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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:29 AM Apr 2014

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No, seriously, you actually have to look at this photo

Sorry for the buzzfeed-like intro, but you really do.

I was roped in to judge a photo contest for the display at the National Center for Performing Arts here in Mumbai. The theme of the exhibition was "women inspiring change". We had a ton of excellent submissions.

None of them were as viscerally moving as this one:

This girl is overcoming problems we can only imagine, and doing her homework.

This is my new motiviation, when I think something is too hard.

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No, seriously, you actually have to look at this photo (Original Post) Recursion Apr 2014 OP

Thanks for sharing. joshcryer Apr 2014 #1

You go girl tavalon Apr 2014 #2

You're closer to being a Christian than a lot of "Christians" SnowCritter Apr 2014 #10

Inspirational. longship Apr 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Apr 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Apr 2014 #7

K&R stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #4

I give her an A for hip flexibility. postulater Apr 2014 #5

LOL..that was my first thought Lochloosa Apr 2014 #8

I can still get close to that at 57 SnowCritter Apr 2014 #9

Wow, very powerful Helen Borg Apr 2014 #11

Are the photographer & National Center for Performing Arts OK with sharing the photo here? progressoid Apr 2014 #12

Gorgeous BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #13

Good one. BrainMann1 Apr 2014 #14

Everyone around her is whizzing by, and she is sitting still, doing her homework. secondwind Apr 2014 #15

Je suis sans voix. K&R - n/t DeSwiss Apr 2014 #16

Bless her heart.. thanks Recursion~ Cha Apr 2014 #17

This is so moving! Thank you!! DesertDiamond Apr 2014 #18

NICE! calimary Apr 2014 #19

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)

1. Thanks for sharing.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:32 AM

Apr 2014

Great photo.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

2. You go girl

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:53 AM

Apr 2014

That's one of the reason's I sponsor a girl through Christian's International. I am so far away from being a Christian, but they have a system in place.

SnowCritter

(810 posts)

10. You're closer to being a Christian than a lot of "Christians"

Reply to tavalon (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 08:47 AM

Apr 2014

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Inspirational.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:07 AM

Apr 2014

Learning is a very cool thing. Dare I say, especially for women in that part of the world.

Hope she becomes a scientist.

R&K

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Recursion This message was self-deleted by its author.

stonecutter357

(12,693 posts)

4. K&R

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Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:29 AM

Apr 2014

postulater

(5,075 posts)

5. I give her an A for hip flexibility.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:40 AM

Apr 2014

I can't do that.

Lochloosa

(16,061 posts)

8. LOL..that was my first thought

Reply to postulater (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 08:40 AM

Apr 2014

SnowCritter

(810 posts)

9. I can still get close to that at 57

Reply to postulater (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 08:45 AM

Apr 2014

The problem is getting everything to straighten out and standing again.

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

11. Wow, very powerful

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 09:09 AM

Apr 2014

Out of curiosity, how do we know she is doing her homework? Perhaps, she is writing in her diary or writing a letter to a friend.

progressoid

(49,944 posts)

12. Are the photographer & National Center for Performing Arts OK with sharing the photo here?

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 10:55 AM

Apr 2014

Not to mention the girl in the photo.

I only ask because copyright and privacy issues are a legal hotbed now.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)

13. Gorgeous

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:00 PM

Apr 2014

The moving figures against her still concentration are so amazing.

BrainMann1

(460 posts)

14. Good one.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 08:41 PM

Apr 2014

Tugs at the heart.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

15. Everyone around her is whizzing by, and she is sitting still, doing her homework.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 09:39 PM

Apr 2014

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

16. Je suis sans voix. K&R - n/t

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Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:05 PM

Apr 2014

Cha

(296,821 posts)

17. Bless her heart.. thanks Recursion~

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Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:21 PM

Apr 2014

DesertDiamond

(1,616 posts)

18. This is so moving! Thank you!!

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Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:31 PM

Apr 2014

calimary

(81,107 posts)

19. NICE!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:45 PM

Apr 2014

I'm keeping a copy, too!

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