Center for Learning (CFL) is a space for learners interested in discovering what it means to live an authentic, personally meaningful and socially responsible life. It is a space for understanding one’s responsibility towards oneself, others and towards one’s work. The face of CFL is an alternative education centre that supports learners of all ages to connect with themselves; figure out their values, interests and direction in life. The heart of CFL is a continuing enquiry to understand what is education beyond formal schooling. At CFL the attempt is to understand the challenges of living meaningful, responsible and self-regulated lives of inner and outer harmony. The hope is to evolve a lifestyle and a way of looking at things that is truly just, that genuinely respects the cultural and biological diversity of all living beings and bring out the best in individuals and as a collective.

India boasts of a huge variety of languages and dialects. Many of these languages do not have scripts of their own. In fact many of them are on the brink of fading away into oblivion owing to the trend of people migrating to modern cities and hence newer cultures. However, a small academy in Gujarat is standing tall to save these languages from dying. Anand Giridharadas writes in this article on how the Adivasi Academy, based in Tejgadh, Gujarat, is working towards chronicling elements of rural culture.

Shikshantar hosts a variety of activities, including cultivating projects that challenge dominant systems of education and economy.

Ravi Gulati left a corporate job and took to teaching children of drivers, barbers and maids near his home in New Delhi's Khan Market. Today, in his unusual classroom every student is a teacher and every teacher a student.

With its firm belief in ‘Learning by Doing’, Vigyan Ashram at Pabal, Maharashtra has, over past 3 decades, transformed the lives of hundreds of rural youth who the mainstream education system might have rejected as ‘failures’. A modern version of the Gurukula system, “Vigyan” means ‘Search of Truth’ and “Ashram” symbolises ‘simple living and high thinking”.

Mutiple Ecocab call centres, strategically placed, ensure that an ecocab takes a caller from any of over 13,000 households to his destination (within 3 km) in 10 minutes.

The new Eco-cab phone-in system provides ready services to residents and an improved livelihood option for rickshaw-walas.

The Bangalore Bus Prayaanikara Vedike was formed by commuters, who, intending to oppose the hike in bus fare, also formed this forum to deal with varied issues relating to the bus service and the bus terminus.

Piyush Sethia is an activist of the 21st century. Candid, honest and passionate to the core. He has for the city of Salem, Tamil Nadu with every last drop of integrity. Rejuvenating lakes, creating co-operative forests, teaching organic farming to children and running a Citizen’s forum. Attached is a short glimpse into the life of an activist.