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		<title>A walk in the rain at pointReturn</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2012/01/a-walk-in-the-rain-at-pointreturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idlewise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tamil Nadu gets over 60% of its rains during the North East monsoons in Nov-Dec. About 40cm of rain comes down in a six week period. It&#8217;s awesome theatre when it rains. pointReturn is a good place to experience the grandeur. This video was created with a small point and shoot camera held in one… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2012/01/a-walk-in-the-rain-at-pointreturn/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why do I trust and admire Anna Hazare?</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/08/why-do-i-trust-and-admire-anna-hazare/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/08/why-do-i-trust-and-admire-anna-hazare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idlewise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anna Hazare phenomenon is sweeping the country as I write. On television I see faces of all classes together supporting his cause. I am trying to understand my own reasons that urge me to wish him success. I work these days in a universe deliberately downsized by me. For four years now, I have… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/08/why-do-i-trust-and-admire-anna-hazare/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pongamia: a mid-course check</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/07/pongamia-a-mid-course-check-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idlewise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first met Sreenivas Ghatty in 2003 in Bangalore. We were at a conference on tree based biodiesel. I actually sat in the section reserved for journalists, on the strength of stories I had been publishing in GoodNewsIndia. I had met Prof Udipi Shrinivasa two years earlier and visited his seminal work at Kagganahalli where… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/07/pongamia-a-mid-course-check-2/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A cottage for residents</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/05/a-cottage-for-residents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idlewise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between mid-Jan and Jun, 2011 we built a cottage with two suites for volunteers who completed an year and thus became pointReturn Residents. Each suite was designed to have a living and bedroom but not toilet or kitchen. The Final Score Usable space: 360 sft Total cost:Rs.98280 Wages to locals:50% Industrial goods:35% Recycled goods:15% &#8212;… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/05/a-cottage-for-residents/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Grand Spirits of India</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/05/the-grand-spirits-of-india/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/05/the-grand-spirits-of-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 06:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idlewise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you care to look beyond the million gods you encounter in India, you would find a sturdy belief system that would be worthy of some fundamentalism. A ministry awaits a messiah who has the energy to found a new fanatical religious order based on it; and I would happily join it. For about a… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/05/the-grand-spirits-of-india/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Out of &#8217;10 and into &#8217;11</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/01/out-of-10-and-into-11/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/01/out-of-10-and-into-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On new year morning, I started work at 6 am to complete yet another swale. After warming up the excavator engine I quickly got into a steady rhythm, enjoying the nip in the air and the drift of mist across the far casuarina grove. In a few minutes I became aware of being watched. And… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2011/01/out-of-10-and-into-11/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What moves pointReturn</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/11/what-moves-pointreturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunil is a young well-wisher of pointReturn, who works in the USA and has been following this project from its inception. He often mentions our work in his blog. He has been intrigued somewhat. In September, 2010 he posted some questions for us to answer in order to understand what it was all about. Questions… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/11/what-moves-pointreturn/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Siddarth</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/09/siddarth/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/09/siddarth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pointReturn now has another volunteer in P Siddarth Siddarth is the fourth person to commit to the pointReturn mission. He came on board earlier this month and has moved swiftly to share our work and responsibilities. He comes about eight months after Karpagam and Sriram; that isn&#8217;t a surprise because they have been friends for… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/09/siddarth/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Mark II Pump</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/08/the-mark-ii-pump/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/08/the-mark-ii-pump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mark 2 hand pump must rank &#8211; along with the ubiquitous Autorickshaw- as one of the great pieces of design to have originated in India. Even less celebrated than the pump is its sadly anonymous inventor, a mechanic from Sholapur, Maharashtra. Till 1967 it was known as the Sholapur Pump. It&#8217;s specialty was the… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/08/the-mark-ii-pump/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning to grow</title>
		<link>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/07/beginning-to-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/07/beginning-to-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been some months since I wrote at length. One reason is I have been in a new and busy rhythm -as I shall soon elaborate. Also, I have been making shorter posts elsewhere and twittering. And, there is another blog that narrates the events at pointReturn more frequently. Let me make this a… <a href="http://goodnewsindia.com/pR/2010/07/beginning-to-grow/" rel="bookmark">more</a>]]></description>
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