Anandwan ------ A journey from stones to Milestones to Smilestones (Part 2)

Hello friends,

As I promised to take you on tour of Anandwan as much as possible. You all know how this small land cultivated by Mr. Baba Amte into Anandwan. So lets go…….....

Lok Biradari Prakalap

Salute to the vision of Mr. Baba Amte!!  He developed this land for leprosy-affected people and now it becomes a small town that have hospital, school, college, hostel, post office and bank too.  All financial support is from abroad. Our Indian Government not able to provide as much as possible support, in terms of providing doctors, pathologist, vehicles and many more. 

Sandhiniketan Apangachi Karmashala. This place is the workshop for handicapped people. They provide a job too.

 Handmade greeting cards by these handicapped people which are exported.

This is one of my favorites…. Kasthashilp Vibhag ( Carpentary)

All carpentry things made by the Leprosy people. Look at this chair..!!! Even the person who have two hand with 10 fingers cannot made such beauty.

These are the beautiful things which made by this people who were suffering leprosy which is cured now.

Next is Hatmag Vinai….(Handmade Sewing)

Towels, bedsheet, sarri, etc. all things made by this blind people.

Lokbiradari Ashramshala….Hostel for boys.

Shramadan….you might heard about this. It was shown on Sunday 21 May 2017 on news channel, they have completed 50 years of Shramadan. It means all young boys and girls or anyone who want to do work they can join their hands and devoted their time to have some Shrama means work. Do u know these people built 7 manmade lake by doing this kind of Shramdan.  They do not face still any water scarcity. Farms of this Anadwan have enough amount of water throughout the year.

Every morning the young girls and boys have to do their daily Shramdan for Andavan.  This is one of the good habits they are cultivating into the young mind.

Boys supposed to bring some green stick of tree for the domestic animals and have to feed them.

Both boys and girls need to cut the vegetables, which are required to prepare food.

This is the big kitchen and canteen where everyone can get the food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. All vegetables are from that place only. Nobody needs to go market to buy the foodstuff.

Hospital at Anandwan.

Textile at Anandwan

Please stay tune for the next post of Anadwan for the upcoming details. If you want to check my first post click on this link : http://memoryflies.blogspot.in/2017/05/anandwan-journey-from-stones-to.html

Thank you for stopping by.

Anandwan ------ A journey from stones to Milestones to Smilestones

From last three years Nitin and I was waiting for this opportunity to visit the Anandwan ….., and yes its in 2017 finally we got the booking.  Glad to know that there are millions of people like us who wanted to visit the place are in queue. It seems good that majority of people showing interest to social work. However, many of the people still does not know what is Anandwan? Who are Prakash Amate and Vikas Amte?

I do not believe in God….but whenever I saw this couple…no no...the whole Amte family, I feel yes, there is God who is present on the earth through this human beings. Dr. Prakash Amate and Dr.. Mandakini Prakash Amate……interantional renowned personality with simple nature. Highly qualified but do not have an ego, prestige and jealousy. They worked for the Adivasi (the people who live in forest) community.

Dr. Vikas Amte….the great human being, who work for leprosy people..…do not able to express his work in words. It took a lot of courage to sacrifice a comfort and cozy life, to serve the Leprosy (Maharogi) people, blind, deaf, handicapped people. 

 Image courtesy: Livenet

They spend their entire life to give this people a normal life as we live with basic needs, education and right to be a human being. They spend almost a six decades and their third generation is now managed the same responsibility.

I am a tiny creature who will not able to capture their work in words. I would like to do a vlog for this. But that was not possible. Here I would like to take you out to visit this place with me. We would not able to sum up the whole Anandwan through this small blog post, but would like to cover the most of the part it. First, post I will try to cover what is this place and in second post I will be give you a small real tour of this place.

This is the brief introduction of MSS….(Source: MSS catalogue).

MSS, Warora is Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora founded in 1949, by the internationally renowned development worker and peace activist Murlidhar Devidas Amte (polularly known as Baba Amte), is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization that has empowered over 2.6 millions people affected with leprosy and speech impaired, visually and orthopedically challenged and socially backward tribal populace through sustained and effective psycho-socio-economic rehabilitation. (Anandwan:  The headquarter of MSS, was founded by Baba Amte. It is a world renowned, presidential award winner cooperative village which is home to some 2500 people with disabilities and people who lost hope to live.

I)              Somnath: A village where the cured leprosy patients would live together use own resources, blood, sweat and toil. It is food bowl of MSS. Along with intensive modern farming, fishery, dairy-farming and dry land horticulture are also practiced here.

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II)           Lok Biradari Prakalp, Hemalkasa: This was started in 1973 by Baba Amte for the integrated development of the primitive tribe ‘Madia-Gonds’. The members of this tribe, residing in the deep forest of Gadchiroli district, were living the life of animals, deprived of necessities of life, totally neglected by the rest of the world. Dr. Prakash Amte and his wife Dr, Mandakini volunteered to work among the Madias.

III)              Mulgavan : In October 2006 Baba Amte’s son Dr. Vikas Amte taking along his land army stepped onto the disaster-struck soil of Mulgavan which was reeling under severe penury, illiteracy and a recent deluge of farmer’s suicides. He initiated relief and rescue operation to benefit the local population.

IV)         One of the special programs of MSS is Swaranandwan (A Therapeutic Theatre): This is unique orchestra of the select group leprosy afflicted, visually challenged, orthopedically challenged and hearing and speech impaired people of Anandwan. It is “Therapeutic Theatre” conceived by Dr. Vikas Amte aimed at providing them a psycho-socio rejuvenating therapy by harnessing their latent talents. The Artist has performed in over 3000 shows all over Maharashtra and Delhi.

V)        Amte Animal Ark: This one is orphanage cum rescue centre at Himalkasa for young animals, whose parents have been killed by the tribe people only for food and not for fun. The love of Dr. Prakash Amte cannot be explained in word. I will recommend you to read this Book Negal.  Today this Ark has almost 90 animals.

Apart from that, MSS also have following infrastructure.

Healthcare, Rehabilitation, Education, Special and Vocational, Agriculture, Village developmet, Production Unit, Environment, Bank and post office too.

Let’s move to the Management of MSS:

Baba Amte and his wife Sadhantai, decided to take up the cause of serving leprosy patient. MSS has flourished under the able leadership of Baba and Sadhantai. After Baba, his sons Dr. Vikas and Prakash Amte have taken up the role as flag bearers of MSS. Dr. Vikas Amte is leprosy rights activist and a social entrepreneur changing the lives of millions of people with leprosy and other disabilities.  Dr. Prakash Amate is the Assistant Secretary of MSS and a Padmashree and Ramon Magsaysay awardee. He is the head of Lok Biradari Praklap.

That’s it guys….I hope you all came to know what is this place? How it works? For whom it works? Everyone know Mr. Baba Amte who worked for leprosy people and now you can imagine how big is the jorueny. Stay tune for the upcoming post of Anandwan.

Sunrise....at Kanyakumari

Happy Thursday,

My baby girl turning a big girl so fast that I always said her to stop growing but she is not listening.  It was really a busy month for my family, and me so I was not able to blog for the month. I had tons of memory in my treasury bag and would like to share with you one by one. Memory Flies itself said it’s all about memory which I want to hold up and frame it. Without wasting too much time lets begin with todays post, “Sunrise at Kanyakumari”.

Kanyakumari is one of the most beautiful places that everyone should visit and feel it. Yes, you have to feel it, the breathtaking sight, sunrise and sunset at kanyakumari beach, Vivekananda Memorial Rock and Kanyakumari Temple. Every point has its own story.

Isn’t it looking like a painting? This is the Vivekananda Memorial Rock.

The giant one is Thiruvallur Statue. This is also known as “Thriveni Sangam”- the meeting point of three oceans.

I tried to capture pic and hope you will able to see the different colors of water of three oceans.

The most beautiful and unique feature of this place is Sunrise and Sunset which attract the tourist to Kanyakumari. A lot of tourist assembles at seashore to welcome the sun. In my whole life I had never ever wait for sun to rise but at Kanyakumari I did that. It was one of the most awaiting and breathtaking sight.

It was around 5.00 a.m. our hotel manger rang the bell and told us to go at seashore as soon as possible to catch up the place due to the crowd. Other friends went to seashore but due to small kids, we prefer to be at hotel terrace.  Our hotel is right in front of the sea from which we have a very beautiful sight. We rushed up at terrace around 5.30 a.m. and waiting to welcome the sun.The Vivekananda Memorial Rock and the Giant statue of Thirrulvleor look like this in the morning.

Let’s have a look at the picture

It’s about 5.30 a.m., sun is about to come to see us.
I was so touched by the sight and without blinking my eyes eagerly waiting for sun..!

It was so calm and beautiful atmosphere. I think Sun was wake up and ready to rise to say good morning to all.

6. a.m. See the yellow and golden colour of the sky, it’s like Sun had painted the sky with his color.

6.20 a.m. And here is HE !!! How beautiful ……!!!

Shankhanad is about to begin. Its accurate 6.20 a.m. as soon as the sun came Shankhanad was start until the whole sun came out of his house…, it look like sun is coming from the ocean. And bells are ringing continuously. It was really a holy atmosphere where I saw the real worship of SUN.

I was trying to hold the sun in my hand…haaaaa!!!

Moreover, it is about 6.20 a.m. the whole kanyakumari awake and soon it look like a noon. I was feeling the hot sunrays. It was thrilling experience in my life. I never saw such Sun’s beauty.

Do you like to watch sunrise or sunset? I always love to see.

Designer saree blouses

Happy February,

This will be my first fashion post of 2017 especially for girls. We Indian girls love saree a lottt. Whether you are homemaker, executives, grandmother or college going girl…..everyone love to wear a saree. Wedding season is begins, so I thought to make a post on saree blouses that must have in everyone’s wardrobe.

Whenever we buy a new saree it comes with the blouse which most probably we do not like. Either it is simple or not has any finishing as per the saree design or it is not matching with the saree as per our choice. I do not like the blouses, which come with the sarees. We need to design it again as per the saree design.  When you go for stitching the blouse especially for the wedding season the tailor will give you the blouse design catalog, which have numerous design that make you more confused.

Here is the solution for this.

I would like to recommend you to have the following three blouses in your wardrobe that is mostly go with the traditional as well as designer sarees and it looks stunning.

This is one golden shimmer kind of blouse that has pearl work. It has back buttons and has circle shaped neck design in front. This blouse will go with any kind of saree like blue, green, red, peacock like this

With green saree

With blue one too. Looking adorable?

Second kind of blouse I will suggest to have this Green one, which goes with Red Saree, light glittering border sarees too.

It has simple circle back neck and has front buttons. I loved this diamond work on hand and to the back neck.

Third, one is Black blouse, which is simple but looks stunning with this black colour net having a beautiful peacock patch. 

This blouse will go with the golden, Red and black sarees specially having a golden broad border which are now in current trade.

Apart from that there are two more my favorites blouses are as follows : Blue one with golden work

And Pink one..☺

I hope you all like today's post. One more thing I want to add up, if anyone like the blouse and want to design like this we are, ready to deliver it to you. Yes it is very pocket friendly and you don’t need to spend huge bugs on this. We are designing sarees too.

Stay tuned for more saree designs like above one.

Special thanks to Smita and Anu who are fashion designer by profession and allowed me to share their work on my blog post.

Do contact for any information or queries related to the sarri and blouse on my email id: neetakadam399@gmail.com. Those have my mobile number can contact me.