ANOU’S BLOG
sunshine smile
Whenever one feels low or a tad dejected a miracle drops by to lift one's spirits in a nano second.This week's miracle was a visit by little Anisha and her sunshine smile. All woes and bad thoughts were whisked away as she entered the room in her mother's arms and...
project stats – budget 2006
Our new budget for 2007 - 2008 is on line. Normally a budget is not something you blog on. However project why has reached a stage where in a case of force majeure it has become necessary to review and reinvent.The Damocles sword of the now (in)famous sealing laws...
admission woes
Some of you know Kiran. She has been part of pwhy since its very inception. She was actually born the day we began our work in Giri Nagar.Kiran is a lovely child in more ways than one, and she is an extremely sensitive and humane person. Her favourite place at pwhy is...
snapshots – two Indians
Tow separate incidents occurred last week and somehow stayed in my mind. To many they would have gone unnoticed and yet they say so much about the India we chose to ignore.It was election day. We have a new live-in maid at home. A middle aged lady who hails from...
Reinventing a future
Remember Babli? Yes the one whose heart was fixed with success but life was not. The little girl who wanted to be a police? Seems she needs us again as she of all the 12 children who have had heart surgeries is the one who has not grown an inch or put on a pound.Babli...
when ruchi primps champa
Thursday afternoon is grooming and self-care time in the special section of project why. This is when the students are taught all about looking after themselves and even looking after each other.Manu gets a vigorous pedicure courtesy Shalini Rinky tries her hand at...
smiles to die for
This is a sneak picture.. it was not a PTA day. Dharmendra had gone to Goyla to meet Utpal's school principal and while he was waiting for him, he managed to get a glimpse of Popples surreptitiously.This picture will set to rest the minds of all the die hard Mr P fans...
India at 60 – the plight of children
It took a shocking story to get the Government to look into the matter of burial sites for little children in India's capital city. Politicians ignore Nithari in the run up to the state elections in Uttar Pradesh, as the families of the dead children are simple...
a tale of two indias – the plight of dead children
Bachha ghat is not a play ground for children, it is the only place where children under three can set be to rest after their death. Hinduism does not allow them to be cremated as it is said that their soul is not connected to their body! This was brought to light in...
electoral results
The verdict is out in the municipal election. The party in power was routed, or almost as most of Delhi, or let us say the 43 odd % who went out to vote seemed to blame the party in power for all their woes ranging from the sealing drive to the lack of civic...
creating with your spirit… planet why
For the past days I have been overwhelmed by images of Planet Why that keep surging into my mind, often unsolicited and unsought. These images are amazing in their clarity. They extend beyond the visual and stimulate every sense: I can see, hear, feel and even smell...
project stats
There was a time not so long ago, when we waited with bated breath for march 31st. That was the day results were declared in both primary and secondary municipal schools.As mark-sheets landed on our desk and children dropped by with sweetmeats, our excitement grew...