Dream on fire

The door bell rings, she hesitates to answer for its her favorite TV show..

"Maaaa..." she calls out.. hoping she would help her... "oh crap! she has gone for a kitty party". Cursing the person for the wrong timing and not wanting to miss a dialog from the serial, she quickly opens the door..

"Hiiii.. " he says in an exaggerated tone. He is all excited, his left hand is making deliberate effort to hide something. she tries to ignore it.
"Hiii, how come you are early today? No class?" she asks
"Nope, I had some work so came early" he lies, a faint smile decorates her face and he is again swept away.
"What work?" she inquires
His mind goes blank, "damn!" he curse himself for not being prepared for these kind of investigations.. "err, I had this work, you know, i had to purchase something for my mom. err.. no.. sister!"  he blabbers.
"A miserable lier" she smiles inwardly.

"pyar kiya toh darna kya, jab pyar kiya toh darna kya.. pyar kiya koi chori nahi ki, pyar kiyaaaaaa...."

"Sometimes, TV understands my feelings better" he mumbles.
"where's aunty?" his fingers crossed,
"she has gone for a kitty party" she replies her eyes still fixed onto the TV.
"Morning visit to the temple worked!!" he thanks God again for his invaluable support. One of the hurdle is clear, however the big one is still awaiting... Her reaction!
Contemplating various probabilities, he finally decides to give his best shot.
"Priya..." he calls out, her eyes meet his...

that's it, butterflies flutter in his stomach, heart's racing out of proportion, throat chokes, tiny water droplets appear on the forehead.....
mustering all his strength, he kneels down in front of her with his hand held open..

"I might not have your favorite flowers now, may not even have your favorite song in the background, but i have my hand to hold you forever.. if im with you, I don't fear the future .. you make me be the best person...I... I Love you..."

He stops for a moment expecting some reaction, its just silence.... pin drop silence..  her eyes still fixed on him,

"Whats your answer? mujhse shadi karogi?.............."
he looks up confused... its the TV show, the hero is holding heroine's hand, he wish he had that courage :)

A minute passed.. her eyes still fixed on him.. not even blinked once... She hasn't moved a bit from her place, "Please..... say some.. something" he stumbles..

Her eyes relax a bit, she crawls and sits next to him.. she has that evergreen smile on her face which he always admired... she looks deep into his eyes..
"I...... I................."
he eagerly waits for her to complete... but......
"Hariiiiiii...." a voice comes from nowhere.. he tries to avoid it.. he had waited for this moment from past 3 years.. he doesn't want to let go of it... "what is it?" he struggles to listen to her..
"I............................"
the voice is fading away, he fights back to hear what she is saying..
"Eloooooo..." he again ignores that blatant voice... he is loosing her... her face slowly fade away to the dark.. "Noooooooo... just once.. only once.. let me hear what she says" he pleads...

A hand shakes him.. "Hari, elo... late aitu.. College ge hogalva?"
"Amma..... ide time bekitta ninge.. swalpa tadyak agta irlilva.. esht important moment" he fumes..

Dream Explore Discover

"Dream is the hope of tomorrow.."

We have hundreds and thousands of dreams but do we pursue all of them? why do we leave some of them? why do we struggle for some of them? why do we want to achieve some, even though we are very much aware of the rough road ahead?....

A group of individuals had a passion of providing education to the poor and underprivileged children.. they knew it was not an easy task.. unfazed they set up a unique trust.. "Ananya" which has completed 11 years.. yet still fresh.. still dedicated!

 

We reached there at around 2 in the afternoon.. After roaming around the campus i found myself engrossed in the environment created for kids. There is nothing formal.. no formal syllabus.. no sky high buildings.. its as simple as learning in nature! I was awestruck the moment i saw the classrooms there.. teachers were in no hurry to complete one class and flee to another.. kids need not worry about various subjects.. no exam fever.. no mid-term tension..(cool huh?) still there was a kind of learning process! everyone were so relaxed.. relishing every moment !

Kids are allowed to explore things around them which improves their ability to analyze.. inquire.. learn... and thats the main objective of ASK (Ananya Sikshana Kendra). Their thirst to learn more has prompted the trust to have science and computer labs for them to research. No competition, No discrimination, clear conscience among kids shows the best efforts of the volunteers.

They are free to choose their own career and develop skills accordingly.. They have the number they like or the day they prefer, for their birth day. A comfy environment is all they need and its provided in Ananya.

We couldnt find much time to interact with the kids as we had our offices to flee to! but those few hours spent there was worth it and looking forward to meet them soon!