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Christmas at Parikrma

Christmas celebration at TNT Parikrma Centre for Learning at Koramangala

Christmas celebration at TNT Parikrma Centre for Learning at Koramangala. ©Nishant Ratnakar

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Parikrma Humanity Foundation is a non-profit organization in Bangalore city. Currently, it is transforming education for underserved children from different slums in the city. Parikrma manages the entire education cycle from kindergarten to college for each child. The foundation operates the schools from four different locations in Bangalore. One of the schools is the TNT Parikrma Centre for Learning, in Koramangala. This centre had held the annual christmas day celebrations for the children couple of days before the vacation. I visited the centre on that particular day. Present in this gallery are photographs documenting the mood at the centre on that day.

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Visthar

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Visthar is a secular, non-profit organization, committed to enabling women, children and other marginalized sections realize their rights. Visthar campus is located at dodda gubbi post on the outskirts of Bangalore city. One of the projects at Visthar is Bandhavi – an initiative for girls hailing from North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, who are at risk of being dedicated as devadasis. It is a residential school program that enables the rescued girls to grow as individuals, as well as build a community that lives in love, respect, trust and friendship.

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Hand of rex

Hand of Rex

This is Rex, all decked up in jewels and an eye catching Blue Saree, waiting for the events of the evening which were summed up as ‘Breaking the Silence’ to start.


Who is Rex? Rex is a cross-dresser and part of the group ‘Sangama’, an organization fighting for rights of the sexual minorities.
The events of the day(4th August, 2007) were to mark the launching of LesBIT, a new helpline for lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders in Bangalore city.

LesBit helpline number is 080-23439124

Note: More photographs connected to this story will shortly be published. So please drop in again

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Evil Smoke


Evil Smoke
Originally uploaded by travelling writer.
Helmets can save you only from the road accidents. It can’t save you from cancer. For such evils, its only your will power which can fight it out.

Some facts

Say no to smoking.

Issued in public interest by Nishant Ratnakar

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A Run for a cause


A Run for a cause
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MCC students union members preparing posters for the charity run in aid of BOSCO mane, an NGO for kids. The run is organized by them as part of their intra college cultural fest, the Culha 2007.

Note:The photograph was shot by me for an assignment for the e-magazine Sattva.
For more on Sattva check this link, www.itihas.org.in/Sattva.html

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