Comments on: Mom, look what I got home :0)

By: VegasJunkie

VegasJunkie — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Dilip’s an amazing guy. He’s a hero now for me, not only ‘coz he is an exemplary senior from BITS, he’s now gone ahead and set a great example regarding adoption.

I liked his post “Your Principles, My Food” a lot. Its touching.

By: mehak

mehak — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

3 recommended blogs…abhi jaate hoon mein

By: hem

hem — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good blogs. Enjiyed reading

By: hem

hem — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good blogs. Enjoyed reading

By: Dilip D'Souza

Dilip D'Souza — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you Anita, for the kind things you say. She’s Surabhi, a lovely little kid and we’re thrilled to have her. That includes Sahir, our five-year-old; as I write this she and he are cooing at each other…

Thank you too, VegasJunkie. You flatter me, but thanks. Get in touch sometime (ddd at rediff dot co dot in) and let’s talk about BITS.

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Vegas: Hopefully, an example that people will follow. I think Indians are still very conservative when it comes to adoption and that is pretty sad because I think we need to be more open about it and accept it. We have so many children out there who need homes.

Hem: Glad you did.

Dilip: I loved your blog posts! Ironically, I never did quite do much reading of your (and other columns) when I was with rediff :) But I liked the way you put your feelings so appropriately into words. Because though I would like to express the same thoughts, I find it hard to find the appropriate words. So when I read someone who hits the right chords, it’s like -“wow! that is exactly what I wanted to say!” Ditto about the adoption. I have a lot of admiration for people who do it because it is a tough thing to do, especially in a country like India where you are bound to come across very averse and strange reactions to it (like the one you had yourself). I hope I have the same courage when the time comes :)

By: Twilight Fairy

Twilight Fairy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

that’s a great thing to do :-)

regarding the rest of the posts:

of course it’s quite noticeable that you have suddenly been travelling around quite a bit.. and there’s a lot of untouched panorama waiting to be checked out, around bangalore anyway :).. me’s jealous.. :P

and that painting you did for pallavi is really good! what does one have to do to get something like that :P :)

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Twilight: It’s a conscious decision to go out and bond with nature :) Even if its going somewhere for a day. I had put all my travel on the backburner for a while. So I thought it was a good time to catch up. Also, there are many accessible places from Bangalore, about 2–3 hrs away, so it’s quite convenient.

About the paintings, I do them on request :) At a very small price to cover the cost of the frame mainly, because that is expensive. And so are paints. My next project is dor Deki and then one for a friend in Mumbai who has moved into a new house. I can put you on my list, if you want one :)

By: Dilip D'Souza

Dilip D'Souza — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Anita, you were with rediff.com? I had no idea. (Or did I? forgive my aging memory cells). Actually I look at this blog effort differently from writing for rediff — it’s a place, a chance, for me to try out shorter pieces, experiment a bit, see what happens.

Thanks again!

By: Biju

Biju — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks madam for the refernce. That was a very kind gesture. I hope more people come out and adopt. I know my sister is going to adopt soon.