Drinking Water at the Doorsteps . . . Changing Lives

“Water is the source of happiness, energy, health and piety, and is life giving as mother.” Rig Veda 10.9.1-2 “This Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) has delivered elixir to my house,” says Kamini Padiyar, a resident of village Kheda Talla, Tehri Garhwal,...

Humble Beginnings

February 1990, the foundation stone of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) was laid. Speaking on the occasion, Swami Rama said, “I pray to the divinity in you. I am only a humble server. I have nothing of my own within me. By the grace of my Gurudev, based...

RDI Foundation Day

Swami Rama, Founder of Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, felt the need to address the concerns of rural mountain people. To this end he established the Rural Development Institute (RDI) to act as a hub to ensure holistic development addressing health, education,...

Rural Development Institute Update

Promoting Menstrual HygieneManagement (MHM)RDI works with adolescent girls and women, promotes and facilitates reproductive healthcare awareness, education and services mainly in the rural and mountainous region of Uttarakhand. One of its important components is...

Engaging and Empowering Adolescents

Adolescence is a special phase of life. After working with adolescents for past 25 years, RDI strongly believes that adolescents are an enormous untapped resource and potential who can perform significant role in the societal development, therefore they should be...