Author: Amrita
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A miracle in front of our eyes
16 Sep 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar A miracle took place today. So many take place very day – the sun rises, it gives us warmth; there is air to breathe; birds fly and trees grow drawing sustenance from the earth and the sun and the air and we live. I feel the coolness of the breeze
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First camp to be inaugurated
15 Sep 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar The last two days were quite hectic as the temporary shelters along with a kitchen, toilets, etc were nearing completion and we were planning to have a small inaugural function before the camp was started, to create awareness and also inspire others to take up similar such activities. The camp
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First shelters are ready
13 Sep 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar The past two days we were busy getting the temporary shelters in place, and being a totally new place it took some time to get familiarized with the local working style, speed etc. Two shelters of around 4000sqft have been completed. Work is going on to get the kitchen and
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The hopes are buried below the beauty
11 Sep 2008, Bhaliya, Bihar Many of the places we go to have almost no or very limited medical services. The medical team from the ashram is Godsend to the people. It has been sent by Amma. No other organization is providing such specialized and qualitative service to the people. Somehow where ever we go
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The shelters are coming up
11th September, Bhaliya We started early for Bhaliya as it was a three hour journey from our accommodation but still managed to reach only by 1 pm. Immediately the camp was set up and the doctors went into action. Meanwhile myself and Nijamrita went to Rehapura, another village, travelling by four wheeler and two wheeler,
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Knee deep in dirty waters
10th September, Bhaliya, Bowanipur While the doctors were busy with their medical service on another part of the city we went visiting more in accessible places, so that we could reach out to more and more needy people. So along with a local press reporter as our guide we left Bowanipur, and went by boat
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The initial days in Bihar
10 Sep 2008, Bihar The initial days here in Bihar have been extremely tough for me physically and mentally. We have been running from camp to camp offering medical support for the effected, at times it was difficult for me to just film the situation, without being directly involved, having to stay always behind the
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Heaven at Her Feet
I wanted to write about this; but forgot. Today when i saw him again, i am reminded. So here it is… He has been coming to Amma for a long time. This time he is here with his family. It was really surprising when they came for the padapuja. What is the surprise? So many