how a job can become service (seva)?word limit 2000.
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In a perfect work world, you would have the luxury to do what you loved or were good at—and would be paid for it without stepping out of the house. Nearly 15 million people in urban India are living this dream, according to the Freelancer Incomes Around the World Report 2018. They are selfpreneurs, also known as self-employed individuals running one-person businesses. They are a part of the growing tribe that is fuelling India’s gig economy.
Mumbai-based Jyoti Vora is one among them. She is monetising her passion for cooking by hosting unknown people to sumptuous Gujarati meals at home. This concept of social dining, also known as home pop-ups, has allowed the homemaker to earn well, even start a small catering business. “I make a profit of about Rs 12,000 per event from the catering business,” says the selfpreneur.
Much like Vora, other selfpreneurs are expanding at a fast pace. From virtual assistants to content writers, and translators to Web developers, they are finding a plethora of work opportunities online. According to a January 2018 PayPal study conducted among 500 Indians, 41% have witnessed a rapid growth within a year, with 80% working with international and domestic clients. Nearly 23% had an annual income of Rs 60 lakh.
Besides financial gains in the form of extra income, working from home offers other benefits like flexi-hours and not having to commute every day, a time-consuming tedium in metros. Delhi-based Kajal Sengupta realised this during an online teaching assignment in 2009. Soon after, she left her job as teacher and shifted to online tutoring. “I don’t have to commute, which allows me to take late-night classes. Also, my student base remains intact even if I move cities,” says the Physics teacher.
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Notion of Seva
The notion of seva may traditionally have been associated with a normally menial, demeaning or polluting act of service. This article, however, seeks to develop this concept further to describe a node of political discourse and practice in the freedom struggle. It traces the idea of service as propagated during various stages of the freedom struggle: Seva and how it was defined by the social reform movements of the 19th century; the Servants of India Society and their notion of seva; in Vivekananda's teachings; the early 20th century use of the term; as later enunciated by Gandhi in his early ideas of constructive work; the concept as it developed in interaction with Christian missionaries; the sevak's view of the tribal; Ambedkar's contestation of the term and his Constructive Programme and finally, the Nehruvian take on service. In each instance, the concept of seva was defined and sought to represent an interest group or community's position as the politics of the freedom struggle unfolded.
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The Economic and Political Weekly, published from Mumbai, is an Indian institution which enjoys a global reputation for excellence in independent scholarship and critical inquiry. First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.
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First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.