Swaraj University was designed and birthed in 2010 as a two year learning programme for youth.
A short film about the tribal ritual performance called Gavri.
See how we shared the spirit of the gift culture at the Be the Gift Festival on Fatehsagar Lake, Udaipur.
“Once upon a time there lived an old fakir in a small village near the desert in western India. He had a pet donkey and a dog for years.
An elderly woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.
In a story from Nigeria, an old man who knows his time is near decides to complete one last project to bless his relationship with his city-dwelling son.
Once upon a time, there was a small village which was inhabited by poor people. They didn’t like sharing their things with others as they had very little.
Welcome To Homo Giftus
“The West taught us that they are 'materialists' and we are 'spiritualists'. But this is a fragmented lie. We are spiritual materialists.
Beautiful video by students of Creativity Adda, government school Dariya Ganj. What are your stories of random acts of kindness?
Talk by Manish Jain at Economics of Happiness Conference in Ladkah.
Interview with Manish Jain on how to build your own ecoversity or alternative university based on the gift culture with Global Ecovillage Network in Thailand.
An experiment with Gift Culture and Sharing by the lake, Udaipur
Come find out ways in which you can open your heart and soul with others.
Once upon a time, the tribe of humanity embarked upon a long journey called Separation. It was not a blunder as some ÔÇô seeing its ravages upon the planet ÔÇô might think. Nor was it a fall, nor an expression of some innate evil peculiar to the human species.
Ivan Illich saw the ecological crisis as a genuine turning-point: a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rediscover what he called conviviality: "the autonomous and creative intercourse among persons and of persons with their environment".
Dariya Dil Dukaan is a pan India facebook forum for those of who realise that we are all living a life full of excess and want to shed and share that excess with whoever needs and appreciates it
This anthology explores many aspects of the gift culture - trust, care, hospitality, sharing economy, copyleft, forgiveness, vulnerability, etc. - from around the world.
This film is part of the Hind Swaraj Today Series which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of swaraj. This film features Tejinder Walia who lives in Panchgani.
Watch this video to find out how you can organize a Dariya Dil Dukkan in your organization, conference, workshop or community
Learn about Hulchul Saturday Cafe which promotes slow food and gift culture in Udaipur.
The second Giftival - a Celebration of the Gift Culture - was co-hosted by Swapathgami Network in Rome, Italy in April, 2015.
What if... money could speak? What would it tell us? What if... you had $1 million dollars? What would you do with it?
Since meanings in life are contextual and experiential, I will write about my understanding of mujaawarah basing it mainly on my experiences and making sense of them.
