'Damini' : Delhi braveheart

 

Delhi's courageous Braveheart summoned her last breath to identify the perpetrators so they don't go unpunished. Now her spirit lives on forcing a nation to  confront its demons collectively. 'Damini' will RIP only when there are no future rape victims in India.

http://tiny.cc/b5fipw 

Short Video About The Story In My Own Words

Season's Greetings and best wishes to all my fans for a Happy 2013! Looking forward to your response once the book is published on Mar. 15.
In the mean time, here's a short video about the Story and the Inspiration behind "Ghosts"...in my own words.
http://youtu.be/eLis5vkT30c

 

Pray For Newtown Families

 

All of us are deeply saddened by the turn of events that plunged the Newtown families into shock and despair. How can one not feel for the parents of those innocent children who are left to carry their most precious gifts in tiny caskets for burial this joyous season?

I hope all of us will also agree that we need to find a way to improve care for the mentally challenged in this country. I truly believe the civic stature of a society is determined by the compassion and care it shows for its mentally vulnerable. No society can consider itself truly evolved while it tolerates indifference toward the mentally handicapped.

http://www.bulbulbahuguna.com

The Author Seen Here With HRH The Prince Of Wales At A British Asian Trust Event At The Windsor Castle Earlier This Year

Child Sex Abuse is receiving enormous attention in India. The leading Indian filmmaker, Aamir Khan, has vividly portrayed the plight of abused children through his recently concluded TV series 'Sataymev Jayte' (Truth Alone Prevails). I commend the work of British Asian Trust in tackling the girl abuse and exploitation throughout South Asia.

I am proud of my association with the leadership of British Asian Trust which, under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales, is doing defining work in reaching out to the vulnerable and at-risk girls. American India Foundation (www.aif.org) and BAT are collaborating on several projects that aim to improve livelihood opportunities, through skill upgrades, among marginalized girls and women in India.

http://www.britishasiantrust.org/news-events/latest-news-and-events/trust-tackling-crucial-concerns-in-india/3083/

 

Pushpa Basnet - 2012 CNN Hero Of The Year

Delighted that Pushpa Basnet won the 2012 CNN Hero of theYear Award.  At a young age of 28, Pushpa's work has already resulted in transformational changes to overcome girl abuse and trafficking in Nepal and is positively influencing the mindsets in neighboring India and other South Asian countries.

To learn more about Pushpa Basnet and her foundation Butterfly Home, please visit   http://ecdcnepal.org/ 

Bulbul Bahuguna - "The Ghosts That Come Between Us"

  

 

Hello Everyone, I am here to tell something about my book"The Ghost That Come Between Us".

Its a strong story of a girl name 'Nargis'. While the book recounts delightful memories of childhood in the sixties and colorful anecdotes of family travels through young urban and feudal rural India,The book in the main is about Nargis's struggle to escape the confusing relationship with her father, Brigadier Yadav, and forgo the special status she thrived in and enjoyed growing up.Nargis's journey combines thedaring straight forwardness of innocent childhood with the poetic eloquence of an adult engaged in hazy reflection

Bulbul Bahuguna

Everyone either personally knows someone, or knows someone who knows someone, who has been abused.What hurts the victim is not only the cruelty of the oppressor, but also the silence of the bystanders.

http://bulbulbahuguna.com/

BOOK REVIEW - "The Ghosts That Come Between Us"

The Ghosts That Come Between Us

"A stream-of-consciousness prologue opens this novel with questions about life, God and the meaning of everything. It's a move that places the reader squarely inside Nargis' fraught existence. Exactly what's wrong isn't clear, but it's obvious she's suffering mental and physical distress ... The path this endearing narrator takes is filled with bumps ... Bahuguna writes: "Daddy would call all the shots in the family: How we would be educated, what language we should speak, how we should behave, and how we should think. And also, how we must dream. He would even decide our relationship with God." It's a difficult story, but one that is well-told. Nargis is a relatable character and Bahuguna approaches her plight with grace and sympathy ... the family drama that ensues is efficiently handled."

"An insightful, graceful read ..."

By - Kirkus Reviews

Latest Book SYNOPSIS

The Ghosts That Come Between Us is a first-person narrative that follows the life journey of a girl named Nargis. The story starts in the Himalayas in post-independence India, spans through Communist Russia, and ends in a Chicago suburb in the United States.

While the book recounts delightful memories of childhood in the sixties and colorful anecdotes of family travels through young urban and feudal rural India, finding love behind the impervious Iron Curtain, and the adventure and challenge of immigrating to the U.S., the book in the main is about Nargis's struggle to escape the confusing relationship with her father, Brigadier Yadav, and forgo the special status she thrived in and enjoyed growing up.The closure Nargis strives for, she painfully realizes, has to come from within.

Read More at : The Ghosts That Come Between us