An NRI comes back to the roots to explore some stories of hope and possibilities in her Punjab! Who I am I am a final year International Development student at King’s College London with a keen interest in poverty, inequality and social policy, particularly within the Indian context. I am very interested in looking at how “development” is conceptualized and carried out across the world. From this, I was therefore very fascinated in learning more about the work of Sanjhi Sikhi

The story of Arai Majra's school transformation is a tall example of "collective action" A Story of Hope from Punjab No one is oblivious to the concept of crowdfunding. Pooling in money for a specific intervention from various sources may seem like an in-thing today; however, restricted only to an urban population or an audience with unlimited access to technology. Here is a story of change, of an enthusiastic and dedicated community that has engaged in crowdfunding and trans