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SAKHI – A Circle of Strength

By Lavina Melwani • Sep 15th, 2011 • Category: CyberCircles: For You!

“It is one thing to get out of an abusive relationship. It is another thing to be able to support yourself and your children afterwards,” says Reshma.



Remembering 9/11 – A Tribute in Images

By Lavina Melwani • Sep 9th, 2011 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

There is a heaviness in the heart as one moves ever closer to 9/11, a decade later. It is hard to believe that ten years have passed because the wound still seems so fresh, so raw.

Watching the non-stop coverage on television you realize that a generation has grown up in that period. Little kids of six or seven who lost a father or a mother are now teenagers.
It is painful to watch them talk of their loss, of a parent they can hardly recall, yet miss so much and will probably miss for the rest of their lives.
Here extraordinary photos taken by ordinary people…