Esha's online audio library - CLABIL, was updated today.
This version has content from the Summer Project and a new partnership that we had with PWC this year.
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Saturday, December 9, 2023
Friday, June 9, 2023
Esha and Enable India - Enable Vaani
Esha is very happy to share a new collaboration with Enable India. Our CLABIL content is now available on EnableVaani project of Enable India. Enjoy the audio stories, quizzes, Asaan Ganit, and other audio content from CLABIL. What would you like to listen to?
http://appserver.gramvaani.org/app/user/share/audio?i=6017035.mp3&d=4ea346c658d0b1d1&u=9448277860&app_name=EVAPP
Friday, September 24, 2021
The importance of the Indian Oral Heritage Project
In 2021, the Summer Project was very unique. We asked volunteers to record oral traditions from their own families, in an Indian language.
It could be a recipe, an oft-quoted proverb, a family tradition, a simple business or trade practice, or a simple wellness or food practice. (In my family, it was, no water after guava and watermelon).
We might take these small things for granted (and we do), until someone writes about it on LinkedIn / Facebook and we hear a hundred people comment - What a lovely idea!
Yes, they are lovely ideas and just because they come to us free, we do not have to undervalue them.
Why Now?
Indian traditions have remained largely unchanged - not for decades, or even centuries, but millenia. The shapes of our cooking vessels, the saree, dhoti, jewellery designs, the festivals and their dates.. the everyday life, has remained, more or less the same. Some knowledge has been lost, of course, but a vast majority has been retained.
But since the 1970, the rate of this loss is staggering. There are many factors that have contributed to this:
A. For the first time, young people moved away from homes to work. Until then, even the educated Indians picked jobs near their houses. The idea of moving away from home for education or work was rather alien.
B. Within three generations, flying the nest is normalised.But more importantly, with this, comes the non-inheritance of culture and shared stories. As family units become smaller, the pool of cultural content available to us shrinks even more.
C. The third factor contributing to this is the loss of Indic languages. Very few children in metros speak an Indian language fluently, much less read it. Most people in my generation are at least-trilingual, if not more. While the transferring jobs cut people away from their own homes, they did make them polyglots, bcs being quick learners, we Indians quickly learnt the language of wherever we lived.
Till even a decade ago, a short drive from the city would take me to a place of continued cultural inheritance - the fields, the houses whose structures remain the same, the simple everyday cures for simple everyday problems, an adhesive, high-context culture.
But over the last decade, even this rural fabric has eroded a fair bit (due to internet, perhaps?), and my understanding is that things we take for granted, we will have to start preserving. The belief was only cemented further by the Linked In wisdom posts and the proliferation of self-help and wellness programs in metros.
How do we do this?
Very simple. Think of anything - A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G that is endemic to your house. These are some tips, but they are indicative, not exhaustive:
A. A proverb
B. Recipe
C. Story told often at home (folk tale)
D. Stories you might have heard from your parents/ grandparents/ relatives
E. A business practice or life advice that is usually followed
F. A wellness practice that is always followed
G. Food practices or rules
H. Anything related to crafts, special skills that you have seen in your family.
There is always something.
Here's a trivia: Ram Charan is a global Advisor to the top CEOs of the world. One of his bestselling books is - What the CEO wants you to know. The book starts with customer service lessons he learnt from his family's shoe store in Gujarat during his growing years.
There must be lakhs of children whose parents run mom and pop stores in India. How many of them have understood the value of what they saw in their growing years?
Be one of those who did. Recognise what is of value around you. And cherish it. Amplify it. Bring it to the world.
Image: An old Chandamama image of a young man in a village.
Friday, August 6, 2021
Esha Summer Project 2021 and CLABIL update - More files added
We just uploaded the files recorded during the Esha Summer Project 2021.
This year, the mandate was to find content from our own families, and to record in Indian languages.
19 files were recorded in Hindi and Marathi. Its a good start. Our metro children are very uncomfortable with Hindi and with finding content from their families, but after the initial hiccups, they did manage to talk to their grandparents and record some delightful content.
The students recommended for a Certificate of Commendation are:
Rhiditya Windlass
Shlok Palekar
Archit Pargaonkar
:) Congratulations, all 3, and thank you for creating such good audio for the CLABIL project.
All the files are now available in the Esha Audio Library - www.clabil.org/audio.php
3 more files from Arthashastra were also added today.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Filboid Studge- Audio recorded by Tarini Malhotra
We are glad to share the recording of Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped by Saki. This was recorded by Tarini Malhotra, our summer volunteer of 2020. Click on the link below to listen to it!
Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Dying Detective- Audio recorded by Tara Mathur
We are glad to share the recording of The Dying Detective by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Tara Mathur, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Dying Detective is a part of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Click on the link below to listen to it!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Monday, July 19, 2021
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty - Audio recorded by Tanya Singh
We are glad to share the recording of The Adventure of the Naval Treaty by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Tanya Singh, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty is part of the Sherlock Holmes stories. This is another case Sherlock Holmes gets involved in! Listen to the recording by clicking on the link below!
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 1
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 2
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 3
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 4
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 5
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 6
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 7
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 8
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 9
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 10
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 11
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 12
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 13
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Part 14
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Saturday, July 17, 2021
The Abbey Grange- Audio recorded by Tia Sood
We are glad to share the recording of The Abbey Grange by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Tia Sood, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Abbey Grange is a part of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Click on the link below to listen to it!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Thursday, July 15, 2021
The Emperor's Ring- Audio recorded by Ananya Bhatia
We are glad to share the recording of The Emperor's Ring by Satyajit ray. This was recorded by Ananya Bhatia, our summer volunteer of 2020. Listen to the recording by clicking on the link below!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The Missing Three Quarter- Audio recorded by Aaliya Shrivastava
We are glad to share the recording of The Missing Three Quarter by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Aaliya Shrivastava, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Missing Three Quarter is a part of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Click on the link below to listen to it!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Sunday, July 11, 2021
His Last Bow- audio recorded by Abeni Randeep Sethi
We are glad to share the recording of His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Abeni Randeep Sethi, our summer volunteer of 2020. His Last Bow is part of the Sherlock Holmes stories. This is another case Sherlock Holmes gets involved in! Listen to the recording by clicking on the link below!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Monday, July 5, 2021
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - Audio recorded by Tanya Singh
We are glad to share the recording of The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Tanya Singh, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire is a part of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Click on the link below to listen to it!
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Sherlock Holmes Part 1
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Saki Short Story: Reginald's Rubaiyat - Audio recorded by Asmaniya Luthra
We are glad to share the recording of Reginald's Rubaiyat by Saki. This was recorded by Asmaniya Luthra, our summer volunteer of 2020. Reginald's Rubaiyat is a short story! Click on the link below to listen to it!
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Sunday, June 20, 2021
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Audio recorded by Tavisha Sethi
We are glad to share the recording ofThe Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was recorded by Tavisha Sethi, our summer volunteer of 2020. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle is a part of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Click on the link below to listen to it!
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Part 1
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Part 2
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Part 3
Enjoy!
Check out Esha's online audio library- http://www.clabil.org/audio.php for more recordings!
Friday, June 4, 2021
Kaamchor by Ismat Chugtai in Audio
Today, we recorded and uploaded a hilarious children's story by Ismat Chugtai - Kaamchor.
You can also listen to it and download it from the CLABIL project.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
A Killer in Kailash - Audio recorded by Vidur Khosla
We are glad to share the Vidur Khosla, our summer volunteer of 2020 has recorded the entire novel - A Killer in Kailash - A Feluda mystery by Satyajit Ray, in audio.
While the book itself is superb, the climax truly reads like the climax of an action movie. The author has completely used their ability to do story telling on celluloid to bring the film alive for us through their words. If you read only one Feluda, let it be this one.
The rendition is very good.
Feel free to download and listen.
Enjoy!
All of Esha's online audio library is at www.clabil.org/audio.php.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Audio file of The Dancing Men - Sherlock Holmes story
Today, we would like to share with you an excellent recording from the audio library. The Dancing Men is one of Sherlock Holmes' best stories.
It has been recorded by Tavisha Sethi as part of her summer project.
Here it is:
Monday, February 10, 2020
CLABIL Android app taken down for now
Last year, after our research on the knowledge acquisition patterns of the knowledge have-nots, we arrived at some key insights:
A. After a 12 hours work day, no weekly off, they don't want gyaan. They want entertainment to wind down.
B. The social networks are very strong. So if they want any information, they are more likely to go to the social network than the internet. The converse is also true - knowledge transmitted through the social network finds more acceptance and credibility than knowledge generally available on a knowledge platform.
Accordingly, at this time, we have taken CLABIL off the App store. The web interface - www.braillecards.org/audio.php is live and being updated constantly. But the app has been taken down for now. The cost of hosting the app database alone was higher than the cost of the entire project, and the app had found very little adoption. We knew from the research that it was, indeed, a DESIGN issue, and we need to go back to the drawing board.
We are currently working to redesign the app and combine it with some pilot behaviour change models, and the results thereof.
The next stage in this journey is this:
1. We will do the report writing of the work done so far.
2. Secondary research and Detailed interviews with people who have successfully led knowledge initiatives to identify the key parameters that go into a successful knowledge program.
We are, of course, looking for volunteers for both. The ideal people will be Grade 10,11,12 students who want to understand social change from a macro, strategic perspective and want to understand how social change is a result of deep strategy executed with everyday rigour, not a feel-good activity that people just turn up to do.
We are at eshabraille@gmail.com
Thank you!
A. After a 12 hours work day, no weekly off, they don't want gyaan. They want entertainment to wind down.
B. The social networks are very strong. So if they want any information, they are more likely to go to the social network than the internet. The converse is also true - knowledge transmitted through the social network finds more acceptance and credibility than knowledge generally available on a knowledge platform.
Accordingly, at this time, we have taken CLABIL off the App store. The web interface - www.braillecards.org/audio.php is live and being updated constantly. But the app has been taken down for now. The cost of hosting the app database alone was higher than the cost of the entire project, and the app had found very little adoption. We knew from the research that it was, indeed, a DESIGN issue, and we need to go back to the drawing board.
We are currently working to redesign the app and combine it with some pilot behaviour change models, and the results thereof.
The next stage in this journey is this:
1. We will do the report writing of the work done so far.
2. Secondary research and Detailed interviews with people who have successfully led knowledge initiatives to identify the key parameters that go into a successful knowledge program.
We are, of course, looking for volunteers for both. The ideal people will be Grade 10,11,12 students who want to understand social change from a macro, strategic perspective and want to understand how social change is a result of deep strategy executed with everyday rigour, not a feel-good activity that people just turn up to do.
We are at eshabraille@gmail.com
Thank you!
Monday, November 25, 2019
Downloadable Audio files for Case Studies
If you are looking for case studies to help you through a long car ride, or if you are an MBA aspirant looking for cases to practice, feel free to use these. These are copyright free cases:
The Case of the Payroll Processing Mixie
The Case of the Strange Employees
Performance Appraisal Public Announcement
The Case of the Worried Man
To Chew or to Eschew
The Takeover Tango
Perfect Competition Case
There are a lot more cases available here: www.braillecards.org/audio.php
Navigate to English> 100 Case Studies
The Case of the Payroll Processing Mixie
The Case of the Strange Employees
Performance Appraisal Public Announcement
The Case of the Worried Man
To Chew or to Eschew
The Takeover Tango
Perfect Competition Case
There are a lot more cases available here: www.braillecards.org/audio.php
Navigate to English> 100 Case Studies
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Online Audio Library Updated with files from Summer Project 2019 - 6908 files now
The online library has just been updated. We have retired quite a few files this time, and added over 120 files from the Summer Project 2019, making this one of our most productive Summer Project years yet.
A special shout out to the project managers who made the Summer Project 2019 possible - Atharva Kale, Vaishnavi Choppalli, and Nidhi Reddy. These 3 young students did a relay race and ensured that the summer project got effective project management with no gaps. Hats off, people. You convince us that the future is very bright. If you can do project management like a boss before seeing your 20th birthdays, you are definitely onto something super special.
Special thanks also to our summer project interns who helped create the catalog. Some of them contributed immensely to the research project of Esha - Understanding the Knowledge Acquisition Behaviour of the Knowledge Have Nots.
Most of the new files added in this release - over 300 of them, are in the areas of competitive exam content, as required by the network. There are also common Indian Laws, and the entire Draft Education Policy in Audio.
Please check out the new library at www.braillecards.org/audio.php
A special shout out to the project managers who made the Summer Project 2019 possible - Atharva Kale, Vaishnavi Choppalli, and Nidhi Reddy. These 3 young students did a relay race and ensured that the summer project got effective project management with no gaps. Hats off, people. You convince us that the future is very bright. If you can do project management like a boss before seeing your 20th birthdays, you are definitely onto something super special.
Special thanks also to our summer project interns who helped create the catalog. Some of them contributed immensely to the research project of Esha - Understanding the Knowledge Acquisition Behaviour of the Knowledge Have Nots.
Most of the new files added in this release - over 300 of them, are in the areas of competitive exam content, as required by the network. There are also common Indian Laws, and the entire Draft Education Policy in Audio.
Please check out the new library at www.braillecards.org/audio.php
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