“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” …the radio croaked and “Saare Jaahan seContinueContinue reading “Happy Independence Day !”
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A thought on my life
You said I was the future You said I should be nurtured. But why didn’t you ever see this suture And give me a nourished composure I battled with clausure. I was tarnished with aventure. Went, on to live a life of censure. Now I seek a thought on my life. As, I need toContinueContinue reading “A thought on my life”
Life…
Life has several connotations and utilities for human beings. When god uncovered such a fragile entity what would have been his reaction? Did his calls of “eureka “, “eureka”, bombard the cosmos? Well God must not have been that modest to neglect the whimsical sense of pride. After all it was an endeavor whichContinueContinue reading “Life…”
Learning with Dignity
For millions of children ‘schools’ are a dream in India; especially children who hail from the disadvantaged sects of the societal setup. When we propagate the ideology of Learning with dignity we perceive to weave a world that not only bestows a child with her right to education but also provides her the dignity toContinueContinue reading “Learning with Dignity”
Daringbadi
Penetrating through ravines and looming threat of Maoists when I entered into Daringbadi, a hill station in Kandhmal District of Odisha I was mesmerized with its scenic beauty. The snaky way atop had given enough excitement already; till the snippets from my colleague with regard to the recent Italian abduction from the belt made it,ContinueContinue reading “Daringbadi”
Rain Rain go away… Come again another day !
She shivered in the impending rains enclosed in her mother’s arm. Lord only knows ,how long she had been in that state. Even when she was just three years old, her eyes possessed the immense potential to bleed my heart many times over. Striking expectations of a healthy life pattern is what she asked for ?ContinueContinue reading “Rain Rain go away… Come again another day !”
The Chocolate Game..
Ever wondered about a world without Chocolates ? For a “Chocolate Connoisseur” it’s a hara-kiri. But have you ever thought that the “world’s best cocoa beans that come from the African Sub-continent that goes into making the finger-licking chocolates “have their foundations on a issue as provoking as Child Labour ? No,You didn’t right?ContinueContinue reading “The Chocolate Game..”
The children of the railway …
Ever wondered who is the little girl who rushes into a railway boogie at a station and starts cleaning it. “Child labor “in every form has swept the down trodden sections in India. Basically in a state like Orissa where traditional patterns of employment have not been able to satisfy the needs ofContinueContinue reading “The children of the railway …”
Entangled Lives 