ANOU’S BLOG
when r met n
it was a special day at project why...we had a special guest, one that has been a friend even before he saw our world or met any one of us.rabin came all the way from chennai and spent the whole day with us.his smile won eveyone over and the magic of project why...
soft murmurs
As Nutan's story unfolds, India comes to light, with its hard realities and softer truths. Nutan is 30 and is suffering from a severe heart malfunction.Years of ignorance laced with neglect, years of living the life of a woman in a society where women are lesser...
victim of ignorance
Nutan a mother of four was diagnosed having a severe cardiac malfunction in a district hospital in Bihar and advised immediate corrective surgery. Doctors were optimist.That was two years ago...For two years, Nutan suffered, her condition deteriorating day by day. You...
of dreams.. and broken zips
as children we have all dreamt of what we would want to be when we grow up... i remember wanting to be an air hostess, a nuclear scientist, an astronaut and god knows what else..even slum kids have dreams: they often want to be teachers, doctors.. even actors.. and...
a country without women…
I did not get to see matrubhoomi, young Manish Jha's much acclaimed film...I left for chennai the week of its release and thought I would see it on my return.matrubhhomi did not run for a second week in India's capital city. it got good reviews and was awarded in...
he sang with all his heart.. and waited
the little fellow in red singing his heart out is Aman a little gypsy child.last wednesday, his mom made him wear his smartest clothes, scrubbed squeaky clean in spite of the paucity of water in the camp where they live and sent him to project why.in days gone by, i...
return of the prodigal…
just got back from chennai and will write about my visit soon ...but today i want to share the joy I felt returning..home!yes this little planet as i like to call it, has become 'home' as isn't home the place you feel wanted, loved, cared for... was it the little...
chennai calling
when the tsunami - a word none of us knew post 26/12 - waves hit the shores of India on a fateful sunday morning, I did not know that it would create ripples in a little planet tucked away in a small delhi slum.we set about collecting money for a boat, and we managed...
Dear Nida….
Dear Nida,Thank you for your lovely mail and of course you can call me Anu!I chose to answer your mail in this weblog, because much of what I would like to write to you, is what I would like to say to the young women of a land I love with deep passion. I must confess...
a rupee a day makes the world smaller
I am an Indian expat - living in San Diego, California now. I was born & raised in Delhi, and, like so many others, had become immune to sights and sounds of abject poverty surrounding me everyday. I came across your project while doing some random net surfing during...
salt, sugar and a proud mom’s love….
If you look at the picture you will see a little tear that is about to fall... why is aditya crying as he clutches his pink bag?Some of you may remeber a post in the June archives of this very blog entitled 'the other WHY', and the same little aditya asking questions...
return from the hood
this week we made it to outlook and for once the article conveyed the reality of project why and its hopes and dreams. For once readers are spared the 'ambassador's daughter' walking the slums, a cliche that makes me mad and has been used ad nauseum...project why came...