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UMANG organises seminar to sensitise people on Thalassemia

Written on 30 Jan, 2009 at 15:54 in Advocacy, Daily news | viewed times | 1 Comment

By: Surekha Dhaleta It was the first workshop in Himachal Pradesh to sensitise common people about Thalassemia and voluntary blood donation for the cause. There after 41 persons donated blood in a voluntary blood donation camp organised to support the... (Continue reading)

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Bhireen: Sending good wishes to all

Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 20:17 in Culture | viewed times | 2 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Bhireen! that’s the first salutation of the day which is uttered by most of the people in the upper areas of Shimla, especially Jubbal, Rohru, Kothkai, in Himachal Pradesh. (I am not sure about other areas that... (Continue reading)

HimVani Impact: Himachal State Disability Policy within 60 days

Written on 3 Jul, 2008 at 14:25 in Advocacy | viewed times | 6 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Shimla: In a landmark announcement, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sarveen Chaudhry assured that Himachal will have a State Disability Policy soon and this task will be completed within sixty days. The critical announcement was made... (Continue reading)

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Tucked in a Shimla corner: Maa Padhai Temple

Written on 10 Jun, 2008 at 18:13 in Culture, Tourism | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Himachal Pradesh, as is given the sobriquet – Devbhoomi – the Land of Gods, has its nook and corner brimming with temples. A unique feature which one can observe all over the state is that people aligned... (Continue reading)

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Pahari nonsense: A few nuggets

Written on 28 Sep, 2007 at 11:50 in Culture | viewed times | 3 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Akkad bakkad bambe po, assi nabbe poore sau…. The equivalent to this in Pahari (I’m familiar with the Upper Shimla region only) is Idki bidki danda didki, taklo bhai ree botia, suno roopo jotey… A few months... (Continue reading)

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Adopt and shun ‘A’ to achieve Gandhian life: Tara Gandhi

Written on 5 Jul, 2007 at 12:47 in Advocacy, Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya (right) along with Ajai Srivastava, Chairman, SDRS Shimla: The Gandhian way of life can be achieved by adopting ‘A’ as in Atmavishwas and shunning ‘A’ in form of Ahankar, Mahatma Gandhi’s grand-daughter, Tara Gandhi... (Continue reading)

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Visually challenged observe Lady Helen Keller day in Shimla

Written on 28 Jun, 2007 at 15:52 in Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Shimla: To commemorate the 128th birth anniversary of Helen Keller, a function was organised here by the Blind Persons Association of Himachal, yesterday, with support rendered by Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS) and Satluj Jal... (Continue reading)

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Saroj Vasishth: The ‘Mom’ of Himachal jail inmates

Written on 14 May, 2007 at 16:12 in Advocacy, Culture | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Anyone would mistake this elderly lady to be one of the ‘spiritual Gurus’ – frail framed, adorning three/four rudraksh malas, many necklaces, numerous rings… and many more ornaments. An intriguing question about her jewellery, sets her rolling.... (Continue reading)

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Colours speak for the disabled in Himachal

Written on 24 Apr, 2007 at 23:41 in Advocacy, Daily news | viewed times | 1 Comment

By: Surekha Dhaleta Meenal (above left), Sanghamitra (above) and Chandni (left), the winners of the painting competition with their work. (Pics: Indermohan) Shimla: In the series of some of the proactive steps being taken in support of disability related issues... (Continue reading)

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Himachal honours differently-abled students

Written on 11 Mar, 2007 at 19:17 in Advocacy, Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta V S Kokje, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, with differently-abled children after honouring them for their achievements in a programme organised by Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS) in Shimla. H K Sharma, CMD of Satluj Jal... (Continue reading)

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Chinmaya Himachal marks disability day

Written on 2 Dec, 2006 at 17:04 in Advocacy, Citizen Voice, Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

SUREKHA DHALETA writes from DHARAMSHALA Bharat Khera, D C Dharamshala, in conversation with President of Chinmaya Umang, during the World Disability Day Rally organised by Chinmaya Umang, December 2. World Disability Day is on December 3. Do kadam hum chalein,... (Continue reading)

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A snapshot of Himachali languages

Written on 27 Oct, 2006 at 1:06 in Culture | viewed times | 6 Comments

By: SUREKHA DHALETA Himachal Pradesh is relatively a small hill state, but unlike its size, it exhibits a vast heterogeneity in various aspects. For example, if we take languages into consideration, survey conducted by the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI)... (Continue reading)

Utsav India 2006 starts today; Saroj Thakur to speak for Him Vani

Written on 30 Sep, 2006 at 8:23 in Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: SUREKHA DHALETA Utsav India 2006, a first of its kind three day trade expo and two-day seminar on differently children starts today in Shimla. The seminar cum expo will be inaugurated by Governor of Himachal Pradesh, V S Kokje... (Continue reading)

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Udaan: A metaphor for invincible spirit

Written on 25 Sep, 2006 at 20:13 in Development | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: SUREKHA DHALETA Naveen, who is in the vocational group, wants to set up his own shop. He has been learning the art of making candles at the vocational centre of Udaan. Girish, another student of the same group, very... (Continue reading)

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HP disabled population higher than national avg

Written on 24 Sep, 2006 at 8:53 in Development | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: SUREKHA DHALETA Despite being among the top states in the country in terms of quality of life, Himachal Pradesh sadly has a disabled population higher than the national average. The foremost reason for this may be the difficult terrain... (Continue reading)

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