ANOU’S BLOG
a salvo from the heart
We all love positive stroking; come to think about it, it is something we need. We have had our share but often it is more lip service than a salvo from the heart.Usha is a special educator from Jan Madhyam an organisation we network with and has been coming to...
reservation imbroglio- whose in whose out
Tuesday morning some French friends set out from our home to board a train to Rajasthan. They were on a three week holiday and were hoping to be able to visit as many places as possible. As they were leaving, I told them rather casually to get in touch in case there...
five – oh – oh
This is the 500th post of the project why blog. By curiosity I went back to blog number one and read it. What a long way one has come since that day when with faltering fingers I wrote the first blog and entered uncharted courses not knowing where they would lead...
a few of my favourite things
Last week a TV crew came to project why. They spent two days capturing the shots they wanted and driving us literally up the wall. When it was over, the producer handed me a form tat he said needed to be filled. It began like all data sheets with queries about name,...
happy b’day girl
When she came to us a few months back we did not know whether she would make it. her tiny and frail body, her almost cerulean hue, her huge sparkling eyes made a quaint and disturbing picture.Her near brush with death made scared us no end, but soon miracles occurred...
.. better than all the rest
You' re simply the best we sang with as much energy as Tina Turner as the 12 girls of our class XII batch cleared their Boards with panache. Yes this year the project why class XII was an all girls batch. A matter of pride for us but also a true reflection of an...
the length of a lifetime
The story of little M should send chills down every self respecting human being's spine. The question remains: Does it? Or have we become so inured to crime against children, particularly small children, that we turn our hearts away.Can any society that calls itself...
You’re simply the best
Once again our kids have done us proud. All 12 project why students have cleared their class XII Boards and some with distinction. What makes this bunch different to all others is that many come from poor homes and have studied against many odds. Some were even...
ultimately it is all worth it..
When Deepak walked into the office this morning we all held our breath and stared in wonder. Was this the same child who just about a year back could barely breathe and seemed in constant pain. Was this the baby who had suffered a code blue, something we see on TV...
a unique summer camp
When my children were young, summer holidays always spelt disaster as one would be plagues with a leit motiv of I'm getting bored or What do I do now. One would try and plan things but they never quite met the standards of demanding kids. Those were the days before...
let us get started…
I normally am rarely at home during the course of the day and thus am not aware of he comings and goings that dot a normal working day seen from the inside of a home. Yesterday I remained indoors on doctor's advise and spent most the time in my tiny office which is...
end of a lifeline
Bye bye hot samosas was the the blog I had written some time back when one first heard of the probable banning of all street food in our city. Yesterday the Supreme Court decreed and imposed a ban on all street food.We often fail to see things unless we have a real...