25 Sept 2012: Observing, Clowns and Gypsies
I woke up and decided not to clown. I had a full day yesterday and thought it might be better to simply watch and observe. I never get that chance as always I am deeply in the… Continue reading
24 Sept 2012: Clowns Heading for Chennai
Monday
The next morning we all were packed. I saw Santosh and Brett looking at the sun. The pollution was thick which meant we could look at the sun directly. It was a spectacular sight to look at the sun.… Continue reading
21 to 23 Sept Clowns Visiting Mahabalipuriam
The group split into two a bus and 4 wheel drive. Most of the group went directly to Mahabalipuriam by the ocean. The resort is south of Chenna and a tourist area, the only one in Tamil Nadu. Toot, myself,… Continue reading
20 Sept 2012, Jawadhi Hills, India: Humanitarian Clowns visit School
We got organised to head off in the morning around 9am I think. We packed the tractor tray with all our things. Alex very cleverly packed it in rows so people could sit on backpacks and any fragile stuff was… Continue reading
19 Sept 2012, Jawadhi Hills, Clowning and Trekking to Village
We woke up around 5am to leave by 6am. People were pretty tired but hauled themselves up for a bucket wash and breakfast. Some dressed in clown I thought to dress when I got there. I was not sure how… Continue reading
18 Sept 2012, Jawadhi Hills: Clowning for Jawadhi Tribes
We had to get up at 5am on Tuesday morning to take a bus to Jawadhi Hills. We stopped briefly on the road. Toot and I got out and what I find so refreshing about her is that she starts… Continue reading
17 Sept 2012, India, Vellore: Clowning at Hope House and Orphanages
Today we started around 5pm. We headed to Hope House. I was told the owners of this orphanage for HIV girls was a physiotherapist who adopted a daughter with HIV, he decided to help the children. I… Continue reading
The Golden Temple Of The Heart
THE GOLDEN TEMPLE OF THE HEART
In piety I approach the Golden Temple,
Many have garnesh’s, lotus and money,
Paying respects,
Offering to higher prospects,
As thousands walk the winding path
to admire the Golden Temple,
And believe.
India: Smile Train Gives Hope for 35,000 Children with Cleft Palates
http://www.smiletrainindia.org
Every year 35,000 children in India are born with clefts. Without corrective surgery, these children are condemned to a lifetime of isolation and suffering. Many are even abandoned or killed at birth.
The tragedy is that a cleft can… Continue reading
Conjoined Indian Children Given Successful Operation in Australia
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2162498/Conjoined-twins-abandoned-poverty-stricken-parents-successfully-separated.html
In their own bodies at last: Conjoined baby twins abandoned by poverty-stricken parents are successfully separated in gruelling 12-hour operation
- Indian sisters Aradhana and Stuti had a fused liver and shared a heart membrane
By Claire Bates
PUBLISHED: 08:19… Continue reading