Aarohan Vol 6

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With the Pandora box of scams bursting open into the market, the

corporate hue and cry has now shifted from profits to the socially

beneficial sustainable profits. The essence of social responsibility has

not only become the theme but has started being into the core of the

organizational processes. Of course, this shift to us means more

resources at disposal by the corporate, as far as the image building

continues. Also with the seemingly huge probability of US being

forcing us in future to go green and socially responsive global

organizations, the imperative and the gravity of the situation cant be

undermined. So, although the means may vary, ends will be the same-

a mutual benefit for all.

Thus, here we are with our newsletter with a grass root level initiative. From events to endeavors to

making a difference into peoples lives, this is our small effort to bring forth opinions and the nonce

right in front of you in a very concise form. Also we have our junior editorial team joining us from this

edition onwards.

Hoping you like the effort and appreciate this dew drop in the ocean of thoughts...We would love to

hear from you on anything and everything.


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As time passes through, as it has to

Here we are again, to present for you

Our next edition, that brings forth

What all we did, what it was worth

Though nothing would have been without you all

Even if distance grew tall

We thus introduce our new Rotaract team,

That will cherish our very dream...

We hope you support continues throughout,

Always be on the lookout..

For we will continue working for all,

As thats what we are meant for: a social call..

And as we say, and believe,

Work for all, and relieve

Others pain, coz that is what life truly is..

And be a part of the natures bliss


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Margaret J. Wheatley rightly said that Circles create soothing space, where

even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome. I take this

opportunity to welcome the new members of Rotaract Club of IMNU.

I am pleased that we have been performing various activities related to

social cause and individual development. Every day we need to achieve

greater heights by working hard to achieve the goal.

I expect that the new joiners would excel in the atmosphere wherein we could increase our reach and

working towards various social causes. I am extremely pleased with the way things have progressed in

recent past.

Rotaract Club of IMNU has also been founded on three things- mutual respect, recognition of

responsibility to help each other on the basis of each others equal worth and working together to make

this society, a better place for everyone.

The responsibility is collective as well as individual. With this I would like to congratulate you and wishyou all best of luck for a beautiful journey with the club.

It is my pleasure to welcome you all in the Rotaract family.


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In 2009, Eveready Industries Ltd. came up with a business model innovation,

wherein they found a powerful way of catering to the Bottom of Pyramid

customer of an emerging country like India and it offered tremendous growth

opportunities as a company. The new offering in the form of a LED Lamp

would replace kerosene lanterns in many parts of power-starved states like UP,

Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, etc. On the other end this lamps would need batteries to

operate on, which would create a further traction for Evereadys existing battery business.

At the heart of LED lanterns business is Evereadys philosophy, You can live in darkness, but once

you are used to light, you will never go back to darkness.

As of now, there are around 1.5 billion people in the world without access to electricity grid, out of

which the share of India would come to around 400 million people. This translates to approximately

100 million families. Majority of them live in the 80000 or so non grid connected villages in India.

They all depend mainly on kerosene lanterns as the source of light. That makes kerosene a very

sensitive commodity in India. Kerosene is sold as a subsidized fuel in Government run ration shops for

the poor people. Currently it is sold for around INR 12.50 per litre, but government gives around

INR19.60 as subsidy on top of that to meet the actual open market price of around INR 32.00 Poor

families are eligible to get around 6 litres per month at this subsidized rate.

As a comparison, even an average incandescent lamp which many countries want to ban is more than

50 times better than these kerosene lamps. To put it better, kerosene lamps are the costliest and

dirtiest way to generate the same light output. Apart from wastage of fuel, other problems like smoke,

safety, burning hazard, pollution etc. are associated with kerosene lamps.


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The dusty and potholed road leading up to village Rakha located 25 kms from Jamshedpur in

Jharkhand does not have proper power supply. Power cuts to the tune of 12 hours per day are quite

frequent. So, every evening at Rakha, Surda and other adjoining villages, Sisir Mahatos eight member

family life revolved around kerosene lamps. But that was the situation till 2nd

quarter of 2009, when he

bought Evereadys LED lantern that runs on batteries. In the evening the familys six children are

huddled with their books around the lantern that Eveready Industries branded as Home LITE. Each

one of them is clinging to the lanterns milky white light as opposed to the kerosene lamps dull yellow

rays, smoke and soot. Sisirs son Brigen complains that he is not sure how long his father will be able

to afford the batteries from the average Rs 60- 75 he earns daily from the village market .After the LED

lantern was bought the lantern ran as long as the free batteries that came with it lasted. Mahatos familyis precisely the customer Eveready Industries had in mind when it introduced the LED lanterns as a

substitute to kerosene lanterns in April 2009.Whether these lanterns will change the lives of the power-

starved is still to be seen, but they are making a difference to the image of Eveready Industries. The

trendiness of the product has captured customer imagination.

During afternoon rush on a typical Sunday in June 2010; I made a visit to the crowded Jugsulai

market, quite near to the Jamshedpur railway station which is the hub of trading and other business

activity in and around Jamshedpur. This market caters to adjoining districts and customers from both

East and West Singhbhum and many retailers even from Chaibasa and Ranchi come here for business.

One of the biggest distributors of kerosene lanterns in this market remarked, I sell about 100

kerosene lanterns per day at Rs 150 each, but these sales are half of what they are before the arrival of

LED lanterns. Similar reactions have been reported from various parts of UP and Bihar. Thus, tosome extent Eveready Industries have been able to fill a void in the society in an emerging country like

India.


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Flickering white yellow light Continuous bright white light

Flame is exposed Anti Glare Arrangement of LEDs

Difficult to operate Push button, easy and safe to operate

Fragile, weak handle Dual handle, easy to carry and hang

Glass body, breaks easily, melts away creating

mess around

Long lasting ABS Plastic Body

Risk of fire No risk of fire

Emits toxic fumes Smoke free light

Emits black soot and unpleasant odour Maintenance free light

Body heats up when lit Heat resistant body

Wick needs to be replaced regularly Long lasting LEDs-does not fuse

Requires regular refills of kerosene oil, candles

require replacement

No recharging required. The 3-Dsize batteries

gives light for 80 hours.( intermittent use of 2-3

hours a day)


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Elbert Hubbardotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and

women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or

university based, and theyre sponsored by a local Rotary club.

This makes them true "partners in service" and key members

of the family of Rotary.

"

Rotaract" stands for "Rotary in Action". The name originally

comes from a combination of "Rotary" and "Interact" (International + Action), the high school level

program created by Rotary International in 1962. Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International

youth program in 1968 and has now grown into a major Rotary-sponsored organization of over 9,030

clubs spread around the world and 207,690 members.It is a service, leadership and community service

organization for young men and women between the ages 1830. Rotaract focuses on the development

of young adults as leaders in their communities and workplaces.

Clubs around the world also take part in international service projects, in a global effort to bring peace

and international understanding to the world. Most Rotaract activities take place at the club level.

Rotaract clubs hold formal meetings, usually every two weeks, which feature speakers, special outings,

social activities, discussions or visits to other clubs. Club members get together on designated days for

service project work, social events, or professional/leadership development workshops.

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communitiesphysical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework

of friendship and service. The purpose of Rotaract is to provide an opportunity for young men and

women to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to address

the physical and social needs of their communities, and to promote better relations between all people

worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.
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The induction ceremony for the new Board members of took place in IMNU campus on 2nd March

2012 for the session 2012-13. The chief guests for the session were Rtn DipakPandya, Rtn. S.B.Singh,

Rtn. VipulShukla and Rtn. N Ravindranath. Along with the external chief guests was our very own

guiding spirit of Rotaract IMNU, Prof. SapnaParashar. Joining the dignitaries on stage were New

President and Secretary, Kapil Mandloi and Varun Malhotra respectively.

The event started with national anthem. The event was hosted by Reema Shah and Deval Sarang who

started off with a brief presentation and the chief guests were welcomed with a bouquet of flowers.

Then Prof. SapnaParashar introduced the chief guest Rtn. DipakPandya after which he took forward

the session and gave an inspiring speech. He gave emphasis on becoming good human beings first and

then asked the audience to pursue every task with Prem, Pratigya, Prayatanand, Prarthna. He then

proceeded with the oath taking ceremony. Kapil Mandloi, President, then addressed the audience after

that in which he mentioned the future plans and goals established by the new board for the coming

year. The certificate distribution was done by Rtn. S.B.Singh, Rtn. VipulShuklaand Rtn. N

Ravindranath to bid farewell to the senior rotaract members for their efforts throughout the year.

Varun Malhotra, Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks and concluded the ceremony.


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The event of induction for batch 2012-14 of rotractors was conducted to start

a new journey and to take forward the legacy and tradition of Rotract Club of

IMNU. On September 21st

Rotractors from RCIMU gathered together with

our faculty guide Dr. Sapna Parashar welcomed the junior Rotract members

and gave them insights about the club, which was followed by a welcome note

from the President of the club. They were all introduced and briefed about Rotract club which is a

rotary sponsored service club for young men and women who possess zeal and enthusiasm to give

something back to the society.

Rotract club of IMNU (RCIMNU) holds great potential to serve the community taking vital step to

achieve vision of IMNU- Shaping better future for mankind by developing effective and socially

responsible individuals and organizations. The purpose of rotractors is to provide an opportunity for

youngsters to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to

address the physical and social needs of their communities, and to promote better relations between all

people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.

As we gathered there, we started with introduction and relationship building process among the fellow

rotractors. They all gave a brief introduction about them and to add a flavour to it they even shared

their personality attribute they possess with the Rotract family


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Followed by this the junior Rotractors were told about the previous work done by the Rotract club in

the past years to give them a roadmap as to how they have to proceed further and how to take the club

forward. They were informed about the various activities carried out such as blood donation drives,

creativity enhancing activities, events to develop leadership skills, personality development sessions.

Students were also informed about the association of RCIMNU with Manav Sadhna (NGO at Gandhi

Ashram, Ahmedabad) through mentorship program NIRMAN which works for the uplift of poor

and needy children.

Then the junior Rotractor were introduced to the faculty guide Dr. Sapna Parashar under whose

guidance and support the Rotract club has taken shape and is able to deliver to the community. She

briefed the juniors and told them they are the front face of the rotaract family and she explained that

this is a cause and requires great motivation and zeal from every individual to take the family forwardalong with them.

Introduction with Sapna mam was followed by the introduction of the president of RCIMNU, Rtr.

Kapil Mandloi. He gave a warm welcome to the jnr Rotract team and introduced the juniors with the

existing Board Members. He also gave little introduction about the working and modus operandi of

the club. After that Rtr Shivani introduced the juniors to the editorial team of RCIMU and briefed

them about club magazine AROHAN and this was followed by the Rtr. Kanhaiya, Director Manav

Sadhna, who introduced juniors to the NIRMAN program in detail and how students of IMNU are

helping budding young children who need guidance.

Following was the introduction to Teach For India

campaign by Rtr. Sumit. Suggestions from the new

members were welcomed to improve the current

practices of all the three. The young talent was

brimmed with new ideas.

The gathering was then concluded by a vote of thanks

from the secretary of the club, Rtr. Varun.

At the end of the induction program the newly

formed team were given induction letters by formally

welcoming them to become a part of the RCIMNU

family.


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: 19 July 2011

: Student Activities Centre, Above Institute of Management Canteen,

Nirma University

Rotaract Club of IMNU (subsidiary of its parent club Rotary club of Kankaria) is a formal club at

Institute of Management, Nirma University, which works in the areas like leadership, personality

development and social cause. The activities are conducted by the students who are members of the

club under the guidance of faculty coordinator, Dr. Sapna Parashar.

As part of the club activities, the Rotaract club of IMNU planned its the first event of the year,

drive in association with Red Cross Society Ahmedabad. The logistics and administrative

part was handled by them.

The event saw a participation of around 180 blood donors with actual 137 valuable contributions. The

enthusiasm showed by Nirma University as a whole was phenomenal. The turnout was a result of

promotional campaigns throughout the university. Rotaract members promoted and executed the

event in a planned and timely manner. Many media for marketing like social networking sites, e-mails,

video advertisements, personal communication and banners were used to promote the event.


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Every member of the Rotaract club showed great responsibility towards the society and showed their

management skills through proper execution of the event. The continuous support from Red Cross

Society was commendable.

There was equal participation from the faculty and administration department as well. Many professors

and employees of the university donated the blood. Rotaract Club of IMNU plans to organize more

such events in the near future and make them a big success.


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The Rotaract Club of Nirma University visited the Gandhi Ashram on 30th

September 2012 as a part of the induction program for the juniors. We started

at around 2.15 pm from the college after all the students had their lunch. There

were 13 students from the junior batch and 8 students from the senior batch.

We reached the Gandhi Ashram at around 2.45 pm. After reaching there, the

juniors visited the main office and saw the different activities carried out by the kids there. These

activities included drawing, coloring, painting, arts and crafts, making greeting cards, etc. Other

activities that were going on at that time were computer classes for the people of villages.

After having a look at all of this, at 3.15

p.m., the activity co-coordinator of Gandhi

Ashram, Mr. Rahul came and met thejunior batch. He gave a brief introduction

about the Gandhi Ashram since its

inception. Also, he described in detail the

activities carried out by the Rotary Club as a

whole for the upliftment of the society and

how they help the women earn their own

living. He further gave an insight into what

they do for the children of the villages and

bastes of the nearby areas who cannot afford

to study or even have a single meal of a day.

They provide one glass of milk daily to each

child of the nearby villages.


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He also explained to the Junior Rotaract

members the mentorship program followed by

the Rotaract Club of IMNU in Manav Sadhna,

an NGO of the Rotary Club. In this program,

each student acts as a mentor and he/she is

assigned a mentee who is a child from the

village studying in 8th, 9

th, or 10

thstandard. The

Rotaract member has to guide his/ her mentee

in any field required. This may include studies,

personal life problems, parents or friends.

After this interaction, which took place for

around 40-45 minutes, the students visited

the whole Ashram. They saw Gandhijis

house, his personal belongings, and other

merchandise related to the Gandhi Ashram

including key chains, books, frames, etc.

After the visit was over at 4.30 pm, the

students enjoyed Nariyal Pani in the

scorching heat and had a lot of fun.

In a nutshell, the visit to the Gandhi Ashram

was very informative as well as enjoyable.


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On the annual cultural event Talent Night of IMNU, we invited kids from NGO

Manav Sadhana with whom Rotaract club is actively associated. On the eve the

kids were escorted from Gandhi Ashram and from Manav Sadhana Office to

Nirma University by bus provided by university. we are greatly thankful to our

management specially who has been supporting us a lot by providing

us regular transport facilities for Manav Sadhna visits and in many other ways to make the events

successful. On the way to Nirma University kids enjoyed journey and were playing antakshari in which

we also got involved. Kids were accompanied by their mentor Raju Bhai from Manav Sadhana. After

reaching the auditorium, kids enjoyed brilliant performance by our colleagues. While watching the

performance of Saral (NGO run by Nirma students) Raju Bhai discussed with us on the possibility of

including performance of Manav Sadhana kids next year and we assured him that in next years event

we will definitely include performance of these kids. Due to time constraints set by parents of kids they

had to leave program a bit early and then we reached mess where arrangement of food for kids was

done. We are thankful to Mess committee for their support on this occasion. Kids were very happy

and cheerful and they were discussing about performances. After reaching there we took photographs

with kids and talked with Raju Bhai regarding participation of these kids on various programs

throughout the year and he responded positively.


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Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right

direction.

-John Crosby

With the same aim, Teach For India started its mentorship program in 2009 with 87 fellows. It is a

nationwide movement that aims to eliminate inequality of education in India by placing outstanding

college graduates and young professionals in low-income schools to teach full-time for 2 years.

TFI has progressed remarkably to achieve its goals and towards its vision. Fellows are selected all over

India from some renowned institutes like IITs, IIMs, BITS Pilani, ISB, St. Stephen's, St. Xavier's and

Princeton University and dynamic professionals from corporates such as McKinsey, Goldman Sachs,

HDFC, Accenture, Thermax, ICICI and Godrej Industries. Impacts are graceful as children have

shown a growth of 1.2 school years in just 1 year in their writing skills, and have doubled in their

reading fluency. Beside classroom activities children are exposed to rigorous training modules, which

ensure their development as excellent teachers, communicators, responsible leaders and significant

change-makers.


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1. Recruit the most outstanding university graduates and young professionals

2. Train Fellows in innovative teaching methods through sessions and ongoing mentor support

3. Place Fellows in full-time teaching positions in under-resourced schools for two years

4. Build partnerships to provide Teach for India alumni with multiple leadership opportunities

5. Support alumni as they advocate for equity in education

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Do justice to above statement and join TFI.


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Women are considered as the pillars of the society, yet even today in most parts of

the country they are given the level of the most backward section. The question

arises is why? Is it just because they give birth to another generation or because they

know only the language of love and care? Gone are those days, when only men were

known as the earning section of the society. Today the world has changed, but what hasnt changed is

the thinking of people for girls.

When a woman is about to give birth, everyone gives blessing for a baby boy, but why? Is getting a boy

the only need for todays families? Girls have been compared to Goddess Laxmi in Hindu mythology,

then what about the happiness that a girl brings with her birth, is it nothing?


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The act of aborting or terminating a fetuswhile its still in the womb, because it is female, is known as

female foeticide. This can be done after determining the sex of the child before its born, through

ultrasound scans.

Although, sex determination in India is illegal, the practice is rampant and has become a multi-million

dollar industry. Coupled with prospective parents desperate for a boy child, and physicians who are

carrying out these abortions, female foeticide has become a shameful and shocking reality of our

nation.

For centuries, families across many parts of India have regarded a male child as the preferred of the

two sexes. There have been many social, financial, emotional and religious reasons for this preference

and while times have changed, many of these reasons and beliefs continue to remain.

Today, some of the key reasons that exist for the preference of a male child are as follows:

The tradition of paying dowry at the time of a daughters marriage is alive and kicking. Thisamount can be so huge that many parents will go to extreme lengths to avoid having a daughter

in the first place.

A son is seen as someone who can earn and care for his parents in their later years, while adaughter will get married and go away.

A son can carry on the family name, while a daughter becomes part of her husbands family. Girls are seen as consumers, whereas boys are seen as producers. Many families consider it a status symbol to have a son, and a point of shame to have a

daughter.

Often, the pressure to bear a male child on the woman is so great that she herself might chooseto get sex determination done and abort the baby if its a girl.

It is still a belief that a only boy can take care of his parents in old age. Illiteracy, poverty and the tag of burden that is assigned to a girl child, makes the desire for a

male child even stronger.


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While sex determination has been banned by the Indian government, it does not stop families from

going to great lengths to carry it out anyway. Not only are there plenty of scanning centers that reveal

this information, many of the wealthier families fly the pregnant mother to neighboring countries,

where sex determination is legal, to find out the gender of the baby.

Once the gender of the baby is known, families that are keen to have a baby boy choose to abort the

female fetus. The law on aborting is also strict, and the Indian government allows it only under certain

circumstances

Sex ratio refers to ratio of females to males in a given region. Practices like female foeticide and female

infanticide (killing a baby girl after she is born) have had an adverse effect on the sex ratio of a nation

and gives rise to further social evils.

As per the Indian Census 2011 report, the sex ratio of India (females per 1000 males) is as follows:

Average India sex ratio 933

Rural sex ratio 946

Urban sex ratio 900

State with highest female sex ratio Kerala 1058

State with lowest female sex ratio Haryana 861

Today Girls are doing miracle in each and every sector of society, be it reaching the outer space or

fighting for the country. What needs to change is our mindset for girls then only something good can

happen for the society. Already many works have started to make people aware about it and the biggest

initiative was taken in Satyamev Jayate by Aamir Khan. Even a great result is seen in Lakhanpal, a

small village in Punjab which has turned the tide, with 1,400 girls for every 1000 boys. It is not only one

state or city but the need of the hour is to perform these miracles in whole India. So lets join o ur

hands to fight against the mindset of people because together we can and we will bring a difference


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Once a poor boy, with high ambitions deeply engraved in his heart approached

a tutor in his neighborhood. The weak financial conditions hadnt impacted the

boys strongly held goal, but yes, it did impact the mindset of the tutor. The

tutor, motivated from within, started a program for the economically backward

students to train them to get into the premier institutes of technology in India.Yes, its the story of Anand Kumar, the famous mathematician of Patna, Bihar.

Every year, he takes an entrance test, whereby he selects 30 intelligent students,

tutors them, provides study materials and lodging for a year. He prepares them for the Joint Entrance

Examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). His mother, cooks for the students, and his

brother takes care of the management.

Its not Anand Kumars command over the subject which has

made him popular worldwide, but its the small initiative of

addressing a pressing need of the society that has given him the

visibility. The story of Anand Kumar is one of the many stories

of people who have witnessed several issues in the society, but

unlike many others he had taken a step forward to address

them, they are the people like you and me, perhaps, not mother

Teresa. They are the social entrepreneurs, who had combined

the principles of business with an urge of doing something good,to create a better world. Social entrepreneurs focus on transforming systems and practices that are the

root causes of poverty, marginalization, environmental deterioration and accompanying loss of human

dignity. In doing so, they may set up for-profit or not-for-profit organizations, and in either case, their

primary objective is to create sustainable systems change.
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A social entrepreneur is the one who has an unwavering belief in the innate capacity of all people to

contribute meaningfully to economic and social development, a driving passion to make that happen, a

practical but innovative stance to a social problem, dogged determination which allows them to break

away from constraints imposed by ideology which pushes them to take risks that others wouldn't dare,

a zeal to measure and monitor their impact and A healthy impatience.

Its a world where profit does not equal greed, where people come together for a greater common

cause -A world where I does not mean crushing them.

Times change, but with such a change, some issues remain almost inbuilt in the social systems. a slight

broad vision of seeking something beyond own happiness can, and will, alter the world of others.


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I would like to share a story that I adapted from the Nobel Prize winning poet

Rabindranath Tagore, in which he warned us of the dangers of McEducation

for All almost 75 years ago.

In The Parrot's Training, we are told of a golden cage that is built to imprison the wild and uncivilized

parrot so that she can be properly educated by the king's pundits. In addition to the 3Rs, she should

also learn who the Boss is as well as be familiar with all the latest global brands.

First, the teachers tried stuffing the bird with pages of the official textbooks. That didn't work. Then a

UNICEF project came with all kinds of child-friendly and joyful techniques. They also taught the

parrot about child rights.

No improvement.

Then the World Bank gave a loan to the king (with austerity conditionalities of course) to build a

bigger cage with a nice toilet.

Still, no difference.

Then the OECD came with the PISA standardized tests and new a national policy white paper was

written. Harvard researchers were invited to conduct studies on the parrot's brain and multiple

intelligences.

Nothing worked.
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Then Apple gave it an iPad and a free high speed wi-fi connection. She even got her own facebook

page. But the parrot was not allowed to leave the cage despite her obvious distress. In fact she was

scolded for being ungrateful and impertinent. Anti-depressants drugs were prescribed.

As the parrot was overstuffed with information, she internalized her label as a 'slow learner' and a

'failure' and lost her power of self-designed learning. She became totally dependent on the cage. Her

dreams were reduced to being a rat in the rat-race. A deep loss of purpose ensued. Slowly her spirit

withered away. In the end, a lot of people made a lot of money on the parrot's education, everyone

benefited except the parrot.

The time has come to more deeply understand the nature of the cage and its impact on each of us and

our communities in both the South and the North beyond what the World Bank economists tell us.

It is important to crack open and re-examine our definitions of progress, success, happiness and to

look at how our imaginations for social action have been colonized by the cage.

We also need to question the assumption that, if we keep adding more and more stuff onto the cage,

we can actually fix or transform its fundamental nature.


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Saurabh Sharma akash jain

President vice-president

Vaibhav gupta jainam shah

Secretary treasurer

Rohit bhura tashreen kaur

Director director

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