Travel Stories and Life Events
As you know my village Panchali is in an area categorised as tribal development area. The area is very backward area and the villages are adjacent as the distance ranging from 2kms to 3kms from each village. Panchali is far developed compared to the adjacent villages..hence the villagers comes to Panchali for studies upto 7th … Read more
I was with UNDP at Bhubaneswar before joining Interact Worldwide..a UK based NGO working in different parts of the world supporting local NGOs… I applied for Country Finance Advisor India position with IWW (Interact World wide)..this position was a Consultancy assignment working from home reporting to IWW UK on daily basis and taking care of … Read more
Though my career in NGO/Development sector goes back to few decades, I was in break period after my assignment with Interact Worldwide (will write about that assignment). Some of my friends knew that i was looking for some consultancy assignments based in Bhubaneswar but was prepared to move around the projects in the country. One … Read more
This year – it was 2004 we the HIV AIDS Alliace team of Hyderabad decided to go to Goa for Annual Retreat and Review Meeting. We had a wonderful time in Goa. All staff reached Secunderabad railway station to take a train to Goa. The train that we took is for half way as we … Read more
As i mentioned about my taking a house on rent in Masabtank area. The house we need to go inside the road for say half a kilometer. The area was like a small town colony where families meet and gossip. I have taken a one bedroom house which also has a balcony. The landlord is … Read more
My nephew and cousin(s) used to stay in a house in Mehandipatna in Hyderabad. Since i was new to the place, though may have visited few times earlier this time the visit was to stay in Hyderabad, i decided to stay with my relatives, though i was bit uncomfortable because staying for few days and … Read more
Days moving fast..and within few weeks i have become a colleague working with them for years – such was the wonderful team that we had i forgot everything about the new job and the difficulties i may have to face. When one works for an organisation for a long time that organisation itself is considered … Read more
In continuation of my previous posts, I am slowly slowly mixing with the team members and within few days i felt as if was in the organisation for years…My colleagues were so friendly, made me feel their family. At lunch break we used to share our food, and every occasion we used to celebrate together. … Read more
In spite of working for two decades in NGO sector i.e. Oxfam UK, managing large projects and hundreds of NGOs, and managing natural disasters like 1999 Super Cyclone managing and coping up with the stress and also managing a large number of national and international teams during super cyclone and thereafter, I was very nervous … Read more
After two decades of my association with Oxfam UK, i moved on to another organisation HIV/AIDS Alliance which is also an UK based organisation. It was in 2004/5. It was tough decision for me as is the case with any one who has been working in an organisation for two decades had to move to … Read more