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Society for Research and Technological Initiatives (Srishti)
Name of the organization |
Society for Research and Technological Initiatives |
Year of Establishment |
31st May, 1999 |
Registration Number |
255/1999-2000 |
Registered Office |
Village and Post Office Harrawala, District Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248160 |
Working Address (Delhi)
Telephone
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M-15 (Top Floor) Vishwakarma Colony, M.B.Road, New Delhi 110044; 01126368650
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011-26368650, 09654790870,{Delhi); 09411341819 (D.Dn) |
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Contact Persons |
Anil Tyagi 09411341819; and Prem Bahukhandi 9810881284 |
Areas of Work |
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Detail about organization:-
Society for Research and Technological Initiatives (SRISHTI) is a grass root organization committed to evolving an alternative path of development in the hills based on the principles of peoples’ empowerment, equity, and Sustainability ..…
History of the organization begins with the countrywide literacy movement in 1990.Our leading friends associated with the movement joined the grass roots and were spreading the message of literacy in different villages of the country.
Although the formal evolution of an organizational structure took some time the members since their student days had been actively involved with the Uttarakhand movement; as well as the countrywide literacy movement in 1990s through the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (Nodal organization for running the National Literacy Mission Programme in India). This entire process provided an incisive insight and perspective into the rural development scenario in India. They felt that despite honest efforts being made by various government and non-government organizations, the impact remained invisible /negligible. This could be attributed to gaps in the dialogues between those responsible for development and the beneficiaries. These gaps arose because of differences in the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the two groups –the former belonging to the rich educated class while the later were the poor village population. Such gaps frequently lead to tensions, and confronting situations. Itwas realized that within the above contextual scenario there was a need for an institution/organization, which would reflect both the social, economic and cultural backgrounds.
……….meanwhile, the uncertainties and the mobile nature of student status took friends in different directions though ultimately witnessing a confluence once again. Some members headed out for pursuing higher studies and others remained and initiated SRISHTI, for taking up developmental activities in the remote areas of Garhwal Himalayas.
The friends into higher education out side the region took this opportunity - their NRU (non resident Uttarakhandies) status - and conceived the FRIENDS OF HIMALAYA (UTTARAKHAND) a forum for bringing together the various actors of civil society (media, academics, organizations, institutions, researchers, activists, bureaucrats) for generating debates on the development issues of the hills and creating pressure groups outside Uttarakhand for influencing the planning and policy initiatives in the state.
THRUST AREA OF SRISHTI
· Research and Documentation on relevant development issues.
· Dissemination and Development of Rural Technologies.
· Watershed Management, Development and Conservation.
· Women Development Programs.
· Legal Literacy.
· Employment Generation programs.
· Health and Education programs.
· Panchayati Raj related activities.
· Preservation and promulgation of the cultural heritage of the region.