School Updates

New Photos: January 2007

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Every Saturday afternoon Rajan and her teachers go out to the villages and meet with the parents. I have included some photos from one of those trips and of the tent-like dwellings most of them live in. I also included a happy-snap photo of Rajan, Sukhdev, Daisy and Rosy for those who haven’t seen them more…

Sangita’s Story — More Comment

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There are no words to respond to the tragic news of the death of Sangita. And John’s writing makes so clear how horrible her final days were. I can only shake my head and feel deep pain for Sangita, and for her baby who will never know his mother! Rajan this is just such very more…

Sangita’s Story

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I would like to tell you about Sangita — a young, bright and attractive Indian woman with a 4 month old child. Sangita was a teacher at Buddha’s Smile School until she left to get married. Yesterday I visited her in a public hospital in Varanasi. She had been burnt all down her front — more…

Sarnath: Living Buddhism

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The location of Buddha’s Smile School is one of the holiest sites for Buddhists anywhere. For the many archaeological attractions and rich history of the place, there are websites and books. Here I intend to say something about a very contemporary, and perhaps neglected, wealth of Sarnath: its international Buddhist community. In fact, there are more…

Sarnath Cafe

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Sukhdev is Rajan’s husband. He masterminded a lively restaurant, catering to foreign scholars, Indians and Tibetans. This activity is the backbone of their charities, as it lies right next to the school, which in turn is none other than the lower section of their home. Now, Sukhdev’s family is fivefold, in ascending order of height: more…