• 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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“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”

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

Bina Mashi, a domestic maid from Kolkata  feeds 35 dogs in her locality. We are glad to come across a story with striking similarity. This picture was making rounds across a lot of groups and Facebook’s Animals – Facts and Anecdotes thought of putting up this story, which we are sharing here… She is a [...]

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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 »

Delhi International Airport Limited’s (DIAL’s) Paper Recycling Initiative with ‘Jaagruti’ gets featured in the National Press

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

To read the Online version of this news story, please click here Excerpt from this story is quoted below: The Indira Gandhi International Airport here has initiated measures like using recycled papers at its premises in a bid to become a ‘green airport’. After putting in place some of the green initiatives like rainwater, use of natural [...]

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“Feeding stray dogs is not a crime”: Mumbai Court clears duo arrested, humiliated for feeding dogs

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Today’s Mumbai  Mirror reports this heartening news, as reported by their correspondent Yogesh Sadhwani: Court clears duo arrested, humiliated for feeding dogs Two animal lovers from Thane, who were arrested and humiliated two years ago after a stray dog they used to feed allegedly bit a resident, have finally been acquitted, with a magistrate court [...]

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The Rain Catchers – A Practical Guide to Solve Your Water Problems :

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

The Rain Catchers – A Practical Guide to Solve Your Water Problems : Director: Pradip Saha | Producer: Centre for Science and Environment Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2005 Synopsis: Catch rain where it falls. This is the unambiguous message carried by “The Rain Catchers”, a training and information video on urban rainwater harvesting. And for a world in which access to water – or [...]

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~Dog’s best friend!~

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

*This story is authored by Ramendra Singh and is kind courtesy of The Times of India BHOPAL: He does not mind skipping his lunch In fact, he did so on many times in the past. But there is one practice he has followed doggedly –feeding stray dogs-for the past 20 years. The man, Laxmi Narayan Sharma, [...]

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A 15-yr-old Dog’s Gift

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

‘The next time you are a little down, do an act of service — it might just be the gift you need.’ This was the message that came to us through a mail that shared the story of Roadie, a 15 year old dog and his gift to a grieving man. This story was penned [...]

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The joy of looking after ‘Poopy’ the pigeon

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

By Divya Kapur About the author: Divya has trained as a wildlife rescuer in Sydney with Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services. She specialises in birds and that is where she derives the confidence to continue her work in this area after having moved back to Gurgaon. She would love to share her expertise and knowledge with like minded people. Those interested in [...]

Filed under: Be the Change, Bird Rescue, Bird Rescue and Treatment, Do you know?, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, Medical treatment of Animals, Pets, Relationships, Stories from Ground Zero | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

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 [...]

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