Miriam Knight was a magazine publisher, book reviewer and award-winning radio host in the Body Mind Spirit field for 18 years. Her books (What Wags the World: Tales of Conscious Awakening, John Hunt, 2014; Seeding Change, Kindle, 2006) feature many of the thought leaders of the New Age she interviews here. She will shortly come out from behind the microphone with a new book, revealing her own journey from skeptic to Spirit channel.

Mystics have always used sound in ways far beyond the realm of mere entertainment - by breathing in an ethereal dimension into simple rustic sounds from life around to give us a taste of the beyond. A simple twang of the ektara often did what a thousand words could not do to touch people.

Sounds of Isha is Sadhguru's own home grown, anomalous group of 'musicians' - inspired by their deep yearning and sense of gratitude. Dabbling with and melting into their instruments, their work is a subtle fusion of the rich and diverse beings that they are. The group members are full-time volunteers with Isha Foundation, living a life of dedication and austerity; thus, their inspirational songs are usually created after a full day's activity, due to their passion and zest to share a different dimension of the foundation's work.

Their melodies are a fusion of music from different parts of the world - traversing effortlessly and seamlessly across boundaries and cultures. Whilst the music of these songs sooth our minds and the melodies enthrall us, the true potential of the songs is in their capability to instill in us an element of the eternal silence that touches the core of the human being. The performances of Sounds of Isha are set apart to deliver a potent and intoxicating ethereal concoction, transporting those who listen into subtler states of being - becoming the basis for inner exploration.

VDC started its journey in 2001 with SDG vision to stand in solidarity with the poor and marginalized being a peoples centered organization. VDC envisioned for a society which well be free from inequality and injustice. A society where no child will cry from hunger and no life will be ruined by poverty. Over two decades of relentless efforts to make this happen. VDC has embraced new ground s and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people to bring meaningful and the most time bound services especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community focused and people centered approach has been adapted by VDC while consideration has been given to the national policy and Sustainable development goals (SDG) as its guiding principle
VDC  act as  dynamic organization  expanding its  development  interventions  across 8 upazillas under Rangpur district of Bangladesh covering    poor, ultra poor, youth, women, disable  and  vulnerable people.
Introduction
VDC is a non government organization formed in 2001. The aim of VDC has been to create a self-reliant development process among the rural poor by extending support for getting themselves organized and making united and collective efforts to improve their socioeconomic condition. The activity extends from the formation of primary groups with an average membership of 30 to the creation of groups’ broader organizational structures at the village, union and upazila levels. The beneficiaries of VDC are men and women of the two large sections of the rural population, i.e., the farmers, marginal peasants, landless, rural professional groups including fisher folk, weavers, potters, etc. VDC prioritize the beneficiaries considering women, youth and socially and physically vulnerable peoples.
VDC emphasize capacity building of the community peoples through organizing training. Training plays a crucial role in the VDC process and through this activity development education is imparted to the people to raise the level of their awareness, confidence, capacity and skills. There are two types of training are organized:  Human development and practical skills. The subject areas of human development training courses include: social analysis, development concepts and approaches, analysis of development constraints, techniques of building organization and staff members, public relation, communication, development management, leadership and participatory development. Practical skills training courses provide the skills that are required for making efficient use of the resources and for effective implementation of social, economic, ecological and environment projects.
VDC support members through providing  credit and technical assistance to the groups specially for women, youth and socially excluded portion of the members to take up income and employment generating projects in various fields such as agriculture, irrigation, fish cultivation, bee keeping, animal and poultry birds rearing, homestead gardening, social forestry, Embroidery, computer, electric, tailor ,handicrafts and marketing of products, etc.Other programmes that VDC has initiated include: popular theatre; participatory research; development support communication through video medium; health and nutrition education; literacy and women’s programmes.
 Activities
Homestead Plantation
Social Forestry
Nursery
Establishing and Protection of Rights of Vegetable Producing Farmers (EPRVPF)
Fish Cultivation 
Legal Support of disadvantaged women 
Marketing support of craft artisan
Promoting Pro-Poor Policy Reforms and Public Services for All (2010-2012)
Income Generation Activities
Monitoring and Evaluation :- 
Human Resource Development
Development of staffs: 
 Development the skill of local leaders: 
 National and International Day Observation
Cultural Activities

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