A committee of Dalits and Muslims in Ahmedabad’s walled city area spreads the message of communal harmony By Deepa A Much like a grandfather who eagerly peeps into a cobwebbed past to scoop up sepia-tinted memories of his children’s first steps, Rehmanbhai Shaikh unwraps, at the slightest prodding, a boxful of stories about [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Hope Floats
Posted in communal harmony, Gujarat on January 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Still Suffering, Five Years After
Posted in children, Education, Gujarat, mental health on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Five years have passed after the riots, five years in which saplings have become trees and blueprints have taken the shape of buildings. But time seems to have stopped for many families and children who suffered or witnessed atrocities during the 2002 riots, altering their dreams and hopes in unlikely, distressing ways. Deepa A has [...]
Lessons in Despair
Posted in Education, Gujarat on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nearly five years after the Gujarat riots, safety concerns and lack of facilities keep many children away from a decent education By Deepa A Ruksana Banu’s life revolves around the reassuring but monotonous certainties of household chores. Everyday, she washes clothes, cooks meals, cleans vessels and, occasionally, goes for sewing classes near her house. [...]
