Thank you, donors !

We have had a great X'mas party at Sassoon Hospital Paediatric ward on Sun, 19th Dec.

Some song and dance, some magic and loads of gifts ! This was made possible, thanks to the wonderful support and generous donations from many of you, our customers. That twistntales is a community bookstore was made amply evident by so many of your spontaneous gestures of handing over toys, woollens, crayons, games, story books! And of course, all those cheques that came in for the medical equipment. The hospital authorities were overwhelmed by the funds that were raised. A big thank you !

List of Donors :

1.Mrs. Uma Sarathchandran (currently in California)
2.Mrs. Karabi Dutta, Aundh
3.Mrs. Pinal Pandya, Aundh
4.Mrs. Suchita Basu, Baner
5.Mr. Raghu Kulkarni, US
6.Mrs. Gomathi Vishwanath, Mumbai
7.Ms. Avleen Garcha, Aundh
8.Mrs. Sonia Garcha, Aundh
9.Mrs. Prabha Chary, Aundh
10.Mrs. Renu Mahtani, Aundh
11.Mrs. Romy Bedi, Aundh
12. Ms. Shama Lahiri, Mumbai
13.Mrs. Kshitija Bhuwad, Sinhagad Road
14.Mrs. Bani Chaudhuri, Baner
15. Ms. Tripuri Godbole
16. Ms. Gauri Sarjine

And for all those who couldn't make it, thankyou for your encouraging words and letters from Dr. Meera Oke in Ireland to Sarathchandran Aunty in the US. Lots of photographs have been put up in our facebook page, twistntales, Aundh.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=255124&id=710923194&l=f3ae842e8f

Check it out !

A BIG THANK YOU AGAIN ! AND WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR !

X'Mas at Sassoon !

X”MAS at Sassoon!


Give to your heart’s content!

Twistntales celebrates X’mas with Santa every year in the Paediatric Ward of Sassoon Hospital. Children (from birth) to the age of 14 years, needing hospitalization are admitted here. This year, our celebration of the “Spirit of Giving” is on Sun, 19th Dec, at 4pm, in the Children’s Ward.

Donations and gifts of various kinds are accepted. Most specifically, the hospital requires:

1. Intra Cath # 25 – 50 pieces
2. Feeding Tube # 6 – 50 pieces
3. Feeding Tube # 7 – 50 pieces
4. Paediatric Nasal Cannulas – 50 pieces
5. 3 Way Valves – 50 pieces

A few volunteers have created a “Sunshine” room within the kid’s ward to encourage play and fun for these children. Over time, twistntales has helped in providing toys, TVs, music systems, coloring, activity books etc.

In keeping with this, donations are welcome of the following kind:

• Toys, dumper trucks, other vehicles, building blocks etc. (used is Ok, broken Not ok. No soft toys please)
• Music/ Movies – VCDs, DVDs – Hindi/ Marathi please
• Story books – Hindi/ Marathi please
• Coloring/ activity books, crayons, colour pencils, other art material, drawing books etc

These gifts can be handed over to twistntales or you can bring it yourself and come to the entertainment programme that twistntales puts up at the Children’s Ward.

Donations in cheque may be made in the name of “SOFOSH” and a proper receipt will be issued to you for 80 – G IT exemption. Kindly mention your full postal address at the back of the cheque.

“Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment”

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

From the team at

twistntales

What a wonderful Play !

Alka Joshi, Director of the play, "Mulghi Zali Ho" is social activist with Stree Mukti Sanghatana, since 1983. This play was first staged in 1982, and Alka herself on seeing the play, was inspired to join the organisation the following year.

Alka now heads Abhiyukti, the women's wing of Lokayat, an NGO comprising of working professionals and students. Lokayat works on many civic and social issues.

Yesterday, they were in twistntales, to present "Mulghi Zali Ho", a street play on women's issues and domestic violence. A powerful play, they held the audience spellbound by their music, songs, humour and sarcasm.

Mail sent to twistntales@yahoogroups on 6th Dec'10

Dear all,

Street Play @ twistntales! Don't Miss!

Press the Bell / Bhajao Ghanti

The Violence Against Women (VAW) fortnight is observed all over the world from 25th November to 10th December.

twistntales is happy to present a street play, "Mulgi Zali Ho" by members of Lokayat, Pune. This play was originally presented by Stree Mukti Sanghatana in 1982, and has been successfully running for 28 years.

On Saturday, 11th Dec, 8 pm, at twistntales

25th November is the day observed as VAW day and 10th December is the Human Rights Day.

Between these two days the fortnight is observed as VAW fortnight. Previously, 25 November was observed in Latin America and a growing number of other countries around the world as "International Day Against Violence Against Women". With no standard title, it was also referred to as "No Violence Against Women Day" and the "Day to End Violence Against Women". It was first declared by the first Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Bogota, Colombia (18 to 21 July 1981). At that Encuentro, women systematically denounced gender violence from domestic battery, to rape and sexual harassment to state violence including torture and abuses of women political prisoners.

The date was chosen to commemorate the lives of the Mirabal sisters. It originally marked the day that the three Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic were violently assassinated in 1960 during the Trujillo dictatorship (Rafael Trujillo 1930-1961). The day was used to pay tribute to the Mirabal sisters, as well as a global recognition of gender violence.

UNO was compelled to declare this day as VAW day in 1999.

We are happy to present “Mulgi Zali Ho” on Saturday, 11th Dec, at 8pm. Please be there on time. Chairs for senior citizens only. Standing room only, please make it to twistntales early.

Lokayat is an NGO based in Pune, and takes up social and civic issues. It comprises working professionals who give their evenings and weekends to a good cause. They use novel techniques of protest, one of them being street plays.

twistntales has supported the street play form of protest from its early days.

“Mulgi Zali Ho” is a musical play about the plight of the girl child, with powerful and biting humour and a simple form. It has touched the chords of the masses. This group has been performing this for years. The play raises questions and problems but also ends with solutions to the problems. The play also defines the direction as to what women with problems should do in our lives. It starts with making obeisance to the work of those who fought for injustice to women like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Maharshi Karve, Raja Rammohan Roy, Dr.Ambedkar etc. It speaks of the condition of women even today. It talks of the reactions within the family if a girl is born. It talks of marital relations, emotions between husband and wife. And ends, with a positive empowered way out. And that is why it is very important. Everyone speaks about the inferiority complex of women or re-building self esteem, or empowering women, but few talk of how these things can happen in everyday life. “Mulgi Zali Ho” gives courage to women to stand up and fight back.

Be there, don’t miss this!

Regards,

From the team at,

twistntales

Street Play @ twistntales ! Don't Miss !

Press the Bell/ Bhajao Ghanti

The Violence Against Women (VAW) fortnight is observed all over the world from 25th Nov. to 10th December.

twistntales is happy to present a street play, "Mulgi Zali Ho" by members of Lokayat.
This play was originally presented by Stree Mukti Sanghatana in 1982, and has been successfully running for 28 years.

On Saturday, 11th Dec, 8 pm, at twistntales.

25th Nov. is the day observed as VAW day and 10th Dec. is the Human Rights Day.

Joining these two days the fortnight is observed as VAW week. Previously, 25 November was observed in Latin America and a growing number of other countries around the world as "International Day Against Violence Against Women". With no standard title, it was also referred to as "No Violence Against Women Day" and the "Day to End Violence Against Women". It was first declared by the first Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Bogota, Colombia (18 to 21 July 1981). At that Encuentro women systematically denounced gender violence from domestic battery, to rape and sexual harassment, to state violence including torture and abuses of women political prisoners.

The date was chosen to commemorate the lives of the Mirabal sisters. It originally marked the day that the three Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic were violently assassinated in 1960 during the Trujillo dictatorship (Rafael Trujillo 1930-1961). The day was used to pay tribute to the Mirabal sisters, as well as global recognition of gender violence.

UNO was made compelled to declare this day as VAW day in 1999.


Mulgi Zali Ho is a musical Play about the plight of the girl child with powerful and biting humour and a simple form. It has touched the chords of the masses. This group has been doing it for years . The Play not only raises the questions or problems but ends with the solution to the problem. Play gives the direction as to what we should do in our life. It starts with making obeisance to the work of those who fought for injustice to women like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Maharshi Karve, Raja Rammohan Roy, Dr.Ambedkar etc. It speaks of even today’s condition of women. It talks of the reactions if the girl is born in the family. It talks of the relations of husband and wife. And ends with the way out. And that is why it is very important. Everyone speaks about the inferiority complex of women or everyone feels that it should be reduced but no one talks of how it can be reduced. But “Mulgi Zali Ho” gives courage to women to fight back this inferiority complex.

Be there on Sat, 11th Dec @ twistntales by 8pm.