Why did a young couple who finished their schooling in Santhosha Vidhyalaya give their firstborn child a common Russian name? How did several mothers from Manipur, Gujarat, Mizoram and Nepal find strength to part with their children for several years? Why did one girl save[…]
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Orthodoxy – by G K Chesterton (Steve’s brief and light-hearted book review)
In a recent discussion related to books, Steve made an uncommon analogy between essays and the limited meals in Vasantha Bhavan, and then went on to describe why he loves Chesterton. Here’s the blog in its entirety: _________________________________ The last book I finished was 4[…]
#food42 – A Campaign to feed the Hungry by Goodness Foundation
Starting today (May 26), a campaign called “Food42” (read: food for two) is initiated by some members of the alumni community through the Goodness Foundation. The outline is pretty simple. Feed any 2 people and post a pic on social media with the hashtag #food42[…]
Reading List #001
The legendary astrophysicist Carl Sagan captured what is perhaps the best definition of a book there is. He said, What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark[…]
Karen’s ‘Down the Memory Lane’ – A Voice to our Collective Nostalgia
Since the very first issue of The Dohnavur Post – back in 2009 – Karen has been the resident writer of ‘Down the Memory Lane’ column. With each sentence in her musings, she gave voice to our collective nostalgia. Even memories, with time they fade[…]
The Unexpected Virtue of a Conversation
In January this year, on a Thursday evening, Nesa Aunty had a visitor from across the globe – Beulin Naladha from Adelaide, Australia, who was in India for a vacation. This is an account of that evening. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- “It wasn’t a deliberate decision actually –[…]
The Many Faces of Jabez
We have many phases in this one life, but few people have as many faces as this particular alumni. Meet Jabez from the class of 2008. Jabez’s interest in photography is obvious to anyone on social media. But arguably what he is most famous for,[…]
My Top Five Songs – by Daniel (Volume 1, Issue 2 – The Dohnavur Post)
This is my most loved topic and I should not have any trouble writing on this. But I would not take this as lightly as it would seem, because the picture in my memory is just a little smudged. And will take some digging into[…]
He played Basketball like an Angel – A Short Story by Dani (Volume 2, Issue 1)
It was the yearly picnic from our church. We had decided to go to a small beach a little away from our town. The bus was overflowing with food, fun and laughter as we drove away from the church. I smiled and looked at my[…]
My Favourite Teacher – An Essay by Angie (Volume 2, Issue 7 of The Dohnavur Post
At 5:00am we would hear a soft voice calling “Get up, girls”. The call would be repeated a few times and to those unresponsive, a gentle tap would follow. Once you feel the tap, we move to the praying posture. After a minute you’d hear[…]