[Dialogue] Maliwada 50th year celebration update

[ballardica at gmail.com]

Hello,

This sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate the dedicated expenditure of care for India and Maliwada by ICA.  We were fortunate enough to take a similar journey in 2019.  We visited Aurangabad and Nasik as guests of the dear Parekh family.  The Maliwada visit was so amazing.  We, who were not involved in the Indian work, were greeted like heroes and received as colleagues on the journey.  We were touched beyond words.  The Ellora Caves are astonishing.  The place is a marvel and certainly one of the wonders of the world.  Nasik Farm is a place of deep hospitality and caring.  The Parekh family continues to care for the local situations where there is need.  They are loving to everyone and the farm is beautiful with flowers and orchards all around.  

 

Good luck to all taking this opportunity to see transformation. 

Grace and peace,

Jack and Louise Ballard 

 

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Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Maliwada 50th year celebration update

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

This is an update on dates and itinerary from the team coordinating a 50th year celebration of the Maliwada HDP.

 

This celebration includes a visit to Maliwada and a collegial reflective time at the Parekh farm stay in Nasik. 

 

Day 1: Jan 31 evening: 

Gathering in Aurangabad (Sambhajinagar) – visit overview

 

Day 2: Feb 1

9.30am: Celebration event at the temple in Maliwada, followed by a walkabout and lunch

Afternoon: visit Daulatabad Fort on way back to Aurangabad

Evening: reflections, meet Indian colleagues

 

Day 3: Feb 2

Sightseeing options including in Aurangabad, Ellora or Ajanta or the school that the then EG attended 

Dinner in Aurangabad

 

Those who want to visit both the Ellora and Ajanta Caves are encouraged to arrive at least a day earlier. 

 

COLLEGIAL GATHERING IN NASIK

 

Day 4: Feb 3 

9 am: Road trip to Nasik (180km 3-3.5 hrs) 

Afternoon and evening of reflective conversations in Nasik

 

Day 5: Feb 4

departures

 

Thus far we’re 12 ICA colleagues from outside India with several additional colleagues yet to commit, about 12-15 ICA colleagues from within India, and about 10 Maliwada residents. The exciting news is that amongst those attending there’ll be about 7-8 from the then emerging generation cohort who attended primary school in Aurangabad.

 

Our major next step is to plan accommodation and transport logistics so anyone keen to join please email Hiraman Gavai on hsgavai at gmail.com <mailto:hsgavai at gmail.com>  or Dharmalingam on dvinasithamby at yahoo.com <mailto:dvinasithamby at yahoo.com>  or Kevin Balm on balmkevbin at gmail.com <mailto:balmkevbin at gmail.com>  

 

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