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Sewa SagarE-mail us : [email protected] New Delhi: October-December, 2014 (Yugabd 5116)
Keshav Sewa Sadhana hostel, Goa Flood Relief in J&KDr. Pratibha Athavale
Drawing practice by the girls at Sewa Bharati Street Children project in Jaipur
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Good Iniciative
The July-September issue of Sewa Sagar is highly educating and motivating. The whole issue was worth
reading and preserving. The experiment of covering sewa activities with national perspective is commendable.
The work being done by Jalbharati of Karnataka is worth emulating. The report of Kerala Sewa Sangam was
also refreshing. The work being done by Haryana unit of Saksham really opens the eyes of all. Equally, the
work done by the Sevavrati parents of Vigyan Bharati's Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe really deserves salutation.
The whole issue is motivating. My best wishes to make it better.
Dada Idate,National Convener, Social Harmony Project
Publisher : Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
Managing Editor: Gurusharan Prasad 09431104644
Email: [email protected]
Executive Editor:Uday Joglekar 09869070763
Email: [email protected]
Admin. Office:Rashtriya Sewa Bharati,
Community Centre, IIIrd Floor, Tank
Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-5, Ph: 011-
25814928, 25814693,Web: rashtriyasewa.org,
Email: [email protected]
The general image of Goa in the minds ofcommon men is that it is a state having bigchurches and charming beaches. Very few people
know that there are big temples also there. It is
in this background that the information aboutsewa activities of Keshav Sewa Sadhana will be
refreshing and inspiring for our readers. Keshav
Sewa Sadhana is the representative body of
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati in Goa.
The information about a project being run by
Jaipur unit of Sewa Bharati for the uplift of street
children has also been accommodated in this issue. It
is a torch bearer project for the organisations working
in big cities.
Dr Pratibhatai Athavale of Karnawati
(Ahmedabad) has set a precedent worth emulating
by running several projects exclusively for dental care
for the people of remote areas in North-Eastern states.
Despite facing so many hardships at every step she
displayed extraordinary courage to provide dental care
to the people in the neglected region. It is an inspiration
for other medicos also.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is very
common word discussed at every place today. The
central government also seems serious for it. In this
context the speech delivered by Azim Premji of Wipro
at an award function organised by The Economic
Times in December last year seems to be practical,
educating and motivating for all the people engagedin sewa activities and also the top people of the
corporate houses. That speech has also been covered
in this issue.
Landslide and floods are common during the
rainy season. Naturally, such incidents sometimes
cause havoc. The landslide incident at Malin village
under Pune district of Maharashtra was a similar
painful incident which claimed the lives of 62 people
and wiped out an entire village from the map. The relief
work carried out by RSS workers there was applaudedby one and all. A report has been carried on that also.
There is also a report on the relief work carried out
by Sewa Bharati and the Sangh swayamsevaks during
the recent floods of Jammu & Kashmir.
Special thanks to Sanjay Amrite, Prakash
Sahasrabuddhe, Dipali Vajhe, Bhushan Bavadekar,
Vivek Dhamankar and Jaya Sharma for their valuable
contribution in translation .
Gurusharan Prasad,Editor
In this issue...
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Diligence is the mother of good luck.
December 19, 1961 marked the liberation of Goa
from Portuguese rule and also the beginning ofRSS work in the state. As the Sangh work expanded
with tireless efforts of the RSS cadre, the social
problems also started attracting the workers. The
voluntary work that started in moderate measure
Keshav Sewa Sadhana
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initially soon expanded with active participation of
the society in various fields like hostels, health carecentres, blood donors directory, mobile clinics,
disaster relief work and rehabilitation and so on.
In order to have a cohesive approach in all these
diverse activities the Keshav Sewa Sadhana (KSS)
Kautuk Bale
Sponsored By:Dr. Surender, President,
Sewa Bharati, Himachal Pradesh
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was founded as an umbrella organisation under the
guidance of Shri Laxman Vaman, popularly known
as Nana Behre. The KSS soon emerged as a fountain
head of voluntary work in Goa.
Under Portuguese rule, certain Hindu majority
areas like Kankon, Sange, Sattari, Pedne weredeliberately kept backward without any educational
facilities. Students from these taluks faced difficulties
and had to go to other areas for education and rent out
small rooms. The fate of students from remote places
was even worst. The late Manjunathdas Kamat and the
late Narayan Gaonkar of Kankon visited Sree Arvind
Ashram at Pondicherry along with some teachers.
The student hostel facility at that Ashram made deep
impression on them on the backdrop of the deprivation
at hand. Upon their return from Pondicherry the idea
was vigorously persued and thus the student hostel,
Mataji Mandir Vidyarthi Vastigriha (MMVV) was
born with an initial batch of 25 students.
Heenam Dushayati iti Hindu is one of the
definitions of a Hindu, meaning Hindu is one who
overcomes darkness and ignorance. Creation of
positivity naturally dispels negativity like action
of lighting a lamp removes darkness. The MMVV
hostel activity expanded under Keshav Sewa Sadhana.
The rented premises were proving insufficient.
Dedication of volunteers, positive social perception
and Government assistance saw the MMVV hostel
facility transformed to a new well equipped owned
facility at Tembewadi. The community development
department provided a bus for the hostel that currently
has 94 students on the roll. The MMVV has produced
several exemplary students and won awards for
Malkhamb at national level. Shrikant Gaonkar, an
ex student of the MMVV, is currently functioning asmanager at the hostel. Another student at the hostel
Shri Divakar Velip became a gold medalist doctor at
Goa Ayurveda College and volunteered for two years
at a health project conducted by the MMVV.
MMVV was growing with sole objective of
service to the society, and needs for similar facilities
were felt at other places also. At this juncture Shri
Vidyadhar Pednekar donated his old house at Paigeen
for the hostel. The monthly contribution by way of
foodgrains and funds started flowing from the Paigeen
village. Women from Sree Ramkrishna Vivekananda
Seva Samiti at Phonda commenced collecting daily
fistful of grains for the hostel students under their
Amritsurbhi scheme. With such generous support
and growing need for hostel activities, soon the idea
to have own facility got momentum. Luckily land
was made available with active support from Smt
Manik Parbhu Gaonkar and Smt Milan Prabhu Desai.
Thus was born KSS facility named Sree ParashuramVidyarthi Vastigriha (SPVV). Currently 54 students
avail the hostel facilities.
Kankon suffered worst ever calamity on October
2 with unprecedented cloudburst resulting in floods
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Differently abled students making Rakhi
Sponsored By:
Shri Dharam Prakash, Kanpur (U.P)
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A superior man is modest in his speech,but exceeds in his actions.
that submerged over half of the region. The floods
rendered a large section of residents homeles. The
notable work done by SPVV in the time of such
calamity brought a lot of warmth and succor to the
needy section of the society. SPVV coordinated and
directed the entire relief activity virtually converting
itself as KSS headquarters. As a long term measure
four houses were built to rehabilitate the affected
people.
In a meeting held at Dicholi, a surprising aspect
was noticed. Dicholi and surrounding areas have
higher level of mentally challenged children. There
was no schooling facility for those special children.
The nearest special schooling available was at Sanjay
School at Parvari or Lokvishwas Foundation School
at Phonda. These facilities were out of reach for the
local students due to distance, inconvenience and
expenses involved. Socially sensitive workers rose
to the occasion with positive approach. A primary
survey revealed that there were over 300 specialchildren in the region.
Mental retardation is a long lasting condition
and not a disease. The subject can show marked
improvement with help from parents, teachers and
society to achieve confidence and a reasonable level
of independence. Special schools do have a special
role in alleviating the mental conditions along with
appropriate medicines for physical and mental well-
being. Specially trained teachers with compassion andcommitments can certainly work miracles in the field
of special education.
An organising committee was constituted
under the guidance of Dr Guruprasad Kapadi, a
prominent dentist from Dicholi and a fund raising
drive commenced. The school was established on
the auspicious day of Vijayadashami of 2004 with
strength of 11 students at a place lovingly offered by a
well-wisher worker Shri Sadguru Shetye. The work ofspecial education is indeed challenging and also needs
a lot of infrastructural support for providing medical
facilities, implementing educational experiments,
vocational guidance, self-help opportunities, educating
parents. The work was growing and larger facilities
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Sunny Kalangutkar and Vibha Kanekar
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Shri Som, Sewa Bharati, Punjab
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.I do and I understand.
were needed. The tireless work of the workers,
loving parents and large hearted socially conscious
donors were the main pillars for the mission here.
Shri Jantye Brothers stepped in at this juncture and
graciously donated 2600 sq. meters of land. Enthused
workers started work in full swing. It is noteworthy
that garnering funds is no more challenging as it is
used to be in earlier times, when you have sincere and
committed workers. The help started pouring from all
over. No wonder soon KSS run special school was
running with well equipped facility.
Every special child has some strength. It is
the trained teachers acumen to identify the sameand make most of these so that the subject becomes
more confident and is able to keep personal hygiene,
do small chores, walk on the road safely, visit local
shops, play simple games, make some articles and
participate in social gatherings. Special children are
taught games, physical exercises and pranayam to
improve physical and mental capacities. Parents
role in special childs development is very critical.
KSS Special School therefore conducts workshops
for parents at the beginning of the academic year
where they are fully oriented to the curriculum and
methodology of the school. Regular workshops
and training sessions are held between teachers and
parents for more participative contribution.
The KSS Special School has 141 students on
roll for current academic year and is led by Principal
Smt Ketaki Khanolkar with a dedicated team of
38 employees. The school is progressing well and
has several achievements to its credit. The school
participated in the Athens Summer Olympics for
Special Children. A student of the school, Kumari
Vibha Kanekar secured first rank at national level
for prestigious Balashree Puraskar 2011. The
school is expected to achieve further excellence with
highly proactive executive committee. Last year yet
another special school was started at Valpaie. Shri
Guruji had observed that at the heart of our concept
of a great nation lies the ability to perceive divinity
in the common man. We are indeed inspired by this
vision of seeking the divine in everyone around us
as our mission.
Sange taluk in Goa is not very accessible. Verle,
Saljani, Tudav villages do not have even primary
schools. KSS workers therefore decided to start
a hostel at Netravali. On the historical coronation
anniversary day of Shri Shivaji Maharaj on June 3,
2001 the hostel was started in the name of Durgamata
Vidyarthi Vastigriha (DVV). An unused building
was made available by Government for the hostel.
Soon help started flowing from workers, well-wishers
and parents by way of foodgrains, vegetables, funds,
Mataji Mandir Medha Parrikar Ambulance
Sponsored By:
Shri Sanjay, Garg Cut Piece, Delhi
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utility articles, etc. from surrounding areas of Rivan,
Kepe, Sawarde. Currently, there are 34 students on
roll at DVV.
The Konkan region is endowed with higherrainfall but the topography drains out all the rain water
into the Arabian Sea causing severe water shortage
in summer in certain areas. Bonyewada at Savaivere
area of Phonda taluk is one such pocket. Survey
of the area indicated some highly silted and hence
completely dormant water body traces. KSS arranged
a Shram Sanskar camp in May. The mornings in the
camp was for excavating the identified area followed
by survey of the area. The evenings were for lectures
on some relevant topics for the community. Thevillagers were actively involved in the work and a 275
sq. feet, 6 feet deep lake was created at the end of the
camp to address summer water shortage.
KSS activities are growing and covering more
and newer social areas. A well stocked library named
Shri Mallikarjun Vachanalaya has been established
at Shristal. An ambulance made available at Mapuca
through Medha Parrikar Runga Seva Kendra is
catering to needy at nominal charges. Gram ArogyaRakshak Yojana was successfully launched at Sattari
taluk given the inadequacy of the medical facilities
there. A trained first aid worker is serving the taluk.
Similarly, KSS started a Health centre named Leelatai
C Gokhale at Paigeen and serving primary health
requirements of the area. KSS also runs several
activities like mobile clinics, surgical and medical
equipment centres, first aid kits, shram-sanskar
camps, blood donation camps, free medical checkup
camps, blood donors directories, libraries, primary
schools, Bal Sanskar Kendras, etc.
Keshav Sewa Sadhana has also responded
to the calamities and supported the society in
Marathwada earthquake, Andhra cyclon, Kargil
war, Gujarat earthquake, Madgaon new market fire,
Dicholi and Kankon floods. KSS collected relief
funds and coordinated projects to provide relief and
rehabilitation to the affected people. At Nagarpalvillage in Gujarat after the earthquake, KSS built 8
rooms for the girl school.
Trees do not eat their own fruits but offer
them to the people. It is indeed the society that
teaches a person, provides opportunities to grow and
provides resources for life. The Sadhana at Keshav
Sewa Sadhana is to create such people who would
give it back to the society with commitment and
dedication.
Keshav Sewa Sadhana
Druganagar, Bori, Ponda, Goa 403 401,
Tel.- 91-832-2333150, President 09822120070,
Secretary 09422443165
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
Houses built for flood victims School for special children
Sponsored By:
Prof. S.R. Phadke, Solapur, Maharashtra
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Many sewa activities are carried out by VivekanandaKendra, Sewa Bharati and various other like-mindedorganisations in the mountainous and remote areas of
North Eastern states of the country. The general public
also contributes in various educational and health activities
in those areas. Dr Pratibha Athavale of Ahmedabad is a
doctor who has dedicated herself to the health needs of
the people in several parts of north-east. She is a dental
surgeon and has been offering free services to the people
in remote areas of north-east through her three weeks' stay
on Diwali every year.
Travelling and trekking have been Dr Pratibhas
passion since childhood. Once during her trip to
Kailash Mansarovar in 1995, she came across many
locals suffering from severe headache, cough, cold and
stomach-ache problems. She treated them happily but
at that time she noticed their poor oral hygiene. The
urge of providing them free medical aid encouraged
her to return to these areas at least once a year. Her
fathers words You can serve your nation through
your own profession further energised her to undertake
the task.
In collaboration with Shri Satish Chaukulkar, a
dedicated worker of Vivekananda Kendra, she started
work on the mission of providing free dental care inrural areas of North East in the year 2000. Every year
she travels nearly 60 hours by rail from Ahmedabad
to Delhi, Delhi to Guwahati and then by jeep to the
designated camps just to serve the people.
She prefers travelling to the remotest areas, where
the locals are deprived of even the basic health and
hygiene especially in the field of dental. She conducts
3 to 4 camps of four days duration and tries her level
best to treat all the people coming with dental problems.
Her tasks include minor fillings, root canal, uprooting
of teeth, etc.
Her work requires a special dental chair and
compressor. In the beginning she herself took upon the
responsibility of carrying the instruments with her to
It does not matter how slowly you goas long as you do not stop.
Ahmedabad based dentist Dr Pratibha Athavale travels remote
areas of north-east every year for dental care of the people
Serving those whomnobody cares Ravindra Joshi
Sponsored By: Purushotham Rao Krishi Samashodhan
Prathishthana, Thirthahalli, Karnataka
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Happiness is not something readymade.It comes from your own actions.
amount to open up four dental clinics in rural areas of
north east. With the donations Sawa Bharati took up the
initiative to start five clinics. Dr Pratibha herself arranged
light weight dental units and equipments driven by
hydraulic power to the rural areas. But the problem wasthat they were useless due to frequent power failures in
the region. The light weight dental unit and equipments
were packed in 35 boxes and were transported to
Guwahati and other designated areas by road.
Dr Pratibhas dedication is worth admiring as she
herself learnt all the electrical and technical aspects of
her instruments and re-assembled them successfully
at her clinics. The interiors of all her clinic too were
done under her guidance and personal attention. Hence,
five dental clinics were successfully opened in Tejpur
(Assam), Gosaigaon (Kokrajhar district), Dittkachara
(South Assam), Imphal (Manipur) and Meghalaya.
Consistently and selflessly with complete
dedication Dr Pratibha Athavale has been serving the
locals in rural areas of North East whole heartedly.
She has travelled widely to the most remote areas of
Arunachal Pradesh like Amliang camp in Lohit district,which is very close to Indo-China border and offered
free services to the locals as well as the Indian soldiers
deployed there. She also travelled to Garo hills, Belbery
village, which is 15 kms from Bangladesh border.
Vidya Bharati runs a school there, which does
not get any grant from the government; also there is no
provision for electricity or any generator. The parents
of the children residing in the hostel cum school were
unable to afford even Rs 400 as monthly fees for food,
education and stay. In the hilly areas of Teling village
in Nagaland, people have to travel nearly five hours to
get medical aid in Dimapur. In case of emergency, they
have to spend Rs 10,000 on journey alone. Dr Pratibha
travelled to such remote areas and offered services to
the people.
Had she not travelled to the most remote areas
of North East, the people would have been deprived of
good oral hygiene along with several other diseases. It
has proved to be a boon to many. Her selfless devotiontowards her work and strong willpower is highly
admirable.
Dr Pratibha Athavale
32/190, Pragati Nagar, Opp. Community Hall,
Ahmedabad, Phone - 09426367472Dantal Camp in Sejusa
Dantal Clinic at Gosaigaon Inauguration of Dantal Clinic at Barkona, Meghalaya
Sponsored By:Shri Om Prakash Kejriwal,
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of Jaipur. He was keen and dedicated to work for
educating and uplifting the children working as rag
pickers. He came across a housewife Smt Vimla
Kumavat and advised her to take up the mission. Smt
Kumavat was initially hesitant as she was just 8th
standard pass and running a school at the age of 50 was
a big challenge. However, the man insisted that low
education does not make any difference in teaching
the children at lower stage. As long as one has urge,
love and desire to do something for the kids, the GodHimself instils the inspiration, confidence and takes
care of everything.
Inspired with it Smt Kumavat started contacting
the parents of rag picking children requesting
them to send their wards to school. The head of
the community also encouraged them to send the
children to the school. But the parents displayed
reluctance. They said the kids collected plastic,
glass, paper etc from the garbage which fetch them
from Rs 10 to 20 everyday. Smt Kumavat stillpersisted and explained that they do not have to
spend anything for books, pencil and papers. They
need to only spare 3-4 hours for study and they can
continue to work in rest of the time. After repeated
If you work with determination and withperfection, success will follow.
Asaintly gentleman used to visit a small Mohallaof Ganesh Colony in Mahesh Nagar locality
Street children project by Sewa Bharati Jaipur
Reshaping the destiny ofrag pickers
Ghanshyam
An inspi ring ini tiat ive by
a housewife, Smt Vimla
Kumavat, in pink city
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Three things cannot be long hidden the Sun, the Moon, and the Truth.
insistence, some of them started sending the kids.
As a result, Smt Kumavat started the school at her
home only with 5 kids on January 26, 2003.
Initially, when the kids came they were dirty
and in highly bad shape, as if they did not take a
bath for days. Their nails and hairs were untrimmed
and noses running. Smt Kumavat first trained them
about hygiene. Today it is hard to make a distinction
between these kids and other school going kids.
Gradually, the number of kids coming to
school increased. But it was hard for them to
concentrate on the studies. Some of them were used
to hunting the pigeons and sell to the local people.
This fetched them money which not only supported
their families but also helped them sparing some for
tobacco or other addictions. Smt Kumavat slowly
persuaded the kids not to take on bird hunting and
concentrate on their studies. Some of them agreed
while the others felt it was encroachment in their
freedom. So they fled the school. Smt Kumavat felt
that it was getting beyond her to keep the kids in
her control and have them concentrate on studies.
She started feeling little disheartened.
One day, a miracle happened. She was
engrossed in teaching the kids and the same saintly
person who initially inspired her to take up the
mission, appeared once again. He was so amused,
did not disturb her and kept on watching the whole
class proceedings. Smt Kumavat for long did not
even notice the presence of the man. When she
turned around and noticed him, he immediately
went further and touched her feet. She was startled
and expressed regrets he being older and senior toher. But the man explained that he is not offering
reverence to Smt Vimla but to a divine soul
within her who has taken up such a nobel cause
so sincerely and carrying out her motherly duties.
That same very moment Smt Kumavat resolved in
her mind that she would never give up the mission
she has embarked. Over the period of time, she has
developed disability in her eyes due to haemorrhage.
Doctors even advised her not to speak or teach. But
all these impediments have not come in her way orher mission. She is still carrying on with the noble
work every day.
In the beginning there were very few girl
students as less as 16. The girls typically used
to carry the household works after their parents
went to work, so their presence and time was very
limited. However, on annual function the residents
and spectators witnessed that girls are performing
amazingly well. Girls had learnt by heart the
verses of Ramayana and unleashed their talentthrough some inspiring
national songs, bhajans,
dances, etc. This instilled
the confidence in their
parents that girls too can
part ic ipate and star ted
sending the girls also.
I n t h o s e d a y s
Shankaracharya Swami
Satyamitranand Giriji
visited Jaipur and he
desired to visit the school.
When he visited he was so
happy with the progress
Swami Satyamitrananda Giri at the function
Sponsored By:Shri Durg Vijay Rai,
Sewa Bharati, Gorakhpur
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initiative. The work which initially was done at
roads, tents, parks, community centres, has now
shifted to a full-fledged centre of its own consisting
of five different rooms built with the graciousnessof social contribution.
A very similar school has now commenced
at Baxawala in Sangener, Jaipur. Initially, the kids
from here were taken to Mahesh Nagar School
daily by two cars, which is about 25 km. As the
number of school going children grew, a school
was started here itself. Currently, there are about
155 students in this school. After 8th standard, these
kids are sent to various government and public
schools for further studies. There are currently 20students studying at other schools and the expenses
of their study material, fees, etc are borne by this
very organisation.
In addition to this, an attempt is made to build
the character of the students by imparting value
education and various skills such as yoga, bhajans,
singing, undertaking academic tours and inclusive
social festivals. The school is recognised by the
government.
Sewa Bharati Bal Vidyalaya
20, Sharada Enclave, Near Sharada Colony, 80 Feet
Road, Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur 320015 (Rajasthan),
Coordinator: Sudhakar Sharma - 09351631495
What we think, we become.
that he himself participated and shared time with
the students. He also desired to visit the locality of
the students and asked for the food made by those
people. It generated a huge response amongst thefamilies and they happily offered meals to each
one visited with the Shankaracharya. Swami
Satyamitranandji advised them to stay away from
addiction and make sure their kids continue with the
studies. This was an excellent testimony of social
harmony for all those, who otherwise were casted
as untouchables.
In first two years, Smt Kumavat did not give
respite even during weekends and winters. The work
was kept proceeding steadily and continuously. Sheis working with the kids
with motherly affection
and working very hard
so that the otherwise
underprivileged section
of the kids develop keen
interest in their studies
and go on making their
parents and teachers
proud by excelling in their9th, 10th and 11th class
examinations.
Today, some 210
kids benefit from this
Republic Day Celebration Prabhat Pheri
Sponsored By:
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A man is but the product of his thoughtswhat he thinks, he becomes.
Malin, the small village about 80 km from Puneunder Ambegaon taluk situated near famousshrine of Bhimshankar, is gradually recovering
from the tragedy which claimed 62 lives during the
landslide on July 30. Since majority of the adultpopulation live in Pune in search of livelihood,
mainly women, children and old people were in the
village on that fateful night. The entire village buried
under the mud. Out of the total 495 people living in
47 houses, 30 houses were buried. Many people are
still missing.
The NDRF personnel and RSS workers
persistently joined the rescue work and successfully
took out 14 people alive. It is to be noted that atabout 3 am, a part of the hill collapsed and 61
children, 60 women and 37 men buried inside the
mud. Since most of the houses in the village were
made of mud, the villagers didnt get the chance to
get out and save themselves. The village was buried
under thousands of tonnes of mud. The casualty was
huge because the people were caught sleeping. As
soon as the swayamsevakas got the news at about 11
am, they wasted no time to proceed for the rescue.
Apart from the swayamsevaks about 350 personnel
of NDRF, 2 unmanned automatic vehicles joined
the rescue work.
Five swayamsevakas left for the site with an
ambulance. There were four check-posts where the
people of other organisations, tourists and even the
medical personnel were stopped. However, after
spotting the swayamsevakas fully prepared with
ambulance and maps, dressed in full uniforms, the
administration allowed them to enter the place of
tragedy. Not only this, the administration droppedZilla Pracharak Shri Laxman Sura, who reached a
little late, at the place of the tragedy in their own
vehicle. The telecommunication system functioned
only at two places on BSNL network.
After reaching the spot the swayamsevaks
made a quick survey of the spot and divided
Rescuing
lives
from thedebris
Relief and rescue operation by swayamsevaks
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workers into four groups--Medical Aid Centre,
Coordination at the place of the debris, postmortem
assistance and coordination with the victims
families. This daunting task was well performed by a
swayamsevak Rishabh Mutha. In this way, a team of
10 swayamsevaks was deputed for each group. This
elevated the morale of other rescue groups. They
educated the rescue teams of the vital information
about the village, like how much deep the villagewas buried. For that, information was obtained from
the villagers regarding the height of the crown of
the temple. On that basis, a swayamsevak, Santosh
Sasawade, could tell the rescue officer that the debris
is about 30 feet deep. On further questioning the
rescue officer was told that the height of the crown
of the temple was 30 feet and it is completely buried
under the debris. Hence the minimum depth of the
debris should be 30 feet.
In the wake of continuous rains and terrifying
atmosphere of dead bodies, it was absolutely
necessary to motivate the rescue workers. It was
quite difficult as to how to remove the very thick
and deep debris. Apart from it the parts of the dead
bodies were scattered everywhere. Hands, legs and
heads of some bodies were separated from the torso
and the dead bodies were in such a condition that
the part which was tried to pull out would separate
from the body.
This terrifying situation scared the rescue
workers from touching the bodies. On the other hand,
due to huge volume of the debris, some lives could
not be saved despite the strong desire to do so.
When the debris removal work was on with the
help of a Poclain machine, the head separated from a
dead body. Watching this, driver of the machine fell
unconscious. At that time two swayamsevaks, Ashok
Borate and Balasaheb Lohokare, motivated people
to continue the work. A college student, Kanta
Prasad, who had joined the rescue operation for the
first time did not stop the work till the postmortem
of all the bodies was performed. When the numberof dead bodies poured in two swayamsevaks,
Aniruddha Yadav and Shashi Yadav, wrapped the
dead bodies in clothes. Then after identifying each
body and obtaining permission from the relatives, it
was decided to perform the last rites of the bodies.
The dead bodies in that condition could not be kept
out for long. Because of the shortage of space, the
funeral of 16 bodies was performed together.
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If you tell the truth, you dont have toremember anything.
Good evening. Its pleasure to be here with allof you.I want to thank The Economic Times for
bestowing this honour on me.
While I receive this, the simple fact is that it isactually an honour for thousands of my colleagues
and partners, who have helped build Wipro into what
it is, over the past few decades. Thank you.
It was suggested by Economic Times that
I share some thoughts on Philanthropy on this
occasion. So let me do so.
Lets think about tonight. We will all go home
or go to our hotels and sleep. No matter where
we are, within a couple of kilometers of where
we will be sleeping safely and soundly, there willbe a young girl, who is our daughters age or our
granddaughters age, trying to sleep in the cold night
of December on the roads.
She has been abused in the past, and she will
be abused in the future. She is probably desperately
hungry. In these circumstances, going to school or
having anything else that every child must have is
not even a remote possibility. When she wakes up
tomorrow morning, its just the start to another day
of trying to survive, to again sleep shivering on thecold pavement somewhere.
This girl is not alone. There are probably 3
million children, who are homeless and will sleep
on the streets in India tonight and every night. She
is also not alone in sleeping hungry. More than 200
million of our people will probably sleep hungry,
like her.
In very simple terms: can we be indifferent
to this?
To my mind that is the basic question that we
need to ask ourselves, do we feel connected to our
country or to the people around us? Should not every
Indian have the very basic, very bare necessities of
Inspiring speech by Azim Premji s at ET Awards
function on December 7, 2013
Change themindset
to make adifference
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Be the change that you want to see in the world.
a life of dignity? This is certainly not hoping for too
much, its just basic safety, adequate food, a roof on
head to sleep, basic education and healthcare.
Most of us would feel this way. I think we
just need to act.
I have mentioned only a few kinds of issues.But as all of us know, our country is facing
challenges of similar kind on every front. Be it
education, healthcare, nutrition, sanitation or of
deep inequality and discrimination. Each one is as
complex as the other, and each one as necessary for
a life basic dignity.
We can perhaps justifiably say that many of
these issues need to be addressed by the government.
Certainly the government needs to do more and
better. But that doesnt in any way lessen theresponsibility that we have. You and I, who have
the privilege of being successful, have a greater
responsibility.
To me philanthropy is the connection that we
can have if we are not indifferent to all these issues
that face us. It is the mechanism for us to contribute
to making some positive changes. And I think
greater our success, the greater the responsibility
for us.
I must also say that the desire to engage
must come from within. No one can be told to be
philanthropic. At its core Philanthropy is about the
connection that you feel with the people around
you or the world around you. Many, who feel this
connection and have taken action, have experienced
that there is enough reason for hope in our country,
and that one can genuinely contribute.
The Foundation that we have set up has been
working with various state governments to improve
equity and quality of government schools for the
past 12 years. I have learnt that trying to improve
education is a very long process, but I think basic
education is the basic route to building a better
society, so we remain totally committed to it. Let
me narrate one of many things that give us hope in
this journey.
We work in some of the most disadvantaged
districts of the country. We have 50-70 of our own
people in each of these districts. They are all deeply
committed to the cause of education, and are capableof education teachers.
In all these places we run voluntary learning
forums for government school teachers, amongst
many other initiatives. What this means is that
teachers come to these learning sessions on their own.
They spend their own money for transportation; they
come from up to 30 km away in difficult conditions.
They also spend their own money on food. They do
this on a holiday, usually on Sunday.
Can we imagine this happening in the best
of the companies? How many employees of such
companies will spend their holidays and their own
money, so that they can do their jobs better? How
completely contrary is this experience of ours, to the
Involving your family early in Philanthropy is very important. Their
understanding, endorsement and involvement may eventually be the
most determining factor. There is another positive aspect to this early
involvement. Some of the smartest people that I know have been thosewho chose to become home makers. They can perhaps play a significant
role in starting off their families philanthropic efforts.
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An eye for an eye only ends up makingthe whole world blind.
notion of the disinterested government employee?
These are all government employees, but they are
deeply committed and they genuinely care.
Our experience has been that between 12-18%
teachers in a district become a part of such forums
over a period of time. And if you ask them why
they do it, they all have the same answer, which is
that they want to learn so that they can teach better.
We are not talking about small numbers in a typical
district with 5000 teachers this implies that 600-800
teachers are engaged in such forums.
I find this a great reason for hope. When somany people from within the government school
system have this kind of commitment, I am sure
education will improve, given time and sustained
effort. As I said before we have been at it for 12 years.
I have only one regret about my Philanthropy, which
is that, I wish it had started earlier. There is so much
to do, and this kind of work takes so much time that
the earlier we try to contribute, the better it is.
With these 12 years of our experience, let
me share three other things that I have learnt about
Philanthropy. Those of you, who are very active in
philanthropy, would perhaps resonate with these
lessons that I have learnt.
First, involving your family early in
Philanthropy is very important. Their understanding,
endorsement and involvement may eventually
be the most determining factor. There is another
positive aspect to this early involvement. Some of
the smartest people that I know have been those who
chose to become home makers. They can perhapsplay a significant role in starting off their families
philanthropic efforts.
Second, the key to scaling up Philanthropy
and doing good work is getting people in the team.
This is exactly the same, as in our businesses. The
work in Philanthropy is perhaps more complex than
business, because social issues are more complex.
So, it needs really good people. I think that the
most serious start to anyones philanthropic work
would be to pick one of their top people from
within the business, a person who has the interest,
empathy, ability and trust and move him or her to
the Philanthropy side.
Third, philanthropic work needs patience,
tenacity and empathy. It is different from business.
We all know that intellectually, but its very
challenging when one gets into it. One has to change
ones mindset significantly, if one has to make a
difference. I have learnt this only slowly in the past12 years.
Thank you for hearing me out. I absolutely
believe that we are trustees of our wealth for this
society, and we must use it as such. We must do
Philanthropy because it is the right thing to do.
I also believe that every one of us has the basic
empathy with the people around us; we just need to
let it find expression. I am certain that none of us
wants to let the young girl, I talked about earlier,
to go hungry, to get abused, or to sleep in the cold
night of December on the road, when our daughters
and grand-daughters are sleeping safe and sound - as
they should. Thank you.
(Courtesy: The Economics Times)
Philanthropic work needs patience,
tenacity and empathy. It is different
from business. We all know
that intellectually, but its verychallenging when one gets into it.
One has to change ones mindset
significantly, if one has to make a
difference. I have learnt this only
slowly in the past 12 years.
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Be faithful in small things because it is inthem that your strength lies.
Sewa Bharati, Awadh Prant
Tree Plantation Drive
Sewa Bharati Viswan conducted a tree plantation
campaign involving students of three schools onJuly 31 in the presence of Sewa Bharati, Awadh
Prant pesident Shri Dhiraj Agrawal and other office
bearers of the Prant unit. About 3500 saplings of
different varieties were arranged by Shri BK Singh,
Director, Forest Department. Shri Nawal Kishore,
Kshetra Sewa Pramukh, addressed the gathering
and stressed the importance of environment
protection.
SanvedanaLatur,Maharashtra
Sanvedana Latur, a project of RSS Jankalyan Samiti,
Pune for mentally and physically challenged,
celebrated its eight annual day function. District
Collector Shri Panduranga Pole, Shri Laxmikant
Lahoti, president, Dayanand Group of Educational
Institutions, Dr Saritha Manthri, Dean, MIT
Medical Collage graced the occasion. The guests
lauded the teachers for their patience and affection
to these special children Stars on the Earth.
The National Trust Delhi awarded the best
individual under parents category to Smt Deepa
Suresh Patil of Sanvedana. The award consists of Rs.
50, 000, a shield and a certificate for her excellent
upbringing of the child. The award function was
held in Delhi on September 10 and the award was
given away by Shri Sudarshan Bhagat, Minister
of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.Rashtriya Sewa Bharati congratulates Smt Deepa
Patil, Sanvedana and the Jankalyan Samiti Pune
on this occasion.
National Conference of
Saksham in Alwar
Our Associate, Saksham, which is doing yeomen
service, exclusively in the field of physically
challenged propagating eye donation heldits National Conference in Alwar, Rajasthan
recently.
Udyog Vardhini, Solapur
Apart from so many projects for needy and
downtrodden, especially women, Udyog Vardhini
organises Harshvardhini Sanskar Varga twice a
week for the girls who live in Sewa Bastis between
the age group from 8 to 18 years. Skill development
training is also imparted which helps them fortheir safe future. Also the personality development
training is given in which all their physical,
intellectual, mental and emotional grooming is
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Our greatest glory is not in ever falling,but in rising every time we fall.
taken care of. They are also instilled in them a self-
confidence to be at par with others in the society.
Sree Navchetan Andhajan
Mandal, Madapur &
Kanyakunj, Bhuj-Kutch,
GujaratShree Navchetan Andhajan Mandal, Madapur &
Kanyakunj, Bhuj-Kutch, Gujarat runs Viklang project,
blind school, industrial training centre, Viklang
rehabilitation centre, physiotherapy centre, old age
home, Grih Udyog, etc successfully in rural areas of
Bhuj-Kutch. Recently, 9 physically challenged students
participated in the state level sports competition held
at Ahmedabad and three of them won 3 gold and 6
silver medals out of total participants of 210. The
organisation also participated in business exhibitionheld at Bhuj, exhibiting the products prepared by
physically challenged and visually impaired children
under rehabilitation scheme.
Dr Ambedkar Vanvasi
Kalyan Trust SuratDr Ambedkar Vanvasi Kalyan Trust Surat organiseda periodical medical camp on 21.09.2014 at GatadiSangadh, where the medical facilities are rarely
available.
J a lva rdhini Pratishtha n,
J aw har, Maha ras htra
A workshop was organised jointly with Sree
Gurudev Bahuuddeshiya Samstha, Jawhar, for
farmers, masons and voluntary organisations for
training them to construct Ferro Cement Tank
for storing water, which is very simple and cost
effective. These water tanks are attracting lot
of farmers and rural masses, which is a great
contribution towards water conservation.
J a nka lya n Sam iti, Pune
Blood donation camp was organised at Lokhandwala
Township, Kandivli (east) Mumbai on 24.08.2014
in which 69 donated blood.
Se w a Bhara ti, Uda ipur
A total of 71 meritorious students of 10th, 11th &
12th class were honoured at Udaipur. Sewa Bharati,
Chittod Prant President Sri RP Soni was the chiefguest.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
National workshop on Rural Development was
organised at IIT Delhi from September 7 to
9 in which more than 800 participants from
IIT, NIT, technical universities, Agricultural
universities, NGOs, Centre for rural development
and technology participated. Experts from various
fields discussed about organic products, water
management, alternate energy, skill development,
rural employment and fundamental facilities in
rural areas. About 50 voluntary organiations also
participated actively in the workshop.
Rashtriya Sewa Sangam 2015 in Delhi from April 4-6
The national level Sewa Sangam of important office bearers of our affiliated Sansthas and associates will
be held in Delhi from April 4 to 6, 2015. More than 3000 delegates from 700 voluntary organisations
are expected to participate. The role of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati, as the largest umbrella organisationat the national level, will be discussed.
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Be careless in dress if you will, but keep a tide soul.
The unprecedented rains that hit Jammu &Kashmir on September 2 continued forcontinuous seven days. The elders say suchdevastating flood was witnessed only 60 yearsback. Since the shape of the Kashmir Valley islike a bowl, the flood water stored in the regioncould not release for several days. As a result,
barring the mountainous areas, all houses inthe valley, whether in the city or villages, weresubmerged. There was water from 10 to 32 feet inmajority of the localities. About six lakh people,including tourists, confined to the roofs of hotelsor houses for many days. As usual the Indian
army displaying extraordinary courage rescued thepeople and shifted them to safer places. At someplaces they also provided meals and medicines tothe victims.
Feeling of oneness
It is a fact that some anti-national elements inthe Valley have been trying their best to generateanti-India feelings in the minds of local peoplefor some time. But the rescue work that the Indianarmy carried out in the valley without showingany discrimination belied all those attempts and
Massive relief and rescue operation by Sangh swayamsevaks,
Sewa Bharati and Jammu-Kashmir Sahayata Samiti in J&K
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generated the feeling among the minds of even
those who were misguided that they must begrateful to the army. They admit had the armywas not there, their survival was impossible. Atthe same time the people also witnessed that nonefrom the anti-national groups was seen anywhereduring the entire relief operation.
Soon after the getting the reports of calamity,Prime Minister Narendra Modi missed no timeto take a lead in visiting the affected areas andprovided quick relief of Rs 100 to the victims.Apart from the central government, the peopleof the country as well as various voluntaryorganisations dispatched relief material to the statein huge quantity. By and large the entire nationwas seen standing with the people of Jammu &Kashmir, which further strengthened the feelingof oneness and integration.
Since the floods did not strike all of a sudden,the loss of lives was less in Kashmir Valley.But the houses, both in rural and urban areas,submerged completely. The fields also witnessed
huge loss as the crops were ruined and the land atcertain places become useless for farming becauseof huge silt left by the water. There is one moreinteresting fact. The people of Kashmir valleyincluding the Muslims, rear indigenous cow onlarge scale. They mostly drink cow milk and she
buffalo is rarely found there. But the calamityclaimed the lives of thousands of cows. It is amajor loss to the people of the state.
Relief and rescue work by Sewa Bharati
Sewa Bharati has been running around 250sewa projects in Kashmir valley for about 10 years.They include Ekal Vidyalayas, self-help groups,Sanskar Kendras, cutting tailoring centres, etc.Interestingly, those who are served and those whoserve are Muslims. There are about 350 Muslimworkers, including 25 Muslims, who are associated
with the Sewa Bharati. They undoubtedly sufferedloss in the floods, but instead of looking aftertheir own families alone they rescued the othervictims also. They rescued over 3000 victims fromdeep water and shifted them to safer places. Theyalso provided meals, clothes and other essentialcommodities to the victims.
Since the drinking water even in rural areas had1.
contaminated, the people were provided with
chlorine tablets and liquid bottles of chlorine.
About 8000 tablets of chlorine and 300 liters ofliquid chlorine were distributed.
Since all the houses were submerged and walls2.
were wet, the people were provided with phenyl
to curb the spread of diseases. Insecticides were
sprayed in about 85 villages and bleaching
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powder was also distributed.
The victims were also distributed about 30003. blankets. Foodgrains and warm clothes were
also distributed.
--For medical need, two doctors from4.
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, reached there on
September 14. Then various groups of doctors
started visiting the affected areas. Now the
doctors are visiting even the remote areas.
Till the time of writing this report, the doctors
associated with Sewa Bharati had treated 5343
patients in five districts of the state. Presently,
15 doctors are working. Apart from it, about50 doctors from different parts of the country
are going to visit the between October 3 and
10. Apart from providing medicines, they are
also counseling the victims so that they can
recover fast. The doctors who went there so
far have inspiring experience. Almost all had
the same experience. They said people of the
state are very happy and they extended high
reverence to them. The arrangements of food
and stay were made at the houses of Muslims
only and both the families and the doctors
shared a bond of oneness.
The electric supply was adversely affected5.
due to the floods. Therefore, the Sewa Bharati
is in the process of supplying about 2000
solar lamps to the affected families. Now with
the activeness of the government machinery,
the electric supply has been restored in someareas.
The schools in the Valley are closed for long6.
time. Majority of the students have lost their
textbooks. Therefore, the Sewa Bharati has
decided to provide textbooks and school kits to
about 5000 students.
There are also planning to train about 100 local7.
workers in first aid and provide them Medical
kits so that they can treat the minor ailments of
the people on the spot only. The medical kitwill include a digital blood pressure machine,
thermometer and the medial literature so that
they do not feel any difficulty in providing first
aid to the victims. Now survey of the affected
areas is going on and once the survey report
comes the long term rehabilitation plans will
be formulated.
The state unit of Sewa Bharati has beenassisted by many voluntary organisations and
institutions across the country in this endeavour.The Go Air transported relief material fromDelhi and Mumbai to Srinagar and Jammu free ofcost. All the organisations or institutions, whichcontributed in the relief operation, deserve sincererapplause and it is hoped that their assistance and
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cooperation will continue in future too.
Relief work in Jammu
The Jammu region was under floods sinceSeptember 2. Seven of the total 10 districts wereseverely affected. The crops suffered huge loss.Some crops have completely been ruined. Thesilt in huge quantity stored in the fields. Thehouses and schools also suffered massive damage.
Majority of the families lost their almost allhousehold things in the flood.
The loss of human lives is more in Jammuthan in Srinagar region. About 150 people havebeen reported died. An entire bus carrying awedding party washed away in the floods killing85 passengers. The bus had 19 members of a familyand 17 of them washed away. Only two elderscould survivegrandfather and grandmother.Similarly, about 40 people of a village buried
under the debris. The Sewa Bharati worked insuch areas and the workers saved the lives ofmany people. They organised relief camps andprovided meals and other essential commoditiesto the victims.
Rescue operation
Jammu-Kashmir Sahayata Samiti also joinedhands with the Sewa Bharati in Jammu region andthe work is still going on. The Sangh workersdesigned the relief operation immediately as theygot the news of the floods. They shifted the peopleat safer places and also provided meals, etc. They
He that can have patience can have what he will.
The work of providing essentialcommodities including medicines,
school kits to the students, solar
lamps, etc has begun. The survey
is also being carried out and
after that only the long term
rehabilitation plans will be
formulated. The village which
has almost been buried in thelandslide will be adopted for
rehabilitation with the help of
Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
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distributed relief material to about 3000 people in143 villages. About 5000 people were fed. Apartfrom it, 5000 blankets, 110 quintal foodgrains,2000 liter water and milk were also distributed.
Now the work of providing essentialcommodities including medicines, school kits tothe students, solar lamps, etc has begun. The surveyis also being carried out and after that only thelong term rehabilitation plans will be formulated.The village which has almost been buried in the
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
Muslims of the Valley show
unique example of oneness
The unity and cooperation displayed by local
Muslims in Kashmir Valley need applause andspecial mention. Since flood waters stored in
majority of the houses, the people whose houses
were safe, kept the victims for many days.
They also looked after all their needs. There
were some relief camps also at some places.
The Muslim youth collected relief material
from houses and distributed to the victims. The
announcements about precautions, warning or
the information about the people trapped was
aired regularly through loudspeakers. Theworkers acted accordingly and rushed the place
where they were needed the most.
Many roads in Srinagar were closed for
many days. Naturally, the traffic movement
adversely affected. In such a situation, a group
of youth cleared the roads and managed the
traffic. Till September 14, the local police was
missing from the scene. When they appear on
14, they had nothing to do. People were angry at
the police but they displayed high reverence tothe youth. Since the local transport was closed,
the youth picked and dropped people from one
place to other. There was a display of unique
family bonds.
landslide will be adopted for rehabilitation with thehelp of Mata Amritanandamayi Math. In Jammualone, more than 200 workers joined the reliefoperation. Huge silt had stored in a big temple ofJammu, which is famous among 22 Jyotirlingas.About 100 swayamsevaks of Jammu cleared thatsilt by performing shram sadhana.
Our expectations
There is a Sultanpur village situated at
the banks of Tavi River. It is about 20 km from
Jammu. The flood water had submerged all the
houses causing huge loss. The Sewa Bharati and
Sangh workers were engaged in relief work there.
When they started returning after finishing the
relief work, an old man who was sitting silently forsome time, came and told them, You have seen
that we have suffered huge loss. But we dont want
anything from the government. We can stand by
our own efforts. We just expect the government
to ensure that such floods do not strike back and if
strike there should be proper security arrangements
in advance.
Sewa Bharati J&K
Ved Mandir Complex, Ambphalla,
Jammu-180 001,Phone: 0191-2570750, 2547000, Mobile:
09419112841, 09419110940,
E-mail: [email protected],
Account Detail: Sewa Bharati, Jammu,
State Bank of India, Karan Nagar, Jammu,
Account No 10088448366,
IFSC Code: SBIN0007970
Jammu-Kashmir Sahayata Samiti
Ved Mandir, Ambphalla, Jammu-180 001,Phone: 09419101742,
Account Detail: Jammu Kashmir Sahayata Samiti,
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Account No 10167775167,
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New Delhi 110 005
Phone: 011-25814928, 25814693, Mobile: 09868245005
Email: [email protected],
Website : www.rashtriyasewa.org
BlogSpot : http://rashtriyasewa.blogspot.in
An opportunity to know about the activities of different Sewa
organizations and meet their delegates at one place.
More than 3000 delegates from across the country to participate.
Guidance by the intellectuals, leading social workers and experts.
An educating exhibition depicting the good works being done by
various Sewa Sansthas.
Memorable event after the First Sewa Sangam organised in
Bengaluru in 2010.
All Sewa Sansthas affiliated to Rashtriya Sewa Bharati are requested to nominate their
delegates well in advance.
Necessary details being dispatched to all the affiliated organisations through circular.
Second Rashtriya Sewa Sangamby Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
in Delhi from April 4 to 6
Venue: Geeta Bal Bharati Senior Secondary School,
Shankar Nagar, Delhi-110031
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KESHAV SEVA SADHANAS SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN
Vathadev, BICHOLIM GOA. 403529
Tel: +91 832 2360155The school was started with 07 students in October 2004 from Bicholim and Sattari talukas and
nearby areas. The school provides educational & training and Vocational Training facilities tostudents and guidance to their parents. Now total 141 students are enrolled in the school.
Achievements:
Students participated in various sports camps & won Gold, Silver
and Bronze medals for National Championship in various games
throughout country.
Participated and won prizes in various competitions like Painting &
Drawing, Folk Dances, Drill, Patriotic Competitions etc. organized
by various School, N.G.O. etc.
Winners for consecutive years for All Goa Drama competition. *STATE AWARD FOR BEST INSTITUTION IN THE FIELD
OF DISABILITY BY DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL WELFARE,
GOVT. OF GOA.
* MISS VIBHA AJIT KANEKAR AWARDED BALSHREE
AWARD IN THE YEAR 2010.
* SUNNY GOVIND KANLANGUTKAR WON SILVER MEDAL
IN HANDBALL EVENT AT SUMMER SPECIAL OLYMPICS,
ATHENCE, 2010.
* POOJA KRISHNA RESHAM WON GOLD MEDAL IN FLOOR HOCKEY EVENT AT
WINTER SPECIAL OLYMPIC, SOUTH KOREA IN THE YEAR 2013.
* AWARDED LOKMAT GAURAV PURASKAR FOR YEAR 2012-2013.
Others:
Performed drama at Mumbai and also perfomed cultural programme of the students at Palanpur
Ahmedabad (Gujrat).
Organised educational and field trip at Bangalure.
Students are giving training in:
File making, Folders making, Lantern making, Diyas painting, Greeting Cards, Paper
envelopes, Candles making, Decorative and gift items etc.
For further enquiry contact:
Shri. Laxman V. Bahare:+91 9422443165/ +91 8390643165
Shri. Sagar V. Shetye:+91 9422057300
Saving A/c No: 30025762729, State Bank of India, Bicholim Goa INDIA.
IFSC Code:SBIN0000289 MICR Code: 403002012
Email:[email protected] / [email protected]
Year No. of
Children
Oct. 2004 07
June 2005 21
June 2006 31
June 2007 41
June 2008 54
June 2009 82
June 2010 102
June 2011 112
June 2012 126
June 2013 130
June 2014 141
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