A Huge Miracle

By on May 29, 2009 in Spirit

Manu is back in class and he is back with his long lost smile. For all of us at pwhy it is a huge miracle. For many months we feared for his life though we kept a brave face. His body had almost given up as he suffered multi organ failure: his liver and kidneys had almost packed up with the potent TB medication and we were at a complete loss.

His frail and emaciated body was devastated but his spirit held on, and held on strong. It refused to give up no matter what. He just lived on and slowly began to heal proving beyond doubt that mind is stronger than the body.

He still cannot walk on his own but when we told him that he could come to class he was thrilled and accepted to be carried down two flight of stairs in spite of the pain. He spent the whole day in class with his long lost friends who were thrilled to see him.

When he felt a little tired he simply lay on Prabin’s lap to rest for a while and then was all set to carry on his activities of the day. It was nothing short of a miracle and I could only watch him with clouded eyes and a huge knot in my throat. What a journey it had been for this saintly soul who had suffered the worst ignominies in his life and yet who accepted it all with dignity and grace. A blessed soul whose life touched each and every child of project why and above all me. I feel humbled and in awe.

About anouradha.bakshi

The descendent of an indentured labour and a freedom fighter's daughter, Anouradha Goburdhun Bakshi was born in Prague in 1952 and raised in the numerous cities where her diplomat father was posted. (Prague, Beijing, Paris, Rabat, Saigon, Ankara..).
At 16 she returned to India, where she completed her studies and obtained a masters In French. She qualified for the IAS examination but preferred to follow a different path.

Fluent in French she was Assistant professor in Jawaharlal Nehru university for a few years. After marriage in 1974 to a young executive, she pursued a career as an interpreter and conference manager working for the likes of Indira Gandhi, Jacques Chirac, and many others.

The loss of her parents and the last words of her father "Don't lose faith in India' made her question the validity of an almost perfect life in an India were things were wrong. After a period of retrospection and the realisation that many 'why's needed to be answered she decided to find some of the answers by setting up project why in 1998.





 

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4 Responses to A Huge Miracle

  1. mydomainpvt May 29, 2009 at 1:08 am #

    dear anouradha,

    thanks for this great news.

    Wish you love, peace and happiness.

    Trisha

  2. aurora May 29, 2009 at 5:43 am #

    Dear Anouradha, this is wonderful news. I am so happy for Manu and all his friends! You have indeed performed a miracle together!

    Blessings and continued prayers for complete healing, aurora

  3. anouradha.bakshi May 29, 2009 at 6:16 pm #

    bless you… it is all thanks to all of you

    I am humbled

  4. Jasmina May 29, 2009 at 6:26 pm #

    Anouradha, thank you for caring for Manu.

    this kind of giving is what is meant by true humanism, I too am humbled, love Lisa