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This site is for fellow travelers interested in exploring radical alternatives to our current paradigm of Industrialism that can be defined as an ideology of unlimited material growth. Industrialism has brought humanity to the brink of ecological and societal collapse. It is difficult to escape the alarming statistics around various inequalities and injustices involving humans and nature. It is now well established that climate change is not a standalone crisis but is interlinked with other socio-political-economic crises.

We believe there are alternative ways of building and nourishing a good society where we live in harmony with each other and nature ; where we not just survive but flourish; and where we strive for sustainable futures for everyone and not just a select few.

We invite you to be part of this exploratory journey with us of efforts striving for a better world. We describe this vision as that of just, equitable, healthy, happy, peaceful , creative, caring , sharing, self- sufficient, self- governing, eco-sustainable, non-exploiting, rural and urban communities.

In India, the legacy of Gandhi and Tagore’s alternative civilizational vision of Swaraj continues to inspire and propel alternatives. This website started out by focusing on alternatives in education from the framework of Gandhian Education (Nai Talim) . In this regard, we have tried to bring together classroom resources, suggestions for hands on place based activities, teaching learning materials, and any other relevant resources. The website also holds together a few perspective pieces and key writings as well as the course document of our community based course on systemic alternatives called Living Utopias.