Vidnyanvahini and its MSL

Vidnyanvahini and its MSL

In February 2015, IDS board members Nilesh Kothari and Nila Vora, along with Jerome McDonnell and Steve Bynum of WBEZ, visited Vidnyanvahini during their trip to India. IDS supported this project, which was the brainchild of former IDS board member Dr. Madhukar...
International Yoga Day

International Yoga Day

Celebrate International Yoga Day (June 21, 2015) with the students of our tribal hostel in Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh!     Meanwhile, in New Delhi, nearly 36,000 people set a record for the world’s biggest yoga session in a single venue. Indian...

IDS Featured on WBEZ’s Global Activism Podcasts

Listen to World View with Jerome McDonnell in anticipation of IDS’s 40th celebration last fall. https://soundcloud.com/wbez-worldview/decades-of-development-in-india   If you missed listening to the first episode of WBEZ visit to IDS project that aired April...
Government Recognizes Innovative Preschool Model

Government Recognizes Innovative Preschool Model

With additional funding from a private donor, Sodhana Charitable Trust was able to construct a pucca building for Balabadi children in S.C. colony Vedullavalasa in the month of September 2014. The building was completed in November and an inaugural ceremony took place...
Family Supports IDS Project Close to its Roots

Family Supports IDS Project Close to its Roots

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of IDS, the funds raised from an event held in Pittsburgh in November were donated to IDS. The Joshi family established The Dr. Manohar Joshi Film Series in 2012, in remembrance of Dr. Joshi, a cardiologist and long-time resident...