About GRA
Group for Rural Activities is a voluntary student group of IIT Bombay which aims at providing an exposure to our rural India to the diverse IITB community.
It has been about 20 years since it was started.
Philosophy:
- The special focus of this team is on Rural Bharat.
- GRA is one of the many small efforts to motivate IITians to become active agents of change. Though not very big, GRA still is a conscious part of concerted and concerned efforts to chanalize student-power for National Reconstruction by continuous and constructive efforts.
- The members of GRA are not passive bystanders. They actually act as agents of social change.
Our Major Activities includes:
- GRA Semester End Camp
We have been visiting number of pioneers of grass level development across India to learn and understand about villegers and NGOs and their works. Duration of the camp is about 4-5 days.
Previous trips include Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh), Jalgaon, Palghar, Ahmednagar, Ranshet (Maharashtra), Arunachal pradesh, Mysuru (Karnataka), etc. - Insem visit to NGOs
A few day visit to nearby social project. We have visited Panvel, Shivganga, Snehalaya etc. - Social Intership
We co-ordinate with various organization to provide an opportunity to acquire hands-on experience of development projects during vacations. - Talks by Prominent Social Workers
- Circulating Good Moral and Spiritual Books among the people.
