the evolution of a group photograph!

some more faces (repetitions maybe) (and guess who clicked these too!)

meeting sheeting... (pics: rahul again!!)

and mr. deol was there too!

is kabaad ka kya karen....( what do we do with this junk!?)

the learning exchanges (pics: rahul)

learning exchanges at the kitchen!
some more kids from choti si asha and kanwal making peacocks from newspaper strips
vinod ji and chandrakanta ji making jewellery

the jugaadis with kids from 'choti si asha'

last night (pics: rahul)

we asked motaz to sing us a song, he told us a story...
the anthemm... dama dam mast qalandar
urbi sang some rabindra sangeet for us
don't think this was during urbi's song... but maybe thr were some dull moments

julian's guitar jived up our lunch once too... i think we we were singing the redemption song!

The Outcomes

A shaker made from discarded thread holders



The ultimate Jugaadiwala - Mukesh holds his costume for the public meet



An earing made from flattened wires



Nima holds his 'car' made form wires



Goggle-eye: Sunny with the left-overs of an insulation tape holder


Ruchir Josh and gyandev engrosed in a discussion



Motaz made a very nice camera case from tyre tubes, which he promptly lost. So we saw his camera instead [the camera was not made from junk]



New spaces and new friends



Two girls visiting the Rock Garden try their hand at some jugaad.


Chain massage - we could try a full circle next time!



Rachna examines a new contraption



Your's truly with Mukesh and Sunny



The Jugaadiman cometh

The Kitchen

Waiting for breakfast...


No one would believe that from these chullahs we made some fancy gourmet stuff like steamed vegetables, salads in cashew sauce, makki di roti, sarson ka saag, avial, etc.

pic: julian caspari

The make shift kitchen was also a place for intense and involved discussion about food habits, waste habits, health and well-being.

pic: julian caspari

Salads being covered and getting ready for lunch. Most of the food served was either raw (like salads with dressings) or steamed (like vegetables). All food was cooked without any oil (zero-oil) and without milk or milk products (vegan).



Breakfast consisted of only fruits like dates, bananas, chikkoo, papaya... along with ginger-lemon tea. Yum!




A poster put up near the kitchen.



The kitchen experts...

Anti-clockwise from top: Manoj, Shammi and Sunny


Motaz holding forth during breakfast...

The Processes

Participants spread themselves in Nek Chand’s small open air theatre

A music session with Ruchir, Urbi and Josh

Nima is engrossed with some wires (not in the picture) he found in the junk

The solitary reaper, Sunny’s innovative ideas are full of spunk and humour

Dylanesque profile of Vishal

Arial view of the meet - This picture was taken by a passing eagle!

Bhakti up to her ‘designs’ while [right] Motaz, Anand and Shammi participate in one of the many discussions held during the meet

Working with coconut shells; the Gujarat gang in action

Group picture with Kush, Harleen, Sabera and Aarti

Discussions and activities went together. Here participants plan their day soon after breakfast.


Sabera works with cardboard



Children from Chandigarh join in...



People concentrate on their handwork in the beautiful environs of the Rock Garden


Another view of the Rock Garden

The People

Friends from across the country, and a few around the world brought their experience, knowledge, points of view, songs, handcrafting and even cuisine to the meet. In short we had a cross cultural cauldron of sorts. Here are some of the pictures, more are being uploaded.




pics: motaz attalla





pics: motaz attalla