tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post684571260972104640..comments2023-09-23T21:10:38.319+05:30Comments on The Life and Times of an Indian Home Maker: BLOG ACTION DAY:PovertyIndian Home Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-50856044800083316942008-10-27T11:18:00.000+05:302008-10-27T11:18:00.000+05:30@Z@kir-R Welcome to this blog :) WE are all our ho...@Z@kir-R Welcome to this blog :) <BR/>WE are all our hope! <BR/>Now I am hopping over to your blogs ...Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-22458995616680708292008-10-27T10:35:00.000+05:302008-10-27T10:35:00.000+05:30A blog with hearts..what else I can say...I know I...A blog with hearts..what else I can say...I know I have to come back to this blog regularly. You people are hopes....I wish I could also take part in my little way to give something to the society.Z@ki-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727175730234889202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-78953039583866392732008-10-16T08:09:00.000+05:302008-10-16T08:09:00.000+05:30@Corinne Thanks ! Read your lovely words... made m...@Corinne Thanks ! Read your lovely words... made my day :)Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-19932171388304620372008-10-16T08:07:00.000+05:302008-10-16T08:07:00.000+05:30Monika Read your post just now and agreed wholehea...Monika Read your post just now and agreed wholeheartedly with the adoption idea, and/or whatever we all can do :) All the best to you...Look at Angelina Jolie and Brat Pitt :)Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-71223648530471707322008-10-16T08:04:00.000+05:302008-10-16T08:04:00.000+05:30Yes, it does. And it doesn't take much. India is f...Yes, it does. And it doesn't take much. India is full of people who can benefit from a little help.<BR/>Read your post, and agree with empowerment with self reliance.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-55917717710944651732008-10-16T08:02:00.000+05:302008-10-16T08:02:00.000+05:30@Loved the one liner, so true!We are progressing, ...@Loved the one liner, so true!<BR/>We are progressing, only it is too slow. We need a revolution, economical and social revolution, but sounds like a dream :(Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-45413006152885954422008-10-16T07:56:00.000+05:302008-10-16T07:56:00.000+05:30umm didnt i just comment here?umm didnt i just comment here?Aneela Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266036533025907163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-11278171151025230542008-10-15T23:56:00.000+05:302008-10-15T23:56:00.000+05:30Hi IHM - Thanks for this wonderful post and for le...Hi IHM - Thanks for this wonderful post and for letting me know about Blog Action Day: Poverty.<BR/><BR/>Have mentioned your blog in post on the same subject....<BR/><BR/>CCorinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127426375705808776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-58797183312570648552008-10-15T22:55:00.000+05:302008-10-15T22:55:00.000+05:30IHMIsn't it a wonderful feeling when we do somethi...IHM<BR/><BR/>Isn't it a wonderful feeling when we do something that makes a positive difference in somebody's life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the intimation. I have written a post too. Check it ouut.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-40810763772015253072008-10-15T22:11:00.000+05:302008-10-15T22:11:00.000+05:30@IHM,Great Post.... Beautifully written….Education...@IHM,<BR/>Great Post.... <BR/>Beautifully written….<BR/>Education is always the key... Isn’t it…<BR/>When I read this post, I get reminded of a one liner:<BR/>“If only youth knew, what youth could”.<BR/><BR/>Even if children of poor people go to school, though they have dreams of the future, very few have a road map or even think of achieving it.<BR/><BR/>Yes, they have a million road blocks….But I believe that with help from others they can atleast improve their standard of living and not do what their parents did.OGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586330299355885975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-46573511881882660462008-10-15T18:37:00.000+05:302008-10-15T18:37:00.000+05:30lovely and motivating post... have to do a post my...lovely and motivating post... have to do a post myself... its half written in the drafts but the work load is crazy these days as it is and then there is no maid still.... but hope to finish it by night...Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627040210376581730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-30443870622204111392008-10-15T16:42:00.000+05:302008-10-15T16:42:00.000+05:30@monika.ansh Need some optimism to survive in thes...@monika.ansh Need some optimism to survive in these terrible times :) But you can't deny we are progressing despite every thing?<BR/><BR/>@Imp's Mom No I don't teach :) Only rarely, like that one time in an improvised class room, not formally.<BR/>I think all of us Indian agree about education being extremely important. Sadly our schools are still not up to the mark!Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-54277854437070003212008-10-15T16:41:00.000+05:302008-10-15T16:41:00.000+05:30IHM- Thanks for reminding us about Blog Action Day...IHM- Thanks for reminding us about Blog Action Day. I will also write a post later today.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post! Your empathy for children who are less privileged is very evident.manjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470194805146456892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-50290669877757251352008-10-15T16:33:00.000+05:302008-10-15T16:33:00.000+05:30lovely post as usual :) education is very importan...lovely post as usual :) <BR/><BR/>education is very important and even a bit of it changes your whole outlook towards life..<BR/><BR/>you used to teach?Imp's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929632710630026681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-44225964549978479742008-10-15T16:23:00.000+05:302008-10-15T16:23:00.000+05:30Nice post IHM as always. You make me feel so optim...Nice post IHM as always. You make me feel so optimistic about stuff. You seem so good with kids. Ever thought of teaching as a profession?Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145728591714940261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-53854481503315751512008-10-15T15:38:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:38:00.000+05:30@Mampi :)@Mampi :)Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-26129309301394585332008-10-15T15:35:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:35:00.000+05:30@waitingforsunshine Thanks :)@waitingforsunshine Thanks :)Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-57498190828902182022008-10-15T15:34:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:34:00.000+05:30IHM-Bless youthank you so much.I would have loved ...IHM-Bless you<BR/>thank you so much.<BR/>I would have loved to do a new post.<BR/>but yes, something IS better than nothing.Mampihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151567171626446275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-1412350446323970262008-10-15T15:33:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:33:00.000+05:30@Pinku Where I stay all the children go to school...@Pinku Where I stay all the children go to school. I did teach English and some Hindi to my maid, she's seventeen now and married, despite all my brain washing! She wanted to learn to earn, and knew Kannada. She was I am sure amongst the best paid here. And deserved it. <BR/>Sponsoring a girl-child's education is a better option I have feel. More organized.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-60088153607880693182008-10-15T15:32:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:32:00.000+05:30@Mampi If you are really busy, then I remember a v...@Mampi If you are really busy, then I remember a very nice post of yours...You once wrote about a woman who left her baby in the middle of the road, that was very nice...you could re-post that??<BR/><BR/>The girls I taught were all our areas servants' daughters, and I can't claim to have taught them much ...sad because they were smart, in better families they would have done very well.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-60292545361204346262008-10-15T15:29:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:29:00.000+05:30Amen! and as usual.. wonderful postAmen! and as usual.. wonderful postWaitingforSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915600399203529089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-49218943192754353672008-10-15T15:17:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:17:00.000+05:30lovely post.... and agree with you those children ...lovely post.... and agree with you those children who study even if it be to a bsic class 8 or 10th will stand a better chance in life.<BR/><BR/>and most importantly they will ensure a better future for their family. Like they say teach a boy, you teach one, teach a girl and a whole family learns.<BR/><BR/>Why cant you teach again, like u did in Delhi?Pinkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714914168230658950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123689684509240568.post-90101965208227775352008-10-15T15:09:00.000+05:302008-10-15T15:09:00.000+05:30You remind me, even i have to do a post on the blo...You remind me, even i have to do a post on the blog action day. <BR/>But the schedule is maddening.<BR/>Can we do it a day later too?<BR/><BR/>Your post is wonderful. And the style was amazing. <BR/>Yes, I say amen to your hope. It was a noble deed to give them more than the three R's.Mampihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151567171626446275noreply@blogger.com