• About ‘Jaagruti’

    'Jaagruti' means 'awakening' and this web-journal is a platform to share little big stories of inspirational efforts and awaken the soul and the mind, to live a life beyond yourself.

    It is an initiative to share information that inspires and empowers individuals to stand up for the animals they care for and the environment around us.

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Educating emotions

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

The below article written  by Eunice deSouza in Pune Mirror is worth reading and sharing with as many ‘humans’ as you know. For this post says so much of what we at ‘Jaagruti’ always wanted to put in words. As she rightly pens, ‘People need lessons in empathy, the imagination to put themselves in place [...]

Filed under: Animals, Be the Change, Games people play, General/Animals, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, News Reports, Relationships, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

The story of ‘Magic’ and his rescue

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

‘Magic’ is another of our rescued dog stories, for the story of his rescue and recovery is nothing but ‘magical’. Last year when the Commonwealth Games 2010 ended, it was time to release the street dogs back into the games venue areas where they were picked up from and kept in at shelters for the [...]

Filed under: Animals, Be the Change, General/Animals, Inspiration, Jaagruti's interventions, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, Medical treatment of Animals, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

‘Desty’ – Destiny’s child!

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

For all animal cases that we get to attend directly to at ‘Jaagruti’, we just prefer to give them a name rather than referring to them as an anonymous dog or any other creature. But that name is just for us so that on platforms like this blog, we can share that animal’s story with [...]

Filed under: Animals, General/Animals, Inspiration, Jaagruti's interventions, Medical treatment of Animals, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

यह गली के कुत्ते ….

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

By आशीष पांडे Courtesy: Navbharat Times Monday March 14, 2011 एक शख्स ने पेपर में छपने के लिए शिकायत भेजी कि हमारे मोहल्ले में कई आवारा कुत्ते हैं। जब देखो भौंकते हुए पीछे पड़ जाते हैं, सड़क पर आराम से चलने भी नहीं देते। मौका मिले तो काट भी लेते हैं। उन्होंने इस बात पर [...]

Filed under: Animals, Articles/Posts in Hindi, Games people play, General/Animals, News Reports, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Dogs are family, can use lifts for free, rules court

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

In August, this year when we at ‘Jaagruti’ received a call from the Gulati family in Faridabad alerting us to the fact that their colony RWA was disallowing them to take their dog ‘Pixie’ in the building lift, it prompted us to do some research on such cases in India, following which we had come [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Games people play, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, News Reports, Pets, Relationships | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 8 Comments »

New Page added: Animal Helplines in Mumbai

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

After ‘Animal Helplines in Delhi and NCR‘ we at Jaagruti are happy to share with you all our new webpage titled, ‘Animal Helplines in Mumbai‘. We hope to expand this list to an all-India level in times to come so that no one on the street ever feels helpless and ignores the sight of an [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Animals, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Bakr-Eid: what happens to the goat?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Before you begin reading this, please allow us a moment to introduce Meera Ahmad (the contributor of the below post) to all of you. Meera is a Ph.D student at University of Delhi and lives with her mother, brother Kabir and her canine companions in Nizamuddin. Meera is secular by birth, born to a Hindu [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Sacrifice, Animals, General/Animals, Stories from Ground Zero, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

The ABC of stray dogs

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Animal Birth Control/ABC Programm involves sterilizing street dogs, vaccinating them against rabies and releasing them back into the areas where they were picked up from. The article below is kind courtesy of  The Pioneer Newspaper, penned by noted senior journalist Mr. Hiranmay Karlekar who is also the author of a book titled ‘Savage Humans and Stray [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, News Reports, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Foods and Poisonous Plants to avoid for Cats and Dogs

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

This post is kind courtesy of Charu Shah FOOD TO AVOID FOR DOGS- Alcoholic beverages-  Can cause intoxication, coma, and death. Avocado- The leaves, seeds, fruit, and bark contain persin, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources-  Can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system. Cat food- Generally [...]

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15 reasons to adopt an older dog

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

This post is kind courtesy of  Luigi Aero‘s Facebook Page One of the saddest things is an old dog left in a shelter by an uncaring human family. Common excuses people use are that they don’t have enough time for the dogs or that they are moving (although I have never heard of any state [...]

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