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 […]
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 […]
9 Sep 2008, Bihar Today in the morning we had a surprise but welcome visitor. Shri. Avdhesh Narain Singh, the hon’ble minister for labour came to our accommodation to consult our doctors! What better validation for the quality of services we are providing to the people of Bihar! After finishing some of the endless jobs […]
9 Sep 2008, Bihar Yesterday we had a medical camp in Janaki Nagar, but at another locality within that general area. As usual as soon as we set up our facilities there was a huge line of patients were waiting impatiently to be examined. After getting the prescription from the doctors, the patients were to […]
Sept 9th 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar The morning started with lots of activities. A team of doctors and paramedics had gone to a pharmaceutical company storehouse for getting a large supply of medicines as we were running out of medicines. Shri Avdesh Narayan Singh, the Minister in Charge for Purnia and also Labour Minister for Bihar […]
Sept 8th 2008, Purnia, Bihar. Today Br. Unni who heads the ashram fabrication works arrived from Amritapuri. As he had to be helped in the purchases of hardware for erecting temporary shelters, we split into two teams, one with the doctors for the medical camp and me and Unni along with a local person to […]
7 Sep 2008, Purnia Today was a very interesting day. Br Nijamrita and Dr Rammohan and myself went to meet the District Magistrate Mr Sridhar to discuss various issues regarding setting up a long term temporary shelters and to finalize the place for it. During the meeting he also suggested various relief camps which were […]
7 Sep 2008, Bihar The second day of camps. We went to Banmankhi – opposite in direction to Bhawanipur where we went yesterday. It was a camp of ramshackle huts – made of bamboo and plastic in most part. Again the same scenes of poverty and lack. When we reached there and were setting up […]
04/09/06 Amritapuri I was standing behind Mother on a darshan day when She started talking to Brahmachari Nijamrita about Bihar and the flooding that was causing Hundreds of thousands of people to be displaced from their homes. I had heard about it on TV and in the newspapers, so I was eager to see how […]