Part One By Chacko Jacob My first encounter with a stammerer happened when I was 14. I accompanied my parents and siblings to a religious gathering of families. Spaced out and biding my time until we had to leave, my ears perked up when I overheard the beautiful young woman to my right speaking to […]
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“I hope so…” By Chacko Jacob, It was a quiet Sunday morning at the kanthari campus on September 5th,2021 when Joseph Christophe Kone awoke to news of trouble back home in Guinea. The country’s armed forces had captured the president after gunfire in the capital. A special forces commander then announced the dissolution of the
by Sabriye Tenberken Many kanthari graduates who have managed to overcome the first hurdles, feel just like we did back in our early years in Tibet. Even when we have clarity in our direction and successfully overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, sooner or later we all fall into a hole that is difficult to get out
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Puneet Singhal talks about growing up with a stammer in a poor part of New Delhi, and how it and his mentor inspired him to start an initiative aimed at empowering people with speech differences. My life journey has been a rollercoaster so far. I was born in New Delhi, in one of Asia’s largest
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Scaring a Dead Man By Nematullah Ahangosh The women were pacing in peace, Big smiles on their faces, Their distant laughter faded, Heading to unknown paths. I asked, Oh sisters, pray for me, Yet they didn’t hear. The men came marching, Big bodies carrying their heads, Long hands hanging from shoulders, Big steps speeding up,
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Everyone, everywhere and every day is affected by their direct surrounding. Over the years it has become visible that something has been and is happening with our climate. Climate change is a hot topic that has gotten a prominent place in the daily news. Now here is a blog in which David Marshall, Chief Executive