தலை வணங்குகிறோம் தாயே!

என்ன பிள்ளைகளா,மதிய உணவு சாப்பிட்டீர்களா?’-டீச்சர்


”டீச்சர்,மழை பெய்யுதில்லையா,கூரை ஓட்டை வழியாத் தண்ணி கொட்டித் தட்டுலே இருந்த சோறெல்லாம் நனஞ்சு போச்சு”-மாணவன்.



இதுதான் இன்று வரை அந்த மதிய உணவுக் கூடத்தின் நிலை.

உடைந்த அஸ்பெஸ்டாஸ் கூரையின் கீழ்,அந்தக் கட்டிடம்.சமையல் வெட்ட வெளியில் .

இப்படித்தான் இயங்கி வந்தது அந்த மதிய உணவு மையம்!-இத்தனை நாள்.



இனியில்லை!



அழகிய புதிய கட்டிடம்,சமையல் அறை ,ஸ்டோர் ரூம் வசதியுடன் தயாராகி விட்டது!



அரசு புதுக் கட்டிடம் கட்டிக் கொடுத்துவிட்டதா?

அல்லது யாராவது வள்ளல் ஏற்பாடு செய்தாரா?

இல்லை!இல்லை!



கோடிக் கணக்கில் இலவசங்களுக்குச் செலவழிக்கும் அரசுக்கு இந்தச் சிறிய விஷயத்தைக் கண்டு கொள்ள நேரமிருக்குமா என்ன?

அது தவிர இதனால் என்ன பயன்?அந்த மாணவர்கள் ஓட்டுப் போடப் போகிறார்களா என்ன?

பின் எப்படி நடந்தது?



11 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் பள்ளிச் சேவையிலிருந்து ஓய்வு பெற்ற,தற்போது 63 வயதாகும் ஓர் ஆசிரியையின் கருணை உள்ளம்!



29 ஆண்டு சேவைக்குப் பின் ஓய்வு பெற்ற அந்த ஆசிரியை,தனது ஓய்வூதியத்தை இத்தனை நாள் சேமித்து வந்த பணம்-ரூபாய்3.5 லட்சம்.



அதைப் பள்ளி நிர்வாகத்துக்குக் கொடுத்துதான் இந்தச் செயல் நடக்க உதவியிருக்கிறார் அந்த ஆசிரியை



“எனக்குக் குழந்தைகள் இல்லை.பள்ளி மாணவர்களெல்லாம் என்குழந்தைகள்தான்”என்று கூறும் பரந்த மனம் அவருக்கு இருக்கிறது!



”2009ஆம் ஆண்டு பார்கின்சன் வியாதியால் மரணமடைந்த என் கணவரின் நினைவாக இதைச்செய்கிறேன் என்று அவர் சொல்லியிருக்கிறார்!



மதிய உணவு மையம் இருக்கும் பள்ளி---பல்லாவரம் கண்டோன்மெண்ட் அரசு உயர்நிலைப் பள்ளி.



அந்த மகத்தான செயல் புரிந்த ஆசிரியை—அந்தப் பள்ளியில் பணி புரிந்து ஓய்வு பெற்ற நுங்கம்பாக்கத்தைச் சேர்ந்த திருமதி.லலிதா.



தாயே!உங்களுக்குத் தலை மண்ணில் பட வணங்குகிறேன்!



இறைவன் அருள் என்றும் உங்களுடன் இருக்கட்டும்
 
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Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Disability did not prove to be a hindrance for these children  from staging ‘Ramayana on wheels’ in an open theatre on the eve of World Disability Day on Sunday. Over 200 disabled children, from Pune-based Bal Kalyan Sanstha, displayed a heartening sight of exuberance and willingness to lead life to its fullest by arranging a unique kind of dance and theatre performance.

With five diverse stages and specialized training, thechildren enacted the play coupled with dance and music, a first for the Sanstha as well as for the kids. “This was for the very first time that the children put up such a mammoth performance. They were trained meticulously for  the special event and each and every child was very excited to perform,” said Minetta Patil, Sanstha principal.

The Sanstha had collaborated with Delhi-based Ability Unlimited Foundation for the performance, and thechildren were trained by Guruji Sallauddin Pasha, who is revered as the ‘Father of Indian Therapeutic Theatre for persons with disabilities’. Guru Pasha choreographed and designed the entire sequence of ‘Ramayana on Wheels’.

“The Sanstha, which was established in the year 1979, basically has the objective to provide recreational and cultural facilities to differently-abled children. The primary aim of this event was to imbibe a sense of self-dependency and confidence in differently-abled children and help them to lead a normal mainstream life. We also aim to educate and sensitize people on various important issues concerning these children, who are often reckoned as a burden by their own,” Paatil said.

The characters enacted by the kids provided wisdom and ideals of common life and tried to spread the message of giving respect and equal importance to disabled people in India. The play included 18 scenes of the great epic of India and was spread across five stages.

Pasha, who visited Pune on a regular basis for training the kids, confessed that the task was a daunting one. But as they say that ‘where there is a will, there is a way’. He beliieves that the event is kind of a therapy, which will help to heal the disabled via music, dance and rhythm.

“We wish to change the indifferent attitude of the society towards the disabled and so that they can view them in a new light. We also firmly believe that many of our students will be able to find work after this exercise, which will help them to establish themselves on par with other mainstream individuals of their age and instill confidence and self-belief in them,” Pasha said.

“I personally believe that this kind of initiative is necessary to keep the feeling of humanness alive in this world, which is torn by hatred and bloodshed. We need to respect each other as human beings, and understand that everyone is not so lucky to lead a normal and happy life. It is we who can make disabled children and adults feel at home and help them to lead a life of dignity and happiness,” said Milinda Karmarkar, a resident of Law College Road, Pune.

- Siddhartha Laik

Source:http://www.punesite.com/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way.html

(You can find more about Bal Kalyan Sanstha Pune here at the official website: http://balkalyan.niya.org/

Here is an inspiring story of the World’s youngest CEO

நண்பர் ஒருவர் அனுப்பிய மடலிலிருந்து...

.  When I was in the 9th standard itself, I had made enough money to buy a computer for myself. At that time, my brother was studying engineering and my father thought he needed a computer.    In no time, I also bought one for myself. But we didn't have a net connection at home.    My spending hours in the net cafe working on websites did affect my studies. I spent the entire summer vacation after the 9th standard in the cafe.     On rejecting a job offer from the US   When I was 14, Network Solutions offered me a part-time job in the US and they said they would sponsor my education in the US. I rejected the offer because that was the time I had read a story about Bill Gates and how he startedMicrosoft.    I thought it was more fun to have your own company. Many US companies used to tell me that I didn't even have a moustache and they felt insecure taking my services. They used to connect my ability with my age and academic qualifications.    So, I wanted to start my own company and show the world that age and academic qualifications are immaterial. I decided then that when I started a company, I would recruit only youngsters and I would not ask for their academic qualifications and marks cards. I follow that in my company.               Gopinath delivering a lecture at the DLD Conference ·         On starting his own company at 14    Soon after my 9th standard summer vacation, I started my own company, Global Inc. I wanted the name Global or Global Solutions but both were not available, so I named it Global.    I registered my company in the US as in India; you will not be able to start a company unless you are 18. It takes only 15 minutes to start a company in the US.    I became the owner and CEO of the company. My friend, an American who was a university student, became a board member.    I was very excited because that was what I wanted to do. From that day, I started dreaming of making my company as big as Microsoft.  ·         On doing badly in school   In my pre-board CBSE exam, I failed in Mathematics. The school headmistress was shocked because that was the first time I had failed in any subject. She called my mother and said she was horrified by my performance.    At home, like any typical South Indian mother, my mother made me swear on her head that I would focus on academics.    I told my mother that the world's richest man Bill Gates had not completed his education. Why do you force me then, I asked her. She then said, I am sure his horoscope and yours are not the same!    I come from a family where entrepreneurship is considered a sin. My mother was quite upset. She wanted me to do engineering, then an MBA and work in a good company.   As per my mother's wishes, I took a four-month sabbatical from my company and studied for my board exam. I passed with a first class.   I still feel that you cannot restrict yourself to bookish knowledge. I believe that practical knowledge is more important.    In the first year, the turnover of Global Inc was Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000). The second year, the turnover went up to Rs 5 lakh (Rs 500,000).        Suhas receiving the Incredible Europe Innovation Award at Vienna  ·         On looking at Europe as a market   Till I was 16 or 17, I didn't tell my parents that I had started a company. I kept it a secret because I thought they would object to it. They only knew that I was a freelancer.     We used to build websites and also offer online shopping and e commerce solutions. We even gave part time work to a few programmers in the US when we got many projects but we never had any office.   When I was 16, I saw that there was enormous business opportunities in Europe as a majority of the Indian IT companies were working for American companies.    When I contacted a Spanish company, it rejected my offer saying Indians do not know Spanish. As an entrepreneur, you can't accept rejection, especially when you are young.   I hired five student interns from some Spanish universities and told them they would be paid based on their successful sales.    They were the people who met the companies and bagged the projects for us. By now, we decided to have a home office in Spain.   I replicated the same model in Italy. I contacted some Italian university students.      Suhas meeting with Sheikha Nayhan, Minister for Higher Education, the UAE  ·         On going to Germany to talk about entrepreneurship   The American newspapers were writing a lot about me as the world's youngest CEO at 14 from India, from a middle class background.     It was a good story for the BBC also. I never expected to be in the limelight. For me, starting a company was like realising a passion of mine.    On seeing these stories, a B-school in Germany invited me to talk to its students on entrepreneurship. I was 17 then. By now, I had completed my 12th standard and had joined Engineering in Bengaluru.    When I was 18, we set up an office -- the European HQ in Bonn. Then, we moved to Switzerland. Six months back, we started our operations in Vienna as well.    That is how we spread our operations from a small Internet cafe to become a multinational company with significant operations in Europe, Middle East, the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, etc.   ·         On registering a company in India at 18   The day I turned 18, I registered our company in India as Global, opened an office and recruited four people. I opened the office next to the Internet cafe where I started my career.    By then, he had closed shop and joined a factory as an employee. Whenever I met him, I used to tell him, 'you made me an entrepreneur but you stopped being one.' ·         On moving to creating products   We wanted our company also to be a product development company and our focus was on education, like the software that manages everything about a child while in school starting from admission till he/she leaves school and becomes an alumnus.    It is a nasty software which students are going to be quite unhappy about! This software was aimed only at the Indian market. I want to be the market leader in ICT in education.   Our software is being used in more than 100 schools all over India, Singapore and the Middle East.   We are now in the process of raising funds. Once we do it, we will separate the company into two -- service and product development. I want to concentrate on products as I can't sail on two boats.  World Bank president Robert Zoellick ·         On meeting former President Abdul Kalam   I met Dr Abdul Kalam when he was the President of India. I was 17 or 18 then. My meeting was scheduled for 15 minutes but we had such an intense conversation that it went on for one-and-a-half hours.   I didn't feel that I was talking to the President of India. We talked like two friends. He was sitting in his chair across the table but after some time, he came and sat next to me. He is such a modest person that it was a learning experience for me. ·         On being on the board of the World Bank   As per the wishes of my parents, I joined engineering but didn't complete my engineering: like Bill Gates! When I was in my 5th semester, the World Bank invited me to attend their board meeting. I am the only Indian on the board of the World Bank.    The objective was to explore how ICT can improve the quality of education in the emerging economies, by bringing in accountability and transparency in their financial deeds.    Robert B. Zoë lick, the president of the World Bank, decided that they could not have only Americans on the board and needed people from across the world. As they were focusing on education, they wanted young minds to add value to the work.    He preferred a young mind from an emerging country and that was how I got the invitation in 2005. Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be on the board of the World Bank. The invitation was the most unforgettable moment in my life. I report directly to Robert B Zoë lick!   Some of the others on the board are the CEO of Cisco, the vice president of Microsoft and the CEO of SAP; all Fortune 500 companies and me, the only Indian!    I am helping the World Bank set policies on ICT in university education so that employability can be enhanced. My aim is to reduce the number of unemployed eligible youth in the world.    Right now, we are concentrating on Africa. Soon, I want to shift the focus on to India. It has been an amazing experience for me.    But I had to discontinue my engineering education at the time I joined the board, as I didn't have enough attendance in college!                                                  Suhas Gopinath   ·         On his dreams for his company   I have always believed that IT is not just technology but a tool that can solve the problems of people.    That is what I want to do in my company.    I want my company to be a market leader in software solutions concentrating on education.   When I was younger, I didn't care about money. Now that I am responsible for my employees, I care about what we make. If I am not bothered about money, we cannot scale up our business.    When I started my company from a net cafe in Bengaluru, I never ever imagined that one day my company would be a multi-million dollar company and I would be on the World Bank board as a member.    What drives me is my passion and it has been an amazing journey so far.