Posts Tagged ‘Karnataka’
How secure are women with disabilities?
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: February 17, 2009
How secure are women with
disabilities?
Recently I heard of two incidents which made me ask myself this very question, how secure are women with disabilities (WwD)?
In one incident a young mother of 35 hung her two teenage daughters both intellectually challenged, and herself. I guess she got tired of the pressures of life, the social [...]
Moral police drive girl to suicide
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: February 12, 2009
Moral police drive schoolgirl to
suicide
Deccan Herald, 12th February 2009
Mangalore ‘moral police’ drive schoolgirl to suicide Mangalore, DHNS: A 15-year-old girl committed suicide at Aikala near Kinnigoli here on Wednesday, allegedly after being harassed by suspected Bajrang Dal men for talking to a Muslim youth.
Ashwini, a 9th standard student of Aikala school, [...]
Hail Pink Chaddis
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: February 12, 2009
Hail Pink Chaddis
For those who are not Indian and don’t know what a Chaddi is, it is a underwear and yes, the Pink Chaddi Campaign is a rather odd name for a protest, but that is, until you hear how it came about.
A little more than a couple of weeks back, right wing Hindu fundamentalist [...]
Memorable weekends
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: February 10, 2009
Memorable weekends at home!
The recession can be a tough time. Job loss, salary cuts, longer work hours, less sleep, more work, less rest and the stress can pile up even while the conventional methods of de-stressing become unaffordable. Not that I am used to pubing, dancing and eating out, but when most people try and [...]
Sankranti in Keeramanda
Posted by: nagarajmani on: January 19, 2009
Sankranti in Keeramanda
Sankranti the harvest festival is celebrated all over India under various names, Lohri in the North, Makaharra Sankranti in the North West, Bihu in Assam, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and so on.
As most of you would know, India is largely agrarian and the heart of this country still beats among the rich and [...]
Listening to her heart
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: January 12, 2009
Listening to her heart
Disability rights activist Michele Friedner, who has severe bilateral hearing loss herself, is now studying how disability is tackled in everyday life. Bharathi Prabhu has the details
“Hmmm, my achievements? Getting a gas connection, wrangling for a research permit from the Commissioner of police, braving Bangalore traffic….” ticks off Michele Friedner on her [...]
Disabled excluded from places of worship
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: January 6, 2009
Disabled excluded from places of
worship
I have numerous friends who are affected by polio or have suffered spinal injuries and so, are wheelchair bound. And I was astounded to note that few if any had access to places of worship, be it Temples or Churches.
Religion is undoubtedly a private issue but each of us have [...]
KSRTC
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: December 30, 2008
KSRTC takes passengers on a bumpy
ride
When one boards a regular blue and white, half wrecked Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus its easy to forget that you are in the IT capital of India. When you encounters their unkempt cheating conductors, some of whom even smell of alcohol, it is easy to forget [...]
Adventure camp
Posted by: nagarajmani on: December 23, 2008
Adventure camp at Kondaji
When one is wheelchair bound and accessibility limited in a country like India, going on an adventure trip is no minor event. But that’s exactly what I was on, as I struggled to make myself comfortable in my hard seat at 11.00 p.m of December 19th 2008.
The Association of People with Disabilities [...]
Lillian @ Poetry
- ArraySometimes you'll fuck my mind dudes,Sneer at the world I come from.This world,So upright.So uptight.And too fucked to admit it.8.00 p.m
- Blinded by RageThey’ve cheating me, aren’t they?Those rotting hearts on smiling facesThey’ve cheating me, aren’t they?Those sleek tongues in wicked mindsThe pain oozes out of an innocent faceA ray of trust just blew outMy heart fell, he saysand the word comes back to me, after very many monthsIn the loss of innocenceIn angerPainHelplessnessIt matters not what glory you acq […]
- Advertising Cloud 9The horizon in shades of green,Water tanks, blue and black,Clothes of all hues waving in the breeze.Cloud 9 advertising its services,Who would think, it would need to?But it does,Its the recession.
- Untitledoh why does my soul refuse to rest.it bounds up,against gravity,like there were thorns that pricked its underside.refusing it rest.oh my soul has a bloody breasta weary heartthat longs to rest,but somehow each night is dayin its unending search to run away.
- UntitledI stare out,As the orange-pink of sunsetFades away into silhouettes,Large dark trees, rise upAnd the cold road leads away.The breeze whips at my face,The curtains buffeted in the strong wind,Fly around uncontrollably like shreds,My heart feels the same,As it leaves sweet memories behind.Parting can never be harder.15th April 2009
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