On posting my debut blog – I am thrilled to go online – with a lot of hope for India – banking on the strength of the ordinary Indians. To begin something new, one looks for an auspicious time. But, I was looking for a story with positivity – a story that can showcase the power of An Ordinary Indian!
Recently, I came across an article on Prakash Kaur. Who is she?
She is a very ordinary Indian, from the land of Punjab. At 60, Prakash Kaur is mother of 60 girls with ages ranging from a toddler of few months to college going students!
Yeah! That is right. Prakash Kaur in her Unique Home in Jalandhar lives with her 60 girls- the abandoned girls – who were once either left on the streets or dumped on the garbage heap by none other than their own biological parents. Her UNIQUE HOME is run by a trust named after Bhai Ghanayya Ji, a disciple of Sri Guru Gobind Singh.
Prakash Kaur – herself was abandoned by her parents due to her gender and she knows the pain of living a life without parental care. Hence, in 1993 she came to the rescue of young lives and took up the noble cause of taking care of the abandoned girls and giving them a respectable life. Now, her home is lit with beautiful smiles of these young girls, which further energizes her to pursue her commitment of giving a new meaning to the lives of those otherwise hapless young girls.
At a time when our politicians, bureaucrats, judiciary and everyone in the seat of power are busy amassing wealth and back stabbing their own people, Prakash Kaur- as an ordinary Indian is a leaving example of how an ordinary Indian can positively impact the emergence of India as a country with values.
I bow to her for all her compassion, commitment and strength.
Madhukar Mohan
Congratulations on your first blog.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and inspiring story.
Great work Madhukar. Keep it up.
Best wishes and regards.
Very good account................thanks , please keep it up..........the Earth is rotating around Sun,orderly, only because of great Ordinary Indians like Smt Kaur and similar people all over the globe.
ReplyDeleteGreat start Madhukar!!
ReplyDeleteHi Madhukar,
ReplyDeleteAm happy to see that you have opted to be active rather than mute Indian--you have made a great beginning and transition from "take as it comes" to "I too can"...
Best Wishes.
DD Sathe
dear madhukar..
ReplyDeletecongrats to you for this inspiring work..
only difference i can make out from blog talk is that now we ahr coming out of drawing room political disbursement..and extending our outbursts wide open in public..thru these blogs..
fair enough..atleast more n more people would join us in lambasting the sick and indifferent beauraucracy, plitica, system etc..etc..
But is it enough ?? Instead..if we think of doing something more constrctive,realistic, fruitful and productive thru our quintessimal small steps/actions so as to reach out to the common man and help him in sustaining himself in this cruel world.. i think that wud be more meaningful and satisfying..
Also.. dont portray urself as an ordinary indian..as you and me are quite comfortableo with our 50000/+ salary pm plus car, ac, lcd tv, laptops,computer etc..etc.. Dear.. common man is in dire straits and he is not able to fend for himself n his family for 80% of an year..
lets take resolve to do something real..in whatsovever small form it may be..
" kaun kahta hai ki aasman mein surakh ho nahi sakta..
ek patthar tau tabiyat se ucchalo yaaron "
Dear Madhukar,
ReplyDeleteGreat to have your great comments on your blog. Keep it up, Keep smiling.
SALUTE TO EVERY INDIAN TODAY.
Madhukar,
ReplyDeleteCongrats! very well worded blog.
I salute Prakash Kaur and other persons involved in such noble cause.
However, I do feel"action speaks louder than words". Do think......for us.
Best wishes & Cheers for great start!
Sunil
Madhukar,
ReplyDeletekeep it up. Congratulations for your efforts.
P Jaiman