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The Torn Bag

There is a girl in my class whose name is Bhavna. After our school had taken admission, we saw Bhavna only the first day. The second day...

Felt Safe and Loved

Rahul was someone who knew his mother loved him. He could hear her speak words of love to him. He loved the flavours of food that his...

The Book

As I hold the thin book in my hand, I drooled to the beauty and charm it exuded. It was authentic, original, easy to read and best suited...

Nitu's Story: Day 456 and counting...

A cold heart, a numb body, a smashed hope is what Nitu (name changed) had for more than two days, when I told her that she might not be...

Beneath the Anger

Student Stories Imran has been studying in our school for a long time now. Initially when he started coming to school, his behavior was...

A story of a decade!

This story could not wait anymore and I would be glad if you read through this story of ours. To be cautious of your expectations, I must...

A Door for the Love of Learning

I rushed back home after my visit to the BaluAdda slum. I could not wait to write down all that I saw today, while my memory was still...

The Pilgrims’ Progress

In the month of April, we came up with the idea of making a trip to Uttarakhand, intending to bring awareness about Sexual abuse,...

A Battle fought for Pads; A war won for Hygiene

“An Achievement for BHAMINI” “Every time we find a girl complaining about her menstrual health and white discharge, we would try to...

Tears on a Summer Camp

I had wept much in the year 2018. If you ask me why I wept mostly for myself. I wept because I could not accept what I had become. There...

JP staff "Suraj Thapa"

He draws closer to the screen and looks at the hue of the design. We have been waiting and we knew only Suraj could rescue us. We needed...

That’s No Ordinary Thing!

Women were asked to bring a thing they identify with and to tell a story. It was amazing to hear how they thought out of the ordinary!...

Guiding Principles

Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do working for the Lord rather than for people – Colossians 3:23

‘Will I be able to handle that Uncertainty?’

For a few previous months I was banging fruitlessly against the wall of ‘Uncertainty’. Now finally I am relieved, that I may not have to...

I Built My Own School

I stumbled over this scene. There were three girls and a single boy sitting over the partially thatched roof. "Move over, your feet's on...

A Park built for us!

As Hassan looked up, he was looking up to find an excuse for himself. He would not join the other kids in playing. He always knew that...