My fourteenth birthday was a landmark day for more reasons than I can count. Besides being a day of receiving blessings from elders, gifts from family and friends; sitting in at the ‘havan’ whose sacred fire would purify my soul; protect me, 7th of April of 2010 is etched in my mind and heart. That day I visited Kanya Ashram, a shelter for orphaned girl children, in my neighborhood. Being a teenager, friends and sports took center stage in my life, which were interspersed with bouts of teenage angst. However, one visit later, I was a transformed person, for I had mingled with toddlers, children and teenagers who, unmindful of their inclement situations, exuberated an infectious joi-de-vivre.
Today, I am a regular visitor of Kanya Ashram, where I have acquired the status of a ‘teacher’. It began on my first visit, three years ago, when unbeknown to me, I used the Montessori method; taught basic math to a group of five …show more content…
I have inherited these strengths and teach orphan girls in an orphanage near my home. In doing that I have combined our strengths and included empowering the girl-child in my list of important things to do. (190 words)
The world I come from is full of city lights and traffic, pavements occupied by vendors and unfinished construction sites. On a personal note, my family is my world. Till I was eight that was the only world I knew. Once I entered my teen years, my world became larger. I am a who I am because of the city I grew up in, the values I imbibed from my grandparents and parents, work ethics I inculcated during my interactions with my friends, the sports I play; what I learnt at school from my
Today, I am a regular visitor of Kanya Ashram, where I have acquired the status of a ‘teacher’. It began on my first visit, three years ago, when unbeknown to me, I used the Montessori method; taught basic math to a group of five …show more content…
I have inherited these strengths and teach orphan girls in an orphanage near my home. In doing that I have combined our strengths and included empowering the girl-child in my list of important things to do. (190 words)
The world I come from is full of city lights and traffic, pavements occupied by vendors and unfinished construction sites. On a personal note, my family is my world. Till I was eight that was the only world I knew. Once I entered my teen years, my world became larger. I am a who I am because of the city I grew up in, the values I imbibed from my grandparents and parents, work ethics I inculcated during my interactions with my friends, the sports I play; what I learnt at school from my