{"id":675,"date":"2021-12-15T15:57:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wild-india.org\/?p=675"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T10:50:44","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wild-india.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/15\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"675\" class=\"elementor elementor-675\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00f406a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00f406a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6424d\" data-id=\"bd6424d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef2de4 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ef2de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kanthari Blog: Born to be wild<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371a861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371a861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cEverything is difficult, and every day there are new challenges. But luckily there are two of us. When one gives up, the other has still enough energy to push us forward again.\u201d Their accounts remind me of our own start-up phase, almost 25 years ago. Back then, Paul and I had the crazy idea of founding the first school for the blind in Tibet. Now, I listen to the exciting stories of Niwas and Shivani and I immediately feel transported back to our own past.I remember our attempt to make empty, echoing rooms somewhat habitable by using beds and tables that were nearly falling&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bb215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10bb215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanthari.org\/born-to-be-wild-2\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cbc4d0\" data-id=\"3cbc4d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edc991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0edc991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanthari.org\/born-to-be-wild\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1536\" height=\"1214\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-india.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-03-2022_Blog_Shivani_Niwas-1536x1214-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"image of children holding flowers in hand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild-india.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-03-2022_Blog_Shivani_Niwas-1536x1214-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wild-india.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-03-2022_Blog_Shivani_Niwas-1536x1214-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wild-india.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-03-2022_Blog_Shivani_Niwas-1536x1214-1-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wild-india.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-03-2022_Blog_Shivani_Niwas-1536x1214-1-768x607.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bc0e6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bc0e6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feb633d\" data-id=\"feb633d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f09d77 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1f09d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kanthari Blog: Born to be wild<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c988c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c988c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shivani Kumari is from Jharkhand in the east of India. Her partial loss of sight made it difficult for her to keep up with mainstream expectations. But she found inner strength within nature. Shivani promotes natural agriculture, creates awareness regarding indigenous and uncultivated crops (native and free from biotechnology) and fosters harmonious living with nature. In her training, she also wants to integrate persons with chronic diseases, disabilities, and visual impairment. 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