Nov 19, 2024
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3 mins
Every journey starts with a dream, but sometimes, the path we envision changes in unexpected ways. For Madhan Raj, financial realities led him down a different road than his initial passion. His story is one of growth and grit. Here, he shares his evolution from a curious student to a full-fledged full stack developer..
Oct 14, 2024
Ajay Kumar takes us through his transformative journey as a Tech Analyst at Yuvabe, where his growth has extended beyond just honing technical skills. In this blog, he shares the key milestones and unforgettable memories that have shaped his path, offering insights into both his professional and personal growth..
Sep 24, 2024
Yuvabe alumnus Jaganath takes us through his rapid transformation at Yuvabe; from being a fresh graduate to a skilled Business Analyst leading projects. His journey is a compelling tale of growth and making the most of opportunities..
Think back to your school days. Can you recall any teachers who left a lasting impression on you? Chances are, you can. Perhaps there's one who ignited a spark of inspiration within you, another who provided encouragement precisely when you needed it, or even the one whose eccentricity made them unforgettable. On the flip side, you might also remember the teacher whose critical voice still echoes in your mind, occasionally haunting you with self-doubt. For better or worse, teachers have a remarkable ability to leave indelible impressions on our minds.
In the face of unwanted forces and difficulties, how do we continue to move forward? How do we design systems that can cope with and continue to function in the presence of shock and stress? And why is it more important to adapt and transform rather than fight and resist the forces of change?
One of Auroville’s oldest reforestation projects, Pitchandikulam forest is a 70-acre space that was started with the mission to restore the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests that are unique to the southeast Indian belt. Today, Pitchandikulam is home to more than 400 medicinal plants and many many more indigenous species.
Yuvabe team takes an inward journey to understand mental health issues, create awareness and become better support systems for their own loved ones.
In September this year, our market research team got an exciting opportunity. Our key partner and sponsor, Quilt.ai, that helped train and establish the team, and supported us in taking the first steps towards building Yuvabe, invited us for an offsite at their HQ in Singapore. After two years of working with our international colleagues virtually, it was finally time to meet them all in person! For many of us, this was our first time on a flight, and for everyone this was our first international trip! This was truly a milestone, for us as a team, and as individuals.
Being in Auroville provides us a unique opportunity to constantly meet people from different regions, with varied skills and life perspectives. Recently we had the pleasure of hosting Lalit Kishore Bhati, an architect and urban planner, who took time out to share with our team his perspective on the unique challenges and opportunities of living in a place like Auroville. Originally from the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Lalit moved to Auroville in his mid-twenties. As a young graduate, he knew he wanted his practice to be more than just about making beautiful buildings and seeked a more integral approach towards his work.
At Yuvabe, one of the ways in which we want to support the holistic growth of the youth, is by creating opportunities for them to interact with experienced people from different walks of life. In this spirit, we invited Aruna Venkatachalam, who is a lecturer on social entrepreneurship in the US and a strategist for the Societal Platform, to give her views on leadership, creating exponential change and the importance of women becoming wealth creators.
How many of us can remember drawing as children? Colouring on walls, making shapes in the mud, in the sand, and basically scribbling on anything and everything around us. As children, we weren’t judges to our own creativity. We drew instinctively. As instinctively as we talked, walked, played. Yet somehow, drawing, unlike speech and many other activities, has managed to attain a superlative status, restricting it to the art world. It seems the older we grow and the more ‘educated’ we are, the less we feel confident in drawing, if our drawing isn’t considered ‘good’.
At Yuvabe, we kicked off 2022 with a purposeful intention: Becoming better teachers for the schools in our community. As part of our service work, many of our team members are engaged in imparting STEM and arts education in the Auroville and bio-region schools, for students of grades three to eight, and it is our constant endeavor to give the students our very best.
