So, every Thursday afternoons we have CSIM sessions where different speakers who are involved in the social entreprenurship field are invited to speak to us.Our last week, we went on field trips to visit two different organizations
The first organization we visited was
Navadarshanam.
This organization promotes alternative modern way of living and
thinking. They work with eco-farming, alternative energy, and
eco-restoration.They try to be 100% organic in all their activities,
which is really cool. Guests are allowed to visit, but one should not
treat this as a vacation getaway. They want people who are truly
interested in learning about this new way of lifestyle with an open
mind.
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| The view outside |
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| Lord Krishna |
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| The crow who ate part of Abby's idli |
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| We went to explore the surrounding area |
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| A guy cleaning the well |
Next,we visited
Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital. This hospital is the brain child of
Dr. Devi Shetty, one of the world renowned heart pediatric surgeon. This hospital has never refused a single patient in need of medical treatment. If a patient is not able to pay for his/her treatment, the hospital sets a fund for the patient and uses its networks with numerous benefactors and non-governmental organization to pay for the medical expenses of the patient.
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| Tele-medicine |
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| The view as soon as you enter the hospital, Lord Narayana |
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| Faith plays an important role in healing. There is a mosque,a Hindu and Buddhist temple and a church outside of this hospital |
Al Jazeera did a coverage on this hospital and you can watch it
here. It has been awe inspiring to be able to tour the hospital and to see what great work this surgeon is doing. He is truly an inspiration.
Sari Day
Since Maddy and Kristen bought saris, our office decided to hold a sari day.So I borrowed Sam's sari and we all headed to PremaVidya so that our collegues can help us tie those saris. We all looked beautiful and at the same time, there was a prayer session for our boss, Mr. Naresh, who has leukemia.
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| The four of us!:)) |
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| Us and the ladies |
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| Us and the guys |
I'm missing all of them terribly now and can't wait to see them next week when I go visit them!:)
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