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Beauty and brains
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"We don't get much time to explore the foreign land but we do enjoy the small joys around us,'' Lina, Sara and Anna tell P. Sujatha Varma
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Namaste. Kaise ho ? Tumhara naam kya hai ? Tumhaari umr kya hai ? and Dhanyavaad. (Hello ! How are you? What is your name? What is your age? and Thank You). Nothing amiss about the language. What draws one's attention to the speakers is their eagerness to camouflage their videshi looks and accent with a deshi style. Clad in trendy dresses, their curly hair tied back in pony-tails and their fair complexion turning red due to the searing heat, they raise their hands in a traditional Namaste everytime they come across someone.
Lina, Sara and Anna, the gorgeous, gutsy and groovy trio from Sweden who are in this city of destiny to study the plight of Indian women and children as part of their field work on social work, are enjoying every bit of their new roles. Gifted with an equal doze of beauty with brains, they have learnt to carry themselves with amazing ιlan in this foreign land. The bubbly girls landed at the Atheist Centre a week ago on the invitation extended by its Director, Lavanam. Lina and Sara are here to look into the problems related to women while Anna is more keen on focussing on the child welfare. India, they say, is full of colours and vibrant people. The girls spent a week in Mumbai before landing here but they find Vijayawada more secure. ''People here are warm and accommodating''.
Lina relishes idlis and Sara likes corn flakes with milk or yoghurt. The duo find the spicy food of Andhra compelling while Anna is forced to make do with lighter stuff due to what she calls her `non-cooperative digestive system'.
Knowing that focus on the job at hand is a must, the girls have decided to take their project very seriously and have been going around different child and welfare centres being run by the local NGO, Vasavya Mahila Mandali.
Given a chance to relax and unwind themselves, the girls would love to hop to the nearest beach, get themselves tanned under the sun, revel in swimming and gaze endlessly at the ocean. Pronouncing their thoughts and ideas with remarkable ease and clarity, they are eager to make a difference in the lives of the less privileged in the society by their hard work and commitment.
And rendering some tips to help them define their personality and build a healthy self-esteem is Mr. Lavanam who has donned the role of their friend, philosopher and guide.
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