I once met Rajiv and Belu along with Gita at a discussion on Indore slum
networking at Mumbai. Never thought his life would come to such an abrupt
end. Hope we professionals have not too much to contribute towards this.
Uma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gita Dewan Verma" <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: [mpisgplanner] Fwd: Re: Fw: Condolences
> has activists mail about condolence meeting for rajiv
> (whom they took to geneva to give that cohre award
> while the aga khan from geneva reiterated here his
> indore slum project award) that murali forwarded to me
> and what I wrote him. just want to tell the dozen
> people on this list and two more on bcc.
>
> what I do now began in earnest in indore in 99, with
> rajiv and belu, and this week he hanged himself and
> DMP2021 and 100% FDI were approved and there was also
> high-level azmi mushaira at DPS freebie adopted by
> late kaifi azmi ten days after we lodged police
> complaint against it in context of our court order and
> while dps is in court saying it wont teach like law
> tells because it teaches like this (the schools story
> also has beginning in indore and azmi is all over the
> activist mess), etc, and there will be activist
> condolence meeting for rajiv at ISI tomorrow.
> I am not able to stop staring at the characters in
> this chronicle of six years, now endlessly playing in
> parts in my head. I have a helluva true-story that
> needs proper treatment and respect, so if anyone knows
> decent film-maker or writer, tell (not right away, i
> wish to keep it for a while)
>
> making peace with myself, ignore if you consider mush,
> accept one or more if you dont. bless my big-daddies
> for being better to me than I could be to rajiv and
> belu. bless those that let me have my say so I need
> not fret if-only-i-had. bless especially all who stand
> firm wherever they do and share anchor so others are
> not swept away.
> and join me to bless all the lying b* whose lies hang
> themselves, at times tragically, to tell best the
> truth.
>
>
>
> --- Gita Dewan Verma <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > rajiv committed suicide. those mourning their 2-year
> > old rajiv are also suggesting it was his marriage
> > that
> > drove him to do it, the struggle and work and
> > project
> > are going just fine.
> > that cannot have been. and after having finally
> > managed to speak today with belu and with rajiv's
> > brother, i don't think it is.
> > we can mourn the rajiv we knew. he, not the 2-year
> > old, was the one that hanged himself. he respected
> > us
> > both and i think that is an honour. if it was not
> > for
> > him we might not have met and that would have been
> > my
> > loss.
> >
> > belu had become lawyer 2-3 years ago and had got
> > some
> > fellowship and was doing prison work, won a murder
> > convict case too. do you know of a clean source from
> > where she could get a fellowship or something to do
> > that sort of work in indore? the child is not even
> > on
> > eml now and knows nothing of what they are saying
> > and
> > doing and rajiv wouldn't do a thing without her till
> > 2
> > years ago. i also need the indore sanatorium file. i
> > can at least put up everything i have, as evidence
> > that rajiv was not 2-yr old and not like they say.
> >
> > so murali-sir join gita-di in honest sadness, we are
> > the only ones here who knew the one that died and
> > whose shadow these strangers will now mourn.
> >
> > --- Usha and Muralidhar <murush@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > what is this?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Social Development Foundation
> > > <thesdf@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: Shweta <shweta_tambe@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Shabnam
> > > Hashmi
> > > <anhadinfo@xxxxxxxxxxx>; RTF
> > > <righttofood@xxxxxxxxx>; Ranjit Ambastha
> > > (Personal) <ranjit14142002@xxxxxxxxx>; Ranjit
> > > Ambastha (Office)
> > > <RAmbastha@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Ranjana Padhi
> > > <ranjanapadhi@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
> > > Paramjeet Sinha <sinhaparamjeet@xxxxxxxxx>;
> > > Paramjeet Kaur
> > > <paramkaur8115@xxxxxxxxx>; Nirman
> > > <nirmana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Vbrawat <vbrawat@xxxxxxxx>; Usha Rani
> > > <sannihitahyd@xxxxxxxxx>; Usha
> > > Ramanathan <murush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Sushil George
> > > <sushilgg@xxxxxxxx>;
> > > Sreerekha Sathi <ssreerekha@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Solomon
> > > Benjamin
> > > <sollybenj@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Shyamala
> > > <shyamali@xxxxxxx>;
> > > <deepikadouza@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <willy@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:46 PM
> > > Subject: Condolences
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear Friends,
> > > >
> > > > The demise of our dynamic housing rights friend
> > > and activist Rajeev George
> > > > has greatly saddened all of us. Rajeev passed
> > away
> > > on 21st February 2005
> > > and
> > > > the loss is irreparable. Rajeev had initiated
> > > National Forum of Housing
> > > > Rights and spearheaded a national network of
> > > Independent organizations in
> > > > India on housing rights. One of the ambitions of
> > > Rajeev was to strengthen
> > > > organizations and consolidate solidarity among
> > > different housing rights
> > > > groups in India.
> > > >
> > > > Rajeev had tremendous passion and commitment in
> > > working for slum dwellers
> > > > and the homeless. He spent some of his crucial
> > > years living in a slum
> > > > cluster with his wife and kid.
> > > >
> > > > In his sudden absence, it is imperative for all
> > > associated with such work
> > > to
> > > > work more closely in strengthening the struggle
> > > for housing rights.
> > > >
> > > > We are meeting in Delhi to pay condolences to
> > > Rajeev, who had been a
> > > > friend,inspirer, a leader and above all a superb
> > > human being.
> > > >
> > > > Venue: Indian Social Institute
> > > > Room: 207
> > > > Time: 4-6 pm
> > > > Date: 28th February 2005
> > > >
> > > > Please join us for sometime in memory of this
> > > great friend and
> > > > fellow-traveller.
> > > >
> > > > Miloon, Malvika, Indu Prakash, Leena, Lalit,
> > Arun,
> > > Naga, Sreerekha,
> > > > Ranjana, Ann Ninan and others
> > > >
> > > > VISTHAAPAN VIRODHI ABHIYAAN
> > > >
> > > > For details contact Leena (98111 37421), Indu
> > > Prakash (93133 27669),
> > > > Lalit (9899091413)
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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networking at Mumbai. Never thought his life would come to such an abrupt
end. Hope we professionals have not too much to contribute towards this.
Uma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gita Dewan Verma" <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: [mpisgplanner] Fwd: Re: Fw: Condolences
> has activists mail about condolence meeting for rajiv
> (whom they took to geneva to give that cohre award
> while the aga khan from geneva reiterated here his
> indore slum project award) that murali forwarded to me
> and what I wrote him. just want to tell the dozen
> people on this list and two more on bcc.
>
> what I do now began in earnest in indore in 99, with
> rajiv and belu, and this week he hanged himself and
> DMP2021 and 100% FDI were approved and there was also
> high-level azmi mushaira at DPS freebie adopted by
> late kaifi azmi ten days after we lodged police
> complaint against it in context of our court order and
> while dps is in court saying it wont teach like law
> tells because it teaches like this (the schools story
> also has beginning in indore and azmi is all over the
> activist mess), etc, and there will be activist
> condolence meeting for rajiv at ISI tomorrow.
> I am not able to stop staring at the characters in
> this chronicle of six years, now endlessly playing in
> parts in my head. I have a helluva true-story that
> needs proper treatment and respect, so if anyone knows
> decent film-maker or writer, tell (not right away, i
> wish to keep it for a while)
>
> making peace with myself, ignore if you consider mush,
> accept one or more if you dont. bless my big-daddies
> for being better to me than I could be to rajiv and
> belu. bless those that let me have my say so I need
> not fret if-only-i-had. bless especially all who stand
> firm wherever they do and share anchor so others are
> not swept away.
> and join me to bless all the lying b* whose lies hang
> themselves, at times tragically, to tell best the
> truth.
>
>
>
> --- Gita Dewan Verma <mpisgplanner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > rajiv committed suicide. those mourning their 2-year
> > old rajiv are also suggesting it was his marriage
> > that
> > drove him to do it, the struggle and work and
> > project
> > are going just fine.
> > that cannot have been. and after having finally
> > managed to speak today with belu and with rajiv's
> > brother, i don't think it is.
> > we can mourn the rajiv we knew. he, not the 2-year
> > old, was the one that hanged himself. he respected
> > us
> > both and i think that is an honour. if it was not
> > for
> > him we might not have met and that would have been
> > my
> > loss.
> >
> > belu had become lawyer 2-3 years ago and had got
> > some
> > fellowship and was doing prison work, won a murder
> > convict case too. do you know of a clean source from
> > where she could get a fellowship or something to do
> > that sort of work in indore? the child is not even
> > on
> > eml now and knows nothing of what they are saying
> > and
> > doing and rajiv wouldn't do a thing without her till
> > 2
> > years ago. i also need the indore sanatorium file. i
> > can at least put up everything i have, as evidence
> > that rajiv was not 2-yr old and not like they say.
> >
> > so murali-sir join gita-di in honest sadness, we are
> > the only ones here who knew the one that died and
> > whose shadow these strangers will now mourn.
> >
> > --- Usha and Muralidhar <murush@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > what is this?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Social Development Foundation
> > > <thesdf@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: Shweta <shweta_tambe@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Shabnam
> > > Hashmi
> > > <anhadinfo@xxxxxxxxxxx>; RTF
> > > <righttofood@xxxxxxxxx>; Ranjit Ambastha
> > > (Personal) <ranjit14142002@xxxxxxxxx>; Ranjit
> > > Ambastha (Office)
> > > <RAmbastha@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Ranjana Padhi
> > > <ranjanapadhi@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
> > > Paramjeet Sinha <sinhaparamjeet@xxxxxxxxx>;
> > > Paramjeet Kaur
> > > <paramkaur8115@xxxxxxxxx>; Nirman
> > > <nirmana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Vbrawat <vbrawat@xxxxxxxx>; Usha Rani
> > > <sannihitahyd@xxxxxxxxx>; Usha
> > > Ramanathan <murush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Sushil George
> > > <sushilgg@xxxxxxxx>;
> > > Sreerekha Sathi <ssreerekha@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Solomon
> > > Benjamin
> > > <sollybenj@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Shyamala
> > > <shyamali@xxxxxxx>;
> > > <deepikadouza@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <willy@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:46 PM
> > > Subject: Condolences
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear Friends,
> > > >
> > > > The demise of our dynamic housing rights friend
> > > and activist Rajeev George
> > > > has greatly saddened all of us. Rajeev passed
> > away
> > > on 21st February 2005
> > > and
> > > > the loss is irreparable. Rajeev had initiated
> > > National Forum of Housing
> > > > Rights and spearheaded a national network of
> > > Independent organizations in
> > > > India on housing rights. One of the ambitions of
> > > Rajeev was to strengthen
> > > > organizations and consolidate solidarity among
> > > different housing rights
> > > > groups in India.
> > > >
> > > > Rajeev had tremendous passion and commitment in
> > > working for slum dwellers
> > > > and the homeless. He spent some of his crucial
> > > years living in a slum
> > > > cluster with his wife and kid.
> > > >
> > > > In his sudden absence, it is imperative for all
> > > associated with such work
> > > to
> > > > work more closely in strengthening the struggle
> > > for housing rights.
> > > >
> > > > We are meeting in Delhi to pay condolences to
> > > Rajeev, who had been a
> > > > friend,inspirer, a leader and above all a superb
> > > human being.
> > > >
> > > > Venue: Indian Social Institute
> > > > Room: 207
> > > > Time: 4-6 pm
> > > > Date: 28th February 2005
> > > >
> > > > Please join us for sometime in memory of this
> > > great friend and
> > > > fellow-traveller.
> > > >
> > > > Miloon, Malvika, Indu Prakash, Leena, Lalit,
> > Arun,
> > > Naga, Sreerekha,
> > > > Ranjana, Ann Ninan and others
> > > >
> > > > VISTHAAPAN VIRODHI ABHIYAAN
> > > >
> > > > For details contact Leena (98111 37421), Indu
> > > Prakash (93133 27669),
> > > > Lalit (9899091413)
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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