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https://csim.in/conversations/ConversationsToday-September2013.pdf There are lots of experiences and special days in one’s life. I would like to share with you one such experience that I shall never forget—my visit to Anandam, a home for the destitute elderly in Ambattur, Chennai.The few…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-May2013.pdf Gemini fly over, an iconic landmark in Chennai City, has been the bridge for several abandoned mentally ill persons to reach Rafi’s home. When Rafi was returning after work one day, he noticed a man in soiled clothes taking…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-April2013.pdf Ashwita, 4, was playing with her toys that was scattered all over the room. While her mother was busy preparing the Sunday lunch, her father Ramu gave her company. “Appa, why is school closed on Sunday?” she asked. Bemused…
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https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-June2012.pdf The sun was blazing and summer was its peak at 42 degrees when we drove along Poonamalee high road to document the lives of the brick klin workers at Aranavoyal, a village located 32 kilometers from Chennai. Our…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-April2012.pdf An hour’s drive from Chennai, far from the hustle and bustle of a metro, lies Punjarasantankal. A village difficult to pronounce, Punjarasantankal sits eight kilometers from the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Winding through the narrow roads, we…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-Feb2012.pdf It was a quiet, lazy Sunday morning when we set out to Thailamkuppam, a fishing hamlet near Ennore, 24 kilometers north of Chennai Port. The roads were free, and we cruised. No one looked hurried, worried. Men sipped tea…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations-Jan2012.pdf A scenic drive winding through lush green paddy fields and casuarina plantations led us to Pinnal Nagar, a Irula hamlet at Kalvoy village in Kancheepuram District where 28 Irula families live. Sourana and Balaji, our contacts, seated us at…
https://csim.in/conversations/Conversations_November2011.pdf Manjula arrived at the tuition centre at 6:00 P.M. There were over 20 children waiting for her, few seeming exhausted after play. “Can you teach me subtraction, please?” asked Kasi opening his mathematics book. Manjula was pleased to know…
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