People With A Great Character

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oho ok chorry ck annai

 

ee ck gola endi baa.. nenna inkevaro id kuda adhe annaru.. 

[aragorn]

Baa add me also taking care of many strippers

funding their edu vuncle, entha grad stage kee vacheru. a a profession lo vunnaru, docs, engineers, accountants entha mandi

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vachinava Silent Spammer 

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vachinava Silent Spammer 

achesna re 

[JANASENA]

Story Of 2 Indians, Helping 20,000 People In Bihar ‘Stand On Their Feet’

 

 

Suffering from Phocomelia, a disease that hampered the development of her limbs, Payal could not have imagined walking on her feet if it was not for Harpal and TCI foundation. Her family was grieving as they thought she won’t be able to walk ever again. Somehow, they got to know about the center and brought the child there. She was able to return the same day on her feet. In an another case Kamal Kishore, a 26 years old youth from Bihar, met with a road accident last year and lost a leg but TCI foundation gave him a new life with artificial limbs.

He is now more than happy to ride his bike again. In the last eight years, Harpal Singh and Pawan Kumar, who are managing the TCI foundation in Patna, have distributed around 20,000 artificial legs for free to the differently-abled people. Leaving several lucrative offers, Harpal an MBA in HR is happy to work for the foundation which has been changing lives since 2008. In last eight years, the foundation has helped more than 21,460 people ‘stand on their feet’. They have been providing free artificial limbs, polio calipers, crutches, sticks to the needy without taking any money.

 

There is the lack of awareness about the facility and people who are in need sometimes are not able to reach them. Even after reaching the center most people are still not aware that such a facility is being provided here, they ask if they need to pay something. TCI foundation is a social arm of Transport Corporation of India Ltd, a vision to support the less privileged communities by facilitating health, education, community and sports developmental services. The artificial limbs that are otherwise available for Rs 15,000- Rs 20,000 to the people are being made at the cost of Rs 3,000 at TCI foundation.

 

There is a lack of awareness about artificial limbs in the state which motivated these two men from Rajasthan to continue their mission and make a difference in the lives of more people. The satisfaction of seeing the smile on the faces of people and the immense respect that they give to Harpal and Pawan after getting a second lease of life is what holds them back in Bihar. A hapless son carried his old father on his back to their centre recently. Both were not sure if the old lad would be able to walk again. But things turned for the better within a day for them.

 

There have been many girls who have come to us saying that they have become more self-reliant after getting the artificial limbs. Such kind of heartening stories gives them the much-needed motivation to keep going. Not only the medial facility the duo also goes an extra mile to provide help to the patients who come to the TCI Foundation by providing them meals and the accommodation if needed.

 

They are also providing this facility to people in remote areas of the state by carrying all the required material in a mobile van, and they have also helped 1000 odd people in Nepal. We salute the dedication of the duo Harpal Singh and Pawan Kumar for making change in people’s life. We hope this information reaches to the masses and more people get benefited from their services.

[JANASENA]

Amidst The Rage In Haryana, This Man Is Feeding And Providing A Place To Stay For Free To Everyone

 

 

 

The Humanist Amidst The Jat Conflict

Mr Ravinder Lather is the owner of a restaurant in Haryana marred by violence due to the reservation demand by the Jat community. But that’s not what makes him special. Violence in Haryana has thrown many people’s lives out of gear besides blocking many of the arterial roads and highways. The blocking of roads has caused doubts and fear among many commuters who have been trying to return to their homes in Haryana and other travellers.   He has sheltered all of them in his hotel at free of cost with delicious food being served. In this situation of uncertainty one man has taken the onus to provide safety, food and shelter to all who are seeking it.  Mr Ravinder is housing all the people there until the situation is safe outside. The people who are staying there are not only being served the best food free of cost. All the people who are staying there along with Mr Ravinder are not only having a fun time together, they have unanimously stressed the need for “humanism” and “unity”.  

 

 

 

Mr Ravinder welcomed all the people who got stranded along the highways due to the ongoing protests on Jat reservation which had brought life to a standstill at many places. Mr Ravinder has provided all of them who had been stranded with a safe place to stay until the situation returns to normalcy with quality and delicious food being served during their entire stay. The people who are being sheltered there have since then have developed a great sense of camaraderie with each other and with Mr Ravinder. “We are all Indians first,” Says Mr Ravinder with a sense of pride and spoke intensively on the need to help each other and spread positivity among our country for a better future. He has blamed the media for spreading so much negativity among the common citizens and feels this could be detrimental to the country as a whole. Mr Siddarth is one of the people staying there had wonderful things to say about the owner Mr Ravinder. “He is a shining example of humanism,” says Siddarth who also went on to convey his gratefulness and the need to emulate the brand of humanism which Mr Ravinder has displayed by benevolently sheltering many people in his hotel.

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Nee mokam manda emotional scene choosthunnapu harpic ad laa vasthaav

 

nenaaa 

[JANASENA]

School On Wheels: Elderly People Travelling Miles To Take Science To The Village Kids

 

 

 

 

A group of retired professionals in Maharashtra are creating awareness and highlighting the  importance of practical learning in the field of science for the last twenty years. Vidnyanvahini(wealth of knowledge on wheels), a Mobile Science Laboratory(MSL) run by a group of retirees, has covered over 2,80,000 kilometres reaching out to 3 lakh students across the country.

Why MSL is so relevant to the Indian context is that so many rural regions lack access to equipment or personnel for conducting practical experiments. Mobile laboratories are economical ways of reaching out and motivating rural kids, youngsters to think science.

 

What makes Vidnyanvahini different?

Knowledge is free for all and is made exciting by a group of experienced, passionate and entertaining old men and women. The average age of the teachers handling the MSL is 64. Age has in no way deterred them from doing everything in their power to help students across Maharashtra. The difficulties that annoy any traveller of any age do not seem to affect these people. Under harsh weather conditions and long strenuous working hours the group of enthusiastic teachers have made 2,750 visits to schools across India in just 20 years.

 

Conception of Vidnyanvahini

Mr. and Mrs. Deshpande took up the initiative to start an MSL in Pune after watching a documentary about the same in 1994. Mr. Deshpande is a PhD holder in mathematics and his wife taught mathematics for several years in the USA. The NRI couple based in Pune were able to collect a moderate amount of money to build an MSL that was one of the first-of-its-kinds in the 80s. The MSL was put into operation in 1995 with a mission to improve access of education to rural India.

 

 

The first few miles covered by the MSL

The mobile laboratory started working with several schools in the fringes of Pune and travelled about 150 km every day. Slowly its operating area expanded to the whole of Maharashtra while funds started pouring in. More schools started requesting for Vidnyanvahini’s assistance and the MSL was overburdened with too many invitations. As the laboratory on wheels started building a reputation for itself, the old rented vehicle used as the MSL was replaced by a new bus designed specifically to meet the requirements of a lab.

 

 

Not just an MSL that imparts scientific knowledge

Vidnyanvahini has gone beyond the sphere of education by taking up several projects to help the rural populace. Their watershed development project in Surodi village of Ahmednagar has helped crops flourish over the past 5 years. Almost 15 bandhs(embankments) have been built to arrest and store water which has resulted in onion crop worth Rs. 3 crores this year. Aside from the practical learning provided to students, Vidnyanvahini has included sex education for middle school students, mobile library for schools and teacher training programmes in its agenda.

 

 

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do you have details of this kid??

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[JANASENA]

do you have details of this kid??

 

Unfortunately I dont have any details but I already sent a message, waiting for the reply. Once I hear back from them will let you know.

[JANASENA]

He was So Happy As He Had Won Lottery Of Lakhs Of Rupees.

 

“I am from Nagpur and working in Hyderabad in IT company. I used to travel my hometown often (in a month or two) by railway.
Whenever reached to Nagpur railway station, I hear loud noises from auto-rickshaw drivers, somehow with neat dresses, for Sitabuldi stop (which is a Central stop and around 2/3 km from railway station). They used to charge Rs.15 for shared and Rs. 40/50 for private.

But there are some people who quietly stand to railway station, coming to passengers and asking to opt for their transport. These people are none other than CYCLE RICKSHAW pullers. Most of the time, you will see them filthy, perspired, with untidy and poor dress.

They will charge you Rs 40 or if you negotiate they will drop you at Rs. 25 as well due to the fear they will miss this passenger as well.
Some months back, due to non-availability of auto rickshaws I approached to one of the cycle rickshaw pullers, who was in late 40’s.

His cycle rickshaw was seemed old like his age. He asked me for Rs. 40 but after negotiation, he became ready at Rs. 30. During that 2 km journey, his cycle rickshaw chain went down twice and he stopped to repair it. I asked him why he don’t buy a NEW cycle rickshaw. He laughed and said “Kya saahab, meri din ki kamayi hi 150-200 rupaye hai jisme mujhe apne parivar ko bhi chalana padta hai.”

I was stunned by his statement and kept quiet. He is earning only Rs. 6000 max per month in which he needs to feed his family, send her 9 year daughter to school (Zila parishad of course as he cannot afford any other school). And we used to bargain with them for Rs. 10/20. I think, nowadays, beggars are earning more than that.
I – “Din ke aapko kitne passengers mil jate hai ?”
He – “3-4 mushkil se milte hai”
I – “Oh, Fir baki waqt ?”
He – “Agar passenger na mile toh hum apne rickshaw se boriyo ka saman pahucha dete hai. Hamari majburi ka fayda uthake duakan ka malik humse wo boriyo ka kaam 20-30 rupayo me kara leta hai. Ab kya kare, ye cycle hi hamari rozi-roti hai.. Jaisa kaam mila waisa kr lete hai. Ghar chalana hai.”
Finally we reached to the stop and I handed him Rs. 100. He said, “Sahaab change dijiye, mere paas 100 ka chutta nahi hai”. I asked him to keep the remaining rupees with him. He got surprised and asked, Really ? I smiled and said, yes.

That time I say his face so happy as he had won lottery of lakhs of rupees. I felt contented and left.

I then thought , we, citizens of Modern India, used to spend loads of money over shopping, entertainment, and even cabs and most of the time never compromised/bargained due to the brand or luxury we are getting. But we always bargained with poor, be it rickshaw-wala, street sabji-wala or any poor labour.

Thus in our country, rich are getting richer and poor gets poorer. It is not only due to govt. policies but also because of us, our mentality.

From that time on-wards, I always preferred Cycle rickshaw over Auto-rickshaw drivers for smaller distances and always handed them more money (Rs. 50 or so) than what they used to expect. I might be losing some extra money but the happiness I see it on their face is worth more than that.

Many people are not preferring them as they felt it is time consuming to reach to Sitabuldi or any nearby destination. Of course it is because they don’t have Engine or what is called Horsepower in their cycle rickshaw. But they are hard-working and if you are not in hurry, you can always opt for them, thereby keeping their faith on their work.

Many fesivals are coming now. We can cut down some expenses over decoration/shopping etc. and help the poor labour by not bargaining, or even giving some extra money (Rs 10/20 or so) if you feel its worth so that they can also celebrate the festival and buy some new clothes for their family. A little contribution from everyone can ultimately lead to bigger help.

Same goes for our farmers who are under heavy depression and continuously committing suicide due to drought situation. We depend on them everytime for our food but this time they need us under this horrific situation

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gp

[Maryadaramanna]

gp, humanity is still alive