ANOU’S BLOG
It is not length of life, but depth of life
"I will donate for the child if you guarantee he will live" were the harsh words that I heard in the dead of a night when we were looking for funds for Raju our first heart surgery. This followed an appeal on TV and was one of the numerous calls that were made on that...
babli’s world
This is Babli's world..It is rich in some things and terribly lacking in others. It is filled with smiles and love, courage and determination, dreams and hope, prayers and belief.. all things intangible yet precious. Bablis' home is tiny, maybe as small as a bathroom...
from’why’ to ‘how’…
A mail dropped by this morning. It simply it said:I too want to help the slum children in our Hyderabad city, and as a first step started with a nearby slum in the outskirts. I now understand the uphill task that it is, but I won't give up. The main problem is the...
to die for…
Nanhe has a smile to die for... and yet does he have a reason to smile, one wonders...The youngest of five children, he was not even given a name, simple called nanhe..the tiny one. Nanhe has multiple disabilities. When he landed on planet why he could barely hold his...
starTrek with captain Pranjal
It was a very special afternoon on planet why..At 1 pm the children of the special section were ready to receive their guests. There was a sense of palpable excitement as their classroom got ready for the show: a big screen, a LCD projector, a young indian astronomer...
the spirit of mili
Mili died last night.. as quietly as she came in to our lives ...She found us when we were hurting, and adopted us. She put up with all our tantrums and ways whereby we humans decide the way our animal friends should live. She delighted us with innumerable antics and...
the art of dreaming..
When the kids of sudhar camp aka potty nagar were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up the answer was: teachers, doctors, firemen, policemen...Now the parents of these children left their homes to eek out a better living in the city and do menial jobs:...
a matter of time…
I dropped by the Lohar camp today and once again was taken in by the warmth and generosity of this proud people. Kamlesh was cooking makki rotis and I got treated to one, topped with sarson saag and oodles of white butter.From the corner of my eye, I saw that the...
boman.. beauman …superman…
religion was called the opium of the masses by marx..a panacea for all ills it has become an easy answer to what requires serious consideration, a way of explaining what defies logic..now have you ever wondered how children get drawn in the net..a few weeks back as we...
始めまして。 Hajimemashite – nice to meet you
project why has been a journey of discovery, not only of India, but of other lands.Japan had been till late an unknown land that one viewed with awe, admired its wizardry, and got acquainted with its cuisine.. but somehow it remained faraway and unatainable.. till...
and the wisdom to know the difference..
The serenity prayer has been used in many situations and today as I tried to explain the realities of India to some friends from other lands, it came back to my mind:Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and...
of hope and joy
project why may not have much in terms of what success is measured by in our day and age: buildings, fancy resources or comfortable bank accounts. but there is one thing it has had in abundance and that is the goodwill and love from every corner of our planet.we pride...