ANOU’S BLOG

"I almost always start my day at work by reading the projectwhy blogspot" says a friend in the US." I was reading some earlier posts on your blog, as I do when I need inspiration".. says another one from the other side of the planet in AustraliaProject why blogs began...

Nanhe is in hospital and in pain . I was given a garbled and incoherent report on his condition by those who accompanied him. What I could gather was that he would be in hospital for a long time and that the surgery would take place at a later date..Government...

People get addicted to many things.. I too have my addiction, one I did not realise till I missed my shot of Nanhe's smile..Yesterday for the first time I saw Nanhe in such excrutiating pain, as he clung to his mother and in spite of all his efforts was not able to...

Come January 1.. and we all make resolutions that are often commonly kept.. often because they are made by habit and not conviction..I too have in the past made many such resolutions.. this year however as I sat down to review the past year and take stock of things, I...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)It took me a long time to decide what the post on the last day of 2005 would be, and then I came across this quote that...

Many of us will sit down tomorrow night to usher 2006. There will be lights, and warmth and food and music.. no matter how chilly the night.In the same city Munna's little family will sit in the dark, the only light being that of an oil lamp... Munna is 9 and suffers...

The picture shows Nanhe on his nth visit to the hospital. It is no mean task for a child who cannot walk, is incontinent, is in pain and never complains.For the past two months come monday and the trio of Nanhe, his mom and Meena our staffer, sets off in the cold or...

I was extremely saddened and somewhat angry to read this post.I could feel the palpable angst that permeated each word.. as this lovely child of India questioned her very being..No child, no one can take away from you the right to love and care for your country...

Imagine my utter surprise whenI saw my band of galahads march in this morning almost dragging a sullen looking fellow, their captive of the day. I was sson to learn that it was Ramu,bablis' famous brother!They wanted me talk to him and make him understand that he was...

The previous post was about the plight of girls and the unfair treatment they get even in as small an issue as shoes!The immediate reaction that one has is: why not buy them shoes.. but how many can you buy was my asnwer to a friend who wrote in.. the solution lies in...

This is not a summer footwear display... but the neatly lined up shoes of our primary girls at giri nagar on a chilly winter afternoon...when most of us have different shoes for different seasons, the children in delhi slums are lucky if they have any footwear at...