• 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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‘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 [...]

Filed under: Animals, Be the Change, Inspiration, Jaagruti's interventions, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, Stories from Ground Zero, Videos, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

…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 »

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 [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Be the Change, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Pets, Relationships, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Faith – the two legged dog

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

The below story is kind courtesy and copyright of : Daily Good. We are sharing it here because it meets one of the objectives behind the intent of ‘Jaagruti’ which is – spreading respect and compassion towards members of the canine family. Two-Legged Dog to Inspire British Troops Wounded in Afghanistan BY MARC HERTZ | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010 5:45 AM [...]

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How to act when your society RWA puts a bar on letting your pet dog use the building lift?

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

On the afternoon of 10th August 2010, the Jaagruti helpline received a call from Mrs. Usha Gulati in Faridabad who informed that the residents welfare association of the colony in which they stay had objected to them taking their Pet dog Pixie up and down the building lift from their 5th floor flat. Ms. Gulati [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Games people play, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Jaagruti's interventions, Pets, Relationships, Take Action!, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments »

Wildlife Crime Investigations and the Legal system

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

By Vasudha Mehta [Mail : vasudha@jaagruti.org] We learn much in life through our respective experiences, trials and errors and this article traces my experience while working with animal rescue groups on wildlife crime based investigative operations. We do understand that what I did was just one tiny drop in the ocean but atleast it was [...]

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