• 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 [...]

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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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The story of a gentleman and a stray dog

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

By  Biswadeep Ghosh (Courtesy: The Times of India dated July 13, 2011) He may not have a name. He might be a stray dog. But, he deserves every ounce of love he gets. He stays near my house. He doesn’t have a name, must be six-seven years old, and seems to smile whenever he sees [...]

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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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Man’s best friend is worshipped here…

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

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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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Indore’s Lallu was no ordinary street dog

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Courtesy: Mail Today, dated: 17th August 2010 Shopkeepers of Aada Bazaar in Indore downed their shutters as a mark of respect for Lallu — a much- loved 15- year- old stray dog of the locality who died on July 17. As the news of Lallu’s death spread like wildfire, area residents assembled to mourn the [...]

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GoD and DoG!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

The above photograph  was clicked and contributed to us by Kris Kumar on 5th July, 2010. It was clicked at PVR Anupam-Saket, a multiplex  in Delhi. In this small temple beneath a tree behind the multiplex where these two resident dogs with collars around their necks were sleeping peacefully,  demonstrative of the relationship between GoD [...]

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The story of ‘The Cracked Jar’

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

We often refer to each other as ‘crackpots’ but if we look carefully, each ‘cracked pot’ has its own advantages… That is what the story below tries to convey. It was penned down by an anonymous author and contributed to this blog by Meera Ahmad, who further adds that terming oneself a crackpot is one [...]

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