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– a word that has come into usage just in the past couple of decades, Jimmy Dabhi and Ruchi
Tiwari explore how peoples’ various skin tones have carried and labelled them as having more
or less hierarchical value, cultural desirability and power. N.P. Singh writes on power matters
that influence or even drive facilitators and trainers in the context of group work; and how co-

training and working with peers is health towards ongoing growth of facilitators not only as
professionals but also as individuals.

Satyakki Bhattacharjee goes into the dilemmas of navigating disputes and contretemps in the
non-profit sector, the misalignment between espoused and practiced values in the sector, and
how navigating differences is a crucial part of governance. Uma Jain brings the lens closer to
examining how authority is played out in groups and organizations based on her long experience
as a trainer in human process laboratories both in India and other countries.

And as always, we invited and welcomed articles from those who attended ISABS labs to speak
of their experience. So you will also find ‘slice of life’ narratives within these pages. Rajiv
Bandhopadhyay takes us into his first experience of attending an ISABS lab with hints of humor
and feeling woven through the narrative; and how he has become a person who is ‘fun to work
with’ thanks to his change of behaviour since the lab. Monika Sukhtel writes in Hindi of her lab
experience in which, she says, kuch toot raha hai, kuch ban raha hai (some things are breaking,
and some are being made). Do read her story to learn more about how she looked back on her
lab experience.

The above is just a glimpse of what you will find immensely engaging, thought provoking and

enjoyable in this issue of Here & Now. Read on…

As the editorial team of Here & Now, we play our part in ensuring that each
issue is well thought out and well brought out! We do our best. Thanks to
each member of the team whose efforts have led to bringing out this issue.
Thank you also, dear contributors, for your efforts and your patience in
modifying/editing your offerings so we have yet another issue of Here &
Now for our readers. This said, we invite suggestions from our you, our
reader, so we can improve each successive issue. Please also do send in your
contributions for the next issue of Here & Now which we propose to bring out in
mid-2024.

Somali Gupta (Dean-Research & Publications) along with Here & Now Editorial team of Lakshmi
Raman, Mukta Kamplikar, VLK Sarma and Bhanumurthy Kota.With support from Manoranjan
Dhal and Abhishek Chatterjee

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