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Smt. Meenakshi

Smt. Meenakshi
Founder and Director, Puvidham Rural Development Trust, Dharmapuri

I trained to be an Architect at sir J.J.College of Architecture , Mumbai . Subsequently I finished my master’s in applied psychology. In 1992 April bought a degraded piece of land in Dharmapuri district. It is now a young forest. I have been running an alternative school since 2000.

Blog: My Personal Journey to Sustainability

Puvidham School  

Programme Offered

The course provides an orientation and introduction to the Green Economy in the Indian context.  Designed and offered as a stand-alone hybrid programme consisting of 8 online interactive sessions and a weeklong bootcamp. This course was initially designed and offered  in the international township of Auroville The course is offered at the Bhoomi College in 2023. The schedule of the course at Bhoomi College with the boot camp being held at the Bhoomi College campus is provided below.

Registrations are open for the Sept-end commencement cohort of the programme at the Bhoomi College in Bangaluru.

Please register using the QR code.bhoomi-registration-link

Sustainability Transformation Challenge with Meenakshi - 45 Days to Transform into Sustainable Living

We all know the crisis of Climate Emergency and have daily update on the worsening scenario. Most of us wanting to make a change in our own lives first, are stuck at what is known as the ''beginners block'' with the first few steps being the hardest. This course aims to provide you with a step-by-step process to transform yourself from within, under the guidance of Smt. Meenakshi, and, with the support of a cohort of co-travellers / co-learners.