)

Loan statements

In case the candidate wants to avail of the Haryana Resident benefit, they must procure a Haryana Domicile Certificate.

[eruditeart]

Bodhi Tree

Poor. Village. Girl.

The very thought of her entire life being limited to just these three words haunted her when she was a child. Ashweetha Shetty, now an empowered girl in her twenties, was born in Mukkudal Village of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. Her village till date is famous for Biddi making, a work that has become an inevitable truth of her family since years.

For women in India, being able to prove themselves worthy is a difficult. Visibly, she had to take the work her family was into. Ashweetha, when young, saw her mother putting thumb prints in place of signature while keeping record of the family income. This very sight acted as a spark and she decided that her fate will not be the same as that of her mother’s. She recalls having a peaceful life away from the city rush, even then she felt an empty void that only proper education could fill.

Like all of us, Asweetha also had in her life someone she looked up to. She was inspired to educate herself after reading the autobiography of Helen Keller. Initially it became difficult for her to convince her parents to let her go for higher education. But destiny cannot be neglected, she completing her graduation in Business Administration from a local college, and became the first graduate from her family.

Then come the turning point in her life. A Telegu advertisement was bought to her notice by her librarian regarding a fellowship in Ashoka University. Not being able to have access to the internet to fill the form, she had to borrow a phone from her junior. A skype interview became the bridge between her fellowship and herself. She was selected for Young India Fellowship of Ashoka University and had to move to Delhi.

Among the others selected for the fellowship across India, she was the only person from a rural setting. She started feeling alienated initially. After all, being a misfit is something which makes all of us awkward. She also shares instances of people not welcoming her in group researches, assuming she won’t be able to contribute. She had hard time listening to lectures in English and had to give more time. By the end of this fellowship she was completely transformed from within. “I stopped being harsh on myself” she states.

After completing the fellowship program, she started working in Sughavazhvu Healthcare. She went back to asking basic questions to herself like what this education of hers is for, what is she doing with the opportunity she has received. She also talks about how she has seen many people in her village having potentials but not having access to the magic opportunities like the one she received. She thus went back to her village and sowed the seeds of ‘Bodhi Tree’, an institute that aims at nurturing young minds in villages to make them grow into a better human being via education. Bodhi Tree aims at bridging the huge gap between the urban and rural lives in social and economic terms. With this initiative of hers she has been able to help many, by providing workshops, activity-oriented seminar, skill enhancement training and career guidance.

Child raising, cooking and cleaning is what women grow up to. They are no better than objects boxed, caged, and bottled. Every child deserves education and a happy life ahead, whether they belong to a metropolitan or a hamlet. At the end , quoting Miss Shetty,

“Where do you find your self-worth?

The answer to this question is

…where you find your voice and freedom!”

[ncertsolutionsbooks]

Ashoka Fellowship 2020 | Paid Fellowship in India, Selection Process

Ashoka Fellowship 2020 | Paid Fellowship in India, Selection Process

Ashoka Fellowship 2020: Ashoka Fellowship is primarily aimed to provide social entrepreneurs the means to realize their ideas and innovations. The scholarship came to fruition in 1981; today, there are over 350 Ashoka Fellows working in over 60 countries worldwide.

The Ashoka Fellowship provides a living stipend for up to 3 years, enabling the Fellows to turn their ideas into reality. Granted,…

[satyathemehta]

Ashoka University 2018 Young India Fellowship (YIF) Selection Round 2

Ashoka University's YIF 2018 Selection - Eligibility - Application 2018

About YIF 2018

The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is a one-year multidisciplinary postgraduate diploma programme in Liberal Studies. The Fellowship brings together a group of approximately 300 bright young individuals who show exceptional intellectual ability and leadership potential from across the country, and prepares them to become socially committed agents of change. YIF exposes them to a…

[unjobstoday]

US Venture Fellowship Associate

US Venture Fellowship Associate

Description Position at Ashoka   US Venture Fellowship Associate  Ashoka: Innovators for the Public ABOUT US Forty years ago, Ashoka changed the framework of the social sector by introducing the idea that there is nothing more powerful than a bold, new idea in the hands of an exceptional social entrepreneur.  Ashoka is aiming for its next paradigm shift: a world in which everyone can be a…

[indianschool-blog1]

Alum Bytes | PGP-DM at ISDM

Drashti is an Alumna of the 2017-18 Batch. She currently works with the Akanksha Foundation. Drasthi has a BBA from NMIM Mumbai and has completed the Young India Fellowship (YIF) at Ashoka University. In this video, she shares how the YIF and the PGP at ISDM, differently enriched her as a professional. Learn more - https://isdm.org.in/pgp-dm-admissions/ ISDM's 11-month high impact Postgraduate management course for the social sector.

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Dr Pramath Raj Sinha

Dr  Pramath Raj Sinha was a Partner at Mckinsey and led the ABP Group, one of India’s leading and diversified media conglomerates. He was instrumental in setting up the Indian School of Business (ISB), where he served as the Founding Dean (2001-2) and continues to be a member of its Board of Governors. Dr Sinha is also the Founder & Trustee of the acclaimed liberal arts institution, Ashoka University, which launched the Young India Fellowship (YIF) in 2011. He is one of the Founders of The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, a first of its kind management programme, and is also the Founder of the Anant Fellowship programme. Read more: https://anu.edu.in/faculty/dr-pramath-raj-sinha.

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Ashoka ağına, Türkiye’den dört yeni isim seçildi

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Dünyanın ilk ve en geniş sosyal girişimcilik platformu Ashoka, küresel Ashoka Fellowship Ağı’na katılan dört yeni sosyal girişimciyi tanıttı. Ashoka, öncelikli toplumsal sorunlara etkin ve kalıcı çözümler getiren sosyal girişimcileri tespit etmeye ve desteklemeye devam ediyor. Ashoka’nın sosyal girişimcilik ağına katılan dört yeni sosyal girişimci, 23 Kasım 2021 Salı akşamı Arter’de düzenlenen…