{"id":755,"date":"2015-04-24T22:06:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/volunteers.org\/?p=755"},"modified":"2015-04-24T22:06:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T16:36:20","slug":"gramya-manthan-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volunteers.org\/gramya-manthan-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Gramya Manthan – A Rural Immersion Program by Youth Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gramya Manthan<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0nine day rural immersion journey\u00a0with 40 passionate changeagents\u00a0to remote villages in\u00a0Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is an\u00a0annual\u00a0program of\u00a0Youth Alliance<\/a>, currently in its fourth year of running. This year the program will be from\u00a0June 13 – 21, 2015.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The program aims at developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us by practising shift in our perspective, that is by practising empathy. This is nurtured by\u00a0 bridging the rural-urban divide and creating a space to observe, understand and learn the diverse realities of India. The idea is also to bring ourselves in sync with the complex actualities of rural life, thus allowing ourselves a platform where we at least begin to think on pertinent issues and\u00a0 try to break away from our preconceived notions which thrive on populist knowledge.\u00a0<\/strong>The program has been enriched by interactions with\u00a0Mr. Anshu Gupta (Founder, Goonj); Mr. R. Elango ( Kuthambakkam Village); Mr. Ravi Gulati (Founder, Manzil); Mr. Ram NK (Founder, Rang De).<\/strong><\/p>\n