Prayas JAC helping thousands of underprivileged children every year
Prayas’s journey began in the summer of 1988, when a huge fire engulfed hundreds of Jhuggis in one of the the biggest slums of Delhi, that had left many children orphaned.
Prayas’s journey began in the summer of 1988, when a huge fire engulfed hundreds of Jhuggis in one of the the biggest slums of Delhi, that had left many children orphaned.
The main story revolves around the lives of sex workers, or devadasis, and her determination to make them self-sustainable and to get rid of the label of dishonour that was attached to them.
Padma Shri Shovana Narayan said performing arts should be integrated into mainstream education rather than relegating them to co-curricular activities.
Nestled in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong, once a quaint hill town, is now emerging as a vibrant tourism hotspot in West Bengal, attracting travelers with its serene beauty and rich cultural tapestry.
In a city where Durga Puja ‘apparently’ means worshipping a grand idol of Goddess Durga along with her children, Garia Mitali Sangha stands apart. Every year, in a distinctive tradition spanning nearly seven decades, nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped under the same roof.
It is a learning and a spiritual experience reading the book. It shows the power of pure love and faith. The book is written in a conversational and easy-going style, making us feel like participants in the author's life journey.
"My mother never spoke about those years until about fifty years later... When I told her about the return of the two paintings, she was overwhelmed with joy. She never expected to live to see it. To her, those paintings symbolize life because they allowed Jacob Lierens to pay for a hiding place and see to it that his family didn't starve."
For me it's the writing that needs to be beautiful, not the pen. I did use a fancy leather-bound notebook with handmade paper while writing my first novel 'Urmila, The Forgotten Princess'.
The writer is a Washington-based international development advisor and had worked with the World Bank. He can be reached at mnandy@gmail.com.
He died of cardiac arrest at the age of 76 without any physical suffering.
