Hi Sisters,
Just some thoughts to help give a great start to the day:)
“Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved” (more…)
Kaveetaa kaul
This morning the topmost item on the agenda was to write on the topic as promised. Sheer force of habit led me to the papers. The following headlines caught my eye’Eve teaser shoots at lawyer trying to save kin’. This occurrence , that too , today of all days, when a marathon is in progress, a blog a thon against it.
Apparently, the said lawyer ‘Meher Bhargava’ acted in retaliation to four hooligans who (more…)
It was so astounding to read this report. Indian women rock, irrespective of their rural background.
Illiterate Indian woman to address UN meet
Thursday, February 09, 2006
PATNA: A poor and illiterate Dalit woman from Bihar has been selected to represent India at an international UN-sponsored seminar to share her experiences of livelihood and development.
Girija Devi, a mother of four children in her late 40s, from Chipulia village in east Champaran district will attend the meet in New York Feb 27. She belongs to the poor Dalit community of Musahars that is known to eat rats for survival.
She will address the seminar on “Women Environment and Development Organization” in Bhojpuri as she does not know either Hindi or English. She is the first rustic woman from Bihar and fifth from India to participate in a UN seminar.
She has been invited for her work on empowerment of disadvantaged sections of society, particularly women and her anti-liquor drive in rural areas. She is credited for making her village free from liquor.
“She single-handedly started a campaign against liquor traders and forced men of her community to end their drinking habits,” said a district official.
Last year, two Dalit women from Madhuban district – Tiliya Devi and America Devi – were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005
Cute!! I am rightly impressed
Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest–whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories–comes afterward. These are games; one must first answer.” -Albert Camus
When one awakes in the morning, opens the papers, and is startled by the news of the suicide of a co-actor, then after the initial despair, outrage,helplessness, what comes to mind is the saying which I have quoted above.
Read news clipping; (more…)
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