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The Accidental Students. Meet Them Now
An update on Calcutta's kids with cameras after "Born into Brothels."
By: Anne Mollegen Smith | Source: NRTA Live & Learn | May 30, 2005
Where to Learn More
Opportunities to Volunteer
If you feel the same urge to help as Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, but alas, you're no photographer, or perhaps you have the loving heart of Mother Teresa without the nursing skills, there may be a place for you as a volunteer in short-term service—specifically, a one- or two-week stint aiding the poor in Calcutta. Apply through Children Need Love.
The Calcutta Mercy Ministries suggests broad reading for anyone thinking of volunteering.
- City of Joy (La Cite de la Joie) by Dominique Lapierre
- Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire by Alex Von Tunzelmann
- Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh
- The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Good news about the kids with cameras in Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman's "Born into Brothels" Oscar-winning documentary, which was shown on the HBO/Cinemax documentary channel in August 2005... Back to Article
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