Avantika Srivastava

Infamous for Inquisitiveness
Finding the purpose by being part of solutions,
alum @thegfprogram @ramjas_college
DU,TISS Centre for lifelong learning
~Be & Make

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

The drawing we used to make in childhood !!

[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

The farm technologies under the category Rural Manufacturing & Processing Technologies feature solutions from the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Spanning semi-automatic/manual machines producing eco-friendly products and herbal agricultural formulations, these innovations showcase ways to reduce environmental pollution and improve agriculture practices.

🔷 Semi-Automatic Idol-Making Machine: An eco-friendly technology that uses cow dung, bagasse and natural binders to produce biodegradable and durable idols through a semi-automatic hydraulic process: https://t.co/MiwLJS1gV5
🔷 Manual Idol-Making Machine: A simple, sustainable technology for producing biodegradable idols using cow dung, bagasse and natural binders: https://t.co/oPVcVcJBeB
🔷 Eco-Friendly Plant Pot-Making Machine: A technology that uses cow dung and agricultural waste to produce biodegradable plant pots: https://t.co/MM6q92CwE6
🔷 Kamaal – Herbal Agricultural Formulation: Functions as a growth promoter, fungicide and termiticide: https://t.co/wIzoXOg8cG

Read more about सह SANKALP on: https://t.co/v3NGDRgGdb

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#SahSankalp #FarmTechnologies

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

That is how new born rhino calves look like. Round and small.

#WorldRhinoDay is on 22nd sept.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

When 740 children died at sea and every country said "no," one man—who had reason to remain silent—said "yes."

The year was 1942.
The ship drifted in the Arabian Sea, like a floating coffin. There were 740 Polish children on board. Orphans. Survivors of Soviet labor camps, where their parents had died of the flu or starvation. They had escaped through Iran, but a more terrible punishment awaited them.

No one would accept them.
The British Empire—the most powerful power of its time—refused entry to port after port along the Indian coast. "It's not our responsibility. Sail away."
Almost finished with food. No medicine. Time was running out.

Twelve-year-old Maria held her six-year-old brother's hand. She had promised her dying mother to protect him. But how do you protect someone when the whole world turns on them?

And then news came to the small palace in Gujarat.
The ruler was Jam Sahib Digvijay Singhji, Maharaja of Navanagar. In the royal system, he was just a minor prince. The British controlled the ports, trade, and army. He had every reason to obey and remain silent.
When his advisors told him that 740 children were stranded at sea after the British refused to take them to any port in India, he asked one question:

"How many children are there?"
"Seven hundred and forty, Your Majesty."
He paused and calmly said:
"The British may control my ports. But they do not control my conscience. These children are docked at Navanagarh."

The advisors warned him:
"If you challenge the British—"
"So I will stop. "

He sent a message to the ship: You are welcome here.
When British officials protested, the Emperor remained firm.

"If the strong refuse to save the children," he said.
I, the weak, will do what you cannot.
In August 1942, the ship struggled to enter Navanagara harbor under the blazing summer sun.
The children walked like ghosts—exhausted, blank-eyed, many too weak to walk. They had learned to hope for good. Hope had turned dangerous.
The Maharaja was waiting for them on the dock.

Dressed simply in white, he knelt down to be at their eye level. Through interpreters, he spoke words they had not heard since their parents died.
"You are no longer orphans.
You are my children now.
I am your Bapu—your father."

Maria felt her brother's handshake. After months of rejection, these words seemed surreal.
But he was serious.
He didn't build a refugee camp.
He built a home.
In Balachadi, he created something amazing—a little Poland in India. Polish teachers who understand trauma. Polish food flavored with memory. Polish songs in an Indian garden. A Christmas tree under a tropical sky.

“Suffering tries to erase you,” he said. “But your language, culture, and traditions are sacred. Let's keep them here.” "
Children who were told they had no place in the world finally found a home.
They laughed again. They played again. They returned to school. Maria watched her brother chase a peacock in the palace garden, and her body remembered again what safety meant.

The Emperor used to visit them often. He remembered names. He celebrated birthdays. He watched high school plays. He comforted children crying for parents who would never return. He paid for doctors, teachers, clothing, and food—from his own wealth.

For four years, while the world was torn by war, 740 children lived not as refugees, but as a family.
When the war ended and it was time to leave, many wept. Balachadi became the only home they had ever truly known.

These children have grown and moved around the world—becoming doctors, teachers, engineers, parents, grandparents. And they have never forgotten.
Warsaw's Good Emperor Square appeared in Poland. Schools bear his name. He was awarded Poland's highest honor.

But the original monument wasn't made of stone.
It cost 740 lives.

Today, at 80 years old, they still gather. They tell their grandchildren about an Indian king who refused to turn compassion into political calculation.

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

@dwivedimk_ias Encouraging to see the deliberation; a phased approach can be considered, informing people about when the change is going to come into effect for the full day, and can hold space for groups & artists to build, read, play, initiate sustainability & health awareness drives

[Ankit.Today @ankitv]

Difficult to show courage, when your entire life you have been rewarded for being a coward!

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

How does one get reliable details for buses in #bengaluru? When currently buses are the only end-to-end public medium to reach the airport https://t.co/B8jG7sSyD8
-can timings be more accessible? esp. challenging from far off areas like balagere @BMTC_BENGALURU @blrcitytraffic

[Kyang @kyang_himalaya]

While Kinnaur is heavily covered in snow, the Faguli Festival is taking place. Here, you can witness the Raula Performance, a traditional dance performance for the holy spirits residing in higher elevations.
This is a part of Kinnaur Shu Culture.
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#kinnaur @mahesh_ronseru

[Anupam Manur @anupammanur]

Indian cities have gotten their water supply and pricing strategy completely wrong resulting in water crises (like Bangalore). Pricing water at artificially low levels is, in fact, anti-poor.

I write in @moneycontrolcom
https://t.co/pSti4SExxb

[Weatherman Shubham @shubhamtorres09]

This high spirit of Asha workers making the Pulse Polio Abhiyaan a successful campaign across the country

3rd March 2024
Upper Kullu , Himachal Pradesh

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

A one-of-a-kind book on public policy to equip oneself with core concepts, towards a more engaged citizenry.
"We salute those who strive to strengthen the Indian republic in all ways"- from authors,
thankyou @anupammanur @pranaykotas @thescribblebee @PenguinIndia

[Neelesh Misra @neeleshmisra]

बोतलें फेंक के जो लोग चले जाते हैं
आइये उनको भी तस्वीर ये दिखाते हैं

Tourists travels like parasites. Zero respect for the places they visit. Zero humility or empathy. Just bragging and trashing their way through pristine lands.
Thank you, @iPradeepSangwan and colleagues. 🙏

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

#Chile is currently facing deadliest #forest #fire on the record.

At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile's Valparaíso region.
Many of those affected were visiting the coastal region during the summer holidays.

Place is seeing intense summer heat wave, with temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. The fire has already burnt 26,000 hectares in #wildfire.

[Luigi Gatto @gigicat7_]

This is such a nice ad from Barilla 👏

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

@kanpurdehatpol @NIC_KanpurDehat @DMKanpur Prompt response received and action initiated.

धन्यवाद।

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

Divers support urgently needed to rescue a child(S/o Hav VM Singh) drowned at 11AM today in vil kutiarampur,
Moosanagar Kanpur Dehat
Ph- 9599249842
@kanpurdehatpol @NIC_KanpurDehat @DMKanpur

[Avantika Srivastava @Avi__kavi]

जिस स्थान में हम शांति और शक्ति को महसूस करने जाते है, वहा ऐसी गंदगी खुद ही कैसे कर के आ सकते हैं? प्रशासन नीति बना सहारा दे सकता हैं, अपनी भागीदारी के साथ निभाना तो स्थानीय नागरिकों और आने वाले पर्यटकों को ही पड़ेगा!
जो बदलाव चाहिए, उसके लिए खुद भी हाथ बढ़ाना होगा
@swachhbharat

[Kanpur ploggers @Kanpurploggers]

@ABPNews @ndtv @BBCWorld @BBCNews @BBCHindi @thebetterindia @NatGeo @MoHUA_India @amrut_MoHUA @nagarnigamknp @DMKanpur @CommissionerKnp @AfrozShah1 @UNEP @moefcc

[Kanpur ploggers @Kanpurploggers]

सिंगल यूज प्लास्टिक के देशव्यापी बैन में केवल १५ दिन बचे है . परन्तु आज पनकी धाम की यह तस्वीर मन में ये सवाल ज़रूर लाती है की क्या यह बैन सच में सिंगल यूज प्लास्टिक की लापरवाही से इस्तेमाल को रोक पायेगा? ज़रुरत है जन आंदोलन की
@narendramodi @myogiadityanath @myogioffice

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

I love this story from Assam India 🇮🇳because it reminds me that one person can make a difference.

In 1978, Jadav Payeng began planting a tree every day for 37 years.

[DM Kanpur Nagar @DMKanpur]

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