ANTARDRISHTI AT 20
20 YEARS · 20 STORIES · One Journey
We did not set out to build an organisation. We set out to answer a question, a question that began with a boy named Raju, who knew everything about a joker from his Braille book but had never actually seen one. What happens when a child can learn everything a book can teach, but still needs opportunities to experience the world beyond the book? We did not have an answer, but we could not stop asking the question. Over the next twenty years, it took us into schools, villages, streets, communities, kitchens and places we had never planned to go. Along the way, we built things, made mistakes, changed direction, learned to say no, and met people who changed the way we saw the world. These 20 stories are our celebration of 20 glorious years of Antardrishti, not a history or a record of achievements, but twenty moments that shaped who we became. This is what we saw. We hope it helps you see something too.
Today’s Story
We Couldn’t Find Them
The room was full of the restless energy of a school day. Chairs were moving, students were talking to each other and there was the usual curiosity about what was going to happen next. Then a few white handkerchiefs appeared. Some students were asked to tie them over their eyes. Once the cloth was in place and the light disappeared, they were given a very ordinary instruction. Open your bag and find your Hindi notebook. It sounded simple enough. They knew exactly what they were looking for. They had brought the notebook to school themselves. It was somewhere inside their…
It Was Only a Plan
Raju was in Class 3, and he knew quite a lot about jokers. He knew…
Why Blind People?
The village was not very far from the world of schools and institutions, but it…
We Couldn’t Find Them
The room was full of the restless energy of a school day. Chairs were moving,…