This year started with a great gift for Ramana’s Garden and the local village, clean drinking water! We struggled and strove for five long years to replace old sewage and water pipes that endangered the village and Ramana’s kids. We overcame corruption, dirty politics, and even the theft of the new stainless steel replacement pipes. […]

We are very pleased to announce that the founder and director of Ramana’s Garden, Prabhavati Dwabha, was recently awarded the 2017 Bhakti Fest Spiritual Humanitarian Award “for the creation and sustaining of Ramana’s Garden” and to “honor your tireless service to the children of Rishikesh, India.” Bhakti Fest presents its spiritual humanitarian award to one […]

Another year in memories swirl past changing shape and form like the clouds above me sitting here under the ole chestnut tree struggling to capture it all to share with you. Tears of Gratitude well up..From beginning to end it has been a time of deep sharing among friends new and old. In 1994 when […]

The “We Love Bunnies” Womens Handloom project was created as a result of a failed government scheme involving the raising of Himalayan Angora rabbits for their wool, which left 1000’s of these wonderful animals at risk of starvation or becoming dinner for the military. “We Love Bunnies” rescued 100’s of angora rabbits and gave them […]

The very popular organic café at Ramana’s Garden Children’s Home is reopening on Sunday 25 October, and will operate until late March 2016. Ramana’s Garden Children’s Home manager, Pamela, is excited about another successful year in the café. “We’re excited to be reopening having refurbished the café with new cushions, paintings, furniture and kitchen appliances.” […]

A manmade disaster: “It was a temple. Now it is not even a home.” Standing at a height of 11,760 feet and surrounded by majestic snow-capped peaks, the holy town of Badri Kedarnath was a picture of devastation after torrential rains in the eastern Himalayas breached a glacier, flooded mountain rivers and triggered scores of […]

The forest is shrouded in mist as our net phantom princess stands guard over the orchard. A cool breeze is starting to blow down from the snowy peaks turning the pumpkins in the fields orange and the sun kissed apples red on the trees. School bells ring again in the valley. The children’s laughter still […]

Heavy deforestation , reduced rainfall, and global warming took a heavy toll on our ability to grow enough organic food to keep our kids healthy. Our growing seasons  became shorter with each passing year until we had to seek an alternative growing site. We spent over a year searching every nook and corner of the […]

Today is the final result day for our Ramana’s Garden’s school year. Parents who are veggie cart pullers, sweepers, and beggars stash their meager belongings under trees or behind broken walls and rush toward the school, adjusting their tattered saris and patched trousers to look their very best for this important day. As each student […]