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Footsteps for freedom

December 31, 2013 Pushpa Achanta

How about starting 2014 with a walk for gender minorities? Praja Rajakiya Vedike along with other organizations is conducting “Freedom Walk – End Violence on Sexual Minorities” tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan-1-2014). This is an effort to

‘Food’ for thought…

July 27, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

Among the many times that I wonder about how the extremely marginalized cope with an empty stomach is when I hear the words "Mummy, I am hungry" on television. It is the ad jingle for

A demand for smarter roads

December 13, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

“Bangalore is not a garden city any more!” is a common refrain that I have been hearing for over 3 years. It is definitely not the cool town that we had visited a few times

Volunteer Diary

Only a week for children?

November 15, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

At DSF’s R.T. Nagar centre As evident in the pictures, some kids from low income families and those connected with them through Dream School Foundation (DSF) celebrated on November 14, this year. (Actually, since

Volunteer Diary

From Akka to Miss!

September 7, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Coming from a family of academics, I assumed that teaching ability should be second nature even without formal training. And I’m apparently fine according to many children I have volunteered with although I may not

“All are equal miss…

July 13, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

…Hindus, Muslims, Christians, boys and girls", were the heart warming words of Afreen Sultana, a promising class IX student of a government aided English medium school in Matadahalli, R.T. Nagar. A fornight ago, it all

A Class Apart…

June 15, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Have you ever observed or interacted with children from low income families (and sometimes first generation literates) studying in private or government aided English medium schools, in their school or outside? Who are their friends?

Unity in Diversity?

May 23, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Different language, faith(religion), caste. Similar socio-economic background, residential neighbourhood, age and school. Do they divide or unite? Fortunately the latter in most cases I have encountered over several years of teaching and counselling children from