David Selvaraj at Vishtar
Sunday, January 4, 2009



David Selvaraj ponders at the bottom of the empty 60-year old well which now hosts theatre plays. Besides being passionate about theatre David is a part of Visthar, an organization that attempts to educate and rehabilitate children of Devdasis through a programme called Bandhavi which includes rescue of girl children and advocacy.

'We can never really understand the pain that they go through however much we try' he says, 'we can only help them to our abilities'.

From the 'The Theatre Issue', Time Out Bengaluru
October 31- November 13 2008.
All rights reserved © Vivek M / Paprika Media

Labels: children, David, girl, Selvaraj, theatre, Visthar

Portrait of a neighbour
Thursday, August 7, 2008



'Its a new place', she says, very different from the green valley that surrounds my home in Coorg. The tarmac ain't even but the street dogs are friendly and there are still vacant spaces for a game after school. I prefer to go dancing in the evening than take tuitions at Meera aunty's. But I join her later to talk to friends and finish my homework.

The streets feel deserted at night. The lights dont reach the ground because of the honge trees. There is always a strange feeling that something else existed here.

Labels: girl, neighbourhood, new, portrait

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