Have you heard the song “Jodi tor daak shune keu naa aashe tobe, aikla cholo re” (“Even if no one responds to your call, have courage and walk alone”)? Similarly, the Jagriks participating in the Samvidhan LIVE initiative courageously started … Read More
Gandhi and Ambedkar (as far as I know) never fully got along with each other – they had massive disagreements throughout their life.Today, somewhere, far far above in the heavens, they are both looking at India. And they both have … Read More
The word “Constitution” reminds most of us of a boring Civics lesson. We’d yawn in the middle, and let half the information slip out of our head. Eventually, we write exams, get a degree, get a job, and forget all about … Read More
The ostensibly easy task belied the challenges it contained. I had to visit places of worship from five different religions as part of one of my tasks under Samvidhan LIVE: The Jagrik Project. I had no idea how it would pan … Read More
What does visiting different religious places, or reversing roles with someone from the opposite gender, have to do with the Constitution? Across the country, over 400 young people, who we call Jagriks, are doing seemingly crazy things in the name … Read More
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA*, * On behalf of all plants, animals, rivers, mountains of this land And on behalf of all our forefathers and our future generations,having solemnly resolved to constitute India** **as a decentralized collective of groups, tribes, … Read More
While the idea of volunteering has been around for quite some time, it wasalways received with disapproving looks from parents and seen as an additional chore by the students. However, with times swiftly changing, volunteering has grown to be immensely … Read More
Shannon Yarbrough, an interactive media specialist from Atlanta, USA has experienced a number of layoffs in a period of four years. With each layoff she went into a donward spiral, feeling emotions ranging from elation to anxiety. Afer her last one, … Read More
Sometimes, being from two different communities can feel more like belonging to two different countries sharing a border.” claimed Ritumoni who heads on-ground operations for Kat Kathaa. Indeed. Especially when one of the two communities happens to be the ‘infamous’ … Read More
It can be irrefutably said that most differences arise from misunderstandings between two people, and the communities they belong to. And these misunderstandings are often the result of a series of divides that already exist between two individuals. These so … Read More
Ayesha and Somesh want to develop youth leadership capacities. Ayesha works at a women’s rights NGO and wants to work with college students on gender issues. She is having a hard time … Read More
Youth work and gender justice are incomplete without each other. Whether you’re a youth worker or a young person leading a social enterprise, at some point of time you will interact with donors and investors. Knowing what kind of initiatives … Read More
Imagine you walk into your classroom and your teacher gives you a choice – read a book, write a test or play a game. What would you choose? Let’s take a guess – play a game, right?! Games win hands … Read More
If you’re young, inspired, believe in social change and want to work with youth like yourself, a career in youth work is your jam. But there is a chance that at some point of time, you, your family and friends … Read More
The term millennial has become a buzzword in the last couple of years. A millennial is defined as a young person born between 1980 to 2000. By that logic, over half of the Indian population qualify as millennials. Everybody from … Read More
In 2010, Monisha had just graduated from one of the best fashion schools in India. But she realised that she did not want to pursue fashion design as a career. Instead, she decided to participate in Global Xchange – an … Read More
Being a young person from the Northeast of India is not easy. It comes with a special set of challenges. In a region so rich in nature and culture, tough geographical conditions, political unrest, lack of infrastructure and neglect … Read More
ABOUT COMMUTINY – THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE (CYC) ComMutiny – The Youth Collective (CYC) is a forum of nearly 30 youth led and youth engaging organizations that work in collaboration to promote youth leadership by architecting and promoting what we call ‘The … Read More
ABOUT COMMUTINY – THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE (CYC) ComMutiny – The Youth Collective (CYC) is a forum of nearly 30+ youth led and youth engaging organizations that work in collaboration to promote youth leadership by architecting and promoting what we call ‘The … Read More
What is self-awareness? Self awareness is knowing who you are deep down inside as a person. It means being truly aware of your values, beliefs, priorities, habits, intentions and dreams – all that stuff that makes you ‘you’. Self-awareness is … Read More
As a young girl, Neha Buch felt like a misfit and wanted to escape school to see the world outside it. This is how she stepped into the world of volunteering by joining the WWF nature club in her school. Neha’s … Read More
Deep within the fissures of our fragmented society and polarised debates about nationalism and intolerance, lie certain intersections. The people who stand at these intersections are either playing protagonist or antagonist in the story of today’s India. It is now … Read More
Changing the existing education system in India is no mean feat. Souvik Saha and Gautam Gauri are two young visionaries who decided to work in the field of education in their home states – Jharkhand and Bihar. They are creating … Read More
Huhh!! Exams were over and a 2-month long vacation had already knocked my door. The first evening of that vacation was there and it was a day when even my coffee was demanding a coffee. Suddenly, a notification popped up on my … Read More
“The world is my classroom, each day is a new lesson and each person I meet is my teacher” – Craig Happer. This is exactly what I got to hear from many jagriks (Jagruk Nagriks) who were part of … Read More
We know that the youth is gaining stride when different locations light up with hustle and activity celebrating International Youth Day (IYD). Live Chat, games and campaigns in Delhi, Changelooms program in Madhya Pradesh and workshops in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and … Read More
Are there feminist men in India? Yes, there certainly are. In a three-part series titled How I became a feminist, CYC brings to you to the stories of three feminist men – Bappaditya Mukherjee, Manak Matiyani and Aditya Gupta, who started to explore … Read More
In the second part of the series How I became a feminist, CYC brings to you to the story of Aditya Gupta, who started to explore gender as a response to the Nirbhaya case and went on to start People for Parity, … Read More
In the third and final part of the series How I became a feminist, CYC brings to you to the story of Manak Matiyani. Manak Matiyani was introduced to feminism early in life. “My family was the first place where I inculcated feminist values … Read More
On 2nd October 2018, the international day of non-violence, ComMutiny – The Youth Collective launched ‘Be a Jagrik! Samvidhan Live !.. Live the SDGs’ public initiative in association with 32 partner organisations. This initiative aims to build young people’s capacities to meet … Read More
Adding to the season of cheer we would like to celebrate the super strides our Be A Jagrik initiative is making through our partners. Through the newsletter you will get a selective glimpse of the amazing on ground reach of … Read More
Saloni Singh had never noticed the hard work done by safai karamcharis – the people who clean up her school – until she started playing a game called Be A Jagrik. Saloni, 15, studies in 11th grade in Jamshedpur Public School in … Read More
Commutiny- the Youth Collective organised a National Celebration Event – Samvidhan LIVE- Be A Jagrik in collaboration with Pravah on 26 February 2019. The event organised in Delhi celebrated the journey of Jagriks from all across the country. The congregation … Read More
The (5th) space pulls the youth in because it speaks to their stage of life – youth. Its like a garden that draws caterpillars by the droves. It offers them support as they struggle in their identity quests looking for … Read More
One of the most striking and beautiful features of our country is the diversity it carries and this diversity stands on many grounds- multiple languages and dialects, religions, regions, ethnicities, cuisines, gender etc. It is a land that is based … Read More
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” These are the words of Gandhi. When you step into the shoes of another and look at their needs with empathy, you are likely to … Read More
“Imagine Honey a transgender and Anando a dwarf cooking together at Anando’s home…Let alone each other, they didn’t know anyone so different from themselves before the Samjho toh Express arrived in Kolkata. In normal Public Initiatives, youth engage in mostly … Read More
#5thSpaceVoyagers Ashraf Patel, Co-Founder of Pravah and CYC Her fiery enthusiasm and eagerness to make the world a better place began when she was in high school, “from a very early age, I was going through camps, and was a … Read More
When I was told that I would get to attend a Wheelchair Rugby match, I thought, “No way”. On my way to the ESCIP (Empowering Spinal-Chords Injured Person) Centre, I thought about the ways in which the people that I … Read More
The heavens had decided to pour down on Delhi. Not a good day to travel; definitely not a good day for the first day at work. I thought I would have to cut out a sorry figure in front of … Read More