Politically Correct or Not??

This is one post that I have been thinking to write for a while. As now I have been working with the deaf for a while, I have always been hassled the way the deaf are addressed in India, and probably other places. I have had huge arguments with close friends on this. They claim [...]

2 prized possessions’ for a social entrepreneur in Mumbai

In the October heat and being pressed for time- two things stand out for sure  which are my prized possessions. Its not an I-Pod (cant afford one), not a phone and for sure not an air conditioned car.

They are a pair of very comfortable shoes so that I can run and jump to catch the [...]

Pretending to be deaf..

I have walked entire Bandra, some parts of Juhu, Goregaon and Andheri for deliveries for the past two days with Ravindra. He is the first deaf boy that we have hired. I can assure you that this is one hell of an experience – to find buildings/apartments/localities when you are deaf. I pretended to be [...]

Logo Explained.

I have been working on the logo for a while with a cousin and some friends. The two or three things that i had in mind for the logo were the following:
1. should be clear that we are a courier company
2. should bring a sense of curiosity in the consumer’s mind, spread the message about [...]

How will this happen?

I came across an interesting piece http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20081017/938/thl-jobs-for-100-000-disabled-people-in.html. I really don’t know how the finance minister has guaranteed so many jobs as the private sector has an abysmal record in hiring persons with disabilities. I will look for more information on this.
Dhruv

More Training

I have been spending more time on the training aspects as I feel it is very important to have a flawless execution which will stem from training the deaf. It does take time, but all the effort is completely worth it. There are so many things that need to be looked into while picking up [...]

2 deaf boys hired

Well it is most likely confirmed that 2 deaf boys will be joining Mirakle Couriers, and i am really excited that we have a number in place. We are starting the training tomorrow in things which should be done and things which should be avoided. The language barrier is still there but I am learning [...]

Pilot Launch

We will be launching a pilot next week to see if mirakle is financially viable, and is do able. Presently, i am in the process of hiring some people which has been a great challenge for various reasons.
1. Understanding the sign language
2. I have understood from people around me who work in this space that [...]

Training begins ..

We have successfully hired 2 -3 staff members for the launch of the pilot program coming next week, and I am looking forward to the training sessions as I will also get to learn the sign language. We will be covering basic things such as dos and donts which is needed in this case as [...]

Logo

Deciding the logo has been a struggle, when there are so many ideas and thoguhts involved. I am getting there and in the process of developing a really cool, out of the box and funky logo for Mirakle Couriers.