ANOU’S BLOG
a samosa and a jig…
In today's world many of us have mastered the art of living according to rules and regulations, our lives carefully divided into little boxes and our reactions dictated by directives that are proved and tested by scientific means.So when in this world a doctor and a...
helter shelter
A class is in progress in the Lohar camp. The camp has over 40 shanties along a main road. It has been in existence for over 25 years and even has a name and postal address. Most of its 250 odd inhabitants, all gadiya lohars - iron smith gypsies - have voter ID cards....
morning after…
This is a picture of the morning after a wedding party in our street. Yesterday as is customary in our city, tents came up, the street was blocked and the paraphernalia needed, set in place.This morning we saw the aftermath: large quantities of wasted food, and mounds...
Looking ahead from ground zero..
One is often so engrossed in the now, that one forgets to delve into the realm of the after. Yet unless we take time to do that, we may remain frozen in time.Spiritual masters often ask us to visualise the future if we want to see it realised. I guess there is some...
one more tale of two Indias
A short news item aired yesterday showed relatives of children killed in Noida by serial killers blocking a road and protesting the slow pace of the probe.My mind travels back to the week where the whole nation watched the nightmare of NOIDA unfold. Rewind to a few...
The return of the buddy!
Nanhe is back. And the smile too!Everyone was stunned as he entered the class in Sitaram's arms. Moments later a palpable excitement prevailed in the classroom as his little buddies set about to greet their long lost pal.All else was forgotten: Anurag stopped jumping,...
What will you be tomorrow…
When Utpal walked into the gate of his brand new school he was making a tryst with destiny.He would one day walk out of that gate and take on the world. I have often let my imagination run wild and imagine what he would become: a conventional doctor or a hot shot...
Miracles happen everyday…
Last week nanhe was discharged from hospital. The discharge slip read: hemoglogin:3.2, BP not detecteable, chronic renal failure. A dismal prognostic to say the least.When consulted all medico friends confirmed our fears.Nanhe is special and his smile has made us...
a slap in lieu of a result
Final exams are just little over a month away and all pwhy kids are busy revising. Government schools held their usual end of term exams in December and we all waited for the results to help us structure our revision programme.When no result was forthcoming by mid...
happy republic day
All over India celebrations are on today. Flag hoisting and parades, people cheering and waving flags everything is on cue to mark the 57th anniversary of our Republic. How many of us are truly aware of the meaning of this day?Somehow the essence of the constitution...
where is the India of our dreams…
50 odd years ago a group of people huddled together to draft a constitution whereby every Indian that had been freed from its colonial master would be protected and given equal opportunities and access to resources. Its preamble resolved to secure for all its...
It is walking towards him…
"Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk.It is walking toward me, without hurrying."Jean CocteauNanhe lies on a hospital bed, his body wasted, his smile lost forever, his searing pain now borne with a silence more deafening than any cry. The men in white...