ANOU’S BLOG
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...
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...