‘Tis hard to imagine the medicine man old and infirm on a bed.In this child’s eyes all was well for Joe was his Peter Pan! Hard to imagine the medicine man with heart so large and full of love, old and infrm on a bed a battle weary hero whose had enough. Imagine the medicine…
When I say how time flies, I mean that literally. Yet it is as if just yesterday was the day that my mother left me holding that cake as she bid me goodbye in 1950. As if the cake would compensate for her absence. It did not and I promptly became a very sick boy…
I would recommend reading this article “The caste busters” that appeared in New York Times recently (The article is based on a theme from the author’s book). What fascinated me, was the sense of ambition and ability that Misal demonstrates — to be able to exploit the medium of TV to its maximum. I wonder…
Doordarshan has done a profile on Ferdinand Rodricks who was commended for his work with the disabled at BondOfBoys2012 which will be on TV on DD Sahayadhri on the 23rd Feb at 08.00am and also at 09.00pm. Do view if you get a chance and tell other Stanislites to watch.
The district and sessions court of Gadchiroli on Wednesday granted bail to Mumbai-based alleged Maoist Arun Thomas Ferreira (40) who was arrested by the anti-naxalite squad in connection with a police-naxalite encounter in the district. Farreira, who was arrested along with senior naxalite leader Arun Satya Reddy alias Murali in Nagpur in 2007, was acquitted…
If there’s anyone who remains firmly in my memory, it is Joe who ran the infirmary. He was always dresssed very neatly, if I remember his favorite was a khaki pant and a white bush shirt worn out (as against being worn inside the pant) and it gave the impression of being clinical. He was…