By Trina Talukdar | Co-founder
Kranti has stirred the Indian media this month! We were profiled on www.indianwomenpreneurs.org. But the icing on the cake was our revolutionary rehabilitation model being published by India’s leading newspaper– The Times of India! On the Revolutionary front, April was “Country Month”, where each Revolutionary picked a country and presented about it at dinner every night, expanding their horizons of geographical knowledge and exposure to different cultures. Can you name the capitals of, draw the flags of, identify the people from 17 different countries? The Revolutionaries can! We kick started the month with watching “Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi” at Prithvi Theater- consists of 4 monologues, played by 4 different women representing the typical relationships that a woman is known through in society, namely, mother, daughter, sister ,wife . This inspired deep conversations amongst the Revolutionaries about the kind of relationships they want to form in life. Thanks to our new partnership with the National Center for Performing Arts, the Revolutionaries were invited to Mudra- a week of Indian classical dance performances to commemorate International Dance Day. This was their first exposure to Indian Classical Dance forms and they were very moved. The highlight of the month, however, was our Volunteers’ Night– a gala Soirée where we invited all our volunteers, and even our virtual volunteers joined us on Skype for the entire event! It was a great opportunity for our volunteers to meet each other and network, as well as for the Revolutionaries to perform for the volunteers to thank them for their time and commitment. And last, but not the least, don’t forget to check out our spanking new website (www.kranti-india.org), created by our genius volunteers, Udit Agarwal and Aditya Keyal. You will also find our Twitter feed on our homepage, so do follow us (Kranti.Mumbai) for updates on Kranti and women’s issues! Revolutionary Quotes ~taking a break from Revolutionary profiles to give you a taste of the conversations at the Kranti home. Sumaiya, 8 years: God would have to wear a Burkha. Savita, 17 years: I could be God. Pinky, 14 years: There are women Gods– Durga, Kali. So what’s the big deal? Lakshmi, 17 years: Adam would have eaten the apple. Sarita, 22 years: Women would be respected more today.
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