ANOU’S BLOG
branded… in free India
Yesterday on the eve of R day, segregation in schools on the basis of performance was banned in Maharashtra.. strange that in a country where all children are deemed equal, such a practice existed for over half a century..A child was branded A or B or C... at an early...
happy R day…
All year long we celebrate innumerable festivals.. many are religious... some social... we wish each other diwali and xmas, eid and pongal amd freindship day and mother's day... often not quite knowing what each of them signifies..Today is R Day.. often viewed as a...
babli aur….
here is the latest picture of our very own babli from bed no 6, ward no 2... quite a star she is as she puts on a million dollar smile in spite of pain and a swollen eye! so little babli has a brand new heart... it took some effort that began when mr never say die...
when words fail
This picture was taken minutes before scared little braveBabli's angiography.Take a moment to look at it:You have Babli being tended to by Sophie with love and tenderness, while her father looks on probably wondering why all this fuss about a girl!Watching is Sitaram...
investing in a tiny heart
Little Chetna is Nanhe's roomie.. she is two months old and has a hole in her heart that requires surgery.. the family is not rich and the mother bears the stigma of having lost her first daughter and produced another defective one.. everything seems to conspire...
heart in place
Babli has a new heart.. one that does not have holes.. one that will allow her to breathe easily, to run, to play, to eat all the thing she wants , to do all a kid her age should do, one that will enable her to sleep through the night without feeling breathless.. in...
nanhe’s world
nanhe's operation is still uncertain.. and it is now his 20th day in the hospital.. but believe me ward no 18 is a happy place.. and almost a family ..there is puja who has a tumour in her abdomen, and vishal who has high fever, and vijay who suffers copper toxicity...
because of your smile
Because of your smile.. you make life more beautiful... Thich Nhat HanhThis simple quote by a vietnamese monk sums up nanhe's mission on planet earth.. many of you have fallen in love with his smile and his incredible courage..I must confess there are some who have,...
praying for a smile
...and if at any time you feel like there is no hope, think of me sitting 10000 miles away not giving up on him! Also, if there is anything that needs to be done (absolutely anything!) and is stopped because of lack of funds, let me know immedietely.....I will raise...
love me.. please love me..
Gary handed me over a CD with pictures taken during Babli's angiography. Gary specialises in medical photography, and one would expected a series of 'scientific snapshots'. What enfolded as I saw the pictures was the poignant tale of a scared lonely child and the...
braveBABLI
Many of you have shared with us babli's tryst with life.. this little woman of substance is a true braveheart...Till now, for babli the 'surgery' had been something everyone talked about, something vague that the poor child had no way of imagining. She used to say...
for the benefit of…
"I know that I can donate to the organization through the website, but I would prefer to sponsor one child's education completely" was what was written in a mail that dropped in my box this morning. It came from an Indian living abroad.I often get request like this...