About 40 members of 25 organisations from 12 states of India met at Farmer’s Share, Shoranur, as the General Assembly of the Vikalp Sangam.

The Hakki Pikkis are an entrepreneurial community. Theirs is an economy of subsistence and the marginalised. Their trade networks do not conform to the known notions of the ‘poor’.

Exciting alternative initiatives for meeting human needs across India!

What is our vision of a better future? What are our answers to questions of poverty, hunger, energy insecurity, and other deprivations?

It is a space for the learner-inmates to connect to their deeper purpose and passion.

"Take a year to discover what you really want to do and explore that — away from what others tell/expect you to do."

Alternative education means learning from Life, not from textbooks, exams and classrooms.

संगम की सोच है कि भविष्य कैसा होगा। समाज, संस्कृति, राजनीति पर क्या सोच होगी। क्या सामूहिक दृष्टिकोण व मूल्य होंगे। इनकी तलाश ही विकल्प संगम की कोशिश है।

The incredible mix of people made for exciting moments, some sharing of history of ... current initiatives, and earthy planning for the future.