A formidable challenge?

August 15, 1947. Freedom. India was finally free from the long and dark era of the British rule. There was great hope for a new and prosperous India and the …

Disaster, Displacement and Child Labor.

There are often assumptions made that child labor is a demon created by the ‘attitude’ of parents and ignorance. But, is that all to it ? Now, lets assume that …

Zakir Hussain Award

Asha for Education (“Asha”), received the Dr. Zakir Hussain Award in Cleveland, Ohio on July 28th. Presented at the Aligarh Alumni Association annual meeting, the award is given each year …

Sacrifice?

What’s your take on this news clip? Please leave your thoughts as comments.

Damage once done…

Child labor (in general, child abuse or exploitation) is an extremely complicated subject. The causes are many, so are the effects. It goes well beyond one’s imagination to realize how …

Together We Can Reach The Goal

I think many of my friends have already written about child labour, its cause and effect. What I would wish to focus is the problem of school drop outs and …

Are we sleeping?

When we think of child labor, visions of children working in brick kilns, silk factories, restaurants, farms, tea and coffee estates spring to mind. While those definitely constitute child labor, …

Nano-WAH

Post your nanofiction response as comments!For some samples and typical nanofiction rules, see http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Nanofiction.html साठ बरस से हैं आज़ादHe was crouched in front of dirty shoes, hands toiling away. “Arre …

Show me the money!

Hillary Clinton is running for President, so is Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and a myriad others for the coveted spot. The air is abuzz with campaigns and fundraisers. Millions of …