• 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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~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 [...]

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 »

A school presentation, a Teacher, Delhi Fire Service and a rescued Pigeon

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

Life is a puzzle which gets deciphered when we look back and connect the dots. When I was in school, I had yearned for people to come over and talk to us about animals and environment but no one did, I tried to do it myself-telling my fellow classmates about not using polybags to dump [...]

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…and ‘doggedly’ Moti opposes the Gujarat Cement Plant

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Filed under: Animals, Do you know?, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, News Reports, Relationships, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

PAWS for a cause…

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

By Vasudha Mehta ‘Jaagruti’, A visit to PAWS (Plant and Animals Welfare Society), Thane This is a month overdue report of my February 2011 visit to PAWS in Thane, an animal rescue and welfare organisation located in the Dombivli East, a suburb about 70 kms from Mumbai. PAWS (Plant and Animals Welfare Society), was founded [...]

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What does it take to rescue an animal? – A poem by Bhavani Sundaram

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

This poem is the first in the series of many poems penned down and shared with us by Ms. Bhavani Sundaram to inspire you in sustaining your efforts to rescue an animal in distress… A heart of gold to accept all animals in whatever state they come in A heart of steel to be able to say [...]

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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 »

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