The 22nd SY is being organised by sristi with the help of nif, gian
and other Honey Bee network partners from December 29, 2008 to January
3, 2009 in the karmabhoomi of Gandhi ji, Champaram district of Bihar,
where he started the Satyagrah movement. This is also the birth place
of Chanakya (Kautilya), the great statesman and economist)
controversies apart). The shodhyatra will start from Motihari and
conclude in Betiah. Our partner, Dr. Ambedkar Sansthan (AWCCDS), Siwan
will be the hosts and local organizers.All the readers, their friends, and others interested in walking with
us are welcome to join the 22nd Shodh yatra in Bihar. The idea is to
learn from the wisdom of common people, their values, concerns and
creativity. The cost of food and local travel is shared by all the
participants @ Rs.200/- per day. Others who are interested but may not
be able to pay up may also join and then their cost will be shared by
other participants. Kindly Note the following 1. Bed Spreads and Mosquito net/repellent are to be carried during
the yatra for personal use.
2. Towels, Tooth brush and paste, soaps, cloths for daily use,
comfortable shoes/sandals so that you can walk the local areas without
any inconvenience.
3. It might rain! Do not forget to carry your raincoat and/or umbrella.
4. Dish, bowl, spoon and glass one each for your personal use.
5. During the train journey (both to and fro), please bear your own
food expenses.
6. Please be prepared to walk 15-20 kms daily during the seven days
shodh yatra.
7. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be arranged by SRISTI. Since
Shodh yatra is a voluntary activity, shodh yatris may also have to
help the organizers in preparation of food and other arrangements if
required.
8. Diary, pen and if you have a camera of your own,kindly carry it
along.
9. Torch, candle, small lock and key, strings and clips to hang/dry
cloths and your medicines are the other materials you may carry to
avoid inconvenience.
10. Each individual should book his/her to and fro bus/train tickets
on their own.
11. Shodh yatris will be provided simple meals for three times,
accommodation in schools and other places in the villages, a vehicle
to carry luggage. Thus, each participant is to contribute Rs 200/- per
day to meet the expenses for the same. No body will be denied the
opportunity to join the shodh yatra because of economic reasons. if
some body can not afford, rest of the shodh yatris will share his/her
cost.
12. Pickup/drop to/from any nearest point to Shodh yatra route may
be arranged by the organizer upon request, the expense of which will
be borne by the individual/group.
The 22nd âœShodh Yatraâ, organised by Sristi will commence from
December 29, 2008 to January 3, 2009. The yatra will start from
Motihari and conclude in Bettiah.
The âœShodh Yatraâ is organized by Sristi, twice a year. The Shodh
Yatris, walk around generally a distance of roughly 120-150 km or so
in a span of seven to eight days. Dr. Ambedkar Sansthan (AWCCDS), Siwan will be the hosts and local
organizers. Sristi ( www.sristi.org) is a developmental organisation setup to
strengthen the creativity of grassroots inventors, innovators and
ecopreneurs engaged in conserving biodiversity and developing
eco-friendly solutions to local problems. Sristi, which means creation, was born in 1993 essentially to support
the activities of the Honey Bee Network to respect, recognize and
reward the creativity at grassroots. Based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
Sristi (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable
Technologies) is a registered charitable organization that is devoted
to empowering the knowledge rich-economically poor people by adding
value in their contemporary creativity as well as traditional
knowledge. It has helped establish GIAN, NIF, MVIF and AASTIIK. Sristi was set up to provide organizational support to the HBN. The
objectives were: systematically documenting, disseminating and
developing grassroots green innovations, providing intellectual
property rights protection to grassroots innovators, working on the in
situ and ex situ conservation of local biodiversity, and providing
venture support to grassroots innovators. Sristi manages the Honey Bee
database of innovations, and supports the publication of the Networkâ™s
newsletter in three languages, English, Hindi and Gujarati. Lately Sristi has being focusing on more concerted ways of hitherto
neglected domains like womenâ™s knowledge systems, value addition
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