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Annexture I EVOLUTION OF RDES AND CURRENT UPDATE - What is Vigyan Ashram? Vigyan Ashram (VA) is a laboratory for work-centric education. Vigyan Ashram is a school for dropout students giving them vocational training. Vigyan Ashram conducts pre-vocational programme in schools. Vigyan Ashram works for development of rural technologies. It is a rural technology center. It works on low cost housing, constructs geodesic domes ! Vigyan Ashram manufactures and carries out ground water prospecting using Earth Resistivity Meter. Vigyan Ashram makes multimedia CDs and software. Vigyan ashram provides internet services and establishes internet kiosks in villages. These are the some of common answers. All these descriptions and many more, are true. These activities are part of an integrated programme of 'Rural Development Through Education System (RDES)'. Dr.Kalbag, founder of Vigyan Ashram, was a scientist. In his corporate career his primary responsibility was to carry out Rural Development Through Education System 262
