After four weeks of a new relationship we had to say our goodbyes. It was great having you here. Virag you taught us a lot about organisational changes happening throughout the world and it was a pleasure to have you here. For those who don’t now, Virag , a Hungarian, was an animal rights activist [...]
Baba said, “Those who do monumental work don’t need monuments.”
And he lived and died like a monument himself. Indeed no monument can ever match what he did. His actions , his thoughts and his vision surpassed all a person could dream of. Thank You Baba..For being what you were..Thank you for showing the way where [...]
I sometimes teach.
That’s when my whim takes me or when i have time from my busy schedule. There’s no dearth of students or at least those who pretend to be. They come here to learn different things, mostly vocational courses with as varied courses as driving to electronics to computers to fabric painting and there [...]
A few days back i made a stop near the local market because i had a pick a few things up. As i was waiting for the driver three little children showed up. You would have seen the type sometime in your life if you live anywhere in India. They have dirtied torn clothes and [...]
i want to go to school too father
you, a girl? why,
you dream too high
what need of school for you?
am i not a child father?
is school not for me?
don’t i need my lessons in life
what lessons girl?
isn’t the home school enough?
isn’t your mother the best teacher?
doesn’t the forest you pick firewood from
teach you the lessons you [...]
I owe this to my friends..all those who have hummed and hawed because i’ve been out of touch with almost everyone.It’s just one of my phases when i needed to get in touch with a very important person in my life-myself.But more on that some other time in some other age..Those who know me won’t [...]
Ok..that might seem a done to death line to you..but it still holds true..
World AIDS DAY-December 1
This post is for all people out there in the world who are living with HIV/AIDS.
This one time , i’ll let the numbers do the speaking…;
Number of people living with HIV in 2007
Total 33.2 million [30.6–36.1 million]
Adults 30.8 million [...]
The first time i met Putli was about two years back.
Seven years old then and already a bread winner of the family..She had one of those faces which hold you mesmerised for heaven knows what reason.. like the pull of an unseen magnet..like a moment already familiar before it actually happens..
I was on my field [...]
I’m tired.And blissfully so.
The last time i climbed those hills was when i was still young and a few kilos less.And that was when i was still running and exercising and would never tire.Now it’s a totally different story.
Anyways that isn’t what this is about.
It was a trip planned for Virag and Joseph.It’s a pleasure [...]
Sakhshi (not her real name) is 11 years old.
Her father died before she knew what a father meant. Her mother committed suicide when Shakshi was just about 9. The reason: she couldn’t take in the accusations by everyone around of being a bad omen and incessantly accused of being the reason her husband died. [...]