The Gandhian Way for the Villages

As India begins the commemoration of the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth celebrations, it is worth going down memory lane to recall the time Swami Rama spent with Gandhiji. Bhole (as Swami Rama was known in his youth) asked his master the reason why Gandhiji was...

World Environment Day 2018, “Beat Plastic Pollution”

RDI conducted activities from 5-10 June, 2018 to mark the World Environment Day with students from districts of Rudraprayag, Tehri and Dehradun. The main objective of the event was to sensitize the students towards the theme for the year “Beat Plastic Pollution” along...

Christmas Discount on Books/CDs

Attention Centers and Booksellers: Special Christmas Discount on Books September 26, 2018 Dear Center Director, Season’s Greetings. Once again, this year Lotus Press has offered its special 45% CHRISTMAS DISCOUNT off the retail price, from September 26, 2018 up to...

Engaging and Empowering Peer Educators

In its efforts to reach out to the adolescents and address their health issues along with offering additional information, Rural Development Institute (RDI) offers multiple orientation and capacity building programs. These programs are designed to address multiple...

How a Water Program Helps Villages Help Themselves

Despite the fact that it might be an uncomfortable subject to discuss, the Rural Development Institute at HIHT has made it one of their primary topics. We’re talking about water and sanitation, toilets, open defecation and waterborne diseases. These uneasy topics have...

Road Safety Week and National Youth Day

On January 14th, RDI marked the celebrations for Road Safety Week and National Youth Day with 200 youth from Doiwala, Bahdrabad, Yamkeshwar and Dugadda. The program was centered on youth elaborating about their safety and how to channelize their energy towards...