Just a quick story I felt was so lovely I had to post. On Thursday we had a lecture on NGO's and disability in India given by an American lady who had been living in India for 30 years. When she was a student in the USA she went on a walk to protest over disarmament. Whilst she was there she met a small group of Indians also on a protest for India's freedom. She split from her group and walked with them for 5 miles. After that they parted company and went their separate ways.
Several years later she protested again for disarmament, and this time was arrested and made the news. One of the Indian men who had met and walked with her a few years ago reconised her and decided to write to her. They exchanged letters and decided they were in love and secretly confided that they wished to marry one another.
30 years later they are still happily married and are living in India together with their children and their parents and their adopted daughter Moi Moi who is severely disabled. She has set up a charity for disabled children, to help them be diagnosed, for their treatment and for their well being, and to promote new beliefs of disability. To spread the word that disability is not caused by poor actions in a previous life, and that it can happen to anyone and that disability should not be an individual issue, but one which should effect the community.
Her husband was also our lecturer at the start of the week on the Indian and Delhi environment. He was described by many of us as the Indian Dumbledore, with a very happy smile!
If anyone wants to have a look at the charity it is called the Latika Roy foundation
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Several years later she protested again for disarmament, and this time was arrested and made the news. One of the Indian men who had met and walked with her a few years ago reconised her and decided to write to her. They exchanged letters and decided they were in love and secretly confided that they wished to marry one another.
30 years later they are still happily married and are living in India together with their children and their parents and their adopted daughter Moi Moi who is severely disabled. She has set up a charity for disabled children, to help them be diagnosed, for their treatment and for their well being, and to promote new beliefs of disability. To spread the word that disability is not caused by poor actions in a previous life, and that it can happen to anyone and that disability should not be an individual issue, but one which should effect the community.
Her husband was also our lecturer at the start of the week on the Indian and Delhi environment. He was described by many of us as the Indian Dumbledore, with a very happy smile!
If anyone wants to have a look at the charity it is called the Latika Roy foundation
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An indian dumbledore... :). Good to know india is also safe from people such as voldermorte! Hows the rain doing over there? Started having to swim to uni yet? Sounds like your having a smashing time anyway. Dont touch any dogs :) xxx
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