Shiva Charity UK
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Beautiful West Bengal – change and continuity – paddy fields recently flooded to create vast lucrative fish farms, shimmering reflections of squat red-roofed village houses and diving water birds. Yet we find continuity and stability in the small rural villages where our schools serve their communities. As ever, my annual visit reassures me that good work is happening here. The teachers run their schools with a confidence coming from the daily practice of their skills yet they are ever open to new ideas and innovation.
Sadly Maggie is unable to visit the Midnapore village schools this year. She is missing the familiar scenes of village life at this attractive time of the year. The climate is gently warming, mosquitoes are few, farmers are ankle deep in water, planting the fresh green shoots of the paddy crop and the vegetable gardens are full of cabbages, cauliflower and tomatoes. It’s a pleasure to drive the dusty roads on Kustav’s motorbike as we happily exchange school news that he can share as the schools supervisor. Approaching each village we would hear the guiding voice of the teacher and the loud enthusiastic responses from the students. However, these are happy memories from other years.
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Phone: 07779 389778/ 07831 687181
Email: shivacharity@icloud.com
Stock Farm, Stock Lane, Langford,
Bristol BS40 5EU