#poor child education in india

[thewefoundation]

The We Foundation: Empowering Families, Building a Better Future 

Across India, millions grapple with challenges that hinder their ability to thrive. The We Foundation, a leading healthcare NGO in India, steps in to address these very issues. Their focus? Empowering families by tackling health, education, and livelihood concerns. 

Health: A Foundation for Wellbeing 

The We Foundation recognizes that good health is the cornerstone of a fulfilling life. They work tirelessly to ensure access to quality healthcare, particularly for those in underserved communities. Their initiatives include: 

Safe Drinking Water: Providing clean drinking water to rural households is a priority. They also promote water conservation practices in urban areas. 

Combatting Water Contamination: The We Foundation addresses the critical issue of fluoride and arsenic contamination in water sources, safeguarding communities from health risks. 

Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions: They collaborate with government agencies and other organizations to deliver a wide range of healthcare services. 

Education: Nurturing Young Minds 

The We Foundation believes that education is the key to unlocking a brighter future, especially for underprivileged children. Their programs target: 

Improved Access to Education: They strive to bridge the gap by providing educational opportunities for children who might not have access otherwise. 

Empowering Youth: The We Foundation equips young people with the skills and knowledge they need to become active and empowered members of society. 

Livelihood: Building Self-Sufficiency 

The We Foundation understands the importance of financial security. Their livelihood programs aim to: 

Uplift Communities: They provide training and resources to help families build sustainable livelihoods, fostering economic independence. 

Promoting Self-Reliance: The We Foundation empowers individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to generate income and support themselves. 

By addressing these core areas, The We Foundation paves the way for a healthier, more educated, and self-sufficient future for countless families across India. 

If you're looking for an NGO in India for healthcare, ngo for poor child education, or simply an organization making a significant difference in people's lives, The We Foundation is a worthy cause to consider supporting. 

The We Foundation: Frequently Asked Questions 

What are The We Foundation's areas of focus? 

The We Foundation is a holistic NGO working in healthcare, education, and livelihood development. They address critical issues like access to clean water, sanitation, education for underprivileged children, and vocational training for sustainable income generation. 

How can I donate to The We Foundation? 

You can visit The We Foundation's website https://twfind.org/ to explore donation options. They accept contributions to support their ongoing programs and empower communities across India. 

Does The We Foundation operate in my area? 

The We Foundation has a presence in several Indian states, including Delhi, Mumbai, Odisha, Assam, and West Bengal. You can check their website for a more comprehensive list or to inquire about their programs in your specific region. 

How can I volunteer my time with The We Foundation? 

The We Foundation welcomes volunteers who share their passion for social change. Explore their website or contact them directly to learn about volunteer opportunities and see how your skills can contribute to their mission. 

Is The We Foundation a reputable organization? 

The We Foundation is a registered non-profit organization in India. You can find more information about their work, mission, and financial transparency on their website. 

[planindiango1]

Plan India is continually striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girls thus creating a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable and excluded children and their communities. As a step in this direction, we have been organising the National Conference on Plan for Every Child (P4EC).

The Plan for Every Child (P4EC) National Conference organised by Plan India in solidarity with national and international efforts focusses on reaching out to every child in difficult circumstances, especially girls and young women in building their agency and leadership to achieve SDGs. P4EC has been a unique conference every year bringing experts from all over the world to the table to bring diverse perspectives and present solutions to the complex issues related to child protection, health, education, participation, violence against girls, equality, early childhood care, sexual and reproductive health and so on.

[lovelyfoundation]

Serving Communities" delves into the Lovely Foundation, a charitable food-donation ngo. This compact book digs into their crucial goal, emphasising their unwavering dedication to eradicating poverty and nurturing disadvantaged populations through their powerful projects. Discover the inspiring stories and transforming influence of this vital organisation.

[news4nose]

Do you know which are the top 10 NGO /VOs in India and what is their remarkable contributions to society? 

They all did start as a seed initially, but have grown and solidified through their charitable efforts. They are still continuing to put in dedicated efforts and serve the community.  

[judahintf]

Ways to Support Judah International Foundation

Judah International Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to making a positive impact on the lives of orphans around the world. We believe that every child deserves a happy, healthy, and secure childhood, and we strive to provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive.

Our foundation works tirelessly to help orphans in need by providing them with access to education, healthcare, and basic necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter. We believe that by investing in the well-being of orphans, we can create a better future for them and the world.

At Judah International Foundation, we are proud to have a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of orphans. Our team works closely with local communities, governments, and organizations to identify the most pressing needs of orphaned children and develop effective solutions to address them.

We rely on the generosity and support of donors and volunteers to continue our mission of helping orphans, With your Humble support, we can make a meaningful difference in the lives of countless children around the world.

Join us in our mission to create a brighter future for orphans everywhere.

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

1910-1946

Feast Day: July 28

Patronage: Against illness, disease related to the feet, India, Cherupusha mission

Saint Alphonsa was born Anna Muttathupadthuin in Travancore, India. She was a victim soul, suffering from various illnesses her whole life, starting at age 13 when she fell into a burning pit and damaged her feet for life. In 1930 she entered the Poor Clares and was trained as an educator yet couldn’t regularly teach because of sicknesses. She died of a tumor and is India’s first women saint, canonized after a child’s club foot was healed through her intercession.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[world-of-wales]

The Indian PM is asking for votes in the upcoming election by saying that voters shouldn't support the opposition leaders coz they eat........Non-vegetarian food.......

This isn't him relating environment problems and veganism/vegetarianism, but rather him campaigning that in a secular country only his party is the best because they follow the moral and vegetarian majority religion. Which is funny in itself since, except for North India, the rest of the Hindus in other parts consume all kinds of non vegetarian food items.

And to most people outside India, this vegetarian vs non-veg debate might seem foolish, but here it is proving to be the main election agenda now. A lot of people may think oh he's advocating for being vegetarian, that's great. But unfortunately not in this case coz his party which is filled with upper caste Hindus mostly use this argument of food choices to demonize minority communities in the country, they deny protein to poor children in the meals provided to them by the state in public schools, their supporters go and harass & have in many cases k-worded innocent people in name of 'Cow protection', force butchers who come from low income backgrounds to shut down their stores making them unable to earn even the meagre ammount that they do etc etc. So veg/non-veg in the case of Indian elections rn is so much more than just a debate on dietary choices.

So, no talks of education, health, economy, jobs etc this election season but rather cheap and completely nonsense topics during campaigning. And I wish I could call it satire, but unfortunately this is what the so-called largest democracy has come to.

This issue is just the tip of the iceberg of all the things that need to be changed in this country to take it back to where it was before this train wreck that the past decade has been and to start rebuilding it brick by brick.

The reason I'm posting this today is that, I want to request anyone who's eligible to vote in India to PLEASE GO VOTE! exercise ur right. Don't let anyone tell you that your voice doesn't matter coz it does. And it's never been more essential for you to make use of Article 326 and cast your vote. It is ur fundamental right.

I don't think there could be a more appropriate time to ask you for this, as it is the 133rd birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar today, the father of the Constitution. The man who fought all his life to make sure everyone in his country had democratic fundamental rights. He gave you that Constitution that protects you and your interests and rights. The tip of his pen changed the world you live in today for the better. So please don't let that the sacrifices made by him or of all those in the Constituent Assembly, of all those who came before you go to waste. They gave this country their all, so you could have all the freedoms that you do today. They gave you a constitution based on liberty, equality, fraternity, secularism, socio-economic democracy etc to protect you, the citizens. And now, as these rights slowly get encroached upon, it is more important than ever before for you to assert these rights.

Go read the election manifestos of the parties and learn about the candidates fighting elections from ur constituency. Please make an informed choice. Don't go and vote for people on the basis of religion, caste, etc. Go and vote for that person who actually talks about the on ground issues you face, who has plans to make ur life, and the society you live in better. Who promises to give you the basic rights that you deserve, someone who promises not to infringe upon the fundamental rights as enshrined in the constitution, the one who talks about creating better employment, creating a robust health system, making sure every child in this country has access to quality education, someone who wants to create a safe space for women not just out in the world but also in the private sphere, someone who promises to work towards dealing with the problems of inflation & other economic problems you face, someone who wants to work towards dealing with the vast enomic disparities that exist across the board. Someone who wants to work towards providing safeguards for the most vulnerable people and communities, etc etc.

Go on the website of the election commission, check out the dates of vote casting in your area, mark that date, wake up that morning take ur voter id card and please go push a button on the machine at the particular booth you fall under.

Don't let people tell you that you are young, you don't know what you need, you shouldn't be jumping into political discourse, don't let them discourage you from exercising the most important right the constitution has given you. TRUST ME, YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED, POLITICS AFFECTS YOU TOO, THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECT YOU TOO, SO YOUR VOICE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT IN THESE UPCOMING ELECTIONS AS THAT OF THE OTHERS!

YOUR VOTE MATTERS. IT'S NEVER MATTERED MORE!

[biff-adventurer]

today i met tiny chris

poor wean's da got et by a 'bon. now he wants 'em all dead. wiv' crossy eyes like them as drawed in the picture shows. dinnae get et and ye might be his new da.

he actually made me think about two things - the npcs/people we've helped along the way, and the writing of accents.

it's no secret i gave biff this accent - it tells you he ain't a city slicker but rather a rural boy, it tells you his folks ain't got a lotta money (at least, one would think), and it associates him with a specific cultural/ethnic profile (gaelic, i know/studied a little more about irish than scots so i lean irish)

i think we should, as a society, be wary of continuing to associate class with specific ethnic communities, but i'm not learned enough to make a post dedicated to my specific thoughts on that (yet? tbd)

mostly, i think it's important to look at the way characters speak as a vehicle of writing. when you write a character's accent, is it useful for what you're trying to establish in the scene? is the noble supposed to fail to understand the vernacular of his server? is it useful if the character is always going to say "dinnae" instead of "do not"? when dealing with non-western characters with accents, how far is it okay to go until the dialogue goes from representation to racist charicature?

writers have the power of flexibility. writing is about persuasion more than anything else, and we should remember to persuade our audiences that these are people. they aren't real, so don't bother with "realistic" - but they represent real ideas, concepts and associations in our world. it's important to be careful what you do with these, intended or not! and if you make an oopsie? acknowledge, accept and continue on your journey to being your best.

my preferences for writing accents based on my experiences, observations and education lean thus:

pick and choose what words require emphasis. if the whole sentence requires it, then so be it! but make conscious choices. words weigh differently, and they carry double the weight when they're written out to represent an accent. just really think about whether or not this is the point you want to say to, t', ta, or tae. the whole sentence doesn't need to be written out phonetically b/c avoiding doing that helps us steer clear of reiterating caricatures.

include culturally specific verbiage. "what's the craic" or "how's it hangin'" depending on who your character is. in india, lots of people greet each other with religious phrases (in english, it'd sound like saying "god is good"/"good is god" call and response) - so a thavnairian character could say anything between "sisters be with you" to "mindhurva guide your path today" (and also yours, brother/sister). but also: wain, wean, child, sweetling,

be careful which non-english words your character uses. i don't call it chai tea latte, i call it chai latte. my wife doesn't call it green tea latte, but matcha latte. i actually don't drink chai latte, i drink chai. but i call it both chai and tea interchangeably; so, when i want someone to know how to prepare my tea, i might ask for chai instead of tea. because with chai, you get half or whole base milk instead of water. you get dried ginger or an array of spices depending on the auntie. with tea, you get dried up leaves and some hot water. big difference for me.

above all, make sure it's legible most of the time. you can do this by avoiding writing a character's accent out completely phonetically. this isn't to say "conform your character to what people think they should talk like". this is about being aware that writing implies an audience. if you want your writing to connect with people, the important parts should be clearly communicated in the text. especially if you're writing in english. if i wanted my characters to speak hindi, why would i bother writing the story in english at all? you want people to see your character a specific way. write them the way you hope they'll be seen--if you've done a good enough job, it will lead to so much joy and satisfaction. if you haven't--it's back to the drawing board! but you get the chance to learn even more.

[lalanautism]

Welcome to Lalan Autism Clinic in #Ranchi.

Remember, progress is a symphony of small victories. At Lalan Autism Clinic, we celebrate each step forward, knowing that it unlocks a world of possibilities. 🌈🌟

About Director : Dr. Lalan Kumar (PT) has 19+ years of experience in treating child with Autism and other developmental difficulties. He had provided his services in Delhi/ NCR for 17 years. He is expert in Evaluation/ Assessment of a child with Autism/ADHD etc. He was associated with the study of stem cell and Hyper basic oxygen therapy for the management of Autism. He is a trained NDT therapist for children.

He did Bachelor of Physiotherapy from SVNIRTAR, Cuttack(Odisha) under the ministry of social justice & empowerment(Govt. of India). He completed post graduation in Pediatric Physiotherapy from NIMS(Rajasthan).

He has experienced Team of professionals who follows multidisciplinary approach for the holistic development of a child.

Services Offered:

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric Physiotherapy

Speech Therapy

Special Education

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

Contact us if :

A child doesn’t respond his name

Feels restlessness/Hyperactivity throughout the day

Having difficulties to mix with peer group

Having poor attention span/ Eye contact

Difficulty in verbal/ Non verbal communication

A child with poor hand-writing skills

For more information or to embark on this healing journey, visit our website: Lalan Autism - Academy of Autism & Child Physiotherapy

🌐https://lalanautism.com 📲+91-9899272246 📩info@lalanautism.com

[infantisimo]

Night schools have a long history in Maharashtra. The first night school for labourers and agricultural workers was opened in Pune city in 1855, in the face of opposition from people who believed so-called lower castes should receive only vocational training. Later in Mumbai, night schools thrived as learning centres for its mill workers.

Today, in Bombay and across India, especially in its industrial centres, night schools are a vital resource that allow the poor and working class a chance of literacy and a new future.

Pinky found out about the night school from her husband, who had studied there himself before they were married seven years ago. He is now a gardener on contract with Mumbai’s municipal corporation.

Her days are packed. Every weekday morning, she takes her daughter to kindergarten and cleans her tiny one-room house in a warren of makeshift homes that abut a freight railway track. In the afternoon, she looks after her daughter and then takes the bus – if she has the money for it – or walks to the night school. She does her homework after her husband and child are asleep.

Pinky tries not to miss any lessons, but computer classes are a priority. Every Friday, a bus converted into an ad hoc classroom parks outside the night school. With laptops, chargers, and benches to seat two students at each of the ten devices, computer nights always see the highest attendance rates.

On days Pinky does not attend class, she may get a nudging call from Santosh Yadav, the school’s headteacher. He has taught there for 32 years and knows the circumstances of every student – who has lost a parent and who had to drop out of day school for work or a sudden crisis.

The Covid pandemic was a major setback, he said: around 50 students did not return to class after schools reopened. The school now has 140 students, but only around 15 to 20 attend daily; the rest come in depending on when they can get free from their work. It is Yadav who coaxes them to attend and helps them to catch up on the parts of the syllabus they miss. “If even we give up on our students, who will believe in them?” he asks.

[hamaripahchanngokanika]

"Empowering Women in India: Challenges, Initiatives, and Solutions" - by Kanika

"Empowering Women in India: Challenges, Initiatives, and Solutions" - by Kanika

**India and the World**

The world is divided between developed and developing countries, and India, as a developing country, has a history of colonialism until gaining independence in 1947. Since then, there has been significant progress in gender trends, but it's not comparable to the advancements made in human rights, gender issues, liberty, and equality by developed nations. They are far ahead of India in these areas, and to achieve similar levels of progress, India needs to work diligently on these issues. In developed nations, women are relatively empowered due to their access to basic rights, whereas in India, women do not have the same access to these fundamental rights. "Women in India suffer significantly." This sentiment is echoed in the words of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, who said, "I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved, and the condition of women in India is dire."

**The Challenges Faced by Women in India**

1. **Female Foeticide and Gender Bias:** In India, the preference for male offspring persists from rural to urban areas and across all socioeconomic levels. Female foeticide is alarmingly common, stemming from the societal belief that a male child is more valuable. This cultural bias leads to the termination of female foetuses or the tragic killing of female infants soon after birth. Economic burdens, particularly related to education and marriage, fuel this mindset, as marrying outside one's caste is often perceived as a threat to family status.

2. **Societal Expectations and Sacrifices:** Indian society conditions women from a young age to be sacrificial and tolerant. Girls often sacrifice their education for household chores and caring for siblings. Even in educated households, the burden of domestic responsibilities is placed upon girls. This ingrained notion mandates that girls manage household chores before attending school, perpetuating the idea that these responsibilities primarily belong to females.

3. **Nutritional Challenges:** A significant portion of women in India lacks access to proper nutrition. The UN Women's recent report highlights that over 70% of women in India suffer from undernourishment, leading to health complications. Malnutrition affects their ability to study, engage in activities, and, in severe cases, results in early mortality. Poverty-stricken families, especially those discouraging female education, exacerbate this cycle of deprivation, leading to a lack of education, unemployment, inadequate nutrition, and ultimately, a lack of support for future generations of women.

4. **Limited Education Access:** When deprived of education, women lack awareness of their rights and suffer in arranged marriages, often regardless of the groom's age or suitability.

5. **Restricted Professional Lives:** Early marriages hinder women from pursuing professional careers. Their societal obligation to bear children significantly limits their professional growth and personal aspirations.

6. **Victims of Violence:** Women often endure physical and mental abuse from husbands and in-laws, adding to their already challenging lives.

7. **Menstrual Hygiene Concerns:** Menstrual hygiene remains a significantly under-discussed issue. Poor women, lacking access to sanitary pads, resort to unhygienic alternatives like cloth, risking infections. This lack of proper hygiene hampers their education and participation in society.

**Empowerment of Women**

1. **Education as Empowerment:** Education serves as a fundamental right rather than a privilege. It empowers women, altering societal mindsets and providing them with opportunities.

2. **Encouraging Love Marriages:** Encouraging love marriages over arranged unions grants women autonomy and a voice in their marital future, reducing the perception of being treated as property after marriage.

3. **Involvement in Extracurricular Activities:** Encouraging girls' participation in extracurricular and sports activities promotes physical fitness and broader skill development.

**Government Initiatives for Empowerment**

1. **Women's Reservation Bill:** The introduction of a 33% reservation for women in legislative bodies ensures women's voices in policy-making, addressing women-centric issues effectively.

2. **Free Services:** Free bus services, like those provided by the Delhi government, ensure greater female presence in public spaces, enhancing safety.

3. **Free Education and Nutritional Support:** Free education and mid-day meals fulfill educational and nutritional needs, particularly for underprivileged girls.

4. **Self-Defense Training:** Implementing self-defense training in educational institutions and across various platforms prepares women to handle diverse circumstances confidently.

5. **Ujjwala Yojana:** Providing LPG cylinders to households, primarily benefiting women who face health issues while cooking on traditional stoves.

6. **Access to Menstrual Hygiene Products:** Mandating the provision of free sanitary pads to all women, regardless of economic status, can greatly impact their health and participation in various activities.

7. **Job and Educational Reservations:** Instituting reservations for women in jobs and educational institutions could significantly contribute to their empowerment.

NGOs like "Hamari Pahchan" actively work to empower women through initiatives such as providing sanitary pads, education, legal aid, and imparting entrepreneurial skills, aiming for women's financial independence. This organization was founded post the Nirbhaya incident, dedicated to making public spaces safer for women.

[hiremaid-verifiedhelpers]

Toilet: A luxury For Some

That Toilet is a basic need is something we do not realize since all our homes have not one, but many toilets. But, the importance of toilets was brought home to me when I started Helper4U. When we rented out our first office space, we were on a shoestring budget, and thus had a space constraint. To tide over this, we encouraged girls among our staff to work from home if possible. But, we were amazed to find that they all preferred working from the office rather than from home, even if it meant they could earn more and could also work flexi-time. This was quite surprising because as working women most of us would jump at the opportunity to work flexi-time, not travel, spend more time at home, and still earn more.

Having a Toilet: A luxury for some

On doing some simple research it turned out that the simple reason for this was the absence of a toilet at their homes. All these girls were from slums nearby. They had to use a communal toilet, which was always very dirty, and had no water supply most of the time. Even if all else was well, they had to wait in a queue to use it. That was the first time we realized the impact a toilet can have on people’s lives. Hence we say: Toilet Ek Jaroorat (Toilet is a basic need)

For millions of women, therefore, having a toilet means becoming free: A toilet can be Freedom For Her from so many things. Even for men from slums, it is a luxury. Many drivers come early to work so that they can use the cleaner, and more accessible toilets in the buildings of their employers. This is in stark contrast to the dirty ones in their slums. We, the more blessed ones (with at least one toilet at home) cannot even imagine how not having a toilet can impact the whole life of people, right from what they eat, when they eat, and how they ”go”.

This is not the situation in India alone. Globally, millions still suffer the fear and indignity of relieving themselves in the open or in unsafe or unhygienic conditions — a situation that is most dangerous for girls and women. For more than 1.1 billion women and girls globally, a lack of toilets results in an increased risk of poor health, limited education, harassment, and even attack. WaterAid’s third annual report reveals that women and girls bear the brunt of the Global Sanitation Crisis. Not having access to a toilet puts girls at risk of harassment and attack when finding somewhere to relieve themselves or manage menstruation. Lack of a decent toilet at schools is also a reason for many girls to miss or drop out of school.

How important toilets are for girls can be also gauged from the happy faces of these females posing next to a toilet. Would any of us ever think of posing next to a toilet, leave alone smiling away too?

Some interesting facts about toilets

India tops the list for the longest line for the toilet. While there has been immense progress in improving access to sanitation through the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission, there are still more than 355 million women and girls in India waiting for access to basic sanitation. If they would make a line, it would stretch around the earth more than four times.

Around 289,000 children under five die every year from diarrhea related diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. That’s almost 800 children a day, or one child every two minutes.

Between 2000 and 2015, people defecating in the open dropped from 1.2 billion globally. (20% of the global population) to 892 million (12%). Still enough waste is produced in the open to fill seven bathtubs every second.

This World Toilet Day, on November 19, governments are pledging to do their bit. But, how can we homeowners support this basic human right?

One simple suggestion for all homeowners

Allow your domestic Helpers to use your toilets if they need to go. Rather than send them to the road or bushes nearby, allow them to use your toilets. After all, once flushed, the waste goes through the same process, irrespective of who generated it. Similarly, if someone defecates in the open. And in many of our homes, they are the ones cleaning it. And who knows, they may already be using it in your absence. So, allow them to use it, and feel the joy of giving.

We are all prone to diseases, again, irrespective of who generated it, and where. So prevent it the most you can. A simple gesture at your end will help keep the surroundings in our cities clean.

Allow Helpers to Use Your Toilet. Discourage the use of open spaces that are open defecation.

Remember: Having a toilet is a human rights issue. Everyone has a right to health and dignity. Let us pledge to contribute to it the best we can.

[judahintf]

Ways to Support Judah International Foundation

Judah International Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to making a positive impact on the lives of orphans around the world. We believe that every child deserves a happy, healthy, and secure childhood, and we strive to provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive.

Our foundation works tirelessly to help orphans in need by providing them with access to education, healthcare, and basic necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter. We believe that by investing in the well-being of orphans, we can create a better future for them and the world.

At Judah International Foundation, we are proud to have a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of orphans. Our team works closely with local communities, governments, and organizations to identify the most pressing needs of orphaned children and develop effective solutions to address them.

We rely on the generosity and support of donors and volunteers to continue our mission of helping orphans, With your Humble support, we can make a meaningful difference in the lives of countless children around the world.

Join us in our mission to create a brighter future for orphans everywhere.

[portraitsofsaints]

St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

1910-1946

Feast Day: July 28

Patronage: Against illness, disease related to the feet, India, Cherupusha mission

Saint Alphonsa was born Anna Muttathupadthuin in Travancore, India. She was a victim soul, suffering from various illnesses her whole life, starting at age 13 when she fell into a burning pit and damaged her feet for life. In 1930 she entered the Poor Clares and was trained as an educator yet couldn’t regularly teach because of sicknesses. She died of a tumor and is India’s first women saint, canonized after a child’s club foot was healed through her intercession.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[byneddiedingo]

Alex R. Hibbert and Mahershala Ali in Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Alex R. Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Jaden Piner, Naomie Harris, Janell Monáe, Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile. Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, based on a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Cinematography: James Laxton. Production design: Hannah Beachler. Film editing: Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders. Music: Nicholas Britell. Coming-of-age films are the cinematic equivalent of the Bildungsroman, the usually semi-autographical "novel of education" that tracks the formative childhood and adolescent experiences of the protagonist. Dickens, for example, wrote not one but two Bildungsromane: David Copperfield and Great Expectations. In the movies, the classic coming-of-age films include Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, 1955; Aparajito, 1956; The World of Apu, 1959) and François Truffaut's The 400 Blows* (2017). Lately, Richard Linklater has added a distinguished entry to the genre, Boyhood (2014). And now Barry Jenkins adds to the genre with Moonlight, a fine film about growing up black and gay, while deftly avoiding the double pitfall of making his film about being black or gay. There have been plenty of films about growing up black and about growing up gay  and much commentary about possessing the dual stigma in a straight and/or white society. But what sets Jenkins's film apart is its avoidance of pop psychology and trite sociology: Moonlight is about being human. You don't need to have grown up in India or France to understand and sympathize with Apu or Antoine, and you don't need to have grown up in the Miami housing projects to sense why Chiron (rhymes with "Tyrone," but with a spelling that suggests the mythical centaur) is so blocked, so stubborn, so silent. Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, who wrote the play Jenkins adapted for the film, step carefully around the clichés of the genre, especially when it comes to ascribing blame. Juan (Mahershala Ali), the drug runner who finds the young Chiron (Alex R. Hibbert) hiding from bullies in an abandoned crack house and shows him kindness, isn't entirely the heroic figure he might be. Juan becomes the fatherless Chiron's first adult male role model, but he's a poor one even though he's generous and understanding, since Chiron grows up to follow Juan's profession and even imitate some of his showy mannerisms. Paula (Naomie Harris) is a terrible mother, but she doesn't want to be: It's the drugs that Juan sells her that send her skidding off the track she desperately wants to be on. Kevin (Jharrel Jerome), Chiron's first (and apparently only) sort-of boyfriend, isn't strong enough to stand up to the taunts of the bully Terrel (Patrick Decile), so he betrays the teenage Chiron (Ashton Sanders), provoking him to violence. So the film ends on an ambivalent note with the reunion of the adult Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) and Kevin (André Holland). Are they strong enough now to provide support to each other, or are their lives going to be haunted by the damaged child that was Chiron, seen in the film's final shot? There is something a little too formulaic about that ending, I think. I'm not entirely convinced, for example, that the handsome, bulked-up, successful drug runner that is the adult Chiron would have remained celibate for so long. But Jenkins has risked much and mostly succeeded -- after all, there's that Oscar -- in crafting a film that doesn't play the blame game or rely on pat explanations and outcomes. *I'm not including the other four Antoine Doinel films by Truffaut because, like many others, I don't sense a real continuity of character between the Antoine of The 400 Blows and the Antoine of the sequels.

[ivorylaid]

it’s a dog eat dog world, and SAMEER SIDDIQUI has to learn how to bare their teeth without letting the cameras flashes catch anything other than a smile. with a face like SHAH RUKH KHAN, the world wants nothing from HIM except all that HE has to offer. SAMEER has had FIFTEEN YEARS in town to learn the rules of living it up on top. but at just FIFTY, will they try to make peace with the golden scale that’ll try to tell them their heart is in the right place or fight for what they want? with A VINTAGE FILM CAMERA'S SHUTTER SOUND, A STACK OF SCRIPTS COPIOUSLY WRITTEN OVER AND UNDERLINED IN VIVACIOUS RED INK, AND THE LOUDEST VOICE IN A ROOM FILLED WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO BE REMEMBERED to make up their reputation, let’s hope the DIRECTOR won’t look for the saints in the city of angels to help them. there’s nothing holy about hollywood.

QUICK  FACTS.

NAME:  sameer  siddiqui  NICKNAME:  sameer,  sam  AGE:  fifty  PLACE OF BIRTH:  mumbai,  maharashtra,  india  NATIONALITY:  indian  DATE OF BIRTH:  20  december  1973  GENDER:  cisgender man  PRONOUNS:  he/him  ORIENTATION:  bisexual  RELIGION:  islam  (  sunni  )  PARENTS:  talmiz  siddiqui  (  business  magnate,  diplomat  )  &  zarina  siddiqui  née  rehman  (  opera  singer  )  LANGUAGES:  hindi,  urdu,  english  (  fluent  )  spanish,  french  (  conversational  )  telugu,  hindko  (  half-forgotten  )  EDUCATION:  st.  stanislaus,  delhi  university  ( statistics )  OCCUPATION:  actor,  director,  business magnate  HOBBIES:  investment,  film,  sports  (  cricket,  football,  rugby  )  CAREER CLAIM:  shah  rukh  khan,  robert  downey jr.  as  iron  man  (  acting  claims  )   +    robert  eggers  (  directing  claim  )

PARALLELS.

kendall  roy  ( succession )  rhaegar  targaryen  ( hotd  /  f&b )  tyler  durden  ( fight  club )  patrick  bateman  ( american  psycho )

SNAPSHOT

tw  for  maternal  mortality,  death,  grief,  drug  use/addiction,  mental  health  issues

tl;dr  local  area  failson  fails  upwards  because  all  that  money  has  formed  a  safety  net  so  high  up  that  failure  was  quite  literally  made  impossible  —  and  he  knows  this  not  for  a  lack  of  trying,  either,  so  fuck  it,  he  might  as  well  enjoy  the  show! aka  kendall  roy  but  if  logan  roy  was  a  good  father

let’s  get  one  thing  out  of  the  way:  you  never  really  wanted  this.  then  again,  you  never  really  wanted  anything:  you,  who  wanted  for  nothing  ever  since  you  were  a  child,  silver-spoon  scion  of  a  politician’s  lovelorn  grief.  you  reminded  him  of  his  loss,  and  he  treasured  you  for  it,  this  persistent  yet  foolish  hope  that  who  we  love  persists  in  some  form  long  after  they  are  gone.  you  never  knew  your  loss,  poor  child,  and  he  never  taught  it  to  you  either:  your  father,  so  loving  yet  so  unwise,  so  caring  yet  so  reckless.  in  his  desire  to  make  your  world  softer,  he  has  made  a  monster  out  of  you.

but  we’re  getting  ahead  of  ourselves,  aren’t  we?    you  were  a  child,  and  you  wanted  like  a  child,  and  you  felt  things  as  deeply  yet  as  fleetingly  as  a  child  only  ever  could.  you  made  your  father  fire  three  nannies  in  a  row,  then  didn’t  speak  to  him  for  all  of  two  days  because  the  new  nanny  couldn’t  make  chiru  dosa  in  a  way  you  like.  so  then  your  first  nanny  was  recalled,  but  you  didn’t  want  to  see  your  new  nanny  cry  —  and  so  your  father  decrees:  then  you  shall  have  two.

that  was  your  life:  your  father  bending  to  your  will,  always  ever  to  your  will.  he  was  so  attuned  to  your  state  of  being  that  he  knew  what  you  wanted  before  you  yourself  did,  buying  you  your  first  wicket  and  bat,  your  first  horse,  then  —  when  you  got  greedy,  as  children  often  are  —  a  cricket  team,  a  stable,  a  polo  franchise…  on  and  on  and  on  the  list  goes,  until  there  is  so  much  love  that  you  are  drowning  in  it,  so  much  stuff,  so  much  money,  so  much  of  everything,  everything,  every—

what  happens  to  a  child  who  is  never  taught  no?    you  never  once  learn:  there  is  a  limit  one  can  go,  and  one  day  you’ll   brush  up  against  it,  and  you  have  to  understand  that  the  safest  course  of  action  is  to  turn  back  around.

yet  here,  now,  a  list  of  fuck-ups:  a  wrecked  car,    an  accidental  overdose,  two,  another wrecked  car,    a  wrecked  room  and  a  wrecked  house,  a  party  where  everything  goes  wrong  and  the  police  gets  called  and  there’s  an  ambulance  and  you’re  in  the  middle  of  a  psychotic  episode  and  you  start  to  think  this  is  it  but then  —  no,  your  father  makes  a  few  calls  and  it’s  all  wiped  clean  and  you  realise  this  is  it.

somewhere  in  the  fucked-up  breaking-down  grey  matter  of  your  brain,  something  rewires.  this  is  it.  gets  shifted:  this  is  it.  when  you  check  out  of  the  hospital,  your  father  doesn’t  even  berate  you,  only  says  everything  is  taken  care  of.  which  makes  your  brain  break  again  because  you  realise  that  this  is  it.  this  is  you.  nothing  changes;  nothing  passes:  everything  lies  still  in  perfect  equilibrium,  where  you  will  never  want  for  anything,  not  even  success,  not  even  failure,  not  even  evolution,  nothing  but  perfect  voidness  of  conditions.

you  had  ambitions,  when  you  were  a  child:  cricket,  mainly,  then  polo  —  but  anything  sports-related  is  too  much  work  to  juggle  with  your  continued  drug  dependence,  so  you  take  the  path  of  least  resistance.  you  remember,  once,  the  way  people  clapped  at  your  so-so  performance  in  the  school  play.  you  don’t  delude  yourself,  of  course.  people  clapped  and  cheered  when  you  presented  yourself  in  the  roll  call  because  they  knew  your  dad  was  there  but  —  that  didn’t  matter.  you  liked  the  attention.  you  liked  the  clapping  and  the  cheers  and  all  eyes  on  you  like  you’re  a  man  just  like  you’re  father.  so:  bollywood  it  is.

your  father  pays  for  it,  obviously.  if  you  had  any  scruples,  you  might  have  been  ashamed,  but  there  are  no  scruples  because  there  are  no  limits.  because  this  is  it  we’re talking  about  here.  and  so  you  get  one  role  you  did  shit  in,  another  where  you’re  kind  of  so-so,  then  another  where  you’re  passable  and  —  wonder  of  wonders  —  some  roles  where  you  discover  that  you’re  actually  good.

and  so  this  is  what  life  is,  and  so  this  is  what  life  has  become:  an  accident  of  meaninglessness  where  you  planned  for  none  of  it,  and  yet  you’ve  made  a  miracle  out  of  it.  an  interviewer  once  asks  you  what  do  you  credit  for  your  success?  and  you  laughed  at  their  faces.  credit?    you  asked.  what  the  fuck  are  you  talking  about?    this  is  all  me,  baby.    i’m  it.

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