Random Ramblings

GIVE A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL

This year, thanks to Nina and Troels, friends from Bissamcuttack, all our christmas decorations were hand-made! We had a christmas dinner their place - and learnt danish carols, and how to make christmas hearts! They have a family tradition where everyone sits together to make new decorations each year - what a fun idea! Sandhya and me made chains of christmas trees, holly and diyas, as well as the hearts - danish ones are red and white! but we used every colour we could get!
I wish more people would make their decorations instead of buying them from stores - you can recycle paper, last years cards and make really bright and pretty things to hang on a tree or around the house! and they make very thoughtful gifts as well. Hopefully sandhya and me will get organised and make some candles before the new year! :)

This was one of the most memorable moments of my life - the Dharasinga School inauguration programme. absolutely fantastic. Five villages got together to start a school for their children -and now 91 kids, in blue uniforms, with slates and tiffin carriers, sit in a beautiful mud hut, learning 'aa, ahh, ee, eeee' and how to play frisbee!! this is just the beginning of a revolution - a community fighting to give its kids a chance at education. A chance at life...I am humbled that I was privileged to be a part of the celebrations.

PEACOCKS AND PASLEYS
That was over a month ago, at pavi's beautiful wedding. am back from Bissamcuttack, Orissa. so stories about MrsK, mitra and dharasinga soon!