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Program Update

A new academic session started in early April and we took in more beneficiaries under our care. Over the year, we exposed children to a number of field visits, mostly within the city. On International Yoga Day, a group of 250 students was bussed to the venue where the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi celebrated the occasion with asanas and the healing powers of meditation.

Students of the biodiversity club enjoyed bird-watching and explored rare species during their educational and heritage walks. The artists underwent a treat in the form of pottery and creative skill workshops organized by volunteers and partner schools.

Over the term, some of our students excelled in inter-school and district sports competitions and dance/art activities held in the city. Practices have now commenced in full swing for the upcoming Sanskrit Dance Drama to be enacted at the School's Annual Day celebrations.

A diversified group of volunteers have also visited for brief periods to help children in sports, film-making, music and more often than these, soft skills most essential for a holistic growth.

Story from the field

Akash Pal is a diligent scholar who, with an aptitude for science, scored an impressive 91% in the class 10th CBSE examination. He is one of our ideal students who takes advantage of every opportunity that the school provides. Hard working and extremely gifted, he excels in art and sports and has brought many laurels to the school.

Questioning him about the future he envisions, he says "I want to pursue Architecture as a career. I want to create new structures of buildings. I want to create futuristic technology houses which are smart and secure". To assist him in this ambition, we have enrolled him in a coaching institute in the city where he attends preparatory classes for the NATA or JEE B.Arch. exam so that he can join a good college.

At the young age of 8, Akash and his two brothers witnessed their father, an uneducated mason, take to alcohol and later attempt suicide. The family was deep in hospital debt when we rescued them from a failed life. Akash's mother started training, working and then earning monthly wages with the help of Purkal Stree Shakti Samiti, a sister concern focusing on women empowerment. Support could mean that all three brothers, who have learnt lessons from their father's misbehaviour, will make a life into normality and away from innate poverty.