ANOU’S BLOG
munna’s family or life in a thousand rupees
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...
how many times must nanhe…
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...
they put their dancing shoes on..
It was party time on planet why thanks to a little girl who lives far away in England. Dhanya had decided to give a very special gift to pwhy a xmas party.We had two parties one for the big kids with DJ and coffee machine and one for the tiny tots and special kids....
have I really lost… the right to love
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...
to the rescue of lady B
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...
galahads of planet why
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...
winter woes
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...
urban treat..
it was a chilly afternoon as we set out to vist nanhe's home. we needed to assess the situation and see what was needed to make his return from hospital as comfortable as possible. we locate his mother's cart and she guided us to her home. we had expected a small...
mom by proxy…
Wonder who this is...This is our little babli's family... her father and her little sister.. the ones she has to mother despite a hole in her heart..But there are no options.. babli's father who is 35 years older than her mom, is asthmatic and cannot work.. or does...
for the little ones of this world
nanhe's smile has moved many friends.. and yes he is an amazing child and we are very blessed to have him with us.He has showed us the true meaning of hope and more than that his love for life does makes us all wonder about the total emptiness of our own lives...I...
when words play tragic games
the following story - a true one- would have made you smile, if it did not affect a child's life.pawan is a class III student that comes to our Lohar Camp Primary programme. he is a bright boy and an eager learner. He comes from a very poor family: his father pulls a...
a matter of the heart
In our fight for survival, we put up an adoption plan whereby we seek kind hearts to 'adopt' the nine sections which make pwhy, each with its dreams, its hopes, its aspirations...I have many times, maybe even too many for some, shared my own dreams for pwhy. I try...