October is Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying claims too many lives, some of which are still living, forever traumatized. Bullying is not confined to schools and children; people of all ages face it in some form or other, sometime or other. Some have the courage to stand up for themselves. Others, not…
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September 10, 2014 is World Suicide Prevention Day co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Around the world, suicide is a major public health problem and is the leading cause of death for young people. Worldwide, nearly one million people succumb to suicide each…
Imagine a situation where you can be practically immortal, even when your physical being passes on! That’s what my Mother achieved. When she passed away on February 8, 2010, she pledged her body to the St.Johns Medical College. We were a little sad, I must admit. When she was alive, she…
In December 2013, I posted a story “A Cup Of Peace” as my contribution to the Composers for Relief: Supporting the Philippines a fine initiative by Samantha Redstreake Geary. A global campaign to support the relief effort in regions of the Philippines devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). A Cup of…
My story is set in the 1950’s – 60’s – somewhere in India. A Cup of Peace by Vidya Sury I sit in my armchair, with my cup of coffee peace. As I lazily watch the little sparrow hop across our yard, pecking at the scattered grain as if in a…
Did you know that over 2.5 billion people – that is two-fifths of the global population – have no access to safe toilets? Even more heart-breaking is the fact that more than 2000 children under the age of five die from diarrhea every single day because they have no access to…
One of my favorite prayers is this: Dear God, No child should suffer any major illness until the age of 5. Lifebuoy’s campaign “Help a Child reach 5” promoted by world-famous film star and Mom, Kajol, synchronizes nicely with my deepest wish – to support something as simple as the cause…