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Divya Deepa Charitable Trust,

Kenchalagudu village,

Manandavadi Road,

Rayanakere post,

Jayapura hobli,

Mysore - 57!


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1) National perspective of Kaliyuva Mane 22) Challenges of educating rural children 53) Answer paper of a teachers entrance test !) "eviations fro# the #ainstrea# schools 2$5) %pecial features of Kaliyuva Mane 32&) 'nfrastructure at Kaliyuva Mane 35$) Case studies of children 3) '#pact of Kaliyuva Mane 5!() rofile of children who co#pleted * standard

pu+lic e*a#ination fro# Kaliyuva Mane 55

1,)-ords of appreciation &111).rief profile and words of the chief patron &(12)/volution of Kaliyuva Mane0 $2


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%ational Relevance o& Kaliyuva Mane '

$resent develop(ent (odel o& "ndia ' )ven after #ore than si* decades of political independence 'ndia has

re#ained a developing country easons are #any 4 overpopulation une#ploy#ent corruption political syste#

wrong policies poverty etc .ut root cause is not giving the right priority to the issue of education ften awareness

to i#portance of education itself is lac6ing in rural areas 7 &(!8 of 'ndian opulation 9'ndianCensus2,11:

Most of the educated people live in a highly connected world and are fro# developed ur+an region ;he


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;he A%/ 42,12 eading test results and A%/ Maths test results for Rural Karnataka childrenare given +elow ;hese

results send shoc6waves through any patriotic 'ndian

1)R Kannada Reading test resulst ' The table belo2 indicates the per&or(ance o& rural children studying in 5th

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$ara(eter $ercentage o& children

Can read not even letters 3, 8

Can read letters +ut not #ore &8

Can read words +ut not standard ' te*t and higher 1&!, 8

Can read standard ' te*t +ut not standard '' level te*t 23&8

Can read standard '' level te*t !5,8

1)R Maths test resulst '

$ara(eter $ercentage o& children

Can not even recogniDe nu#+ers 14( 28

Can recogniDe nu#+ers up to ( +ut not #ore 5$8

Can recogniDe nu#+ers up to 1,, +ut can not do su+traction 3,38

Can do su+tractions +ut not division !158

Can do division 1(58

Kaliyuva Mane 4 a hu(ble atte(pt ' EFu#an capital is a vital ingredient in +uilding a nation /ducation is the

passport to accelerated econo#ic growth and is the 6ey to +uild hu#an capitalE %o the only sustaina+le way of

developing a nation is to develop its hu#an resource . Kaliyuva Mane is an e*peri#ental school specially designed

for rural children and other children who are deprived of learning in the #ain strea# schools urs is a uni=ue

school +ased on our own e*perience of wor6ing with B; G %H%;/M children "ivyadeepa is trying to develop a

replica+le #odel of education syste# for #illions of 'ndian rural children who have re#ained out of the a#+it of

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'ndian villages and coe*ist with the #ain strea# schools

;hese underprivileged children are still very #uch an i#portant part of this world ;he idea is to get these children

+ac6 into the #ainstrea# with a new Deal and confidence 7 +e it pursuing higher education or getting vocational

training and winning their +read -e feel every educated person is an asset to his>her country in particular and to

the world at large


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/ducation has several perspectives0 childs parents>guardians societys teachers and nations Childs

learning depends on several factors such as inherent learning a+ility food security the e#otional

environ#ent at ho#e and school parents>guardians education econo#ic condition neigh+ourhoodsociety facilities availa+le in the surroundings peer group infrastructure at the school 6nowledge and

attitude of the teachers schools rules and regulations and the prevailing education syste#

Most of the rural people +elong to econo#ically and socially +ac6ward section of the society Nor#ally rural

people wor6 fro# dawn to dus6 to earn their livelihood and dont get ti#e to #onitor the education of their

children %o#eti#es acute poverty co#pels the parents to send their +oys for wor6 arents tend to

withdraw a girl child fro# the school after she attains pu+erty Caste syste# is #ore pro#inent ro+le# of

drun6en fathers is also alar#ing 'n so#e ho#es children witness do#estic violence and in so#e other

they will +e the victi#s of itI ;he nu#+er of +ro6en fa#ilies is also increasing in rural areas

Most villages lac6 +asic infrastructure and facilities are not well connected to the world outside

Junderdeveloped transportation as well as co##unication syste#s) and are co#pletely in the dar6 a+out

the lu*uries and entertain#ent availa+le to the ur+an crowd 4 shopping co#ple*es higher education

institutes function halls +oo6 shops studio +road+and net connection courier facilities swi##ing pools

#usic schools newspaper offices etc ;his repels the educated lot fro# settling down in villages

Conse=uently +ridging the ever4increasing gap +etween ur+an and rural areas is =uite a challenge in itself

/ven the #edicos prefer to pay the fine instead of serving villages Additionally ur+an educated people

#any ti#es fail to co#prehend and appreciate the pro+le#s of rural children

Most of the rural children are first-generation school4goers ;hey naturally respond to activity +ased

learning rather than rote learning Children have to +e taught the lessons a+out hygiene toilet ha+its and

#aterial organisation discipline Children nor#ally disli6e writing ;heir copying s6ills have to +e honed;hey find it difficult to withstand the pressure of co#petitive pu+lic e*a#ination ;eachers have to put

herculean efforts to prepare the# for structured pu+lic e*a#inations which not only test childrens #e#ory

and writing s6ills +ut also teachers patience and co##it#ent

:ut children are s(art and intelligent3 Their grasping ability is good3 They ask plenty o& relevant

/uestions3 Rural children have a separate skill set3

Surmounting the challenge :

7alliyu)a 8ane is a sincere attempt to find a solution to this issue by adoptin# an inno)ati)e approach to

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standard passed students fro# Kaliyuva Mane > "/d3 -passed candidates are recruited ;hey are +eing

trained +y the senior teachers and volunteers in the following s6ills0

KALIYUVA MANEapproach to education Acade#ic su+?ects up to 1,thstandard. Child care Material organisation s6ills Fygiene training s6ills Newspaper reading and ;L viewing 'nculcating reading ha+its %ense of ti#e Co#puter s6ills %po6en /nglish -or6 culture ife s6ills such as coo6ing repair and #aintenance etc

'f the overn#ent recogniDes our teacher training progra# "ivyadeepa would li6e to start a !-year teacher

training course Jafter Q standard) collecting no#inal fees fro# the candidates An e*istence of a hospital is

#andatory for a #edical college the e*istence of an e*peri#ental school in the ca#pus helps to enhance

the =uality of teachers training

9In une *01*$ % candidates were selected for teachers; empowerment pro#ram. 2ne candidate left the

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Children have not +een divided into 1st 2nd 3rdstandard etc 'nstead they have +een divided into dyna#ic groups 0

Chilipili Chiguru ra?na %phoorthi Mythri ;e?as Chin#ayi %poorthi Chaitanya Live6 and Aravind for acade#ic

purposes only More group na#es will +e created to avoid co#paring groups with the standards in the #ain strea#

schools ;his grouping is +ased on childrens age grasping a+ility 6nowledge and other factors such as co#fort level

of the children and teachers

A child need not attend regular classes i##ediately after ?oining the school /nough ti#e is given for the child tofeel e#otionally co#forta+le "uring this period 101 #entoring is done ;his #ay vary fro# a few days to a few

#onths An e#otional environ#ent conducive for studies has +een carefully created at Kaliyuva #ane

After this initial period an atte#pt is #ade to put the child into any one of the groups 'f the child does not fit into

any group 101 tutoring is done till the child +eco#es suita+le to +e integrated into any one of the groups

A child is allowed to #ove fro# one group to another depending on the individual progress ;he #ove#ent fro#

one group to another is highly individualiDed and not unifor# for all children

Move#ent of the children fro# one group to another is not period-+ound

A child is allowed to learn one su+?ect with one group and another su+?ect with another group

Rationale '

Consider the case of a 12 year old 6id without the +asic 6nowledge of the alpha+ets and nu#+ers properly 't isdifficult to integrate the child with $thstandard children +ased on the age of the 6id +ecause the child would not

follow the lessons 't would +e a hu#iliation to #a6e the child to sit with 1ststandard 6ids .ut such a child finds

space at Kaliyuva Mane

'n #ain strea# schools children have to continue in the sa#e class for a year whether they cope with the lessons

or not Children will +e #oved to the ne*t higher class annually 'f children are a+le to follow the lessons and #ove

to the ne*t higher class it is e*cellent 'f notS Kaliyuva #ane education syste# answers this =uestion A child

cannot +e #oved fro# a higher standard to a lower standard in #ainstrea# education syste# 't +adly affects the

#orale of the child .ut #ove#ent of a child fro# for children going to school +ut not reaching the

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'nitially +asics covering the following topics are taught with practical e*a#ples 0 Nu#+ers and counting 7 Addition

%u+traction Multiplication and "ivision 7 Multiplication ta+les up to 1, 4 Concept of Graction and "eci#als 7

Concept of CM and FCG 7 ercentage 4 eo#etric shapes construction 7 Concept of areas and volu#es 7 Concept

of alge+ra 7 .asics of alge+raic addition su+traction #ultiplication and division

Afterwards the teacher will start with the 1,th standard te*t +oo6 Gor e*a#ple %et theory and Matrices do not

need #uch prere=uisite Childrens #orale also gets a +oost when they are taught 1,th standard curriculu# 'f a

child finds it difficult to follow so#e particular topic then lower standard te*t +oo6s containing that particular topic

are referred and taught

;his way nor#ally at Kaliyuva Mane a child learns +asics of #athe#atics needed for life and the s6ills for passing the

1,thgrade Mathe#atics within a span of 3 to 5 years

Rationale '

As per the A%/ report 4 2,11 the acade(ic level o& 5th standard rural studentsin Karnata6a state is as +elow 0

Children who can read second standard Kannada te*t +oo6 0 !!38

Children who can perfor# two digit su+traction with +orrowing 0 !138

Children who can perfor# division of three digit nu#+er +y a single digit 0 1(&8

Now Karnata6a %tate .oard has revised the te*t +oo6s with an intention of raising its educational standards and to+ring it on par with C.%/ schools 'n #ainstrea# schools the teacher who is teaching 5 thstandard children has to

follow 5thstandard te*t +oo6s i##aterial of whether the children follow or not .ut unfortunately teacher finds it

difficult to teach the sa#e topic to a heterogeneous group of 3, children within a stipulated ti#e period of !,4!5

#inutes

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Core su+?ects such as %cience Mathe#atics and %ocial %cience are taught in Kannada in new words are e*plained

in Kannada Children are trained in spellings also

All children appear for 1,th standard pu+lic e*a#inations in


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Material organisation s6ills

Newspaper reading and ;L viewing

Mental faculty training 7 through ga#es li6e Chess .rain teasers and =uiD progra##es

%ense of ti#e

Fygiene training s6ills

Child care

Co#puter s6ills

hysical education including Hoga%po6en /nglish

Arts and crafts

%oft s6ills

Activity(+ased teaching

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and e*pand their 6nowledge through various learning e*periences -hen children accidentally co##it #ista6es >

+rea6 #aterials they are not ad#onished if they accept #ista6es

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;he Kids .an6O is an innovative concept developed at Kaliyuva Mane to help children understand the +enefits and

li#itations of #oney ;his also aids in enhancing childrens arith#etical s6ills wor6 culture and in preparing the#

for the real world At present this is functioning as a s#all 6ios6 ;his +an6 wor6s li6e any other typical +an6 +ut has

a #aterial section apart fro# cash section .an6 contains all the #aterials needed +y children such as toiletries

sweet#eats and stationery ;he school has printed special currency notes si#ilar to real currency

Children are given a personalised che=ue +oo6 a pass +oo6 a cash +o* and an account +oo6 /very #onth a che=ue

for a certain a#ount depending on the needs of the children is given Children deposit this write properly get a special gift che=ue ;here is no ti#efra#e ;here is no 1st priDe or

2nd priDe ift che=ue is given to the child when a child displays positive values J+y refle* and not with the intention

of getting the gift che=ue) such as helping others accepting #ista6es etc

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Childrens disputes are settled in a #oc6 court All children who are witness to the =uarrel are called ;heir views are

also sought %uita+le transfor#ing #ethod is decided -hen children #is+ehave they have to pay a fine in the

for# of a che=ue to the +an6 As a #easure of transfor#ation children have to conte#plate sitting =uietly s6ipping

their ga#es sessions or have to pay a fine to the +an6 A special place called


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All children +elow 12 years old will get around &, days of holidays per year apart fro# %undays 'f children are

lagging +ehind in their studies holidays will +e suita+ly curtailed for the children a+ove 12 years old

esident children will +e allowed to go ho#e whenever there are i#portant occasions at their ho#e

esident children will call their parents>guardians often

%chool will not +e closed for festivals li6e Mahaveera ayanthi A#+ed6ar ayanthi Kana6a ayanthi .udhaayanthi Lal#i6i ayanti .asava ayanthi etc 'nstead school will re#ain open and a #ovie>; will +e screened

regarding these great personalities

;he school re#ains closed on the occasion of #any local village festivals li6e Kunti ha++a Mari ha++a atras etc

;he school will function as usual i f a leader li6e a #inister dies ;eachers will narrate to children the +iography of

the departed person and his>her contri+ution to the society

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"%8R1TR+CT+R) T K".+volunteers>guests

of honour ;hey are +eing sold also to generate so#e inco#e 't also has a +oo6 +inding unit

ravinda4 3,*5, #ulti4purpose hall with B% facility ;L sound syste# and a ceiling #ounted #ulti#ediapro?ector ;he uni=ue painting on it +y A#erican volunteers is very attractive and +lends well with the

concept of the school ;his hall is used for Hoga rayer and all functions ;his has #any in4+uilt cup+oards

and is +eing used to store school #aterials -indow fra#es are #ade fro# CC instead of the usual wood

As+estos4free roof sheets are used ;wo front window shutters are #ade fro# eco4chip +oards 9/co chip

+oards are pressed +oards #ade fro# recycled plastic:

1pandana ' ffice is e=uipped with ! laptops and is supported +y solar powered inverter ;his office willrespond to the visitors en=uiries Children are allowed to enter the office Children access internet under the

guidance of staff #e#+ers

6anaka7't has ( co#puters and a very good collection of educational C"4Ms 4 interactive learning aidsMany children a+ove 12 years have e#ail '"s and are in touch with the volunteers ;here is a proposal to

upgrade the co#puter la+oratory with less power consu#ing #onitors A separate internet B%. is availa+le

for the children Co#puter la+oratory is powered +y solar supported inverter

1adhana 4 %cience la+oratory with e=uip#ent suita+le for the high school level 9%adhana T achieve#ent >instru#ent: including a fi+re glass s6eleton #icroscope telescope and several uni=ue instru#ents


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6uru Kuteera 4 Lolunteers>%taff +loc6 7 ! roo#s with attached toilet esident trainee teachers foreignvolunteers and guests stay here

Chilipili 9 &or boys and elder ladies 4 "or#itory with +un6er cots and +eds ;here is a separate roo# for twolady wor6ers a separate roo# for s#all girls and a +ig hall with attached +athroo#s for +oys

Chilipili ; &or elder girls and trainee teachers 7 "or#itory with +un6er +eds /ach +ed is fitted with solarlights

Kitchen7 2 s#all 6itchens e=uipped with a go+ar gas stove an astra stove and an stove Astra stove is afuel efficient +io #ass stove 't is al#ost s#o6eless ;his astra stove heats up 3 containers at the sa#e ti#e

Gor coo6ing +oth go+ar gas and astra stove are +eing used o+ar gas is safer than gas ne 6itchen has

gas stove also ;hese supply vegetarian food to all the resident children and staff #e#+ers including

teachers

8ounder0s residence7 Gounders fa#ily stays in the ca#pus ;his has resulted in proper #onitoring anddevelop#ent of the pro?ect Gounder is easily accessi+le to the children staff and the visitors

:ore 2ellwith recharging facility %urplus water fro# rain water storage tan6s goes to the +orewell :io (ass boiler5,, litre +oiler for hot water for +athing Rain 2ater harvesting7 ;hree tan6s store up to 2!,,, litres Children use this water for gardening for

washing hands and plates %urplus of rain water is filtered and used for recharging the +ore well

ater su(p7storage of up to !5,,, li tres ;o save space acco##odation for dairy wor6er has +een createdright on top of the huge water su#p

verhead tanks7 total storage a#ounts to ,,, litres 9e*cluding that of su#p capacity: $layground7 More than half an acre in siDe Children play cric6et volley +all foot +all +ad#inton etc ;hey

have not neglected country ga#es li6e #ar+les tops chinni4dandu lagori etc

1lide, s2ing, 1and pool7 %o#e children use steps to cli#+ the slide A thic6 rope has also +een provided forthe adventurous children to cli#+ it A swing has +een created using the two e*isting trees as posts

Children use the heap of sand for their creative ga#es

1chool bus7 Mahindra school +us ferries day scholars fro# neigh+ouring villages to Kaliyuva Mane 't +ringsa+out !, children Children are often ta6en out for i#parting outdoor education ;his has all the safety

precautions re=uired li6e lower seats fire e*tinguisher

1chool bus4 't can acco##odate 1, adults or 1& children ;his is +eing used to +ring volunteers fro# citychildren fro# neigh+ouring villages and all other sundry wor6s

Dairy7 %upplies organic #il6 for the schools resident children -hen the regular person is on leave residentchildren will ta6e care of the dairy including #il6ing grass cutting #aintenance of go+ar gas plant etc

Diesel 6enerator set7 3 hase,15 KLA silent enerator set ;he school is located in a power starved area-hether it rains or shines 1241& hours of daily power cut is nor#al here


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an organic way ;he school is self4sufficient in #il6 coconuts and +io #ass A part of the coo6ing gas is

generated +y the cows .io #ass re=uired for hot +athing water and coo6ing is produced +y the far# %o#e

vegeta+les and fruits are also +eing grown for our own consu#ption -e are yet to #a6e effective use of the

land

Toilets7 -estern and 'ndian -estern and 'ndian toilets have +een constructed ;raining is +eing i#partedto the children regarding the use of all these types of toilets /lder children and staff #e#+ers clean the

toilets on turns

)co toilet 4 Girst eco4toilet of the district has +een +uilt at Kaliyuva Mane +y Uilla anchayat 't conserveswater hygienic and produces hu#an #anure ;his prevents ground water pollution also "iluted urine goes

to the coconut trees and solid hu#an #anure is used for the plants and trees

aste (anage(ent syste( 0 A syste# is in vogue at Kaliyuva Mane which educates children a+out thehaDards of plastic disposal of wastes need for recycling etc


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d(ission %o3 '1! JA girl)Date o& ad(ission ',!41142,12 as a resident scholar$sychological assess(ent report &ro( a clinical psychologist

o2 did the girl oin Kaliyuva ManeE 'resident of %piritus 'nternational ;rust Mysore ,once visited Kaliyuva Mane

and saw our facilities and li6ed our wor6ing philosophy ;heir organisation used to wor6 in slu#s ;hey were


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instru#ental in ad#itting the girl child to Kaliyuva Mane

Details o& the child '

Age 0 13V Jas per her #other) 7 No supporting docu#ent such as .irth Certificate or ;ransfer Certificate

Gather 0 Not staying with the fa#ily 4 %tays with his first wife 4 ccasionally visits his 2ndwife and children 7 An

illiterate

Mother 0 -or6s in a s#all hotel Juneducated)

/cono#ical condition 0 .elow overty ine 7 No docu#ents such as


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Details o& the girl at the ti(e o& ad(ission '

a?eshwari hailed fro# an underdeveloped area in Mysore city +ut had rural roots %he was staying with her parents

at the ti#e of ad#ission %he was 11 years old and had co#pleted &thstandard in a #ainstrea# school Fer father

had co#pleted Q standard and was wor6ing as a +uilding painter without a regular fi*ed inco#e ;hey were staying

in a rented house ;hey +elonged to the . class Fer #other had studied up to !thstandard and was a housewife

Fer parents 6new the i#portance of education ;hey had ! daughters a?eshwari was the last one ;he eldest girl

aishri was #arried and was staying at Kenchalagudu %he was undergoing training in


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Result o& > standard public e#a(ination'

a?eshwari passed Q std pu+lic e*a#ination conducted +y the Karnata6a %econdary /ducation /*a#ination

.oard Jin April 2,12) in the first atte#pt securing 8irst Class %he cleared the e*a#s in /nglish #ediu#

%he had appeared for the e*a#s as a private candidate

Certi&ication '

a?eshwari had appeared for Q standard pu+lic e*a#ination through a overn#ent recogniDed school as a

private candidate %he got the %%C certificate fro# Karnata6a %tate /ducation /*a#ination .oard ;he

Certificate contains the schools na#e through which a?eshwari appeared for the e*a#ination

$ost-> std3 studies o& Raesh2ari '

a?eshwari has ?oined the re Bniversity Course with hysics Che#istry Mathe#atics and .iology %he is

staying with her sister Lolunteers of Kaliyuva Mane paid her tuition fees "uring wee6ends a?eshwari

visits Kaliyuva Mane Lolunteers are tutoring and #entoring her44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444C1) 1T+D. """,d(ission %o3 '3( JA +oy) Date o& ad(ission ',24,&42,, J "ay 1cholar)


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Details o& the boy at the ti(e o& ad(ission '

;he +oy hailed fro# a near+y village Fe was staying with his parents at the ti#e of ad#ission According to the

infor#ation given +y the parents and the +oy he was iregularly going to a rural #ainstrea# Kannada #ediu# school

Fe was appro*i#ately 1, or 11 years old and had co#pleted 5 th standard No docu#ent pertaining to the +oys

study or his date of +irth was given to Kaliyuva Mane during ad#ission ;he father was wor6ing as a vegeta+le

vendor without a fi*ed #onthly inco#e ;hey +elonged to the


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%ote' Kaliyuva Mane is neither an /nglish #ediu# school nor a Kannada #ediu# school in a conventional sense

/nglish will +e introduced at an appropriate ti#e depending on the co#fort level of the child .ecause 6ids ta6e Q

standard pu+lic e*a#ination in /nglish #ediu#,people #ista6enly la+el Kaliyuva Mane as an /nglish #ediu# school


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Result o& the in&or(al test conducted on 99th

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-e were happy with the +oys i#proved perfor#ance as seen in the a+ove test paper

Certi&ication '

't is now a challenge for us to #a6e hi# appear for Q std pu+lic e*a#ination -e will try to #a6e hi# appear for the

sa#e during 2,15 i f his parents cooperate -e are planning to get an affidavit fro# his parents regarding the +oys


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age ;he +oy will appear as a private candidate for Q standard e*a#ination

C1) 1T+D. " standard $ublic e#a(ination &ro( Kaliyuva Mane Till

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93 Chaitanya 6roup -;9=J Appeared 0 3 assed 0 3 Girst class 0 2 %C>%; children 0 2)

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1h2etha M3 FD: ' ;7-9-9BB7G

%hwethas father wor6s in a #utton shop Fer

#other wor6s as a do#estic help fro# dawn to

dus6 %hwethas illiterate father is an alcohol

addict and #other has studied up to !th

standard ;hey stay in a s#all tiny rented shed

in %rira#pura village around $ 6#s fro#

Kaliyuva Mane %hwethas parents have 5

children %hwetha is the #iddle one

%hwethas #other ta6es #a?or share of the

responsi+ility of the fa#ily Gather has not

found ti#e to visit Kaliyuva Mane even once

where his daughter stays since si* years

%hwetha was going to the #ain strea# rural

Kannada #ediu# school %he was going to the

school once in a +lue #oon due to #ultiple

reasons such as inherent disinterest rote

teaching #ethods lac6 of guidance at ho#e

fear of punish#ent at schools etc %he

eventually dropped out After dropping out 1,

year old %hwetha started acco#panying her

#other -hile her #other used to wor6 daughter used to play at the #others wor6 place

%hwethas #other .hagya used to co#e to Kaliyuva Mane in e*igent situations -hile her #other used to +e +usy in

washing vessels this little girl used to en?oy swing at Kaliyuva #ane ne day .hagya had co#e to Kaliyuva #anewith her five children /lders used to help her #other while others used to play -e as6ed the eldest child to ?oin

the school .ut %hwetha was 6eener %o she +eca#e a part of Kaliyuva Mane fa#ily on 1$4,!42,,$

%he started learning fro# scratch at Kaliyuva #ane ie fro# Kannada alpha+ets and nu#+ers %he was happy and

progressing during first 3 years .ut gradually her interest declined "uring the su##er vacation of 2,11 %hwetha

did not return to Kaliyuva #ane 'nstead she went to .angalore and was wor6ing in so#eones ho#e ta6ing care of a

one year young infant ;hat e*perience was an eye opener for herI %he ca#e +ac6 to Kaliyuva Mane with a fir#

deter#ination %he started cooperating with the staff #e#+ers ;hen she passed Q standard pu+lic e*a#ination

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Raesh2ari M3 FD: ' 9Ath

pril 9BBAG

a?eshwaris parents stay at Asho6apura# in a rented house Fer father wor6s as a painter Fer #other is a

housewife Gather has passed %%C and #other has passed 5thstandard %o they are aware of the i#portance of

education ;hey have ! daughters a?eshwari is the youngest a?eshwari was regularly attending #ain strea#

Kannada #ediu# school

a?eshwaris eldest sister aishri stays at Kenchalagudu "ivyadeepa has trained her and presently she is wor6ing in

"ivyadeepa aishri was worried a+out her sisters poor acade#ic perfor#ance %o aishri +rought her sister to

Kaliyuva Mane %he had passed &thstandard in the #ain strea# school At Kaliyuva Mane she was su+?ected to a

si#ple assess#ent test ;he result was shoc6ing %he could not write a few lines properly in her #other tongue

%he ?oined Kaliyuva Mane as a day scholar on 31st May 2,,$ 'n 2,,( she ?oined as a resident scholar -e found her

studious and hard wor6ing %he passed Q standard pu+lic e*a#s in &irst class3

Manu Ku(ar K3 FD: ' ;7th

%ove(ber 9BB=G

Manu hails fro# Mellahalli located on .annur road .oth the parents are illiterates Manu is the second son

Gar#ing is the fa#ily profession Manu co#pleted 1ststandard fro# a rural #ain strea# Kannada #ediu# school

Fe lost interest in the studies and dropped out fro# the school due to #ultiple reasons such as inherent disinterest

rote teaching #ethods lac6 of guidance at ho#e fear of punish#ent at schools etc

Manu started helping his parents in far#ing and ta6ing care of the cows 'n the #eanti#e Manus uncle %hivalingu

an illiterate had learnt reading and writing attending literacy classes conducted +y "ivyadeepa at Mellahali way +ac6

in 1((& Fis uncle having understood the i#portance of education +rought Manus parents to Kaliyuva Mane n (th

April 2,,$ Manu +eca#e a part of Kaliyuva #ane fa#ily Fe 6new only to write his na#e in Kannada +ut started

cooperating with the staff -ith his fine attitude and hard wor6 he could co#plete Q standard pu+lic e*a#ination in

/nglish #ediu# Fis younger +rother 1! year Mahesha is continuing his education at Kaliyuva Mane having dropped

out of school for #ore than ! years

Manu is staying at Kaliyuva Mane Fe is doing diplo#a course in a+oratory technicianO at Mediwave 'nstitute

Renuka 12a(y 13M3 ' F D: ' =9st

January, 9BBAG

enu6a %wa#y lost his father when he was =uite young Fis #other +rought hi# up Fis #other wor6s in a s#all

eatery in a village on the outs6irts of "avanagere Fer drea# was to give her only son good education %he had

studied up to (thstandard and 6new the worth of education %o with great difficulty she #ade hi# ?oin a private

Kannada #ediu# school

.ut enu6a did not show #uch interest in studies Fe failed in &thstandard and stopped going to school ;hrough

word of #outh enu6as #other ca#e to 6now a+out Kaliyuva Mane %o enu6a ?oined Kaliyuva Mane on 154,!4

2,, as a resident scholar -e found hi# +right +ut not suita+le for structured studies /ven at Kaliyuva Mane he


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was not interested in studies initially .ut he gradually started evincing interest in studies enu6a passed Q standard

e*a#s in /nglish #ediu# Fis #other has ta6en hi# ho#e J"avanagere)

Dhanush $3 F;7th

Dece(ber 9BBA G

"hanushs father Mr uttaswa#y was wor6ing in a private fir# at Kollegal .ut unfortunately the fir# closed down

%o he did not get wages for several #onths "ivydeepas wellwisher introduced uttaswa#y to "ivyadeepa in 2,,3

Gor several years "hanushs father used to wor6 at "ivyadeepa ta6ing care of the dairy far# and the land Kaliyuva

Mane was started in une 2,,5 Naturally his daughter ?oined Kaliyuva Mane "hanush who had co#pleted !th

standard in a Kannada #ediu# #ain strea# school ?oined Kaliyuva Mane in 2,,& as a resident scholar

"hanushs parents are educated ady luc6 s#iled on uttaswa#ys fa#ily uttaswa#ys wife got a Anganwadi

teachers ?o+ in Kenchalagudu itself Mr uttaswa#y got a ?o+ as a coo6 in a hostel resently they are staying in a

rented house in Kenchalagudu "hanush passed Q standard in &irst class3

1hivara FD: ' ;th

ugust 9BBAG

%hivara?s parents stay at "hanagahalli in a s#all house %hivara?s father wor6s in an industry Mother is a

housewife Gather has studied up to (thstandard

%hivara? was studying in a Kannada #ediu# #ain strea# school Fis parents were not happy with the +oys

scholastic perfor#ance ;hrough word of #outh %hivara?s father ca#e to 6now a+out Kaliyuva Mane %o they

+rought the +oy to Kaliyuva Mane n ,!4,&42,,$ he ?oined the school as a day scholar 'n 2,,( he ?oined as a

resident scholar Fe also passed Q std in 2,12 in fi rst atte#pt


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93 ravind 6roup - ;9HAppeared 0 $ assed 0 & Girst class 0 1 %C>%; 0 5:

$rashanth J". ,14,!41((1) was studying in a local village #ain strea# school

Gather deserted the fa#ily and started living separately Co#pulsions of life #ade

rashanth =uit the school in 2,,3 without co#pleting $th standard Fe left the

school to wor6 as a child la+ourer at oty Coi#+atore and Fassan at a tender age of

12 rashanths #other wor6s as a do#estic help rashant also suffers fro# a rare

disease colour +lindness

"uring 2,,$ upon seeing an article on Kaliyuva Mane in Mysooru MithraO one of his

ac=uaintances called us and en=uired a+out ?o+ opportunity for rashanth rashanth was 1& years old at that ti#e

Considering his age Kaliyuva Mane encouraged hi# to study 'nitially there were so#e +ehavioural issues owing to

his tu#ultuous +ac6ground Also he had forgotten what he had studied in pri#ary schools Fe soon startedshowing interest in studies and passed Q std in 1statte#pt

Mahesha J". 14,!41((5 ) Mahesha was studying in &th standard at

"hanagahalli #ain strea# school ne day his parents had co#e to

"ivyadeepa as construction helpers ;hey shared their tale of woes with us

;hey were landless la+ours Gather could not perfor# hard physical la+our as

he had sustained serious head in?uries earlier ;he couple had 3 daughters and

a son Mahesha was on the verge of dropping out fro# the school %o his

parents contacted Kaliyuva Mane regarding Maheshas ad#ission 'n 2,,& he

?oined Kaliyuva Mane as a resident scholar

Fe passed Q std e*a# in Girst class

1achin0sJ". 1$4,241((5) Gather was a #ason %achin was studying in a #ain

strea# higher pri#ary school in his village .y the ti#e he co#pleted 5th

standard he lost interest in studies as he was considered as a slow learner

/ventually his parents +rought hi# to Kaliyuva Mane where he had to undergo

learning fro# the scratch -e found hi# to +e +right +ut having so#e pro+le#s

in learning languages Fe passed %%C .ut teachers had to wor6 hardI

After co#pleting %%C at present he passed /lectronics Mechanic course at


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%anunda 12a(y J". ,!41,41(() was studying in a higher pri#ary school at

Mellahalli "uring 2,,, when he was 11 years old he lost interest in the school

and +id good +ye to it without co#pleting 5th standard Fe started helping his

father in far#ing ne of his uncles who was a +eneficiary of our literacy

progra##e at Mellahalli in 1((& +rought hi# to Kaliyuva Mane in 2,,$ Fe

continued his education after a gap of nearly $ years +ecause of which he had

forgotten to recogniDe even Kannada alpha+ets and nu#+ers Fe passed Q std

in 2,1, in /nglish #ediu# Fis parents too6 hi# ho#e after Q standard Fe is

doing ';' now Fis parents are supporting hi# Fe passed ';' recently Fe is

wor6ing as an apprentice at ;L%

%arayana F". 1,4,141((5G used to attend the local village school once in a +lue

#oon Lillage ga#es li6e #ar+les top and chinni4dandu attracted hi# #ore than the

village school Fe was least interested in studies Fis +rother who was a +eneficiary

of our supporting classes at %rira#pura +rought hi# to Kaliyuva Mane in the year

2,,5 'nitially he was not co#forta+le at Kaliyuva Mane Fowever he gradually

started li6ing the environ#ent prevailing at Kaliyuva #ane Fe co#pleted Q

standard in 2,1,

1antosh J". ,!4,141((2) was not interested in studies Fe was la+elled as a slow

learner ;eachers used to punish hi# "e?ected one day he left the school without

co#pleting $thstandard Fe too6 to graDing sheep and cows -hen Kaliyuva Mane was

started his parents ad#itted hi# to the school 'nitially when he ?oined Kaliyuva Mane

he was irregular After a year or so in 2,,$ he e*pressed his desire to ?oin as a resident

scholar radually he started learning fro# scratch Fe was a+le to pass the coveted

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APPRECIATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, EDUCATIONISTS AND DIGNITARIES :

%#t ;K% a6sh#i a #e#+er of


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Vi%it o' S(ami Nith$a%thanan"a)i to Kali$u&a Mane on *+th

No&em!er *,,-

%wa#i Nithyasthananda?i resident of %ri a#a6rishna Ashra#a

Mysore visited Kaliyuva Mane and inaugurated the uni=ue 6ids

+an6 /arlier he had sent the following #essage to our souvenir

/*tracts0 >or the all(round de)elopment of the children$ a free

atmosphere char#ed with lo)e is reAuired. The aim of HDi)yadeepa;

happens to be this. In 7aliyu)a 8ane$ the real home atmosphere

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Me%%age o' Sri Veeren"ra 3egga"e 'or the %ou&enir o' Kali$&a Mane :

/*tracts fro# the #essage of "r Leerendra Feggade of "har#asthala to our

souvenir 0 I am happy to learn about the pro#ress and achie)ements of

H7aliyu)a 8ane K a school started by you for the benefit of opportunity

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J*vii) 't s a great 'dea ' li6e this syste# very #uchJ*viii) %uper+J*i*) ;hought provo6ingIJ**) ot of progress in short ti#eJ**i) verwhel#ed with the syste#J**ii) A re#ar6a+le place oo6ing forward to contri+ute to #y +estJ**iii) reat concept@ ' feel such schools or learning places should co#e all over 'ndia ;his will help giving

education to all

J**iv) 't is very nice to see the vi+rant environ#ent and all the progress #ade during the last two years Allthe very +est

J**v) 'nteract with the 6ids volunteer and do #y +it to help the# grow in ter#s of personalitydevelop#ent and all round progress

J**vi) A very good uni=ue institutionJ**vii) -onderful result and environ#ent CongratulationsI Lery i#pressive innovative teaching4learning

process All the +estI

J**viii) Lery nice environ#ent for 6ids to grow and learn reat wor6 +y all the staff #e#+ersJ**i*) -onderful schoolI Hou are doing great wor6 ;han6 you so #uch for your hospitalityIIJ***) earnt a lot 'nspired ideas great innovative organisationJ***i) 'nnovative and creative Hour vision for the dropout 6ids is apprecia+leJ***ii) .ravo for your +ig wor6 and your happinessI ;han6 youJ***iii) ' a# inspired to create the value you have %irI ;han6sJ***iv) 't was a very nice and pleasant e*perience and felt very happy for such an effortJ***v) A very #e#ora+le e*perienceJ***vi) ood #ind +lowing peacefulJ***vii) ' would li6e to volunteer and serve for this no+le causeJ***viii)/*cellent idea to develop the personality of the childrenJ***i*) Lery uni=ue and very essentialJ*l) -ill +e +ac6WWWWWWWWWWWWWWJ*li) A very #e#ora+le e*perienceIJ*lii) A new e*perienceIIIJ*liii) /*cellent Most +eautiful #o#ents of #y lifeJ*liv) /*cellent concept ood wishesJ*lv) Hou are doing a praiseworthy wor6 et this social wor6 go on eternallyJ*lvi) ;his organisation is travelling on a totally distinct and very essential pathJ*lvii) /*cellent initiative wish all the very +estJ*lviii) /*cellent facility for rural population Needs support fro# all the directionsJ*li*) .eyond words of appreciation /*cellent thought


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are taught to thin6 +y the#selves %lowly you are #a6ing the world a +etter place Clic6 on the lin6

to read the article written +y Ma* a resident volunteer fro# %weden

http0>>wwwdivyadeepatrustorg>docs>/*perience82,of82,Ma*pdf

Jii) Hou have so#ething very special here which is not always easy to find and we were fortunateenough to co#e across and +e a part of itI -e want to than6 you for +eing who are and for giving us

a chance to get to 6now you -e wish you every success and 6now you will achieve itI 444ro 'ndia

volunteers0 Charli /ileen %tephanie fro# B%A R ;anDania

Jiii) ' had very positive feelings ood luc6 with the a#aDing wor6 7 A visitor fro# B%AJiv) -e read the article in the Findu and felt we had to visit ;his is an a#aDing pro?ect full of initiative

and direction ;han6 you for allowing us to visit and en?oy seeing the wor6 that you are involved in

ood luc6I .est wishes fro# +oth of us

53 Media reports I 2eblinks 'Ji) All 'ndia adio Mysores progra##e on >wwwyoutu+eco#>watchSvTphKB?KFf4!Jii) Children of Kaliyuva Mane perfor#ed in the progra##e >wwwyoutu+eco#>watchSvTC'N=#LFnPB!

Jiv) http0>>wwwdivyadeepatrustorg>#ediaphp JGor old #edia reports)Jv) Lideo 0 https0>>wwwyoutu+eco#>watchSvTd=e+CAus!, J Alternative education syste#)

Jvi) Lideo 0 https0>>wwwyoutu+eco#>watchSvTBn=6#n#NooJ'nvolve#ent of youth in "ivyadeepa)

Jvii) ; 0 http0>>divyadeepatrustorg>docs>itch82,presentation2,13pdf

Jviii) 2nd runner up in Mahindras initiative %AK ;F/ '%/ http0>>rise#ahindraco#>living4rise>grand4finale4finalist4514ananth46u#ar4alternative4education4for4out4of4syste#4children>

Ji*) ;L ( progra##e on Kaliyuva Mane 0 http0>>wwwyoutu+eco#>watchSvTrXUX-yLKUNB


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A3 Recent %e2spaper reports ';he Findu 12th"ece#+er 2,12

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;he "eccan Ferald 7 City hearld Mysore

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;i#es of 'ndia $thMay 2,13

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)volution o& Kaliyuva Mane'

Earrated by the founder

'n 1(! ' was wor6ing in %ree ayalasee#a aper Mills Kurnool ;hough ' was #aterialistically co#forta+le ' was

unhappy una+le to find an internal sense of satisfaction and happiness At that ti#e ' reread a +oo6 titled

MahayogiO a+out %ri Auro+indo ' was inspired +y the +oo6 especially the letters written +y %ri Auro+indo to his

wife Mrunalini ' decided to ?oin %ri Auro+indo Ashra# ondicherry .ut ' was not accepted +ecause ' had not

studied in the Ashra# school ' also did not 6now #uch a+out the life and wor6s of %ri Auro+indo and ;he Mother

then

At ondicherry ' ca#e across an 'ndustrialist Mr M %hah who offered #e a ?o+ in his industry Gro# 1(! to 1($

' wor6ed in Gastene* rivate i#ited and its sister concerns run +y hi# at ondicherry Fe li6ed #e and #y wor6 very#uch Fe was an ardent devotee of %ri Auro+indo Ashra# ;he relationship +etween #e and Mr M %hah went

+eyond e#ployer4e#ployee relationship ' learnt #any things as an /ngineer and as a hu#an +eing fro# hi#

"uring 1($ ' ?oined Auro %ervice "Auroville ondicherry JConsultants for Lisha6apatna# %teel ro?ect township

design Lisha6apatna#) as site in4charge ater ' relin=uished #y ?o+ and ?oined Live6ananda Kendra Kanya6u#ari

a spiritually oriented service organisation as a whole ti#er in March 1((1

After a?iv andhis assassination there was a perceived threat to Live6ananda oc6 Me#orial +y ;;/ %o the

#anage#ent of Live6ananda Kendra started posting whole ti#e volunteers for oc6 Me#orial %i#ilarly ' was sent

for a wee6 ;his was where %wa#i Live6ananda sat and #editated for three days a*#i "idis classes on

Live6ananda also had an i#pact on #e Night stays on oc6 #e#orial a#idst roaring sea helped #e to crystalliDe #y

thoughts and to identify #y source of happiness ' discovered #y goal there 't was to wor6 for +rightening the future

of opportunity deprived children 't would give #e a personal satisfaction as ' had had a tur+ulent childhood and

could e#pathiDe with such children ' used to passionately follow cric6et listen to radio co##entary watch ;L and

read cric6etI ' used to +e on the #oon if 'ndia won ' as6ed #yself "o ' love cric6et or 'ndiaSO Answer was clear0 '

loved 'ndia as ' was not interested to watch a cric6et #atch in which 'ndia was not involved %o #y wor6 was a to6en

of #y patriotis# ' was also interested in understanding the /ngineering of +ody #ind and soul %o this wor6 would

serve as a #eans of self4discoveryI

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reasons for the reluctance of ur+an educated people to stay in villages ' could co#prehend the challenges of

running a rural school ;his grass root level wor6 helped #e to conceptualiDe #y drea# school Kaliyuva ManeO 7 an

innovative school for rural B; G %H%;/M children 'n 1((& ad#a a post graduate in %ociology ?oined #e as wife

cu# colla+orator "uring 1((( "ivyadeepa received the first pu+lic contri+ution and was registered as a pu+lic

charita+le trust

'n 2,,1 #y e*4e#ployer %ri M %hah visited our ho#e ' descri+ed #y plan of starting an e*peri#ental school for

the +enefit of rural B; G %H%;/M children such as school dropouts first generation school goers children going to

schools and not reaching the grades children fro# tur+ulent fa#ily +ac6grounds etc Fe was very happy with the

proposal of #y drea# school Fe ca#e forward to offer #e financial support for +uying the land for our pro?ect 'n

2,,3 ' +ought the pro?ect site of 2 acres and 33 guntas in Kenchalagudu village 'n 2,,! we shifted our fa#ily +ase

to the pro?ect site at Kenchalagudu village -e stayed in a #a6eshift house e*isted already there -e erected a

s#all hut with Cuddapah sla+s as +enches ;his +eca#e our learning area 'n une 2,,5 we started Kaliyuva Mane

with 1! children ;wo children fro# %rira#pura ?oined the school ne was going to school once in a +lue #oon My

son ?oined the sa#e school ' and #y wife wor6 as life ti#e volunteers ;he school was run with the help of personal

funds initially

'n 2,,& ' had attended a we+site launching cere#ony of Karthavya '; %olutions ;he resident of a#a6rishna

Ashra#a %wa#i Nithyasthananda?i inaugurated the we+site Mr CK Naveena the young and dyna#ic C/ as6ed

#e to say a few words a+out our school ' spo6e ;here were few young engineering college students also ;hey

were 6een to visit the school ;hen one afternoon 1& /ngineering College students ca#e on +i6es and wanted to

support the school /ducated youth fro# high profile fa#ilies co#ing to a re#ote rural school to offer supportI '

was shoc6ed surprised and happyI ;hey have +rought #ore and #ore youngsters to Kaliyuva Mane Now

"ivyadeepa is luc6y to have hundreds of volunteers ;hus #y drea# turned into a vision has +eco#e ourpro?ect in a

true sense +ringing into its hold #ore and #ore people ;hey have +eco#e an integral part of "ivyadeepa fa#ily

Again %ri M %hah visited the pro?ect site in "ece#+er 2,,& Fe was very happy to see the happy faces of the

children and the functioning of the school .y then he had for#ed ;he race and ratitude ;rustO to fund service

organisations li6e ours Again in 2,,$ "ece#+er he visited our school and offered financial assistance to construct

#y residence volunteers +loc6 office co#puter la+oratory li+rary science la+oratory water su#p F tan6s

enerator roo# and #ulti4purpose hall Construction was co#pleted during 2,,42,1, n his su+se=uent visit he

sponsored "iesel enerator set and a school van for the school /ven now he is supporting our school in #any ways

;hus a drea# cu# vision +eca#e a reality ur school is progressing well with its attendant challenges

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>eel from the bottom of your heart. Ta,e up an issue. >ind a solution. ut your hands to the wheels of wor,. 8oney will come$

8en will come$ and God;s Grace will come.

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1ri Auro+indo in one of his letters to his wife Mrunalini spells out his three types of

#adnesses ;he first one is this ' fir#ly +elieve the acco#plish#ents genius higher

education that od has given #e are Fis ' have a right to spend for the #aintenance of

the fa#ily and what is essential ;he rest #ust +e returned to od -hat does giving to

od #eanS 't #eans to spend on good wor6s ;o help others is a sacred duty

My second #adness is this0 .y whatever #eans ' #ust have the direct vision of od

eligion these days #eans repeating the na#e of od at any odd hour praying in pu+licshowing off how pious one is ' want nothing of this 'f od e*ists there #ust +e so#e

way to e*perience Fis e*istence Fowever arduous path is ' have #ade up #y #ind to

follow it

My third #adness is that while others loo6 upon their country as an inert piece of #atter

7 a few #eadows and fields forests and hills and rivers 7 ' loo6 upon #y country as ;he Mother -hat would a son

do if a de#on sat on his #others +reast and started suc6ing her +loodS -ould he =uietly sit down to his dinner

a#use hi#self with his wife and childrenS ' 6now ' have the strength to deliver this fallen race 't is not physical

strength 7 +ut the strength of 6nowledge ' do not say that the wor6 will +e acco#plished during #y lifeti#e +ut it

certainly will +e doneO

Swami Vivekananda was of the firm view that a

nation is advanced in proportion as education and

intelligence spread among the masses. According

to him, Education is not the amount of

information that is put into your brain and runs riotthere undigested all your life. We want that

Education by which character is formed strength of

mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by

which one can stand on ones own feet. It is Man-

making Education all round that we want.

Perhaps no other person or book define

RELIGION as candidly, using a very few words

as Swami Vivekananda. He declares, Each soul

is potentially Divine. The goal is to manifest this

Divinity within us, by controlling nature,

external and internal. Do this either by work or

worship, psychic control and philosophy by

one or more, or all of these and be free. This is

Divyadeepa derives inspiration

from the philosophy of Sri

Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda

and their ideals related to the

concepts of education, human

development and patriotism.

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