Sewa Sagar English July - Dec 2015

7/24/2019 Sewa Sagar English July - Dec 2015

1/24

Email: [email protected] New Delhi AJuly-September/ October-December 2015


2/24

Sometimes a step taken as compulsion proves to be instrumental in a big change. This is what happened

with Smt Chandrika Chauhan of Solapur, Maharashtra. Seeing the family in financial crisis she started

stitching clothes of her neighbours in early 1990s. That step has now turned into a big movement for

women empowerment in the city. Named as Udyog Vardhini, the initiative has ensured work for all

types of womenliterate or illiterate, young or old, rural or urban, physically fit or challenged or from

any age group. Udyog Vardhini is now instrumental in making 400 women entrepreneurs in the city

and also making over 15,000 women truly self-reliant. These women are self-reliant and awakened to

the extent that they also now help other women of the city to become equally self-reliant. The products

made by them are now exported to the US and the UK. This issue of Sewa Sagarcarries a detailed

report on the initiative of Smt Chauhan.

Another inspiring story is from Jammu & Kashmir, which normally remains in the news for wrong

reasons. Starting any sewa activity by a pure nationalist organisation like Sewa Bharati was a tough job

because of the social, political and demographic complexities prevailing there. But the Sewa Bharati

took up the challenge and proved to be instrumental in reshaping the mindset of the people even in the

areas where ordinary people from rest of the country normally avoid visiting. It is also a good example

of restoring social harmony. The barriers created in the mind of people there are now gradually reducing.

Three special children studying at Keshav Seva Sadhna at Bicholim in Goa have recently won gold,

sliver and bronze medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games organised in Loss Angelis,

America. When it comes to promote sports talent the government or the other agencies normally turn to

ordinary children and nobody spends money and time on the special children. But Keshav Sewa Sadhna has

done a good job by discovering and promoting the sports talent of the students whom the society normally

thinks a burden. We have carried a report on it also.

The wounds of earthquake are still fresh in Nepal. Apart from the loss of human lives, over 10 lakh

students lost their school bags. In order to restore their studies it was direly needed to provide them school

kits containing all necessary accessories. The Sewa Bharati workers dispatched 31000 kits without loss oftime and distributed in the most hit areas on August 4. More than 33000 kits are to be dispatched shortly.

There is a brief report on it.

On the passing away of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the whole nation, rather the entire world, paid tribute

in thier own way. As tribute, we have carried one of his inspiring speeches delivered at Chitrakoot project

of Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) in the presence of Nanaji Deshmukh some years back. Apart

from it there are reports on the activities of Sarvangin Gram Vikas Sansthan and many other affiliated

organisations of the Rashtriya Sewa Bharati. Your valuable suggestions guide us to move forward. Kindly

dont hesitate to share your feelings.

Gurusharan Parsad,Editor

In this issue

Publisher : Rashtriya Sewa Bharati

Managing Editor:Gurusharan Prasad 09431104644

Email: [email protected]

Executive Editor:Uday Joglekar 09869070763


Administrative Office: Rashtriya SewaBharati, Community Centre, III Floor,Tank Road, Karol Bagh, New Dehli-5Phone: 011-25814928, 25814693Web: rashtriyasewa.orgEmail: [email protected]

Printed:Aravali Printers & Publishers Pvt. Ltd., W 30, Okhala Phase -II, New Delhi-20


3/24

Sewa Sagar July - December 2015 1

Do we not realise that self-respect comes with self-reliance?

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Three students of Keshav Seva Sadhana earn laurels for India by

wining three medals at Special Olympic World Summer Gamesorganised in Los-Angeles, America, from July 25 to August 3, 2015.

Flying Wings Across the Globe

Three children of Keshav Seva Sadhana, a schoolrun for special children at Bicholim in Goa,earned laurels by wining three medalsGold, Silver

and Bronzeat the Special Olympic World Summer

Games organised in Los Angeles, America, from

July 25 to August 3, 2015. These three champions

are Kushal Resham, Riya Gavde and Urmila UdayParab. Sportspersons from 175 other countries also

had attended the event in the US.

Kushal Resham among these is a very gentle

and friendly boy. He works and plays with full

concentration and determination. He started learning

skating at the age of nine. He is now 14 year old.

He is a fearless boy. He belongs to an economically

deprived family. He got this victory due to his hard

work and determination. He won gold medal in 1000

meters roller skating, other gold medal in 200 metersRelay and Bronze medal in 300 metres. There were

18 children from Goa, but only Kushal won two

gold medals.

Riya Ravinder Gavde belongs to a very simple

family of Pali Vanvasi village of the region. She

joined Hyderabad coaching camp at the age of eight

and at 13 she won Bronze medal in 1000 meter

roller skating and silver medals in 300 meter rink

and relay also.

The third girl student is Urmila Uday Parab.

Very less talking Urmila won Bronze medal in

300 meter roller skating in little age reaching Los-

Angeles America.

Despite belonging to ordinary families these

students have done extraordinary work. In January

2015, they reserved their seats for Olympic by

winning gold, silver and bronze medals at National

Championship held in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. They

had also displayed their spirit in camps held in

Haryana, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi and with

restless hard work hoisted the tricolour in the US.

Their instructor Shri Premanad Naik has also

shown his ability by imparting them coaching for

half an hour daily. Because of being special children,

their parents feared they could get injury.

Initially, their parents were not ready to let

them join sports. But Shri Premanad convinced them

by generating trust in children. Away from their

parents, friends and teachers, in the other country

with different atmosphere, culture, people and

language where even a matured man gets nervous,these children have shown limitless bravery and

courage. Entire Goa showered welcome to them on

this victory.

- Keshav Seva Sadhana, Om, Durganagar,

Bori, Ponda 403 401 (Goa)

Phone: 0832 2333150,


Welcome on behalf of Keshav Seva Sadhana in Goa


4/24

July - Decetember 2015 Sewa Sagar2

Jammu & Kashmir is a state full of geographical,social and political complexities. Jammu is Hindumajority region, while Kashmir is Muslim majority,

where this demography changed drastically afterthe exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. The Sewa

Bharati work began in Jammu in 1988 in the form of

helping the poorest of the poor. But the expansion of

the work in Kashmir Valley was really a challenging

task. Therefore, the work was started in the form of

some Ekal Vidyalayas, which later proved to be an

encouraging experiment.

Sewa Bharti Jammu & Kashmir was registered as

a voluntary organisation in 1988. It was observed that a

large population of the society in the state was deprived

because of lack of proper education, inaccessibility to

proper health measures, living in remote areas or even

owing to poor financial conditions. The organisation

initially decided to focus on four areaseducation,

health, social and self-reliance. Once the goals wereset, the work started with clear and focused vision,

dedicated mission and commitment to undertake

various activities for betterment of the deprived strata

of the society. Since then it never looked back.

Education

A psychologist has said give me first five years of

a child, and I will make him what you want him to be.

Sewa Bharati Jammu & Kashmir

The social, political and demographic complexities in Jammu & Kashmir makethe task of running anysewaactivity very challenging. It is not as easy as in otherstates. But the Sewa Bharati has set an example by taking all sections of the societytogether which can be a model for other conflict zones also. Sewa Bharati haseffectively reached the areas or localities of Kashmir Valley, which the most peoplenormally avoid to visit, and provided basic amenities of health and education. Theimpact of these activities being carried out with purely nationalist perspective isvisible everywhere. It is a wonderful experiment in the field ofsewa, which has beenappreciated by all. The barriers that had been created in the mind of the local people

by some vested interests are now gradually vanishing.

It is because the mind of a child is easily impregnable.

Keeping it in view the Sewa Bharati started Bal Sanskar

Kendras where the children are acquainted with the

time tested and trustedsanskars (moral education) inaddition to attending to their academic needs. These

Kendras are run in identified Sewa Bastis and other

localities in and around Jammu. Annually, Bal Shivirs

are also held of all these Kendras in which various

competitions are held to discover the hidden talent of

the children. The winners are suitably rewarded.

Initially, in view of the socio-political situation

prevailing in the Valley after 1990, the start of any

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

Dalai Lama

Rooting out Mental Barriers

Bal Shivir


5/24


Ekal Vidyalaya was looked with suspicion. But

once these were started in some areas of Kashmir,

people understood their value and as a result 270

such Vidyalayas have been established so far with a

standing demand for more.

Hostels

Education has always been inaccessible for

children living in remote areas and having poor

financial backgrounds. Recognising this problem and

with the generous help from valued donors hostels

were startedVelji Vishram Popat Disha Hostel for

boys at Kadmal Katra, Shri Janak Madan Girls Hostel

at Pouni Chak in Jammu and another hostel at Leh,

which caters to the needs of children coming from far

flung areas of Ladakh and studying in the said school.Presently, 42 boys study in different classes and

come from various remote areas like Leh (Ladakh),

Poonch, Doda, Kashmir. They are from economically

deprived backgrounds or from the families who faced

the brunt of earthquake, floods or terrorism. Likewise,

24 inmate girls studying in classes up to 10th standard

are from Jammu, Kashmir, Leh, Kargil, etc.

Computer Training

The present age is the age of computer. Butacquiring computer knowledge is beyond the reach of

the children from economically deprived background.

To mitigate their problem the Sewa Bharati runs

five computer training centres (one each at Jammu,

Srinagar, Katra, Ramban and Leh) where training in

basics of computers is imparted. The training courses

are equivalent in contents, shape and design to the

courses taught in Government Polytechnics. The

students who passed out of these centres are placed

in private organisations. Regular counselling classes

are also held on every Saturday for the children

pursuing the courses to awaken the dormant leadership

qualities in them and to keep them fully abreast with

the latest developments across the globe. The childrenare also taken for excursions, on know thy country

tours and thus exposed to the life prevalent outside

the State. They are also encouraged to participate in

social activities like plantation drives, blood donation

camps, celebration of national and social festivals, etc.

Health

It was observed that availing satisfactory

medical facilities were beyond the reach of the people

living in remote areas and coming from economically

or socially backward pockets. Accordingly, the Sewa

Bharati started holding health camps, where doctors

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Students at Disha Boys Hostel Slum Basti Kendra

Ekal Vidyalaya


6/24


check patients and give them prescribed medicines

free. Ambulance services are available for ferrying

patients, their attendants from their destinations to

hospitals in and around Jammu and even outside the

State. These ambulances have been placed at Jammu,Srinagar, Katra and Rajouri.

Blood donation camps are held regularly twice a

year and youth are encouraged to donate blood. They

are made to understand how blood donation is harmless

for them and useful for the society. Sewa Bharati

Jammu has the distinction of being No 2 after Red Cross

in organising blood donation camps and donating blood.

Volunteers from Sewa Bharati help patients, referred

to Medical College Hospital by district hospitals, or

coming from villages, in consulting the concerneddoctors and other connected activities.

Self-Reliance

In the field of self-reliance, efforts are afoot

to encourage women empowerment by imparting

vocational training to women and to enable them to

be self-dependent economically and thereby also add

to the income of the family. Under this programme,

called 'Athroot', women are trained in various skills

like masala grinding and packing, Kashmiri embroiderylike Aari embroidery, Silken embroidery, boutique,

soft toy making, painting on glass, etc in addition to

normal stitching and cutting. The skilled women are

encouraged to form self-help groups and work for

themselves. At present such training centres are run at

Jagati, the biggest township in Asia where Kashmiri

migrants live and at Purkhoo and Muthi migrant camps.

The produces from these SHGs are sold at various

special exhibitions held in Delhi, Hyderabad, etc. like

the one held in Hyderabad, Delhi and other places.

Training in stitching and cutting is also imparted to

women at RS Pura centre.

In the social sector, Sewa Bharati endevours

to awaken the society towards its responsibility to

eradicate social evils like dowry demands, drug

addiction and caste related problems and also about

the issues like global warming. Lately, the programmes

like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, PM Jan Dhan Yojna,

Insurance plans, etc have also been included. To

acquaint the farmers with the latest developments in

agriculture Sewa Bharati has established demonstration

plots on its land at Sirla Bhaga and educates farmers

about the utility of organic manure, certified seeds and

proper irrigation.

If you do good for people, you are doing it out of your nature.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Health services through Mobile Medical Van


7/24


Natural Calamities

Sewa Bharati has always been in the forefront

during the testing times of unfortunate natural disasters.

In 2005 earthquake, when Poonch and surrounding

areas were badly rattled and devastated the Sewa

Bharati workers were first to reach the affected areasand start rescue and relief operations followed by

rehabilitation programme. Likewise, in 2010 when Leh

and many areas in the region faced huge devastation

due to cloudburst and floods, Sewa Bharati volunteers

rose to the occasion and started rescue operations and

distributed relief material to the affected brethren. It

was followed by rehabilitation programmes, for the

petty shopkeepers who had lost their sources of earnings

due to floods, by providing them with monetary help

to restart their livelihood.

Once again in September 2014, when entire

Jammu & Kashmir was ravaged by floods the

volunteers of Sewa Bharati rose to the occasion and

worked tirelessly in rescuing the marooned people inKashmir and areas of Jammu. Relief material in the

shape of blankets, Phirans, Kangris, school bags, solar

lights, etc. was distributed to the affected people and

families. Doctors and workers from outside the State

responded to the call and together with local workers

camped for more than one month in Kashmir, held

camps at various places and distributed free medicines

to the patients. Even the National Disaster Management

team sent its members for on the spot training. The

work done by the karyakartas was appreciated so

much that announcements regarding medical campswere made in Mosques. As a measure of rehabilitation

mobile shops (Reharis) along with merchandise were

distributed to the affected people to enable them to earn

their livelihood again.

The working of an organisation depends upon

its resources, both human and financial. If the cadre

is dedicated, committed, has vision and foresight

and above all the desire to serve the suffering people

the organisation is sure to achieve all its targets and

surmount all difficulties that come in its way. Regardingfinancial resources many philanthropists, both within

and outside the country, appreciate our way of working

and associate themselves with human causes we pursue.

- Sewa Bharati Jammu & Kashmir

Vishnu Sewa Kunj,, Ved Mandir Complex,

Amphalla, Jammu-180 001, Ph: 09419112841,


Reading a book gives us the habit of solitary reflection and true enjoyment.

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

A medical camp during the floods

Counselling to prisoners in Jail


8/24


Iam delighted to be here in Deendayal researchInstitute (DRI) located in the beautiful surroundingsof Chitrakoot. DRI is a unique institution developing

a village development model which is most suited for

India and is also implementing. Your vast experience

is very important for the nation.

DRI understands that peoples power is morepotent, stable and enduring than political power. By

becoming one with the oppressed and depressed, one

gains the acumen of administration and governance.

Social advancement and prosperity are possible only

by injecting the sprit of self-reliance and excellence

in the younger generation. Using this principle DRI

has plans to develop one hundred clusters of villages

having approximately five villages each around

Chitrakoot, based on the experience of 80 villages

in 16 clusters.

Our National Mission? Challenges

Our nation is going through a major challenge

of uplifting of 260 million people who are below

the poverty line. They need habitat, they need food,

they need health care and they need education and

employment finally resulting in a good life. Our GDP

is growing at more than 7% per annum. Whereas, the

economists suggest that to uplift the people below

poverty line, our economy has to grow at the rate of

10% per annum consistently, for over a decade.

Integrated Action for Development

To meet the needs of one billion people whose

number will further increase, we have a mission of

transforming India into a developed nation. We have

identified five areas where India has core competencies

for integrated action:

Integrated Develomentof Villages is theKey to India's Development:Dr Kalam

Excerpts from the speech delivered by former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at

Udyamita Vidyapeeth of Deendayal Research Institute in Chitrakoot on October 6, 2005.

1. Agriculture and food processing.

2. Reliable and quality Electric power, surface

transport and Infrastructure for all parts of the

country.

3. Education and Healthcare.

4. Information and Communication Technology5. Strategic sectors.

These five areas are closely inter-related and

when effectively addressed, would lead to food,

economic, energy and national security. Engines for

Growth Emphasis should be on full utilisation of

natural and human resources of the region to meet

the demands of the modern society. We should also

remember that about 50% of our population is of young

people, with aspirations for a better life. Value addition

to agriculture, manufacturing and service sectors of theeconomy, building on the regions core competencies

and technologies, will lead to high income growth rate

and employment potential. The engines for growth

will be launching of the five national missions viz.

water, energy, education and skills, infrastructure and

employment generation, which will enable achievement

of 10% GDP growth rate per annum, sustainable for a

minimum period of ten years.

Participation of Educational Institutions

in Rural DevelopmentFor India to be a developed nation, it is essential

that there is a massive scheme for development of

the rural areas, as 70% of our population lives in

villages. Hence, the Government has announced the

introduction of a scheme called PURA i.e. Providing

Urban Amenities in Rural Areas. PURA model

envisages habitat design to improve the quality of life

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam


9/24


in rural areas and also removes urban congestion. It

is essentially total rural prosperity.

Physical connectivity enables high mobility to

villagers so that they can interact and use common

infrastructure such as school, health centres and

markets. The electronic connectivity with telephones

and internet facilities bring them together and interact

with anyone anywhere in the world knowledge

connectivity will transform the rural area in education,

healthcare, application of science for crop, water and

forest and management, environment protection and

cooperative product marketing. The combination of

all these three connectivity provides the economic

connectivity with small-scale industries, agro and

food processing, warehouses, micro power plants,

renewable energy farms and banks. The four

connectivities will bring prosperity to the villagers

and improve quality of life. For our country, around

7000 PURA have been planned and Madhya Pradesh

alone will have around 400 PURAs. I would like to

talk to you on the two PURAs, apart from Chitrakoot

experience.

Periyar PURA

Last year I had visited Periyar Maniammai

Collage of Technology for Women and inaugurated

a PURA complex. I thought of sharing with you the

developmental concept of a cluster of over 65 villages

near Vallam, Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu which

involves a population of 3 lakh.

This PURA complex has all the three

connectivities-physical, electronic and knowledge-

leading to economic connectivity. The centre of

activity emanates from the women engineering

collage that provides the electronic and knowledge

connectivity. I understand that now five of the

Periyar PURA has health care centres, primary to

post graduate level education and vocational training

centres. This has resulted in large-scale employment

generation and creation of a number of entrepreneurs

with the active support of 850 self-help groups. Two

hundred acres of waste land has been developed intocultivable land with innovative water management

schemes such as contour ponds and watersheds for

storing and irrigating the fields. All the villagers

are busy in cultivation planting Jatropha, herbal and

medicinal plants, power generation using biomass,

food processing and above all running market

centres. This model has emanated independent of

Dont limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

Rabindranath Tagore

I see Chitrakoot project is an

integrated model for the development

of rural India. It aims at creating asociety based on family bonding,

pride in India culture, modern

education wedded to Indian wisdom,

easing of social tensions, economic

empowerment of all especially the

women folk, health for all, cleanliness,

concern for environment, equitable

distribution of wealth among allthe constituents of the society. This

concept fully tallies with my view

that developed India means not

only economic development but

also integrated development in art,

literature, humanism, nobility in

thinking and above all preservation

of over 5000 years of our rich culturalheritage.

Nanaji Deshmukh and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in Chitrakoot


10/24


any government initiative. The committed leadership

has been provided by the Engineering College. This

gives me the confidence that PURA is a realizableproposition and this movement can be multiplied by

thousands of entrepreneurs, educational administrators

and philanthropic institutions with the support of the

government agencies.

BAIF Model

BAIF (Bharat Agro Industries foundation, Pune)

has organised a tribal rehabilitation programme for

sustainable livelihood. The tribal population in Vansda

(Navsari district) and Dharampur (Valsad district)blocks of Gujarat were migrating to nearby cities with

their families in search of wages as their land holdings

were very small and the crop productivity was low.

Migration deprived the children of educational and

health facilities, while both men and women took to

drinking alcohol. These families were motivated to

stay back on their own lands and take up cultivation of

fruits bearing trees as a measure of generating gainful

employment. BAIF provided wages to the families

in the formative stages for working on their own

lands, as they had no other source of income. They

were enabled to grow good quality grafted plants of

mango and cashew and also provided with manure and

fertilizers. In return, BAIF took a commitment from

the families that they would work hard and abstain

from alcohol and other addictions. Simultaneously,

the men and women were organised into small

Self-Help Groups to meet every week and discuss

various actions to be initiated under this programme.

Watershed development programme was introduced

to harvest the rainwater near the fruit gardens (known

as 'Wadi' in Gujarat) for providing support irrigation.

As sophisticated drip irrigation system was not

manageable due to lack of electricity and high cost,

pitcher irrigation was promoted.As the fruit trees start yielding after 3-4

years, other income generation activities such

as establishment of fruit nursery, cultivation of

vegetables and herbal medicines, sericulture,

mushroom production, masonry and carpentry were

promoted to generate additional income. Thus, they

attained food security right from the first year while

the trees started growing and bearing fruits from the

third or fourth year, generating a surplus of Rs. 20,000-

25,000 per family.It is the tribal women who were more interested

in attending to the field activities and nurturing the

orchards. Drudgery reduction and health care were

also promoted and the women were able to utilise

the time saved for productive work. Today, they have

formulated their own cooperatives for processing and

marketing of their cashew and mango products and

for this advance facility centers have been established

for each zone.

This programme has benefited over 50,000

tribal families in Gujarat, Maharastra, Karnataka

and Rajasthan. As the orchard is able to give them

substantial income, they have stopped migrating to

the cities. These tribals who have established fruit

orchards on their degraded lands have not only come

out of poverty, but also protected the neighbouring

forest area and demonstrated how poverty eradication

can be linked with eco-system improvement. Today,

this programme has emerged as a unique tribal

development model in the country. BAIF is alsoengaged in livestock development for promoting

animal husbandry on a massive scale covering over

20,000 villages in nine states.

Over the last 3-5 years, they have helped over

7-8 lakh families to come out of poverty. Under this

programme, BAIF provides breeding and advisory

services to produce superior quality cattle. A family

As long as I live, so long do I learn.

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Truly People's President:Dr APJ Abdul Kalam having

lunch sitting on the floor with the local people during the

Chitrakoot visit


11/24


maintaining 2-3 crossbred cows, earns Rs. 18,000-

20,000 per year. This is the result of use of appropriate

technologies and ambient management methods.

DRI Model

When I look at the activities of DRI, I find that

this institute is aiming at a unique economic and social

empowerment model for the development of rural

areas. The institute is working towards the evolution

of sustainable development based on indigenous and

traditional technology, knowledge systems and local

talents. The research work by the institute through field

studies facilitates the development of replicable and

tangible model for achieving self-reliance in villages.

The programme aims at income generation through

value addition, innovative agriculture practices,

inculcating scientific temper among the villagers,improvement of health and hygiene, striving towards

100% literacy. Apart from all these development

activities the institute is facilitating a cohesive conflict

free society. As a result of this, I understand that the

80 villages around Chitrakoot are almost litigation

free. The villagers have unanimously decided that

no dispute will find its way to court. The differences

will be sorted out amicably in the village itself. All

these have been accomplished through DRIs Samaj

Shilpi Dampati, a new concept of counselling andintervention promoted by DRI. I Congratulate DRI and

people of 80 villages. When I hear this, I am reminded

of my childhood experience in Rameshwaram which

I would like to share with you.

Dispute resolution through Human Touch

During 1940s, every day after the evening

namaz, my father used to come back and sit outside

(thinnai) our home at Rameshwaram. Each day about

10to 20 families or at times individuals would come

to my father and tell their problems on land and house

disputes, marriage conflicts and issues involving

forsaking of elderly parents. They will get a solution

from my father within two or three days. In a similar

way, my mother used to meet may womenfolk on

Fridays. They seek here advice. My elder brother

himself was Panchayat Court President. The court

had five good human beings from various walks of

life and with one State Government representative. In

those days, caste system was not visible at all. I used

to see may disputes of human life being settled in our

own rural environment. Only if the disputes are not

settled at these two levels they used to resort to higher

courts. After 1970s, all these systems with human

touch vanished and most of these disputes are going

to courts. I feel, since the Panchayat environment is

emerging in rural areas, the judicial system at the

Panchayat level also can take shape with the same

type of human touch. Litigation free 80 villages in

Chitrakoot is a good example to be followed by many

districts. This will substantially reduce the load in

our courts.

I see Chitrakoot project is an integrated model

for the development of rural India. It aims at creating a

society based on family bonding, pride in India culture,

modern education wedded to Indian wisdom, easing

of social tensions, economic empowerment of all

especially the women folk, health for all, cleanliness,

concern for environment, equitable distribution of

wealth among all the constituents of the society. This

concept fully tallies with my view that developed

India means not only economic development but also

integrated development in art, literature, humanism,

nobility in thinking and above all preservation of over

five thousand years of our rich cultural heritage.

The per capita income of Chitrakoot village has

to further increase. This is possible only through the

three connectivities which I have discussed earlier

and the provision of large employment potential

with good markets. Rashtrapati Bhavan will be in

a position to help DRI in development of Herbal

Gardens, Spiritual Gardens, Jatropha Plantation

and conversion of products and also electronic and

knowledge connectivity. I congratulate Shri. Nana

Deshmukhji, founder of DRI, and the DeendayalResearch Institute for achieving self-reliant sustained

development of eighty village and my best wishes for

your next target of realizing the development of total

five hundred villages much before 2009.

May god bless you.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

When words are both true and kind. They can change the world.

Gautam Buddha


12/24


The circumstances are not always the same for a

family. Happiness turns into troubles in seconds.But how one faces those challenges sometimes

becomes an example for others to emulate. Some

families collapse in such situations, while some

sets example for others. Smt Chandrika Chauhan of

Solapur in Maharashtra, had almost decided to migrate

from Solapur with her family in 1993, as she did not

have even meals to feed her family because all their

resources of the family income had dried. Her husband

Initiative, which turns into a Precedent

Story of Solapur based Udyogvardhinis founder Smt ChandrikaChauhan who groomed over 400 women entrepreneurs and made

more than 15,000 women self-reliant in and around the city.

She has ensured work for every type of woman whether literate,

illiterate, handicap, rural, urban or from any age group.

An example worth emulating.

was bedridden and there was none in the family to earn

bread and butter. But suddenly she decided to face the

challenge with bravery and determination.

The only work she knew at that time was

stitching. Next morning she oiled her old sewing

machine and took up stitching work from neighbours.

That activity has now turned into a big movement

joined by thousands of women in Solapur city. Not

only saving around 1,000 families from breakage

Usha Saini

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think.

Swami Vivekananda


13/24


through counselling and also rehabilitating even the

unwed mothers, Smt Chauhan has also made many

visually challenged girls self-reliant. The motivation

by Chitrakoot Shilpi Nanaji Deshmukh helped her

move forward. Nanaji in 1997 turned down her request

to join the Samaj Shilpi Yojna of DRI and directed

her to take up the women empowerment work in

Solapur only. The name Udyogvardhini was also

suggested by Nanaji. Since then she did not look back

and moved forward setting new milestones in women

empowerment.

Smt and Shri Chauhan originally belong

to Ahmedabad. Though the family income was

sufficient, with the increase in family size they

thought of increasing their income. Since the day of

their wedding they had decided come what may they

will always and always follow good ways of earningmoney. At this juncture, they settled in Solapur and

both tried their level best to get a decent job and enjoy

the life, but as days passed it became difficult to get

a job. Even time came when the family did not have

meals to feed. But her determination helped the family

overcome all challenges and also extend helping to

other needy women.

Affectionately called Bhabhi among the

women of her group, she always avoided acting as aleader, rather joins all the activities whether kitchen,

counselling, tailoring or other activities as a ground

worker. During the Second Rashtriya Sewa Sangam

held in Delhi this year I got the opportunity to meet

and have detailed discussion on her activities. When

asked how she started the work she said: Though

I had started the work in 1996, I started expanding

the work in different localities in 1997. Since, I

have also worked as a Corporator in the Solapur

Municipal Corporation for some time, I was aware

of the problems of women. Later, I dedicated myself

to the Udyogvardhini connecting women in distress

Our prime purpose is to help others. And, if you cant help them, at least dont hurt them.

Dalai Lama

The women who can work

independently are allowed to

work with Udyogvardhini only

for two years and then they

are motivated to start their

own work thus turning them

into owner from worker.

They are fully trained in all

the activities like taking raw

material, preparing items,

marketing, billing, receiving

orders, supplying material and

even filing tax returns.

Udyogvardhini has emerged as

a hope for the women in distress.

Its team is efficient enough to

extend all possible help required

by an individual. It boosted the

confidence level of the average

women to the extent that they

now export their products to

developed countries like the

USA and UK.


14/24


with any of the activity of Udyogvardhini.

Today, Udyogvardhini mainly runs three kinds

of activitiescatering, counselling and old age home.

Smt Chauhan is firm not to start any industry on

large-scale, rather develops individual entrepreneurs.

Undoubtedly, women, both in rural and urban areas, donot get sufficient money for investment, because even

the family members do not trust them for investment.

That is why Smt Chauhan suggests minimum Rs 500

and maximum Rs 10,000 investment by women for

starting any activity. Majority of the women who are

now doing good business had started their activities

with that meager investment only.

The activities started for self-reliance include

Beauty Parlour, Bhaakri Making, Book Binding,

Catering Service, Fire Wood Seller, House Maid

Placement, Small Grocery Shop, Tailoring Shop,

Vegetable Seller, Groundnut Chatni Making,

Manufacturing Units, FMCG Products, Gift Items,

Handicrafts, etc. Apart from it, the training is imparted

for chalk making, cookery class, incense sticks

making, hand paper making, hand work on dress

materials, rangoli workshop, adult literacy programme,

self-help group orientation,

two-wheeler driving, etc.

Majority of the

women visiting us come

with some or the other

trouble. In that condition

telling them to first get

t ra ining and arrange

money for investment is

impractical. The hunger

cannot be satisfied with speeches. First we discuss

with them their real family condition. I personally

talk to each and every individual at least for an hour

to understand their conditionwhat she knows and

what she can do. If she can contribute in catering, she

is connected to that work at any of the three places.

We everyday prepare meals for at least 2,000 people.

Those who know tailoring work are told to prepare

any such item. They are paid even for this evaluation

work also, Smt Chauhan points out.

The old age home has proved to be a boon for the

destitute women in Solapur. The interesting experiment

done by Udyogvardhini is for empowerment of

visually challenged girls. The government provides

them some help till the age of 18. But the girls, who do

not have families, face more hardships at that age only.

Such girls are accommodated in the old age home. This

has been named as Mangal Drishti BhavanMangal

is for old age people and Drishti for blind girls. All

girls are first taught to carry out the house hold work

including preparing meals, cleaning floors, cleaning

utensils, etc. Their lodging and boarding is free and

they normally earn about Rs 3,000 per month. Eight

of such girls have now been married off. Even now

they come from their houses for work.

The women who can work independently are

allowed to work with Udyogvardhini only for two

years and then they are motivated to start their own

work thus making them owner and not the worker.

They are fully trained in all activities like taking raw

material, preparing items, marketing, billing, taking

orders, supplying material and even filing tax returns.

Udyogvardhini enjoys taking up new challenges.

Lok Mangal Group, which owns a chain of retail outlets

and Malls in Solapur,

organises mass weddings

in the city every year. We

provide them at least one

lakh chapattis every day.

Like vegetables, chapattis

cannot be prepared in

advance. But we have the

manpower to provide the

chapattis in the shortest

Life should be great rather than long.

B.R. Ambedkar

Udyogvardhini never advertises

its products. Its activities,

devotion, sincerity and quality of

products fetchs more publicity

than any advertisement. Their

customers are their advertisers.

A Stall by Udyogvardhini during the Second Rashtriya

Sewa Sangam in Delhi


15/24


duration. We have the record of preparing one lakh

chapattis in 22 hours. We are doing it since 2009,

Smt Chauhan says.

Udyogvardhini has never advertised its products.Its activities, devotion, sincerity and quality of products

has given it more publicity than any advertisement.

Their customers are their advertisers. I have tried to

learn this method publicity which is very interesting.

The charming personality of Chandrikaji really

inspires those come into her contact. Udyogvardhini

has emerged as a hope for the women in distress. Its

team is efficient enough to extend all possible help

required by an individual. It boosted the confidence

level of the average women to the extent that they now

export their products to developed countries like the

USA and UK.

- Smt Chandrika Chauhan

Udyogwardhini, 157, Dakshin Kasba,

Sri Shubhray Maharaj Math, Dutt Chowk,

Solapur 413 007 (Maharashtra)

Ph. 9422069455, Email:[email protected],

Learn from the mistakes of others. You cant live long enough to make them all yourselves!

Chanakya

Training camp for Udyogvardhini workers

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati stutus

in Social Media

Website 232843 views

Google+ 198386 views, 535 followers

Google+ Community 40 members

Twitter 475 Tweets, 820 followers

YouTube 37 Subscribers, 1183 views

Face book Page 2191 Likes, 22 reviews

Blog 28751 views

LinkedIn 311 connections

Affiliation Status with

Rashtriya Sewa BharatiPrant No of

Organi

sations

Prant No of

Organi

sations

Andhra 19 Jharkhand 13

Telangana 10 Jodhpur 17

Assam South 11 Kanpur 11

Arunachal 1 Uttar Karnataka 15

Assam North 3 Dakshin Karnataka 93

Manipur 2 Kashi 28

Awadh 19 Kerala 115

Bengal North 1 Konkan 19

Bengal South 27 Madhya Bharat 15

Uttar Bihar 7 Mahakoshal 9

Dakshin Bihar 14 Malawa 6

Brij 31 Meerut 39

Chhattisgarh 26 P. Maharashtra 17

Chittod 7 Punjab 11

Delhi 13 Uttar Tamil Nadu 15

Devgiri 6 Dakshin Tamil Nadu 19Goraksh 35 Utkal Poorv 18

Gujarat 85 Utkal Paschim 7

Himachal 2 Uttarakhand 49

Haryana 12 Vidarbha 18

Jammu & Kashmir 3 Total 887

Jaipur 19


16/24


Many voluntary orgnisations are working for all

round uplift of the people in Jharkhand, but theiractivities are mostly confined to urban areas. Therefore,

needy people in rural areas continue to suffer for basic

needs. One major hindrance blocking the way of the

urban organisations reaching the rural areas is naxal

menace. In such a situation the Sarvangin Gram Vikas

Sansthan started work in three districts of the state

including Khunti, Gumla and Simdega. Khunti is

the centre of its activities. The major activities being

conducted by it are as follows:

Swami Dayanand Netralaya:Today the facilities areavailable for 65 beds, but work is on to expand it to

145 beds. The beneficiaries are economically deprived

people in naxal affected areas. During the year 2014-15,

a total of 14,938 out patients were treated and 2,460 eye

operations were conducted. Eye check-up camps are

conducted regularly at various places. Needy patients

are brought to Netralaya from camps for operation.

Schools:A total of 2340 students from 56 villages study

here. Most of the students belong to poor families of

remote Vanvasi areas.

Keshav Madhav Bal Ashram:Destitute children from

35 villages stay here. Nineteen of them were adopted

by issueless couples last year. At present there are 133

children in the Ashram.

Distribution of warm clothes and sarees: During

2014-15 the organisation distributed warm clothes and

sarees to the needy families. 1500 warm clothes and

Changing the Mindset

2300 sarees were distributed in 45 villages of 3 districts.

Gaushala: Milk provided by 14 cows is used in

upbringing of children.

Ambulance Service: Ambulance service is also

provided. As per the requirements, the patients are

ferried to Netralaya and sent back home after the

operation. Ambulance services are also provided for

last rites of the unclaimed dead bodies.

Marriage of economically deprived girls:This year

the organisation arranged marriage of 17 such girlsfrom 17 villages.

Mahila Jagriti Kendra:For self-reliance of women,

plans are made for training and awareness, so that

they become self-reliant. In the current year, under

the scheme, women from 38 villages were trained and

encouraged to run self-help groups. At present with

the support of 285 SHGs, 3450 families have been

benefitted.

Free Meals: In current year, Netralaya served food

to 99,600 persons under patient, orphanage and

community programme.

- Sarvangin Gram Vikash Sanstha

SGVS Hospital & Research Centre Campus,

Vill. Anigara, NH 76E] Khunti Chaibasa Road,

Khunti 835210 (Jharkhand)

Ph. 09431195784, Email: [email protected]

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Chanakya


17/24


School kits to quake hit

students in Nepal

Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Sewa International and Rashtriya Sewa Bharati inassociation with the Hindu Swayamsevak SanghNepal distributed school kits to earthquake-affected

students in Nepal on August 4. In the initial phase,

which ran for two weeks, a total of 31,000 school

kits were distributed in the worst affected districts.

The first school chosen for the school kits was ShreeChandrodaya Higher Secondary School, Primary

Wing at Vishaltaar, Dhading District. A total of 140

students, belonging to 1st to 6th standards, received

the kits. President of Sewa International, USA, Shri

N Sreenath and Rashtriya Sewa Bharati president

Shri Surya Prakash Tonk distributed the kits. The

school kits include a spacious bag, notebooks,

pencil box/geometry box with accessories, registers,

drawing book, graph book and crayon box.

It is to be noted that about 7000 schools wereadversely hit in the earthquake and about 10 lakhstudents lost their study/school materials. Therefore,the need of school kits was much more thananticipated so that education process could beginin the quake hit areas. It was thus decided to almostdouble the existing lot to a total of 65,000 schoolkits, of which 31,000 kits were sent on urgent basis.

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh volunteers worked

in close contact with the Nepal Governments LDO/CDOs in order to select schools in the remote andleast accessible areas which were the most affectedand need most assistance. They received hundredsof applications from affected schools requestingSchool Kits drive to be conducted. Its Nepal teamworked overtime to painstakingly ensure that school

kits reach to most needy kids in affected areas only.School kits assembling process at Bhairwah receivedunprecedented support from the local community,where students from nearby schools, including SaiGlobal School, came in the evening everyday tofinish the mammoth task of assembling 31,000 kits.Kudos to their sewa spirit!

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati president Shri Surya Prakash Tonk, general secretary Shri Rishipal Dadval, Sewa

International and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh workers at the School Kit distribution function in Nepal

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati president Shri Surya Prakash

Tonk distributing School Kit to children in Nepal


18/24


The doctors team of Sewa Bharati Karnataka

served over 700 patients in earthquake affected

areas of Nepal. The team also performed surgeriesof 60 patients. The services by Sewa Bharati doctors

touched the Nepal Government so much that despite

national mourning declared in the country, its Cabinet

Minister Shri Tek Bahadur Gurung felicitated the

doctors as token of appreciation.

Sewa Bharathi Telangana celebrated the firstInternational Day of Yoga on June 21 in its 12

affection homes, 5 schools, Abhyasika and Kishori

Vikas centres in all the districts of Telangana. In

total, 1970 children and elders participated in these

celebrations.

Sewa Bharati doctors team serve

700 quack victims in Nepal

Yoga Day celebrationby Sewa Bharathi Telangana

Mobile Science Lab by SewaBharati Secunderabad

Cleaning drive bySewa Bharati Hyderabad

Sewa Bharati Hyderabad conducted SwachchaHyderabad programme at Gandhi Hospital on May

20, 2015. Hospital Superintendent Dr Diryavan, all the

staff along with Sewa Bharati volunteers, participated

in the campaign. A total of 105 volunteers participated

in the drive.

In order to develop scientific temperamentamong school students, Sewa Bharati Secunderabad

launched a mobile Science Lab under the banner ofJignasa. Prant Pracharak RSS Sri Shyam Kumarinaugurated the lab and addressed the students of SriSaraswati Shisu Mandir at Kushaiguda. He called uponthe students to take benefit of the project on large scaleas it will help them looking at the things scientifically.

In a day, when you dont come across any problem, you can be sure that you are travelling

in a wrong path. Swami Vivekananda


19/24


Training camp by Sewa Bharati

Uttar Tamil Nadu

Sanghamithra Sewa Samithi

distributes clothes

Digitalisation of Sewa

Bharathi Secunderabad record

A programme was organised at Gandhi Hospital

in Secunderabad to degitalise the Sewa Bharati

activities. The programme was inaugurated by DrVenkateshwar Rao, Superindent of the Hospital. He

appreciated the Sewa Bharati activities and stressed

on the importance of new media and information

technology

Sanghamithra Sewa Samiti distributed clothes

to Chenchu PTG Vanvasis under Kurnool district on

June 25, 2015. The initiative by the Samiti was largely

appreciated by the local people who are forced to

languish even after 68 years of Independence. Many

governments came and went but they are still deprived

of even the basic amenities.

Sewa Bharati Uttar Tamil Nadu organised

annual 10-day training camp in Chennai on May 9.

DAV School Principal Smt Geeta inaugurated the

camp. Vargadhikari Smt Kalpana and president of

Sewa Bharati Uttar Tamil Nadu Shri Duraishankar

guided the trainees during the camp. A total of 94

trainees attended the camp.

Kishori Vikas project by Sewa

Bharati HyderabadKishori Vikas Yojana is an effort to bring self-

reliance, health, education and awareness among the

young girls living in Sewa Bastis. Young volunteers

between the age group of 12-18 years are selected

and trained under this project to equip them with

information as well as motivation to be a catalyst

for change. As part of the project, Kishori Vikas

activist Aswin visited LB Nagar slums of Hyderabad.

They created a platform by working in open ground.

The objective of the programme is to train the girls

in vocational skills, informal schooling, literacy

campaigns, health and hygiene, good food habits and

diet, simple physical work including yoga, simple

educative and moral stories, songs, folk arts, etc.

True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.

Sri Aurobindo

Free meals to hospital patients

by Sewa Bharati Ernakulam

Ernakulam unit of Sewa Bharati has startedserving mid-day meal to the needy patients at

Government General Hospital, Kochi. Noted

Physician Dr Sacchidananda Kammath inaugurated

the initiative. Such free mid-day meal camps by Sewa

Bharati units have been run since years at several

places in Kerala. In Kasaragod, the Sewa Bharati is

very actively involved in such a project for years.


20/24


Sadhna Sangamam in Dakshin

Tamil NaduSadanai Sangamam, a conclave of Sevavratis,

was organised by Sewa Bharati Dakshin Tamil Nadu

at Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari district onApril 17. A total of 5,150 sewa workers, including

4,850 women and 300 men involved in various sewa

activities, attended the Sangamam. Addressing the

gathering, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh Shri

Suhasrao Hiremath said, Through sewa we could

see a rise in education, culture, economy, self-esteem

and morality of socially backward people. Swami

Vivekanandas thought of Nar Sewa, Narayana

Sewa is practically visible in the country today.

Kanyakumari district has 1,940 villages and a total of6,597 sewa projects are run in 1,550 villages of the

district. Applauding the sewa activities, he appealed

to the workers to reach every nook and corners of

the district in coming days. Shri Vellimalai Swami

Pujya Saidanyananda, Shri Balachandran from

Moogambigai Medical College, Dakshin Kshetra

Sewa Pramukh Shri Padmakumar, Rashtriya Sewa

Bharati organising secretary Shri Sundar Lakshman

and Sewa Bharati state president Shri Ramanathan

were also present on the occasion.

Workshop by Jalvardhini

in rural areaWorkshops on rain water harvesting were

organised in rural areas jointly by Rutag-IITB,

CTARA and Jalvardhini Pratishthan Mumbai from

June 4 to 5, 2015. Dr JB Joshi was the Chief Guest

Eye check up camp by Sewa

Bharati Delhi

Awareness campaign by

Maxvision Society in GurgaonMaxvision Social Welfare Society organised

an environment awareness campaign at Basai ChockJhuggi Basti of Gurgaon. The campaign was attended

by hundreds of local residents and was guided by Sri

Ashok Yadav, project Director, ADC, Dr Brijesh,

and others.

Be as simple as you can; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your

life has become. Paramahansa Yogananda

along with Dr AW Date and Dr AM Paranjape. Apart

from 42 participants, about 35 Ph.D students also took

part in the inaugural session. Dr Avinash Paranjape,

Dr AW Date and Dr JB Joshi guided the participants

during the workshop. The participants also visited

rain water harvesting resource centre at Wangani and

also took part in the construction of cement tanks. The

initiative by Jalvardhini was appreciated by all and it

was an enlightening experience for the participants.


21/24


Delhi unit of Sewa Bharati organised a free eye

check-up camp for students in north Krishna Murari

district. Eye check of more than 250 students was done

at the camp. During the camp problems in the eyes

of many students were detected. Those needed were

provided with medicines while some were suggested

to use spectacles. Many of the students were not aware

of the problem in their eye sight.

Ambulance service in Puri was inaugurated by

Dr Prasanna Kumar Mohanti, director operations,

Sam Hospital in the presence of Utkal Bipanna

Sahayata Samiti president Shri Prakash Betala,

secretary Shri Mansukhlal Sethia and coordinator of

the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra Dr Vijay Swai. On theoccasion of the Rath Yatra, to cater to the medical

needs of the devotees, 4 ambulances, 4 clinics, first

aid centres, drinking water facilities at 16 centres,

security in addition to police force, cleaning the

entire surroundings of the temple for all the 5 days

of the Yatra was arranged. More than 2000 workers

including doctors, paramedicals from Odisha and

neighbouring states like Bengal, Chhattisgarh,

Jharkhand participated in these service activities.

Dhanvantari Sewa Yatra bySewa Bharati Purbanchal

Dhanvantari Sewa Yatra is a unique annualprogramme of doctors from other parts of the countryvoluntarily visiting north-eastern states and offeringtheir services by conducting free medical camps wherethe medical facilities are lacking in these hilly areas. In

Inspiring Selfless Sewa byKanthimathi

Smt Kanthimathi serves food to destitute

battling hunger, poverty and diseases. She serves

veg biryani and butter milk on the dusty pavement

opposite an oil store on East Masi Street Madurai

(Tamil Nadu). Kanthimathi, the 64-year-old wife

of an ailing tailor, who ran out of business a few

years ago, goes on giving. It has become a daily

routine for her for the last 12 years. She does nothave the means to feed the poor. It was 12 winters

ago when she spotted social worker Siva Anbanandan

serving food to beggars, street urchins, mentally

and physically challenged individuals, the poor and

the abandoned. Siva Anbanandan was looking for

a cook. Kanthimathi volunteered instantly. Since

then, she hasnt taken a days break. Even during

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and

behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore

2005, 8 doctors from Banaras Hindu University (BHU)started this initiative as a week long programme ofmedical camps in these hilly terrains. Since then everyyear consistently this programme is carried out withlot of enthusiasm by the doctors belonging to NationalMedicos Organisation (NMO) and arranged by SewaBharati, Purbanchal.

This year 38 doctors from NMO along with 55medical students and 29 local doctors and medicalstudents conducted free medical camps at 21 placesin Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal,Meghalaya, Assam where total beneficiaries were23986 including 10850 women 5399 children.

Ambulance service by

UBSS in Puri


22/24


The Cleanest

Village of AsiaYou cannot find a single cigarette butt,

plastic bag lying around in Mawlynnong village of

Meghalaya. Mawlynnong is a small village 90 kms

from Shillong. It was awarded the tag of Cleanest

Village in Asia in 2003 by Discover India

Magazine. Pallavi Pasricha, a journalist, describes

the village thus: I reach here and I am stumped. Not

only is this village spotless clean but its one of the

prettiest ones I have seen in the country. I am greetedwarmly and taken to the guest house, my home for

the night. I walk on cobbled streets bordered with

thatched Khasi huts and go past gardens that are

full of colourful flowers. To keep the village clean

there is a bamboo basket outside every house. After

a 15-minute walk Im face-to-face with one of the

most spectacular natural bridges thats made by

twisting the roots of the gigantic trees. The roots

make a pathway across a stream, making it easy for

villagers to commute. Another interesting thing thevillagers have constructed here is the Sky View, an

85 feet high viewing tower thats made of bamboo.

When I reach on top I get stunning views of not just

the village but Bangladesh on the other side. Its

simply gorgeous. I realise that its the simplicity

and warmth of the people that makes Mawlynnong

so special getting there.

illness she prepares the meal and ensures that it

reaches the people on time. She recalls with sadness

how on the day Siva Anbanandan died a year ago

in 2013, she arranged for rice, Sambar and curd. I

served the meal here before going to the cremation

ground, she says. Among the nearby shopkeepers,

somebody buys the vegetables, somebody donates

rice and oil. And it keeps flowing to meet each days

requirement. Kanthimathi believes there is Gods

hand in arranging the items uninterrupted for so many

years. Says Kanthimathi, even passers-by stop to see

what is happening and spontaneously donate sweets

and fruits; even plates, tumblers and sitting mats.

Dont take rest after your first victory, because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting

to say that your first victory was just luck. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Workshop for NGOs by Sewa

Bharati Telangana and Youth

for Seva in HyderabadSewa Bharati Telangana and Youth for Seva

organised a workshop for voluntary organizations at

ECE Auditorium, opposite College of Engineering,

Osmania University in Hyderabad on September 20.The representatives of the voluntary organizations were

guided by senior professionals including Prof. K.V.

Raju, Director, Development Management Institute

(DMI), Patna, Sri GV Krishna Gopal, CEO, Access

Livelihoods Consultants India Ltd., Sri Madhava Reddy

Yadma, Secretary, Vandemataram Foundation, SwamyKounteya Dasa, Hare Rama Hare Krishna (Akshaya

Patra Foundation - Iskon), Sri Prasad, Director, NTT

Data, Sri Rammurthy Prabhala, Vice President,

Capgemini, Sri P Venugopal Reddy, Chairman,

Ekalavya Foundation, Sri Narasimha Rao, Senior VicePresident of Infosys and Sri Aekka Chandra Shekar,

Senior Social Worker. A total of 120 representatives

from 100 voluntary organizations from various districts

of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh participated in the

workshop.

Health camp by Utkal

Bipanna Sahayata Samiti

Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti in associationwith Baburao Paladhikar Prakratik Chikischa

Kendra organised a three-day free health camp in

Bhubeneswar from September 6 to 8. The camp was

inaugurated by Rashtriya Sewa Bharati joint secretary

Shri Gurusaran Prasad. Puri Arogya Bharati chief

Shri Subhashree Das joined the event as chief guest.

Patients of various diseases were treated at the camp.


23/24

SANATAN GROUP OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSS.B. PANDEY SANATAN TEACHERS

TRAINING COLLEGE

REHALA, PALAMAU

N.N. GHOSH SANATAN TEACHERS

TRAINING COLLEGE

Phone : NNG E-mail : [email protected]

For Admission in B.Ed. 2015-2017

Contact

Phone : 8797779423 E-mail : [email protected]

For Admission in B.Ed. 2015-2017

Contact

Phone :8651038206 E-mail : [email protected]

SANATAN VIDYA NIKETAN

REHALA, PLAMAU

Mob : 9576035071 E-mail : [email protected]

SANATAN VIDYA NIKETAN

KANKE, RANCHI

Mob : 8651038202 E-mail : [email protected]

Phone : 06584-262979 E-mail : [email protected] Phone : 06584-262979 E-mail : [email protected]

Managed by

Rishikul Shaikshanik Sansthan(Regd. No. 118/2006-07)

Rehala, Palamau - 822124

Phone : 06584-262979 E-mail : [email protected]


24/24

Sewa Sagar,New Delhi, July - December 2015 (For Private Circulation Only)

Sewa Sagar English July - Dec 2015

Documents

Transcript of Sewa Sagar English July - Dec 2015