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Child of the Week: Meena Gopi
Child of the Week: Meena Gopi Name: Meena Gopi Grade: 8th From: Bangalore Family Background: My father is a tour guide and my mom is a housewife. My brother goes to school. My father loves his job but he is tired after taking people on tours for three days or more. Overcoming Challenges: When school...
Holiday Cheer from the kids at Shanti Bhavan
Dear friends, We hope you have enjoyed the holidays and had a wonderful season. The children of Shanti Bhavan have been busy too, and they have plenty to share. So please sit back and enjoy this journey with us as we bring you stories, poetry, photos and a little holiday cheer from the kids! ...
Child of the Week: Sathya Gayathri
Child of the Week Week 1: December 19, 2011 Contributed by: Marisa Plescia, Darius Alemzadeh, Rahil Tejani Name: Sathya Gayathri Grade: 10 From: Krishnaguri, Tamil Nadu Family Background: At home, I have my mother and stepfather. I never met my real father. My stepdad is Muslim but we are Hindus. At...
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Dear friends, The New Year is just around the corner, but at Shanti Bhavan there are still plenty of exciting things going on! Here are two stories, written by our very our own children, about their trip to Mercedes Benz and the celebrations for Diwali. We hope you enjoy. In this Newsletter: Diwali Celebration...
Recent graduate Karthika featured in local News 9 interview
Watch the wonderful 2 part interview on YouTube.
Shanti Bhavan Presents: The Class of 2011
Meet the Class of 2011 in this stunning video. Each graduate shares their favorite memories of Shanti Bhavan and their dreams. See how much the children have grown since they came to our school 13 years ago!
The Spring 2011 newsletter out featuring our new graduates
Dear friends, We couldn’t be more excited about our second graduation which will take place on June 3rd through the 5th! There will be performances by the children, staff and volunteers, as well as panels to help our graduates prepare for college. It is an exciting time for our entire community as we celebrate our children’s...
2011 Personal Statements – Hope Risen From Flame
Hope Risen From Flame I was five when I faced my first enemy. I watched helplessly as the man, who called me, ‘son’, poured kerosene over my mother. My hatred for him rose up in angry flames like the ones eating away at my mother’s skin, as I tried to pull him away from her....
2011 Personal Statements – Risen from the Ashes
Risen from the Ashes Tears trickled out of my distraught eyes, frightened and saddened as I was. The wind blew ash all around choking my breath, as our shack went up in flame. My sobs reflected my family’s despair as the treacherous fire destroyed our home, all belongings, clothing and cattle. Wrought with fear of...
2011 Personal Statements – Building Blocks for a Bright Future
Building Blocks for a Bright Future I don’t remember much about my early childhood until it was completely changed. All that remain in my mind about those forgotten years are unfocused memories of my mother braiding my overgrown hair, walking to my small village school through dense sugarcane fields, climbing trees, escaping from classes to...
2011 Personal Statements – Gaining the Power to Transform
Gaining the Power to Transform As the early morning light would wake her up, she knew it was the beginning of another day of struggle for survival. She would feed her children whatever little she had, and then leave them with her husband to go to work in the factory. She would return from work each evening more exhausted than the...
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