October 20, 2014

This and That

Vishnupriya Das Fellowship

The AIF Fellowship is filled with non-stop running. It's like being constantly on the verge of missing the last train out of the station — The AIF Fellowship is filled with non-stop running. It’s like being constantly on the verge of missing the last train out of the station

So it surprises you when you find that somehow in the midst of all the frantic activity you have made special connections. — So it surprises you when you find that somehow in the midst of all the frantic activity you have made special connections

And you are glad you took a chance on a road less travelled, even though it seemed scary — And are glad you took a chance on a road less travelled, even though it was slightly terrifying

Because it ended up leading you to a whole wide world of new possibilities

DSCF3336 — Sometimes you have to put on a mask (or two) to get you through the day

Sometimes you have to just turn your back on it all. — Sometimes you have to just turn your back on it all

But thats okay because you discover the structures that keep you strong. — But thats okay because you discover the structures that keep you strong

And learn to let go of the bits of you that you should just let crumble. — And learn to let go of the bits that fall apart

When in doubt, watch your friends... — When in doubt, watch your friends…

try new food and drink. — try new food and drink

Be prepared to find good advice in unexpected places: the back of auto rickshaws, public toilets, your local chai-wallah… — Be prepared to find good advice in unexpected places: the back of auto rickshaws, public toilets, your local chai-wallah…

And find yourself witnessing sights that are indescribably amusing. — And find yourself witnessing sights that are as amusing as they are disturbing

Because the ever morphing idea of India — Because the ever morphing idea of India

Lives up to all its cliche's of 'cultural contradiction' — Lives up to all its cliche’s of cultural contradiction

Author

Vishnupriya Das

Vishnupriya has spent the better part of the last five years in academia, completing her Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences and Masters degree in Contemporary India from Oxford University. During the process she has worked as a researcher in a genetic laboratory, a videographer in South India and as a consultant for NGO's. In particular, she is interested in how new media and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) can be brought into development initiatives. This interest began during her Bachelor's thesis on Computer Mediated Communication and Empathy and was cemented while observing the use of mobile phones in post conflict regions in Sri Lanka and Nepal as an M&E researcher for Generations For Peace, a conflict transformation NGO.

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Vishnupriya has spent the better part of the last five years in academia, completing her Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences and Masters degree in Contemporary India from Oxford University. During the process she has worked as a researcher in a genetic laboratory, a videographer in South India and as a consultant for NGO's. In particular, she is interested in how new media and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) can be brought into development initiatives. This interest began during her Bachelor's thesis on Computer Mediated Communication and Empathy and was cemented while observing the use of mobile phones in post conflict regions in Sri Lanka and Nepal as an M&E researcher for Generations For Peace, a conflict transformation NGO.

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