Mrs. Joseph is the house mother at Udaan Ghar. \u00a0She stands about five feet tall, with high cheekbones and skin the color of dark cocoa. \u00a0Her demeanor is quiet but that of a general. \u00a0I get the sense she could run armies of thousands just as efficiently as she manages the sixty or so girls in the house. \u00a0She is present at all of my classes at Udaan Ghar. \u00a0And she always, without exception, wears a sari.<\/p>\n
Not only does Mrs. Joseph wear a sari, but she really likes my classes, and is not shy about participating in them. \u00a0From inchworm push ups to jumping jacks, from knee strikes to downward blocks, Mrs. Joseph watches and then performs them all. \u00a0I think learning some of these things is difficult enough in workout clothes, but in a sari comprised of layers and layers and layers of material wound around the midsection and upper part of the legs? \u00a0But this does not slow Mrs. Joseph down one bit. \u00a0I feel very heartened to know that the Udaan Ghar girls have a fearless leader clad in a purple sari to guide them in their journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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