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A Paper Chain for the Coming of Spring ~ Reflections on service together

2020-01-22T01:23:17+00:00

Delhi, India It is Sunday, the day called Basant, or the celebration of the coming of spring. I am in Delhi, India. Today I have been thinking of the way we, at The Storydancer Project, are able to be in service. It is like a multi-colored paper chain. You choose a colored strip of paper, make it into a circle and glue it. Choosing is the beginning of wanting to be a part of something. Then you take another strip and thread it through the circle you have made, and it becomes two circles, intertwined. Then you keep repeating. Let’s say that each colored [...]

Road to Katna

Susan Skeele2021-05-04T18:06:49+00:00

THE ROAD TO KATNA MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA BLOG JANUARY 2019 In the rural village of Katna in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, known for its disparity, poverty and unemployment, I’m walking into the famous Jagriti School. Founded by Shabnam Ramaswamy and her late husband, this inspirational school offers learning to rural children in one of the poorest areas of the state. I’m amazed at how clean and open it is as I teach grades 3–11 each day. I choose the basketball court because it’s an open space outside, surrounded by nature. It is private so [...]