ANOU’S BLOG
Blowin in the wind.. revisited
How many times must up a man loop up, before he can see the sky, wrote Bob Dylan way back in the sixties in his legendary song: Blowin in the wind, an ode to all the unanswered questions that dot our lives.Today I am reminded of this poignant words as I watch Utpal...
pablic main thi naa…
Children sometimes say the most astonishing things. Many times it takes you a while to decipher the words as they often assume that you know what they are thinking and deliver the rest in what can best the best riddle..Kiran and I were riding in the three wheeler when...
Reclaiming their rights…
Sunday 13 May was an special day at project why. A Right to Information meeting was held at our Okhla centre. Santosh and Priyanka tow RTI activists from Parivartan and Kabir, came all the wau from east Delhi to explain how this Act could make a diference in the lives...
Apocalypse when?
Global warming is hitting our planet faster than we can imagine. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report: "Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability," in Brussels, 6 April 2007 and the findings are alarming and urging...
a new *kid* on the block
Little Kiran has survived all her admission woes and is now in a new school. She is special for all of us at project why as it was the day she was born that our work at Giri Nagar began. Right from the beginning she has been part of us and grown with us.Since she was...
khabhar why ki.. a different look at project why
There is a new blog about the comings and goings of project why. Khabar why ki was launched some time back hesitantly by our incomparable duo Shamika and Rani. After a slow beginning it as now taken off in style.Khabar why ki is a blog in roman Hindi and shares in a...
354495 – a personal journey
India celebrates 150th anniversary of the 1857 uprising often known as the first war of Independence. The capital is in festive mood, a holiday had been declared and the police is on tenterhook as is usual every time we celebrate an event!For the past week TV channels...
A proud moment at project why
Meet our new teachers: Azad and Pinku Kumar. At first glance they look like many of te young teachers we have but that is not quite so.Azad and Pinku Kumar are our old students who have just sat for their XI Boards. Knowing their track record they will pass with high...
I’m explaining a few things
Once again I borrow the title of one of my favourite Neruda poems. The need for this post is based on a call from a dear friend and supporter who was a bit perplexed at what what happening at project why. I guess his doubt came from the posts like this one, and could...
setback
Just when you think that you have got it all in place, that you have achieved the quasi impossible, that it is time to make grandiose plans for the future and that you can bask in your so-called glory, you are dealt with a blow that calls you to order.This picture was...
Medical tourism of another kind
This morning a neighbour of Mehajabi came by. Actually he was the man who had first brought her to us. He had come to collect the precious receipts that would ensure that the child was operated. After collecting the two pieces of paper and listening to the...
a room with a view…
This morning I went to Mehajabi's home. I had thought that seven years had inured be to most things but I was in for a surprise.I must confess that I have been haunted by Mehajabi's mom's face since the time I laid eyes on her and I decided to accompany Rani on as she...