18th June 2012 Today was a day full of pride and emotions for me and Sumedhaji as we joined the wedding ceremony of Sonu, Ram Kripal’s daughter. The marriage ceremony took place tonight Kotar – a village 25 kms from Satna. The joy, reverence and spark on the faces of Ram Kripal’s family, friends and [...]
16th June 2012 We are at Bandhav Garh Tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. It is about 130 kms from Satna. My nephew Dinesh came to receive us at the station. He is a Magistrate in Maihar and happens to be the grandson of my maternal uncle at Tikamgarh. Dinesh was kind enough to drive us [...]
15th June 2012 At the moment, I am on my way to Satna for attending the wedding of Ram Kripal’s daughter. Sumedhaji and Kanhaiya are also travelling with me. Satna is about 900km from Delhi. We are travelling in Mahakaushal Express. Ram Kripal is the head teacher cum deputy manager at Bal Ashram. He is [...]
Out of the very many International Conventions, Treaties, National Legislations and Schemes safeguarding the present and future of children across the globe, three are particularly significant. These are: • Millennium Development Goals: Where by the International Community has pledged to work towards a common end ensuring that human development reaches every one, everywhere. • DAKAR [...]
From the window of my bedroom in a resettled slum dwellers locality in Kalkaji, I saw a mob armed with swords and sticks chasing a Sikh gentleman who was running towards the sanctuary of a Gurudwara across the road. At the same time a call was being made through loud speakers from a Gurudwara, situated [...]
8 July 2010 Seven of us were standing speechless in deep sorrow and tears; four were women who had come all the way from USA and UK to spot a place where exactly their dear ones- brothers and nephews took their last breath. The rest of the three were my brother and dear friend Mohammad [...]
April 28th, 2010 Today, BBA rescued 72 children from a leather factory situated in old Delhi. All these children were trafficked at different times from their native villages in Bihar on the enticement and lure of money and good education. Their parents are poor and illiterate; they were promised a good life for their children [...]
25th April 2010 It’s exciting to learn about an extra ordinarily rewarding ‘Global Action Week’ (GAW). This was our 11th year in making a history of mass mobilization in favour of Education for All. I was upset due to cancellation of flights to Washington D.C and Berlin. In Washington, the Global March advocacy office had [...]
19th April, 2010 Today is an important day for the children, the global civil society and for me, as the President of Global Campaign for Education (GCE). We launched our annual mass mobilization action that is called ‘Global Action week’ (GAW). The campaign would go on till April 24th. More than 100 countries are participating [...]
13th April 2010 Few months ago, a British charity organization got in touch with the communication department of Global March against Child Labour (GMACL). They wanted to meet me. On the day of the meeting, I reached a tad bit late. The Project Coordinator was already there, talking to two British gentlemen. Krishna Sharda is [...]