tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post3906985320556384864..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: Happy New Year!!Shobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-5530271462307984222011-01-08T20:38:58.290+05:302011-01-08T20:38:58.290+05:30Dear Ma De...
Wish you very Happy new-year...
Ma...Dear Ma De...<br /><br />Wish you very Happy new-year...<br /><br />ManjiriManjiri Agnihotrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819519803366814406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-59614197490885040862011-01-06T19:05:16.866+05:302011-01-06T19:05:16.866+05:30you know i love you. now i love you even more.
:...you know i love you. now i love you even more. <br /><br />:) de.. most times we think of providing the poor with rich pleasures... or money... <br /><br />i feel what they need and strive for is dignity. <br /><br />i have some bachhas i meet everday at the station. faces change, children remain. occasionally when i find time, ... i buy colddrink and give them half.... i drink the other half... i dont necessarily chat with them... i just have my drink... my JHOOTA drink.<br /><br />some of them recognize me... at some other station... at some other pavement... <br /><br />i forget, they remember...<br /><br />one day when i was running helter shelter with an injured kabootar in my hand trying to find help.. a young girl held my fingers... took me to the kabootar khana near CST station.. and tells the caretaker there... "main vaapas aaongi... yeh udtha dikhna chaahiye..."... <br /><br /><br />i said to myself... "the kabootar has found its wings already... it just has to learn to take flight"<br /><br />:)<br /><br />sometimes De, we dont need to do complex things... we simply need to treat people without discrimination... treat them for a change, as humans of an equal god. and they become not a nuisance, but an agent for change. :) Positive change.<br /><br /><br /><br />and yeah... discrimination is so unsexy... it is like poo poo.Harishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609011423304441643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-37698919782106761172011-01-06T17:52:06.839+05:302011-01-06T17:52:06.839+05:30Send Valentine’s Day gifts to Malaysia and leave a...Send Valentine’s Day gifts to Malaysia and leave a lasting memory at the celebrations of your loved ones. Visit www.giftbasketsmalaysia.my/ValentinesDay_Malaysia.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-63364001903086510222011-01-06T17:44:56.631+05:302011-01-06T17:44:56.631+05:30Send Valentine’s Day gifts to Malaysia and leave a...Send Valentine’s Day gifts to Malaysia and leave a lasting memory at the celebrations of your loved ones. Visit www.giftbasketsmalaysia.my/ValentinesDay_Malaysia.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-69348691504657129392011-01-05T00:51:34.770+05:302011-01-05T00:51:34.770+05:30If everyone thought of these kids, it could really...If everyone thought of these kids, it could really be a happy new year. Otherwise new years don't matter to them except that they would be hearing some patakes bursting somewhere.<br />This reminded me of what Sujatha, the most famous writer of the South wrote once. He (used his wife's name as his psuedonym) once described in detail about a literary convention he had just attended. After which he had this to say, "We were returning home. Through the car window I saw a 6 yr old girl struggling to cover her 2 yr old brother with a thin sheet. It was Delhi. And it was winter. At that moment I felt that all this was a waste. I could burn all my writings if that would make enough fire to keep these 2 bodies warm.....<br />We all go through such feelings. But either we don't know how to help them or are afraid (or are rather sure) that our donations will be mishandled.<br />I was donating some money to an org which was supposed to take care of poor homeless children when I got a letter from the caretaker that he was building a temple. I am not against temples. But don't we have enough of them ? Should we spend the money given to better the lives of orphan children to fill this country with temples & churches ? Pehle roti, kapda, makaan. Phir dharm.Lathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391580973252067189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-83396730560744814392011-01-04T18:32:48.978+05:302011-01-04T18:32:48.978+05:30this is not anything new! BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKE...this is not anything new! BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN A STEP TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AFTER KNOWING THIS THEN YOU SHOULD FEEL GUILTY AND TAKE A STEP.<br />YES THERE ARE MANY GIRLS LIKE THIS BUT YOU CAN MAKE DIFFERENCE IF YOU GIVE SOME OF YOUR TIME ,THERE ARE SO MANY NGOS YOU CAN JOIN AND HELP THESE GIRLS .NOW THE TIME IS FOR ALL TO ACT NOT ONLY WRITE ABOUT IT OR READ AND COMMENT .YES YOU CAN WRITE TO ME i CAN TELL YOU THE NGOS,WHO CAN HELP IN mUMBAI AND IN gOA.mittikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634936555652632597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-51088277779101382192011-01-03T23:24:28.560+05:302011-01-03T23:24:28.560+05:30beautiful...beautiful...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275345650540361659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-47402796355759423272011-01-03T15:39:24.432+05:302011-01-03T15:39:24.432+05:30The visit was useful. Content was really very info...The visit was useful. Content was really very informative. From www.expressgiftsdelhi.com/valentines_day_gifts.aspsudipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792161668520377773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-89833666887273924452011-01-03T14:51:36.390+05:302011-01-03T14:51:36.390+05:30Make an unforgettable event with www.hongkongflori...Make an unforgettable event with www.hongkongfloristshop.com flowers, designer our gorgeous flower bouquets, awesome flower arrangements, holiday gifts, birthday gifts, startling gift baskets, imported chocolate gifts and other thrilling gifts for delivery in Hong Kong. For details, visit www.hongkongfloristshop.com/ValentinesDay.aspankitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758735268890389074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-65951192813963666292011-01-03T12:35:31.515+05:302011-01-03T12:35:31.515+05:30HMMMMMM!HMMMMMM!Capt. Ajit Vadakayilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410812789424637654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-85905133801062564672011-01-03T12:35:10.741+05:302011-01-03T12:35:10.741+05:30Listening ....
HAPPY NEW YEAR
HAPPY BLOGGINGListening ....<br />HAPPY NEW YEAR<br />HAPPY BLOGGINGsathish vasudevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263995936602026961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-76868088179397988142011-01-03T12:22:36.139+05:302011-01-03T12:22:36.139+05:30what a touching post... i feel sorry for the girls...what a touching post... i feel sorry for the girls in that kind of a state... nyways...a very happy new year to you!! keep writing always...Radhika Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177969920022268286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-15877517900137374652011-01-03T12:07:38.380+05:302011-01-03T12:07:38.380+05:30Send Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts to Singapor...Send Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts to Singapore through our website and leave a lasting memory at the celebrations of your loved ones. Visit www.singaporeflowershop.com/ValentinesDay_Singapore.aspwww.singaporeflowershop.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403094032895463098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-88149670596945853702011-01-03T11:24:45.964+05:302011-01-03T11:24:45.964+05:30Celebrate this Valentine’s Day by sending Gifts to...Celebrate this Valentine’s Day by sending Gifts to Mumbai. For details, visit www.smartgiftsmumbai.com/valentines_day_gifts.aspankitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758735268890389074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-81990953246648960132011-01-03T00:52:05.823+05:302011-01-03T00:52:05.823+05:30Happy New Year Shobhaa De! Wonderful post. Love re...Happy New Year Shobhaa De! Wonderful post. Love reading your blog. If someone is capable and knows what is the real meaning of (rich & poor) even god doesn't have any problem with how much $$$$$ you can make. Ignorance is scary & it is like the buffer zone to fight against your fate. Everything is fair in love & war. Om Mani Padmai Hum.Tsomo85https://www.blogger.com/profile/14210544871260847675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-19586975804844430672011-01-02T23:28:40.708+05:302011-01-02T23:28:40.708+05:30Dear Shobhaa,
I know it is a big problem but take...Dear Shobhaa,<br /><br />I know it is a big problem but take heart cause it is soon going to end. You know we have only 10 or maybe 11 IPL teams as of today, which means only about 60-70 matches happen in a year. ie. 1 match in 5 days. The same is also true for the movies. Only 100 odd movies get launched in a year which means only 1 movie in 3 days. The Government / people of India need to focus on greatly improving these figues and you will be happy to know that we are moving in the right direction. Imagine if we have about 10 Lakh IPL Teams and about a lakh movies get launched every week, all of us would by so happy and absorbed that we wouldn't find time to peep out of the car window and have to see those awful things you just mentioned. But even if you happened to look out of your car window, I can bet my life that you will still not see them. Surprise. Surprise. No it's simple. Even they would be enjoying the fun - watching around the clock cricket or movies. <br /><br />Happy New Year.<br /><br />And I am thinking of writing something along these lines. You may join me if you are interested. Buzz me @ 9891005927Yogesh Balainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668328263689116151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-65272804873253389292011-01-02T22:40:50.574+05:302011-01-02T22:40:50.574+05:30Dear Shobha,
Wish you & FAMILY A HAPPY NEW YE...Dear Shobha,<br /><br />Wish you & FAMILY A HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO, and A Prosperous one.<br /><br />A lot of hearts must be bleeding for these poor souls. There are many who donate in good will, others with something in mind, to absolve themselves from sins....<br />However one should see that the funds really reach the right people/children and not any organization, any criminals. <br /><br />It is a pity our Society has failed them. Our shameless government officials keep making money for themselves, instead of using it for easing these poor souls miseries.<br /><br />As far as the girl child is concerned. It is so... pitiful, she is not even safe with the one who is supposed to protect her. <br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-37095714088757180182011-01-02T22:25:21.544+05:302011-01-02T22:25:21.544+05:30A single post better than published book?
Or,
A pu...A single post better than published book?<br />Or,<br />A published book better than a single post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-15785837919762568492011-01-02T21:30:28.707+05:302011-01-02T21:30:28.707+05:30God is great !
Only that God sees everything and ...God is great ! <br />Only that God sees everything and laughs . <br />The girl . The Uncle . All are laughed at by God . Equal justice. Huh.<br /><br />And God bless the new year , with another 25 million hungry faces carried forward for a period of godless and hopeless and 2011 .bibhash k jhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719426023397120701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-71114597204003536202011-01-02T21:19:23.024+05:302011-01-02T21:19:23.024+05:30`I am…an anonymous girl child, shivering in the co...`I am…an anonymous girl child, shivering in the cold, hungry… exhausted…'<br /><br />... and here are people sitting pretty with their pretty pets in the cars with their ACs on so that the `outside pollution' does not touch then :(<br /><br />Happy New year :)चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसादhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384457680652627343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-39962733881675495332011-01-02T18:52:57.764+05:302011-01-02T18:52:57.764+05:30Hello Ma'am! This is my first ever post on you...Hello Ma'am! This is my first ever post on your blog and am happy to start it with the New Year wishes :-) This, indeed, is a heart touching narration of what we see and feel everyday on the streets. I recently finished reading Speed Post, which is the first book of your's that I have read. Was curious to read your 'style' of writing, which I think is quite impressive! I sometimes write too, and its a humble wish that you read my writing sometime, if time permits (http://manu-urmishthajagtap.blogspot.com)<br /><br />Fondly,<br />manumanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547703983115423244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-9180825104557125542011-01-02T05:04:38.853+05:302011-01-02T05:04:38.853+05:30I read this post and the entire memory flashed bef...I read this post and the entire memory flashed before my eyes where we see these beggars everyday but we never pay much heed to them ever. None of us could have ever understood what they go through. A heart felt story, but just reading doesn't help. We need to make this a better place for everybody.Sheetal Chavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485823049929101799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-24057517696474369622011-01-01T21:49:58.223+05:302011-01-01T21:49:58.223+05:30Hi Shobha de :-)
Happy New Year ...
Interesting po...Hi Shobha de :-)<br />Happy New Year ...<br />Interesting post...This is the story of most of the poor girls at present time.Simranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931908983809822868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-70280559346968544052011-01-01T20:57:58.836+05:302011-01-01T20:57:58.836+05:30THis couldn't have been said any better. Story...THis couldn't have been said any better. Story of so many young girls on the road with dreams. Unfortunately nobody is looking out for them. As it is, girls days are not safe with family members, let alone on the road. Your narration is very touching.afterglowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864917369305588202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-86171647419407410522011-01-01T20:56:54.414+05:302011-01-01T20:56:54.414+05:30Thats really something to reflect upon.....
Thank ...Thats really something to reflect upon.....<br />Thank you Shobha De' for an amazing post!! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com