This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi ….. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
The purpose of our lives ! ShikshaDaan is the vehicle to deliver our life’s purpose
In the morning when Renuka and Arun came over for brunch, they brought “prasad” from the Sathyanarayan puja. What a positive way of starting the 3rd year for ShikshaDaan !! And I told Renuka that for dinner we were having Sanjay and Seema over and that anytime she felt a little low, all she had … Read more
Krishnan and my purpose in life was chosen for us the day we were born in our respective families. It took us nearly 40 years to clearly identify it :). Both our fathers were rich, not with fat bank balances, but a large enough heart to “give”. Their giving never stopped, till their breath stopped … Read more
She had found ShikshaDaan on the internet and given Krishnan a call. In the email, she wrote that she had managed to do her first and second year B.Tech degree and was looking for funds to continue her education. Her parents are working as cooks and could not fund her education further…. We didn’t know … Read more
I happened to read an article on Facebook posted by someone, with a hard hitting on your face photograph of street children in India. I almost came to tears…seeing a bunch of kids who neither had a confirmed source of food nor even clothes to cover themselves. Despite having three different and distinct models that … Read more
Today is your birthday. Had you been alive you would be 88 years today. Appa, even if you are not there with us, we do remember and recall you, and the contributions you have made to scores of people in general and to us in particular, frequently. When I say ‘we’, I mean our family … Read more
Today is Shikshadaan Foundation’s second anniversary and yes my late father-in-law’s birthday as well. Some interesting things happened in this second year too … For the first time we got money for ShikshaDaan through an innovative internet program. We received Rs. 1 lakh and we donated it to two amazing organizations, APD ( Association for … Read more
About ten years back, once Krishnan and I climbed out of the financial pothole that we got into due to our entrepreneurial venture, we decided that when Krishnan turned 50, he will step out of the corporate rat race and create the vehicle through which we give back to the society. And exactly a year … Read more
The first child sponsored through ShikshaDaan is Mala .. A fun loving child studying in class 2 at OM Foundation. Her father is a vegetable vendor and mom is a housewife. She has a younger brother who is also in class 2 at OM Foundation. My parents, aunts and uncles and cousins call me Malu … Read more