The 1950s-60s . . . 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 hurry to get its share before the pigeons descended, I marvel at the…
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Rescue Isn’t For Sissies by @Guilie73
by Vidya Sury April 21, 2014A few months ago, I met Guilie Castillo-Oriard, who blogs at Quiet Laughter and Life in Dogs and fell in love with her. She’s with me on Team Damyanti for the A to Z Challenge and a techie whiz. She’s the one who set up the linky for the A to Z Theme Reveal Blogfest. She is fun, super-supportive and…
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Day 11 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge brings us to K and it is K for Kamala Sohonie, the first Indian woman to get a PhD in a scientific discipline. She was a biochemist. Kamala Sohonie’s life symbolized the struggle waged by the pioneering Indian women scientists. Kamala was born in 1912. Her father Narayanrao Bhagwat and…
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International Womens Day. My SHeros #WomenInspire Change
by Vidya Sury March 8, 2014Today, March 8, is celebrated as International Womens Day and here’s wishing all you fabulous women out there, and the amazing men who complement us and enrich our lives a very Happy Women’s Day!. Yes, I am blessed with as many men friends as girl friends who are caring buddies. So – what have we on Women’s Day? My son…