Donated old clothes, eating plates & drinking glasses at Govt. Tent School, Thubarahalli, Bangalore

Dear All,

Based on India Sudar KA Team visit to Govt. Tent School, Thubarahalli, Bangalore on 31st Jan 2009 (and the report is available in the below link)

https://indiasudar.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/bangalore-schools-govt-tent-school-for-slum-kidsl-thubarahalli-and-asha-kiran-devarabisanahalli-for-slum-school-needs-our-support/

IS KA Team visited the same place again on 21st Feb 2009, Saturday to donate some old clothes to almost 50 kids over there and 30 sets of NEW EATING PLATES AND DRINKING GLASSESS.

Thanks to Mrs. Sumathi Ravichander, who collected old clothes from school children and brought to tent school. 

We should appreciate the quality of old clothes. It was washed, pressed and nicely packed. Kids from tent school were quite happy to see different colors and disigns of clothes. They showed to each other and shared their happiness.

We had asked volunteers not to allows kids to carry their eating plates and drinking glasses to their home, since there might be a chance to loose somewhere. 

We received good co-operation and interests from the volunteers at Tent School.

 KA team distributed chocolates to all kids. Thanks to all IS members Sumathi & Family, Jayasree, Sachin, Raghu, Nagi reddy, Kamal, Shiva and Ravi.

 

More photos available at : http://picasaweb.google.com/indiasudar/GovtTentSchoolThubarahalliNdAshaKiranDevarabisanahalli#

Regards
K.Ravikumar
Bangalore

First India Sudar Environment Project – Planted Trees in Udhavum Nanbargal Tuition Centre, Edapalayam Village, Alathur, Chennai, TN

India Sudar recently initiated the Environment Project. The aim of the project is to take care of our Environment with the help of students. This project will be implemented only within the India Sudar Onsite i.e. wherever our education projects are deployed.

IS Environment Project includes the following activities:
1) India Sudar plants a tree for each project and ensures that trees will be taken care by the project beneficiary (Students & Teachers)
2) Teaching students how to keep the place neat and safely
3) Awareness on global warming

On the day of 3G telecom technology launched in Chennai (22 February 2009), India Sudar initiated the first IS Environment project in Udhavum Nanbargal Tuition Centre, Edapalayam Village, Alathur Panchayat, Palavedu Post, Chennai. With the great co-operation of Sarathy, Udhavum Nanbargal, we have planted 11 avenue trees in the proposed land of new tuition centre for 10th & 12 students. The trees growth will be monitored by the students who are studying in the centre. The 11 trees are planted for the 11 projects executed by India Sudar in this centre.

The photos are uploaded in the link: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/indiasudar/SaplingTreesInUdhavumNanbargalEdapalayamVillageAlathurPanchayatPalaveduPostChennai#

India Sudar will start implementing in all the places wherever our IS Projects are implemented.

Thanks,      

Suresh, Trustee

Project Follow up-TN-Student M.Baby-First year B.Sc Chemistry-Marks

Hi,
Student Baby.M called me yesterday.She got the following marks.

College: Namakkal Ramalinga govt arts and science college, Namakkal, TN

First Semester Results:

Tamil: 63
English: 48
Maths: 61
Major Subject-Chemistry: 72

Percentage: 66.5%
ALL PASS

She told me that she did not want any Financial support for this Semester.She may get the Scholarship from TN government. If required, she will inform us.

Indiasudar paid Rs.1500 for her First Year course fee.

PAST HISTORY:

SSLC- 358, 12th standard – 745.

Father and mother- coolie- having own house- 300 sq.ft- tiled house.
Two younger brothers-studying 9th and 7th std-Govt high(boys) school, Senthamangalam, Namakkal District, TN.

Address:R.Moorthy, 3/50,Vinayagar street, Pacchudayampattipudhur, Senthamangalam,Namakkal district, TN.
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Best Regards,
Balamanikandan.K

India Sudar 5th Annual Day Celebration

You can see all photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/indiasudar/IndiaSudar5thAnnualCelebrationOn15FEB09

Dear Friends,

We have celebrated wonderful festival as part of our “5^th Annual Day Celebration”. Near 100 people attended this celebration from India Sudar, Our partners & onsite (Individual, Home, Schools from TN, AP & PY). We initially planned to start at 9.30AM, but we started at 10.15am and extended till 1.45PM.

Event agenda we followed:

09:30am – 09:45am Registration with Coffee/Tea

09:45am – 10:00am Vande Matharam, Lighting Kuthu Villakku & Cake Cutting

10:00am – 10:30am Presentation on India Sudar Activities by Udhay

10:30am – 11:00am Sharing thoughts by Trustees, Leads and Action Board Members

11:00am – 11:30am Sharing thoughts by Partner & Onsite

11:30am – 12:00pm Certificate and Memento Distribution

12:00pm – 1:00pm   Members Open Discussion

1:00pm           National Anthem 

Our India Sudar USA team members, AB Member, Lead & Trustee attended our complete celebration through conference & they presented there thought & action plan also.

Following our Partners and Onsite organization members also attended our celebration and presented there experience and thought.

Natarajan Raman, Dream India

TCE-CRESCENDO eGroup

RECT_BATCH_OF_98 eGroup

K. Srinivasan through Conference, India Vision 2020

Mr.Dhanapal, Dr.Arasi Subramaniam, Together 99

Sankara Narayanan, Helping Minds

Mr.Kalam Nagappan, Young Helping Minds

J.Prabhakar, Ennangalin Sangamam

Lalitha, K.Loganathan, two more students, New Life, Kancheepuram District, TN

JAGAN, Melappedu Village Computer Center, Chennai.

O.M.Selvam, THIYAGAM, Madurai 

T.R.Sarathi, Udhavum Nanbargal

S.Thanasekara Pandian, Govt Children Home for Boys, Royapuram, Chennai

M.Manavalan, Society for the Development of the Depressed (SDD), Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

Mr.R.Gunasekaran, Gov School, Mayanur, Karur District, Tamil Nadu

G.Karthikeyan, Baby Sarah’s Home, Pondicherry.

S.Prasad, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.

Mr.Ramanujam

Students who benefited from India Sudar also participated in our celebration and shared there thank and experience. As part of the program, we received suggestion from all participants that will be considered based on our organization strategy.

We have expensed Rs.28,582 for this program, Out of this we spend Rs.9,925 for India Sudar momentum and Certificates printing only. This fund will be shared from India Sudar Trustees personal money. It means we are NOT using India Sudar fund for this celebration. Always we will follow “0Rs Administration” from our organization.

 

Date: 15-Feb-2009

Time: 09.30 AM to 1.00PM

Place: THE LEAGUE CLUB, Atchaya Hall, 105, Vinayagapuram 2nd Street,. Arumbakkam, (100ft.Road), Chennai – 600 106.

Hotel Phone: 91- 44 – 65551 9999/24755185,24752090,91, 92.

Landmark: 100ft Road, exactly at MMDA bus stand / Before Radha Park Inn / next bus stand from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal.

 

Udhaya Kumar.V

India Sudar

Mobile:+91.98867.33607

http://www.indiasudar.org – Developing a Powerful India by Providing Education

Report – Chikbellapur Notebook drive review visit!

Date of Visit: 7^th Feb 2009 Saturday

Members Visited: Prashanth L A, Shiva, Jayasree J, Ramprasad

Place of visit: Chikbellapur District – Kadrinehalli, Alganahalli, Ramachandrapura, Chikrakagudur.

Purpose of Visit:

An inspection visit to monitor the usage of stationary materials provided by India sudar during the Note book drive.

To interact with the teachers and know about the status and progress of students.

To interact with the students to know their requirements for the coming academic year.

To quickly analyze the level of understanding and learning of the subject among the students.

General Observations Made:

1.      Most of the note books given by IS were consumed properly.

2.      Seems like the note books were not sufficient for the complete academic year, so the teachers managed to get it from other well wishers and donors.

3.      Schools were well maintained and attendance was pretty good considering that it was a Saturday.

4.      Mid day meals were provided in a well organized manner in all most all the schools.

5.      However in a few schools children of even class 2 or 3 or not able to read alphabets in kanada.This is something that needs to tracked and worked upon.

6.      In a few villages providing uniforms may be needed , even the casual clothes were too torn.

7.      Awareness about cleanliness and personal hygiene may be required, one session can be held on that during our visits. For example teaching to cut nails.

Village wise Observations:

a) Kadrinehalli :

– School has only 40 students with 2 teachers.
– Next year the count of the students may marginally increase.
– The notebooks were being used well, infact they have used up in full & had taken new ones.
– Requested India sudar for a mini library with relevant books

b) Alganahalli:

– We visited a few classes to interact with students.
– All the classes were progressing very well.
– 7th students were very well spoken and good in English

– Asked for Sports material if possible. They have a big ground. Previously had some footballs of low quality (after tender), but there are no more in usable condition.

We may give rings, badminton and few footballs.
– The library was well equipped library of Kananda books. DO not have English books.
Wanted to know if we can donate English books. But they also need shelf, because now they are all stuffed in small godrej bureau.

c) Ramachandrapura
– By the time we reached school was closed(Working for half a day during weekends – infact only till 11:30 am)
– Interacted with few kids who study there..
– Went to see the garden they maintain – it’s really good work!!

They had created a eco friendly in such a remote place, truly commendable! !
– This school won best lower primary title in Karnataka.

d) Chirkakagudur:
– First visited Chikrakagudur school, to check out the usage of library.
– We could not talk with HM as he was engaged in the meeting with visiting BEO.
– From interaction from children we saw that they were using the books.
We even asked a few books they read and they were more than happy to say it

Overall it was very engaging and motivating visit.

We were happy that the books provided by us are used well and reassured the children that they will get their notebooks and pencils for the current year as well.

Have a look at the photographs!

http://picasaweb. google.com/ indiasudar/ ChikbellapurTalu kReviewOfNoteboo kDriveLibrary#

Thanks and regards

Jayasree

Project Proposal – M.P satna

Dear Uday,

We can go ahead with the funding, as the Site construction is over. Please feel free to talk to Avindita/me to have more details about the same. The documents attached have the details of the monetary help required for this Project.

Thanks to India Sudar !!.
Regards
Ravi Dhanwani
9884053332

Below is the conversation that we had sometime back in the same context ::

Dear Suvendu , Avindita:

I am writing this email based on our phone discussion. Thanks for your initiative to educate poor students. We are planning to make this as TWO India Sudar projects. 1. Deploying Teacher 2. Providing Education Stationeries for these students.

I have attached two templates for this project report. Please fill this two project report, So that we can initiate this project based on Ravi coordination. Pls refer http://www.indiasudar. org for ongoing project from diffrent states.

Please let me know, if you need any clarification on this. We are very happy to working with you to educate poor students to Create Powerful India. Thanks for your TIME !!

I have cc’d to Ravi dhanwani. Who is work coordinator for this site/projects.

Udhaya Kumar.V
The Managing Trustee
http://www.indiasudar. org
indiasudar.wordpres s.com
Mobile: +91-98867-33607

awakened india wrote:

Hello Uday
Hope you are well.I am fine.I am giving you the projected cost of Satna educational project as you told me to give you.Please go through it and let me know your opinion.
Thanks and regards
Suvendu
Member of The Trustee
SARADA CHARITABLE TRUST

Lecture on ‘Tips to face the examination and steps to secure more marks’-Government Aided School,Nadayanur Village,Karur Dt,TN

Dear All,

Place: Rangasamy Government Aided Hr.Sec School, Nadayanur, Karur Dt.

Date: 11-2-2009.
No of Benefited Students: 69
Time Duration: 1.30 Hrs

This school is located in a village. I went to the school as an external examiner for +2 Chemistry Practical exams. This School does not have a permanent teacher for Chemistry subject. School Management appointed a teacher on temporarily basis. I was able to see the students’ poor performance when evaluating the practical exam Answer sheets.

After the practical exams, I explained about the objective and activities of Indiasudar and our Partner Organisations. I informed them, the following lecture was On behalf of Indiasudar.

Lecture: Tips to face the examination and steps to secure more marks

(INDIASUDAR)

Best Regards,
K.Shanmukavadivu

District Level Educational Festival-ONLY Government school Students-Karur,TN

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India Sudar & Rotaract Club,Karur Celebrated One day Educational Festival program at Karur, Tamil Nadu to create awareness for Government School (Tamil Medium) students from 8th to 11th standard students.

On 31st JAN2009, from 08.30 AM to 5 PM @ Naratha Gana Saba, Karur District, Tamil Nadu

These kinds of programs are being conducted to motivate the top rank holders from Government schools. Action Plan to create awareness for the remaining students from each school will be discussed and executed very soon.

Program Content:

Competitions & Workshop:

1. English Recitation (9th and 11th students) – about India and Personality Development

2. Tamil Oratory (9th to 11th students) – Title: Time based Courses and studies

3. Quiz Competitions (8th and 9th students) – General Awareness

4. Basic English test (9th or 10th students)

5. Aptitude Test (11th students)- Competitive exams

6. Career Guidance and Psychology sessions for all students

7. Short Motivation Movie on ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS

(Hereafter career path program will be extended with 10 members’ team with students’ interactive Q & A sessions)

Total Strength:

No of schools Invited: 48

No of Schools Participated: 24 (50%)

No of Students Participated (competitions): 125

No of additional Students Participated: 130

(Students from the following schools came to our function and got benefited:

Government Middle School, Varikkapatti – – 21

Government High School, Porani – -48

Government Hr.Sec school, Renganathanpettai- 40

Government Hr.Sec School (Boys), Pugalur -21)

No of teachers Participated : 18

No of Parents/well wishers Participated : 12

No of Students Volunteers participated and benefited:4

(Pavithradevi-6th std, Gokul-9th std, Aravith-10th std and Ramkumar-B.Ed)

Total Beneficiaries: 289 

Participated Indiasudar Members:

1. Udhayakumar 2.Athi 3.Sivanarayanan 4.Rajamadasamy 5. Jayasree Jayaprakash 6.Sriram 7.Mr.Gunasekaran, Mayanur 8.Mrs.Shanmukavadivu, Panchamadevi 9.Balamanikandan.K 10.Jagadeesan Kovalan

Photos are available in the following URL:

http://picasaweb.google.com/indiasudar/DistrictLevelEducationFestivalAtKaruruTamilNadu

Highlights:

1. OUR SINCERE THANKS TO Mr.Gunasekarn sir and his team. Our Sincere Thanks to our student Volunteers from Panchamadevi and Mr.D.Murugesan.

2. Our Sincere thanks to ALL THE ROTARACT MEMBERS OF KARUR.

3. Dr.Mukayudhin from Coimbatore gave a very good interactive session with students.

Lecture is about Students and teachers Psychology and Education.

4. Our member Mrs.Shanmukavadivu from Karur explained our career path chart excellently.
5. I and Rajamadasamy conducted the quiz program.
6. Judges For Competitions:

English Recitation-Mrs.Akila John,Namakkal

Mr.SenthamilArasu,Karur

Jayasree and Siva

Tamil Oratory- Mr.S.Veerakumar,Coimbatore

Mr.G.Manikandan,Moolanur.

7. District Educational Officer, Karur and Senior persons from Karur Rotaract club distributed the prizes.

8. Few photos will be sent to the schools.

9. 1st 3 places in each competition – Files,Medal,Cup,Certificates ,Books

4th place- Medal, Certificates.

10. We got 8 new members from Karur.

Cost:

Food: Morning and Lunch- (Morning 150 and Afternoon 325 persons) – 9200

Transport Allowance to students: 350

Courier/Post Charge: 552

Phone calls to schools: 260

Stationeries (print outs, gift paper, office envelopes, duster, marker pen and carry nags): 419

Xerox (materials for teachers and students): 387

One Time Investment:

Bells (Tamil and English recitation competitions): 216

Prize files and photos to students: 986

Banner with Rotaract: 200

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12,570 Rs.

· 1000 Rs worth folders and Prize books are purchased for future purpose.

· Effective Cost spent for this project from Our Trust: 11,570 Rs.

· Rotaract Club of Karur spent for Prizes,LCD Projector,Video,Hall Arrangements,Certificates, Payment for Judges and Special invitees Etc..

Prize winners:

Quiz:

Competitions

First

Second

Third

Quiz

GHS,Mayanur

GHS,Periyakulathupalayam

GHSS(Girls),Karur

Aptitude Test

GHSS,Renganathanpettai

GHSS,K.Paramathi

GHSS,K.Paramathi

Basic English Test

GHSS,K.Paramathi

GHSS,Pugalur

GHSS,Malaikovilur

English Recitation (11th)

GHSS,Renganathanpettai

GHSS,K.Paramathi

GHSS,Thennilai

English Recitation (9th)

GHS,Mayanur

GHSS,Renganathanpettai

GHSS,Thennilai

GHS,Periyakulathupalayam

Tamil Oratory

GHSS(Girls),Kulithalai

GHS,P.Thottakurichi

GHSS,Lalapettai

GHS,Aandankoil (east)

OVERALL SHIELD WINNER: GHS,Mayanur

Thanks to everyone and Rajamadasamy to make this event very successful and useful…..

Thanks for this given opportunity to IS to make use of my time and skills………

With Regards,

Balamanikandan.K

[India Sudar] An elevated Thanking as Indiasudar has presented an effective library

From: Shanmukavadivu Murugesan, Gov Teacher

 

Dear Members,

 

An elevated Thanking as Indiasudar has presented an effective library to government Hr.Sec School,Renganathanpettai,Karur,TN.

As every student has a dream to enter a school, a teacher too.

I am also such a teacher with lot of dreams about my school and the ways and means of discharging my duties.

An effective library with ‘NO USELESS BOOKS’ is one such thing.

Indiasudar has made this dream true. That too, you have provided moderate freedom according to the local needs.

 I swear that this resource will be very helpful to convert the student mass as effective mass and make the population into human resource.

 I wish and pray Indiasudar to become GLOBAL SUDAR and be persisting for ever for its high ideals and spirit as a MARATHANrace of an Olympic Torch which is honoured ever for its noblest ideals even after their objectives fulfilled.

My dear Noblest Hearts,

May you and your off springs be blessed with Good Health, Great Wisdom and All the things best which will make your life beautiful and meaningful.

 I am sure NEWTON’S third Law works out Always.

 

 

With Regards,

KSV.

 

KARNATAKA : Govt Higher Primary School, Kundalakalli, Bangalore – Visit report

Dear All,

 

India Sudar member Mahesh Anjanappa asked us to visit Govt Higher Primary School at Kundalahalli. On 31st Jan 2009 we visited the school along with him. This school is situated about 500 metres away from COSMOS Mall, Kundalahalli, Bangalore.

 

School Strength and Classroom Infrastructure.
 

There are 220 students studying from 1st to 7th Standard (115 boys and 105 girls) at this school, and there are some dropouts due to family migration to different place often. Most of the students are from near by villages, slums and construction workers families.

 

As most of the families come here  for construction work who keep changing their locations, the kids will be forced to change their schools as well.

 

This school  has good building with 6 class rooms and 1 computer room, but they use only 4 class rooms due to shortage of teachers. iGate company provided few computers and HOPE FOUNDATION deployed a teacher to provide computer training, who comes to this school on weekdays.

 

Shortage of School Teachers

 

There are 4 teachers in this school including Headmistress Mrs. Medakkar. As the staff strength is low teachers combine 2 classes making use of only three class rooms. Students sit on the floor as all the students can’t be seated on the benches provided for a single class.  Teachers have requested us to provide few mats which would cost around Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2000 each.

 

School Uniform, Shoes, Text Books and Note Books

Govt provides uniform material for all students and stiching charges should be managed by students, which many poor students may not afford. Govt provides text books, but they want notebooks for all students.We may need to support for this every year.

Students have no shoes .However, we are not keeping shoes as requirement as of now compared to their other requirements. 

Mid day Meal, Drinking water and Toilet

Students get mid day meal from AKSHAYA PATRA program, but they have shortage of plates & drinking water glasses which we may need to donate. 

All use the coporation water which  is not purified. It would be better, if we could fix water purifier for this school.

They have one poorly maintained toilet which the girl students find difficult to use. We may need to think of constructing toilet for them.

Sports activities and library

There is no play ground and no sports materials as well. They have good library.

Mr. Venkatesh and his teaching at this school WITHOUT SALARY

While we were visiting classes, we found a really interesting person, a college going boy  teaching kannada in one of the classrooms

He is  Mr. Venkatesh the 8th child of  a poor family.He has 7 sisters and 4 younger brothers. His mother is no more and his father is a drunkard. He is  doing his final year B.A History at Govt. Arts College, Kundalahalli, Bangalore.
It is with his personal interest he is taking classes in this school  for the past 4 years between 1.30p.m to 3p.m during weekdays and spends his saturday. He receives NO SALARY.

 His routine starts with car washing from  5a.m to 8a.m and then he attends his arts college.

1.30p.m to 3p.m – Govt Higher Primary School, Kundalahalli,
4p.m to 6p.m – Teaching at Sai Ram NGO for slum kids ( He is getting Rs. 500 from here)

 CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND ESTIMATION FOR THIS YEAR

1. Mats for the class rooms – 3 (This would cost Rs. 1500 to 2000 per pice)
2. Eating plates and drinking glasses – 100
3. It would be good, if we could pay little amount to Venkatesh for his teaching at Govt Higher Primany School.
4. Toilet facility – This needs big budget. India Sudar would approach Rotary Club in Bangalore for the same.
5. Water purifier – Need to get estimate
6. Note books donation during next academic year
7. One Teacher deployment would be better at this moment. 

Photos :  http://picasaweb.google.com/indiasudar/GovtHigherPrimarySchoolKundalahalli#

Regards
K.Ravikumar
Bangalore