ANOU’S BLOG
whose right is it anyway
Remember the ghaziabad girls? Some of us may have forgotten them as so many other horror stories have come our way and they have become yesterday's news.Yet somewhere in the dead of winter they await justice.Their case came for hearing at the Supreme Court yesterday....
a little bit of hope
The past week has been marked by the terrible plight of children in India, something we can in no way be proud of. The horror of the NOIDA missing kids seemed to be a catalyst of sorts.Yesterday a nine year old Nayan was found dead, his parents still busy trying to...
back with a bang
It is back with a bang. Nanhe's lost smile was there to greet us when we went visiting yesterday, reminding us that children have their own way of dealing with problems, ways that remain mysterious as Nanhe's battle is far from over.But the feeling was short lived....
not yet time
A friend dropped by this morning. We had not met for a long time, yet there was a time when we shared the same ideas and concern and were all set to rebuild the world over innumerable cups of coffee. At that time we both taught in universities. We liked the same...
How many more..
How many more children will have to be abused, mutilated and killed, how many more mothers will have to live with questions than can never be answered before we become responsible as a civil society and say enough!We are supposed to have a law and order mechanism but...
a matter of the kidney..
"Go buy a kidney for your son, it costs one hundred thousand rupees" were the words said almost casually to a desperate mother by a doctor of a leading government hospital. The son is our own Nanhe battling renal failure.I guess for the doctor it was a quick an easy...
Invisible and impregnable barriers
Many newspapers and news channels chose to sum up 2006 in India as an year where people power finally emerged. True they have many reasons to do so: Jessica and Priyadarshini got justice, the Right to Information Act was salvaged from potential hijackers and the son...
an ordinary day
Come January 1st and we all set out making new resolutions for the new year. I use to do it too and then somehow these were forgotten as life took on its course. This year I just let January 1 be like just another day, the difference being that I watched it go by with...
the right to be a child
There are laws and declarations, organisations and institutions and more all seeking to protect children's rights to be children. Conferences are held and debates too..But if I were to tell you that the right to be a child lies hidden in every child rich or poor...
an unequal battle..
Nanhe's predicament haunts me ceaselessly. As someone wrote: this is the battle of the mind and the heart, and none of them are wrong.Nanhe is precious to many of as we are addicted to his smile. Somehow when Nanhe smiles than for that tiny moment everything seems so...
reconnecting – a story in six pictures
It was a very special day, Utpal was to visit his mom. He got up early. wore his new sweater and shoes, and was all set to go. He has asked his best friend Kiran to accompany him.His little head was filled with confused images. there was a time, only a few months ago...
in real danger
My mother died of cancer. Many do. The difference was that she stubbornly refused all form of treatment. She bore her excruciating pain with rare courage. Life had to be lived till the very last breath was her leitmotiv, and she did, remarkably alive as she quietly...