Here’s how Sambhavna minimises its impact on the environment: 1. For the construction of the Sambhavna Clinic building we used the very minimum of toxic materials. For protection from termites we use a product made from […]
We try our best to cause least harm to the environment Read More »
Tues 8th February: Worked with the gardeners peeling the skin off Asparagus Racemosis. The asparagus root had already been boiled in a large dish and now the peeling was taking place. The remaining part was left
What a lovely bunch of humans Read More »
I arrived in Bhopal a week ago now, on Thursday, and just settled myself in. I got my room ready and met up with Maude who took me into New Market where I could purchase a
Goats in t-shirts, everyone saying ‘hi’, yes! I am in India Read More »
On the matter of working at the clinic, the staff of Sambhavna express very similar feelings. “Working in a social organisation you have a completely different relationship with those who come for care. And in a
Kallol Dutta (AKA Dada!) is 47. He’s been Sambhavna’s computer programmer and data analyst for the last eight years. Were you affected by the 1984 gas leak? Actually no, I lived in Calcutta and I moved
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Ratna Soni has been working in Sambhavna’s medicinal herb garden for seven years now. Were you affected by the gas leak in 1984? I was living in Bhopal in 1984. I knew something was wrong that
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Josh Moos and Lucie Kinchin (23 & 21) have been volunteering at Sambhavna for the last month. How did you come to arrive at Sambhavna? We were volunteering as recyclers at the Glastonbury Festival in 2010
The Sambhavna Community: Josh & Lucie Read More »
Do you remember being at school in the summer and it being really hot out? When you begged your teacher to let you work outside and they finally gave in? The feeling of being allowed to
Commitment, with a genuine family dynamic Read More »
Firstly, I have blatantly plagiarised the title of this blog from Eric, a beautiful spirit who is incredibly talented, intelligent and inspiring and who has just left Sambhavna to go back to high school in Pune.
In the guts of a monster Read More »
As the political and environmental fallout from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continued to worsen throughout 2010 and President Obama declared a crusade against negligent corporations, photojournalist Jack Laurenson decided to travel to Bhopal,
Bhopal now: the enduring tragedy Read More »
Here’s the first of a series of profiles of Sambhavna staff, volunteers and users of the Sambhavna Clinic, in order to give you dear readers, an idea of the people behind the faces we often see
The Sambhavna Community: Shahanaz Read More »
As we run well into January time seems to be passing by alarmingly quickly. The unusually cold weather in Bhopal has definitely meant things are a little quieter round here at the moment. India is seeing
It’s winter in Bhopal too! Read More »
