Me along with some other volunteers had a great time for these five days, interacting with these village girls, who were not as ‘bholi-bhali’ as was shown in the old Sayara Bano films. Some were smart and some were naïve but far from being ‘dumb’.
But they all had a sad story to tell and were the real fighters. In spite of less or no support from the family, they looked forward to leading a beautiful and a happy life. Some were extremely poor, couldn’t even afford to have enough food, some were rich enough to afford education but were still were being sent to a free school. Why? Because ‘ladkiyo ko padhana zaroori nahi hai’ according to their parents. ‘per kyunki ye free ka school hai isiliye bhej rahe hai’.
Anyway, the experience was fabulous. Here’s what it looked like.
(kindly bear with the quality.)
Anyway, the experience was fabulous. Here’s what it looked like.
(kindly bear with the quality.)
PART ONE
PART TWO
In order to read a detailed version of the trip, check-out the following link..:)
In order to read a detailed version of the trip, check-out the following link..:)
The school premises. The girls welcomed us with the colors of holi.
3 comments:
keep it up.
Beautiful Travelogue..
Very interesting. Good work.
Check out another story on Pachmarhi at http://www.ghumakkar.com/2007/12/09/pachmarhi-elemental-high/ in your spare time.
Nandan
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