Motivational Stories from various Sources

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முயல் வேட்டைக்கு பொய் ஜெய்ப்பதை விட யானை

முயல் வேட்டைக்கு பொய் ஜெய்ப்பதை விட யானை வேட்டைக்கு பொய் தோற்பது மேல்


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Narayana One man's inspiring journey from a manual scavenger to a mayor - Mysore

Narayana One man's inspiring journey from a manual scavenger to a mayor - Mysore

At 16, he didn't have a dream. A manual scavenger at the Mysuru railway station, he would scoop the excreta from the railway track, carry it in a bucket on his head and dispose it of. Even on his way home from work, the stench kept him company—an invisible wall blocking his view of the future. "My eyes welled up the first time I picked up excreta. The smell was stomach-churning," recalls Narayana, who was born in the scheduled caste Madiga in Karnataka.

"Both my parents were safai karmacharis [cleaning workers] and they struggled to make ends meet. In the evenings, my mother would work as a maid. In case she got some leftovers, we would have it for breakfast and lunch. Sometimes we would have just one meal a day," says Narayana, a class ten dropout .


Today, Narayana, 60, is the chairman of the Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission. He draws a salary of Rs1 lakh a month and has been given a sprawling air-conditioned room at the commission's headquarters in Bengaluru and a Toyota Innova. He is also a former mayor of Mysuru.


Owing to his eight-month stint as a manual scavenger, Narayana is able to relate to their condition. His pay then was Rs180 a month. Later, he got a job at a factory making Ideal Jawa motorcycles, as his mother knew the public relations officer there. But before the job offer, he was asked to work at the officer's home for three months. "My duties included cleaning the toilets, sweeping and mopping, bathing the dog and taking it out for a walk," says Narayana. He would get food, but no salary. The officer was a Brahmin, and the women in his family would fling food at Narayana. He also worked in a silk factory to earn some money.

Narayana, who went on to become a corporator and mayor of Mysuru in 2000. And, life, as he knew it, changed. "After I became the mayor, I once had lunch with one of the women—who threw food at me from a distance—from the Brahmin family I worked for. We ate at the same dining table," he says.


As mayor, he led the Dasara procession on a horse. Dasara celebrations are a grand affair in Mysuru.


http://emailday.blogspot.com/2015/08/wwwkeralitesnet-narayana-one-man.html

 

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From gardener to being a college principal

From gardener to being a college principal

Jun 16, 2015

BHILAI: After having worked as a gardener in a society that runs educational institution in Bhilai, Ishwar Singh Bargah rose to become a principal of another college being run by the same group- setting an example for people coming from lower and underprivileged sections of the society.

48-year-old Bargah now has a doctorate in education. He had worked as a salesman, gardener, watchman and supervisor to fulfill his educational and household needs. Bargah's journey of endurance began at the age of 19, when after finishing school education in Ghutiya village and Baithalpur, he came to Bhilai in 1985 looking for a job to support his family.

He lived with extended family and joined a salesman job in a cloth store at a pay of Rs 150 per month, through which he managed to apply for BA. Almost two months later, with his uncle's connection in Kalyan College in Bhilai, he started working there as a gardener, then as parking stand keeper, and then as supervisor of ongoing construction work of the college building, on daily wages. Alongside, he continued to study and graduated in BA in 1989.

"I was provided enough support and guidance by Professor TS Thakur, the then principal of the college, PK Shrivastav (HoD, Education), Dr HN Dubey (HoD Chemistry) and JP Mishra, who always stood by me to support me," he told TOI. "I was shortlisted twice for Jabalpur Education College through Pre-BEd examination but could not join owing to lack of finances," he said.

After completion of his graduation, Bargah enrolled in the college as a craft teacher. He used to work during night hours as watchman in the college to attend classes in day time. Considering his capabilities enough for teaching, college authorities appointed him as an assistant professor in the college which is run by Chhattisgarh Kalyan Shiksha Samiti.

While continuing his job in the same college, he also completed MEd, BPEd and MPhil there. And later he was recommended by samiti members for their newly set up college Chhattisgarh Kalyan Shiksha Mahavidyalaya in Aheri where he joined as principal on deputation in 2005.

"I also had a dream to join security forces, for which I had taken part in number of tests and physical examinations but could not succeed," he quipped. Bargah, who loves to read motivational stories, books and listen to lectures, married Kirti Singh in 1998 and is now blessed with two sons- Ketan Singh and Simanchal Singh. He credits all his success to the college authorities. Rest, as they say, is history.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/From-gardener-to-being-a-college-principal-this-self-made-man-inspires-Chhattisgarh/articleshow/47682959.cms


http://www.thebetterindia.com/25985...ail&utm_term=0_cd579275a4-2fa9af84ea-73747833

 

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Indian American Frank Islam Conferred 'Pride of India' Award

Indian American Frank Islam Conferred 'Pride of India' Award

September 1, 2015

NEW YORK: The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) has honoured India-born entrepreneur and philanthropist, Frank Islam with the "Pride of India" award, the media reported.

India's Consul General in New York Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay conferred the award upon Mr Islam who had donated $222,000 in May this year to the Aligarh Muslim University in India, India New England daily reported.

"It is a distinct honour and privilege to be here tonight to accept the AFMI 'Pride of India' award. It is also a privilege to be asked to speak as a part of AFMI's silver jubilee celebration," Mr Islam was quoted as saying.

"I have received many awards. But this one is extra special because it comes from this prestigious organisation in its silver jubilee year," Mr Islam added.

"I must admit that receiving this award and joining such luminaries does not make me proud. It makes me humble," he noted.

Mr Islam, 63, was born in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and is married to Debbie Driesman, 61.

Apart from being a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and civic leader, he is also a thought leader with a special commitment to civic, educational and artistic causes.

He currently heads the FI Invest Group - a firm that he established after he sold his information technology firm called the QSS Group in 2007, the report added.

Mr Islam serves on several boards and advisory councils including the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C.

He has written two books on the American condition, titled "Working the Pivot Points: To Make America Work Again" (2013) and "Renewing the American Dream: A Citizen's Guide for Restoring Our Competitive Advantage" (2010).

The donation to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will be used towards building the Frank and Debbie Islam School of Management with an endowed chair and building a technical college for girls in Azamgarh in memory of his mother Qumran Nisan.

Past winners of "Pride of India" award include noted lyricist and song writer Javed Akhtar and Rehman Khan, former Union minister of minority affairs in India.

The AFMI, a philanthropic charity formed by American Muslims of Indian Origin in the 1989, celebrated its silver jubilee convention on August 29.


The AFMI strives to improve the socio-economic status of the underprivileged Indian Muslim minorities through education.


http://www.siliconindia.com/finance/news/Indian-American-Entrepreneur-Frank-Islam-Conferred-Pride-of-India-Award-nid-186715.html?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=l1usorg

 

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The most famous tea seller in the Indian capital, Delhi,

The most famous tea seller in the Indian capital, Delhi.

The most famous tea seller in the Indian capital, Delhi, Laxman Rao, is also a prolific Hindi-language author whose novels are now available on online platforms like Amazon. Anasuya Basu met him recently in central Delhi.

Laxman Rao is not your ordinary chai wallah.

Apart from the sweet milky tea his customers love, he also sells 24 Hindi-language titles he has authored.

His open air tea shop, registered with the municipality, is essentially a few planks of wood perched on bricks, some buckets of water, ceramic and paper cups, kettles and a gas stove all neatly placed on the pavement.

Born to a farmer in a village in the western state of Maharashtra, Mr Rao left for Delhi - the hub of major Hindi language publishers - in 1975 to fulfil his dream of becoming a writer.


He worked as a construction worker, washed dishes at a restaurant and finally managed to open a shop to sell paan (betel leaves), beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes) and cigarettes a few yards away from his current tea stall. After a few years, he graduated to selling tea as it was more profitable.

Mr Rao has a bachelor's degree in Hindi and has sat a masters exam through a distance learning programme. He worked hard to publish his books, but all his meetings with publishers ended in disappointment as nobody was willing to bet their money on a book written by a roadside vendor.

Undeterred, he saved up enough to self-publish his first novel in 1979. "Publishers have a highbrow attitude towards people like us and want money to publish our work. I had no money to spare and, therefore, decided to start my own publishing house," said Mr Rao.


Turbulent lives, the struggle to rise above grinding poverty and the ordinary pleasures of life are the themes on which Mr Rao's novels, political essays and plays are based.

And he is not without recognition.

His best-selling novel "Ramdas" - published in 1992 - explores the complexities of the teacher-student relationship through the story of a young, wayward student from Mr Rao's village who drowned in a river.


The book, now in its third edition, has sold more than 4,000 copies.

In 1984, a senior Congress party member spoke to then prime minister Indira Gandhi about Mr Rao's books. Within a few days, he received an invitation to meet her and present his books to her.

"I met Mrs Gandhi in May 1984 with two of my books. She really appreciated my work and encouraged me to write more. I expressed my wish to write a book on her but she insisted that the book should be on her work rather than a commentary on her life. Enthused by this meeting, I wrote an essay on her tenure from 1969-1972 titled 'Pradhan Mantri' (Prime Minister) but she was shot dead before it could be published. After her death, I wrote a play based on her life and used the same title as the essay," Mr Rao said.

Now, Mr Rao uses online selling platforms like Amazon and Flipkart to hawk his books.

"His books are doing very well on our site. We are happy that authors like Mr Rao have found a platform such as ours to sell his books," a spokesperson for Amazon India told the BBC.


Hitesh, Mr Rao's elder son, manages online sales coordination and the author's Facebook page. But despite notching good sales figures on online sites, Mr Rao still cycles to various places to sell his books, a practice of many years.

Outside his stall meanwhile, a light drizzle prompts customers to run for cover under the white fig tree that also shelters Mr Rao and his tea making apparatus.

Unfazed by the shower, he removes the tarpaulin covering the utensils and stove and gets busy boiling water for tea.

Loyal customers are huddled together under the tree waiting for a cuppa and fried snacks.

On an average day, Mr Rao makes 1,200 rupees ($19; £12) by selling 150 cups of tea, enough to keep the kitchen fires in his two-room rented flat burning.

The tea-selling author has won many awards and also received recognition from former president Pratibha Patil. However, he is yet to be invited to any literary festival in the country.

"Authors pull different stunts to market their books, make movies and TV serials out of them. I am a simple man. I get all my mail at this footpath address. My books are available in school, college and university libraries in the city and I am often asked to lecture in various schools and colleges across the country. What more can a writer ask for?" said Mr Rao as he handed a cup of tea to a homeless woman waiting patiently by the stall.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33532665

 

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Infopark Donates 3 Tons Of Rice

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Kochi: As part of its Onam celebrations, Infopark collected and distributed nearly 3.5 tons of rice to orphanages, old-age homes, tribal families and others under the initiative “Onam Nanma”. The rice was collected from employees working at Infopark campuses at Kochi, Thrissur and Cherthala.

From the Kochi campus, around 2.5 tons of rice was collected; out of which 2 tons was donated to 195 tribal families at Mamalakandam and Kutambuzha tribal areas. The vehicle carrying the rice for the tribal families was flagged off by MLA Benny Behanan in the presence of Infopark CEO Hrishikesh Nair. The remaining was distributed to orphanages, rehabilitation centers and poor homes in and around the area, as per suggestions from the MLA, V P Sajeendran.

Around 500 kg rice collected from the Infopark Cherthala campus was distributed to old-age homes and Panchayath-listed Agathi Mandiram’s around the park. The ‘Onam Nanma’ programme at Cherthala campus was inaugurated by Aroor MLA Arif A













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Companies at Infopark Thrissur (Koratty) collected around 650 kg rice, which was distributed to orphanages, mercy homes and some poor families in the area. The programme was formally launched by Chalakkudy MLA B D Devassy.

“We did it again! I want to thank the companies and the employees in my park for taking up the Rice bucket challenge and giving whole hearted support for this noble initiative,” said Hrishikesh Nair. Last year also, the state-run IT park donated over 3 tons of rice to around 200 Muthuva tribal families at Urulanthanni on the occasion of Onam.



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20-Year-Old ATM Guard Studies Under A Streetlight So He Can Prepare For His SSE Exams

20-Year-Old ATM Guard Studies Under A Streetlight So He Can Prepare For His SSE Exams


August 31, 2015

Balinder Singh, 20, from Fatehabad district in Haryana, wants a job with the Indian Railways and is preparing for his SSE (Senior Section Engineer) entrance exams. This is nothing unusual, except for the fact that Singh works as an ATM guard and has to sit under the street light to prepare for his exams.

In a Facebook post by Harsh Vats, that has gone viral now, Balinder is seen sitting with his book under the streetlight, outside the ATM in Panchkula in Haryana.

A day before Raksha Bandhan, Vats had gone to the ATM to withdraw some money for his sisters when he spotted the young boy.

When he asked the guard 'Bhaiya kya parh rahe ho' (What are you reading?), he said 'mein SSE k entrance ki taiyari kar raha hun' ( I am preparing for my SSE entrance examination).



http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/31/atm-guard_n_8064036.html

 

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Men rescue two kittens from a river

Men rescue two kittens from a river


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kR3e5Vrds

Published on Aug 31, 2015

 

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Brave Indian Officers Who Have Fought Against Corruption

Brave Indian Officers Who Have Fought Against Corruption


April 1, 2015

There's a rare breed of officers in India - the kind who are willing to serve the country at all costs. They take on the injustice everywhere they go, despite getting posted out repeatedly as a punishment for being tough with the local criminals.Many of these greats have been killed for what they believe in. Yet, their deaths have not deterred future generations of brave men and women

1. S Muthukumaraswamy

S Muthukumarasamy, 58, an engineer with the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department, killed himself by leaping in front of a train. SS Krishnamoorthy was sacked as Agriculture Minister earlier this month after allegations made by the Opposition that his office had made threatening phone calls to the engineer days before his suicide reportedly to demand that he hire candidates shortlisted by them, rather than on merit. The suicide is being investigated by the CB-CID. The opposition, which is demanding a CBI probe in Muthukumarasamy's death, says that the calls also reveal that he had clashed with the minister's office which allegedly was demanding bribes in return for jobs within the Agriculture Department.




2. DK Ravi

DK Ravi was found hanging by the fan in the bedroom of his private apartment in Tavarekere in South Bengaluru on Monday. While it appears to be a suicide, Ravi was known for taking on the the local sand mafia of Karnataka, and there are rumors of his death being linked to his aggressive stance on the mafia's most powerful men. The 36-year-old D K Ravikumar was the Additional Commissioner on deputation with the Commercial Tax department.


3. Pandillappalli Srinivas

Srinivas bravely fought against the smuggling of elephant tusks and sandalwood, and took on the dreaded Indian bandit Veerappan. Srinivas was posthumously awarded Kirti Chakra, the highest civilian award for gallantry. The day of his death, 10 November, is observed as Forest Martyrs Day by the The Forest Department. Veerappan staged a surrender to Srinivas, and on meeting the IFS officer, beheaded him


.4. Narendra Kumar

Narendra Kumar was killed in his war on illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh. While on duty - he was run over by a tractor loaded with illegally mined stone which he was trying to stop. His father, Keshav Dev, has stated that Kumar was killed in a conspiracy hatched by the mafia. "He did not receive cooperation of the local police. He stopped vehicles carrying stones to check them. Is this the work of the IPS officer, or the work of a thana-level policeman?" his father said.


5. Shanmugam Manjunath

Shanmugam Manjunath, an Indian Oil Corporation manager, was killed for sealing a petrol station in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP that were selling adulterated fuel for months. A month after the station resumed operation, Manjunath conducted a surprise raid on the station and was shot dead that same night.


6. Satyendra Dubey

ibnliveIndian Engineering Service (IES) officer Satyendra Dubey was the Project Director in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Koderma, and fought corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral highway construction project. After he found that the firm contracted for the project (Larsen and Toubro) subcontracting the work to smaller low-technology groups, controlled by the local mafia, he was threatened several times. He was transferred to Gaya (Bihar) where he again exposed corruption in the form of large-scale flouting of NHAI rules regarding sub-contracting and quality control. For his aggressive stance on corruption, he was shot dead.


Here are some other great men and women who, despite braving attacks and pressure, have stood strong in the line of fire.


Rashmi Mahesh

Rashmi Mahesh, Director General of Administrative Training Institute (ATI) an IAS officer, was allegedly assaulted by the institute's former contract employees for probing at Rs.100-crore scam at ATI. She is known for her strict and vigilant outlook, and for this, was punished with 22 transfers in 18 years. Milestones in her career include cracking down on question paper leaks in Karnataka school examinations, the culture of bribery for MBBS seats in Karnataka.


Ajit Doval

The former Indian intelligence and law enforcement officer is today India's current National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is the first cop to receive India's second highest peacetime gallantry award, the Kirti Chakra in 1988. His career as intelligence officer is the stuff of legend. He managed to convert six of Mizo insurgent leader Pu Laldenga's seven military commanders into Indian Intelligence Bureau assets during the the Mizo National Front (MNF) insurgency. He also served undercover with the Mizo National Army in the Arakan in Burma and inside Chinese territory, and also helmed the the rescue of Romanian diplomat Liviu Radu. He also spent years undercover in Pakistan, gaining strategic insight. More recently, he flew to Iraq and engaged with the local government to rescue 46 Indian nurses trapped in an Iraqi hospital after an ISIS attack on the region.


U. Sagayam

His office door bears a sign reading "Reject bribes, hold your head high" in Tamil (Lanjam thavirtthu, nenjam nimirtthu). Sagayam was responsible for changing the state government after he fought vote-buying in the 2011 Madurai district elections. A year later, his investigation of illegal granite-mining led to charges against a number of politicians and businesses. Last year, he was appointed by The Madras High Court on Thursday as Special Officer to probe all granite mining contracts and licences in Tamil Nadu. The former Collector of Madurai is famous in the region for his honesty and sincerity. And everyone knows that these qualities get you transferred - he got transferred 19 times in 20 years! He was the first IAS Officer in Tamil Nadu to make his assets public - he only had a house worth Rs.9 lakh and a Rs.7172 bank balance! Once, he didn't even have the 5,000 Rupees needed to admit his daughter to a private hospital. This was when he was deputy commissioner (excise) in Coimbatore, and could have earned Rs. 10,000 per liquor license for the 650 liquor licences pending. While serving one of his many transfers in Kanchipuram, he took on the Pepsi Co. after dirt was found floating in the beverage bottles, and sealed the bottling plant.


Shivdeep Lande

Patna is infamous for eve teasing and crime, but there's one man who isn't going to be complacent about it. Patna S.P. Shivdeep Lande has been directly responsible for bringing down crime, and is today famous in the city. He is known among Patna college girls. who used to be harassed regularly until he began responding to their individual complaints. He also managed to crack down on the illegal cosmetics and medicine mafia by seizing licenses, and confiscating spurious and contraband drugs. He also managed to kill the flourishing business of illegal wine shops in the city. He also cracked down on traffic rule violations with a vengeance. He was so loved, that upon his transfer, the city took out a candle light street march.

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...ought-against-crime-and-injustice-231051.html

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Delhi Cop Chases Down Armed Robbers in Personal Car

Delhi Cop Chases Down Armed Robbers in Personal Car

01st September 2015

NEW DELHI: In an episode straight out of some action movie, a police official chased down two armed robbers in his personal vehicle after he witnessed a robbery while passing northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur area.

According to police, Inspector Vipin Sharma, posted at Khajuri Khas police station, was near a traffic intersection yesterday when he saw a biker being waylaid by four men on two motorbikes who snatched a bag from him and sped away.

The person who was robbed has been identified as Sushil Kumar (43), a collection agent for a company based in northeast Delhi's Vishwas Nagar area.

The bag contained around Rs 9.40 lakh in cash which Kumar had collected from two clients in Delhi and Ghaziabad. He was headed to his office when the snatching incident took place.

Inspector Sharma, who was accompanied by a police constable, asked Kumar to get inside his car and then gave chase to the robbers. They overtook one of the motorbikes near Wazirabad flyover and overpowered the duo riding it. However, the other two robbers managed to escape, said a senior police official.

"Investigation is underway. We are presently tracking the other two accused," the official added.


http://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...in-Personal-Car/2015/09/01/article3005266.ece

 

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Humanity at its Best-

Humanity at its Best-




Police in a German city have been forced to ask the public to stop bringing donations for arriving refugees after being inundated with food, clothes and toys in an overwhelming show of support.




This morning, Polizei München’s official account tweeted that around 590 refugees were at the city’s main train station, adding: “Anyone who wants to help is welcome.”


They could scarcely have predicted the huge response that followed within just minutes, as hundreds more migrants continued to disembark at the Hauptbahnhof.




Little over an hour after police announced the refugees’ arrival, they wrote that they were being inundated by volunteers with food, drink and nappies for babies, adding: “We think it’s great!”


Shortly before 11am, officers confirmed that the aid was continuing to flow in.
A Twitter post read: “More refugees are arriving at the Hauptbahnhof in Munich – help from the public isn’t stopping. Class!”

By 1pm, police and local authorities transferring the refugees to reception centres had more than they needed and the Twitter account issued a polite request for people to “please bring no more items” as they were “overwhelmed”.

Volonteers prepare toiletries for migrants arriving train station in Munich on 1 September


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-for-refugees-arriving-by-train-10481522.html

 

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World Record Six Sixes in an Over

World Record Six Sixes in an Over


by Sir Gary Sobers of WI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8dLac__KKk

Uploaded on Oct 31, 2006
This is a short video of the record six sixes in an Over hit by Sir Gary Sobers.




Same Feet of six sixes in six balls by Yuvaraj Singh of India against England


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwH34mR6ZG8

Published on Feb 12, 2015



Afridi of Pakistan agsinst Bangladesh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyXzWwN42DA

Published on Apr 20, 2014

 

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The team of hunger heroes is feeding India some of the food they never had

The team of hunger heroes is feeding India some of the food they never had

September 2, 2015

When Delhi-based young man, Ankit Kawatra saw a great amount of food that could feed a thousand people getting wasted at a wedding, he thought of starting a service that would pickup excess food from events to feed the poor at shelter homes. He launched, Feeding India in August 2014, to drive his idea to feed the poor and to invite volunteers.“We sometimes give money to the homeless to buy food or even buy it ourselves for them. But the idea behind this service was not to buy food but use what is already available in abundance,” says Ankit.

Feeding India is a non profit organisation run by youth to fight hunger. Volunteers are called Hunger Heroes, who solve hunger problem in the city by redistributing excess food from big events and parties.

Ankit also launched a 24*7 helpline for people to call at if they wanted to donate excess food.
However, this was not enough, Feeding India needed a regular supply of food to feed people daily. They partnered with catering companies who would contact Ankit and his team whenever there is an event. Hunger Heroes who stayed closer to the venue would reach at the end of the event to pick up excess food. If food is not distributed the same day, it is stored in cold storage to feed the needy the next day.

They also has a team of food experts who test the food’s quality before it is taken out for redistribution.

The organisation that feeds the needy is now 750 Hunger Heroes strong. These volunteers are from across 20 cities.

Like any other organisation, the team do face challenges. When caterers deny to pay for the transport cost of the food distributed, the volunteers pay themselves. The team is so determined to feed people that even when they have to make two rounds to pick the food, they do not hesitate to do it. Feeding India has donated 2.5 lakh meals across India. All of this and more without any external financial support!
The organisation has also partnered with corporate houses who would contact the team to pick up excess food after any office party and from the office canteens.

Feeding India also run campaigns and events to educate people on the significance of excess food and the cause. India’s star chefs have also joined them during their events to talk about their love for food and on how it should be used for a better cause.

“We organize small events where we make people pledge that they will not waste food. Through these small interventions we are trying to change the mindset of the people,”says Srishti.

Feeding India aims at reaching 50 Indian cities to fight hunger and to provide people proper meals.

http://www.reshareit.com/hunger-heroes-feeding-india/

 

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அமெரிக்க விருதுக்கு ராமேசுவரம் மீனவப் ப&

அமெரிக்க விருதுக்கு ராமேசுவரம் மீனவப் பெண் தேர்வு

ராமேசுவரம் அருகே சின்னப் பாலம் மீனவப் பெண் லெட்சுமி அமெரிக்க விருதுக்கு தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

அமெரிக்காவில் உள்ள கலிபோர்னியா மாகாணத்தில் கடல்சார் ஆய்வு மையம் (சீகாலஜி) செயல்படுகிறது. இது உலகின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் உள்ள தீவுகளில் வசிக்கும் அரிய வகை தாவர இனங்கள், கடல்வாழ் உயிரினங்களை பாதுகாப்பதற்காக இ யங்கி வருகிறது. மேலும் இந்த மையம் ஆண்டுதோறும் கடல் வாழ் உயரினங்களை பாதுகா ப்பவர்களுக்கு விருது, பாராட்டுச் சான்றிதழ் வழங்கி கவுரவிக்கிறது.


இந் நிலையில் கடந்த ஆண்டு க்கான விருதுக்காக ராமேசுவரம் அருகே உள்ள சின்ன ப்பாலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த மீனவப் பெண் லெட்சுமி தேர்வு செய்ய ப்பட்டுள்ளார்.


இது குறித்து சீகாலஜி வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக் குறிப்பில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:
லெட்சுமி தனது குழந்தை பருவத்தில் இருந்தே மன்னார் வளைகுடா தீவுப் பகுதிகளில் கடற்பாசிகளை சேகரிப்பதையே தொழிலாகக் கொண்டுள்ளார். மேலும் அவரது சமூகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த பல பெண்களுக்கு பாசி சேகரிப்பதே வாழ்வாதாரமாக உள்ளது.
ஆனால், அரசு அதிகாரிகள் பாசி சேகரிக்க தடை விதித்தும், பாசி சேகரிக்கும் பெண் களுக்கு அபராதம் விதித்தும், மீனவப் பெண்களின் படகுகளை கைப்பற்றியும் அவர்களது வாழ் வாதாரத்தை சுரண்டி வந்தனர்.


இது குறித்து மாவட்ட நிர்வாகம், அரசு அதிகாரிகள், கடல்சார் விஞ்ஞானிகளிடம் பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தி பாரம்பரிய முறையில் பாசி சேகரிப்பதால் கடலில் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதிப்பு ஏற்படுவதில்லை என்பதை லெட்சுமி எடுத்துரைத்தார்.


மேலும் ராமநாதபுரம் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள 25 மீனவ கிராமங்களில் 2000-க்கும் மேற் பட்ட பாசி சேகரிக்கும் மீனவப் பெண்களை ஒருங்கிணைத்து கூட்டமைப்பு ஏற்படுத்தி அவர் களுக்கு பயோ மெட்ரிக் கார்டுகள் வழங்கி வாழ்வாதாரத்தை தொடர வைத்துள்ளார்.

இதற்காக லெட்சுமி க்கு கடல்சார் சுற்றுச்சூழல் விருது வழங்கப்படுகிறது என்று தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.


இது குறித்து லெட்சுமி `தி இந்து’விடம் கூறியதாவது:


சின்னப்பாலம் பகுதி மீனவப் பெண்கள் மரிக்கொழுந்து பாசி களை எடுப்பதற்கு, வனத் துறையினர் தடை விதித்ததோடு மட்டுமின்றி அபராதமும் விதிப்பா ர்கள். சில நேரங்களில் தகாத வார்த்தைகளில் திட்டுவார்கள். ஒருமுறை கடலுக்குள் நாங்கள் பாசி சேகரித்தபோது கரையில் வைத்திருந்த ஆடைகளை வனத் துறையினர் எடுத்துச் சென்றனர். சொல்ல முடியாத துயரங்களை அனுபவித்தோம். இப்போது எங்க ளை அங்கீகரிக்கும் விதமாக இந்த விருது கிடைத்துள்ளது. இந்த விருது அக்டோபர் 10-ம் தேதி வழங்கப்பட உள்ளது என்றார்.

http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/

 

[P.J.]

Three women- from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, on the drive of a lifetime

Three women- from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, on the drive of a lifetime

Pepper sprays, knives, a hammer, a pair of scissors, a puncture kit and a coil of rope. Finding a bag full of these tucked into a corner of a car could be misleading. And with a woman at the wheel, it could maybe even make for a Gone Girl sequel. However, this story about three women is less gory. The hammers and knives are just for self-defence, they confirm.

Sunita Dugar, an entrepreneur and candid photographer, Parneet Sandhu, an employee of a U.S.-based company and Neetha Jegan, who works as a manager, travelled 5,000 kilometres on the road from Kanyakumari to Kashmir for Independence Day this year. It wasn’t a crazy spur-of-the-moment decision, but something that sedimented over months after they read about Roshni Sharma a year ago. “She is a biker who did road trips alone. We were quite inspired after reading about her, and thought why don’t we do something similar?” says Sunita.

With this thought that wouldn’t let her rest, she spoke to her husband, who said ‘Go for it’. Parneet knew her parents would be a bundle of nerves if she broke the news about the trip. So she tweaked the ‘three women’ bit of the story to a ‘group of adventure lovers’. Neetha foresaw the fun the trip promised, and made a last-minute entry. All set, the three, who have always been the shotguns on long drives, wanted to take one small test to prove to themselves that they wouldn’t be disasters on wheels. A 1,500-km trip to Wayanad and back confirmed it.

On August 8, when the sun dipped and crows found their way back to their nests, the three left Kanyakumari. They saw windmills, like Lego pieces, whiz by in the backdrop of small hillocks. They halted at Dindigul for the night, and rose at dawn to start their journey again. “We made it a point to cover at least 800 km per day,” says Sunita. With this target set, it was hard for the travelling divas, as they call themselves, to stop for shopping or any kind of recreation, apart from photography. They sought help from H.V. Kumar of the HiVayKing Club for routing navigation, mobilising help in case of maintenance issues enroute and hotel bookings.

Over the next five days, clear blue skies and green lands replaced the windmills, in Karnataka.

Slowly, the green turned brown in Andhra Pradesh. Next day, they were again on a carpet of green, with farmers tilling the land, sweat glistening on their shoulders and neck. From Central India, they moved upwards. “As we reached Delhi, we couldn’t see the sky. It was all grey because of the pollution. It was only after we entered Punjab, that the sky was clearer with sarson and ganne ka khet on both sides. And then came the best of all — the greener, and more colourful belt of Kashmir,” says Sunita.

A few kilometres before Kashmir, they found themselves stuck on a mountain road because of a landslide the previous night. “We couldn’t move because of the traffic. A senior police personnel approached us on noticing the TN registration on the car’s number plate. Knowing that we were three women doing this trip, we were asked to move forward in the line. We were escorted by convoys to Kashmir!”

They reached Srinagar on August 14. Three women amid a crowd of Army men. “They were all around, with their AK 47s. It was a different experience. However, when we went to Dal lake, it was just like any other tourist spot, bustling with people,” she says.

While the women had their moments of fear — crossing the dark, thick woods of the Pench National Park, driving by a region in Jhansi infamous a century ago for thuggee, getting stranded in Gwalior when their car broke down, stopping for lunch in the Chambal surrounded by men with revolvers in their pockets, losing phone connectivity for 24 hours in Srinagar — the journey is something they are ready to repeat again.

Next up, is a trip across the breadth of the country. “Ultimately, we want to be a Roshni Sharma for someone. We want to spread the message that with proper planning, it is completely safe for women to take a trip on their own,” says Sunita.

http://www.thehindu.com/features/me...kumari-to-kashmir-in-a-car/article7604176.ece

 

[P.J.]

ஏழை எளிவருக்கு தொண்டு செய்து வருபவர் புத


ஏழை எளிவருக்கு தொண்டு செய்து வருபவர் புதுச்சேரி வாலிபர் சந்திரசேகர்.

2 September 2015



புதுச்சேரி: திருவாசகத்திற்கு உருகாதார் ஒரு வாசகத்திற்கும் உருகார் என்பதை வெரும் வார்த்தையாக மட்டும் எடுத்துக்கொள்பவர்கள் மத்தியில் அதையும் தாண்டி சிவனிடம் சரணடைந்து சிவ தொண்டில் தன்னை ஈடுபடுத்திக்கொண்டு மார்கண்டேயபுரம் மடத்தை நிறுவி ஏழை எளிவருக்கு தொண்டு செய்து வருபவர் புதுச்சேரி வாலிபர் சந்திரசேகர்.

ஒருநாள் இவரிடம் சிவனடியார் ஒருவர் திருவாசக பாடலை சிடியில் பதிவு செய்ய சொல்லி வந்திருக்கிறார். அது வரை ஏதும் உனராத சந்திரசேகர் பதிவு செய்த பாடலை ஒருமுறை கேட்டிருக்கிறார் அப்புறமென்ன பாடலில் உறுகி சிவனே கதி என கிளம்பி விட்டார். தான் நேசித்த தொழிலை விட்டு விட்டு திருவாடுதுறை ஆதினத்தில் சைவ சித்தாந்த வகுப்பில் ஒரு வருடம் பயின்று ஒளியரசு என்ற சிவனடியாரிடம் தீட்சை பெற்று , 2011 ம் வருடம் 9 பேருடன் 12 நாட்கள் கடுமையான பயணம் செய்து அமர்நாத் பணி லிங்க தரிசணம் செய்து விட்டு வந்தவர் சும்மா இருக்க மனமில்லை.

தனி ஆளாக இயலாதவர்களுக்கு தொண்டு செய்ய கிளம்பி விட்டார். தெரு ஓரத்தில் வசிப்பவர்களுக்கு உணவு அளிப்பது. இறந்தவர்கள் உடலை எடுத்து செல்ல இலவச ஊர்தி ஏற்பாடு செய்து தருவது, பழமையான சிவன் கோயில்களை துாய்மை செய்வது, மாதம் தோறும் திருவண்ணாமலையில் கிரிவலம் வருபவர்களுக்கு ருத்ராட்சம் அனிவிப்பது, போன்றவற்றில் ஈடுபட்டு வந்தவர் தனது வாழ்நாளில் 1கோடியே 8 பேருக்கு தனது கையால் ருத்ராட்சம் அணிவிக்க இருக்கிறார். கடந்த 5 வருடம் முன்பு யாருடைய உதவியும் இல்லாமல் மார்கண்டேயன் மடத்தை நிறுவி சத்தமில்லாமல் தொண்டு செய்தவர், தற்போது 1 லட்சத்து 80 ஆயிரம் உத்ராட்ச மணிகளை காெண்டு 8 அடி உயரத்தில் பிரம்மாண்ட ருத்ராட்ச சிவ லிங்கத்த உருவாக்கியுள்ளார். வரும் சித்தரை முழு நிலவு அன்று பிரதிக்ஷ்டை செய்ய வேலைகள் நடந்து வரும் நிலையில், எல்லா வேலைகளையும் செய்ய சொல்லி ஐயன் ஈசன் கட்டளை இடுகிறான் நான் அடிபணிகிறேன் என தொழிலை மறந்து குடும்பத்தை மறந்து சிவ தொண்டில் ஈடுபட்டு வரும் சந்திரசேகரை 97912-99536, என்ற எண்ணில் தொடர்பு கொண்டு பேசலாம்.


Source:http://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=47005&device=fb

 

[P.J.]

புதுச்சேரியில் இருந்து மதுரைக்கு 3.55 மணி ந&#3

புதுச்சேரியில் இருந்து மதுரைக்கு 3.55 மணி நேரத்தில் வந்த மாற்று கல்லீரல்: மும்பை பெண்ணுக்கு பொருத்தம்.


September 2, 2015

ஜிப்மர் மருத்துவமனையில் இருந்து மதுரைக்குக் கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட கல்லீரல் இருந்த பெட்டி. (உள்படம்) ஆம்புலன்ஸ் ஓட்டுநர் ராஜ்குமார். படம்: எஸ்.ஜேம்ஸ்

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புதுச்சேரி ஜிப்மர் மருத்துவ மனையில் இருந்து பெறப்பட்ட கல்லீரல் 340 கி.மீ. தூரம் காரில் பயணித்து 3.55 மணி நேரத்தில் மதுரை கொண்டுவரப்பட்டு, மும்பை பெண்ணுக்கு பொருத்தப் பட்டது.
மும்பையைச் சேர்ந்த சஞ்சய் ஷாவின் மனைவி மாயா ஷா(51). இவர் கல்லீரல் பாதிப்பு காரணமாக மதுரை அப்போலோ மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்க்கப்பட் டிருந்தார்.


இந்நிலையில் 59 வயது பெண் சாலை விபத்தில் சிக்கி மூளைச்சாவு ஏற்பட்டு, புதுச்சேரி ஜிப்மர் மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டிருந்தார். அவரது உறுப்புகளை தானம் செய்ய உறவினர்கள் சம்மதித்தனர். அவரது கல்லீரல், மாயாஷாவுக்கு பொருந்துவது தெரியவந்தது. இதற்காக முறையான அரசு அனுமதி பெறப்பட்டு, நேற்று அதிகாலை 5 மணிக்கு ஜிப்மர் மருத்துமனையில் மூளைச்சாவு அடைந்த பெண்ணின் உடலில் இருந்து கல்லீரல் அகற்றப்பட்டது.

அப்போலோ மருத்துவமனை மருத்துவர் ஆனந்த் கே.கக்ஹார் தலைமையிலான குழுவினர், கல்லீரலை உரிய பாதுகாப்புடன் பெட்டியில் எடுத்துக்கொண்டு காலை 6 மணிக்கு மதுரைக்கு காரில் புறப்பட்டனர். வழி நெடுகிலும் போலீஸார் போக்கு வரத்தை ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி காருக்கு வழியேற்படுத்தினர். மதுரை மாவட்டம் அருகே கொட்டாம்பட்டியில் நடந்த ஒரு சாலை விபத்தால் ஒரு கி.மீ தூரத்துக்கு வாகனங்கள் நின்றதால் காரில் இருந்து ஆம்புலன்ஸுக்கு கல்லீரல் பெட்டி மாற்றப்பட்டு, மணிக்கு 120 கி.மீ. வேகத்தில் ஆம்புலன்ஸ் விரைந்து காலை 9.55 மணிக்கு மதுரையை வந்தடைந்தது.


மருத்துவமனை அறுவை சிகிச்சை நிபுணர்கள் 6 மணி நேரம் அறுவை சிகிச்சை செய்து மாற்று கல்லீரலை மாயாஷாவுக்குப் பொருத்தினர்.


http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/

 

[P.J.]

Sheroes Hangout, cafe in Agra

Sheroes Hangout, cafe in Agra

Sheroes Hangout, cafe in Agra is run by 5 women who have all survived acid attacks with the help of NGO. Instead of staying hidden away at home, they wanted to live normal lives. There are no set prices in this café and customers pay what they feel is appropriat


Pic Courtesy: Yuva Desh

http://www.kyaboss.com/socialpost/

 

[P.J.]

Eight-year-old "Harpith" Spells 29 Lettered Words Easily


Eight-year-old "Harpith" Spells 29 Lettered Words Easily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkwMLBGj8Fg

Published on Aug 3, 2015

Do YOU even know what floccinaucinihilipilification means? Well this kid can spell it! Eight-year-old wordsmith easily spells unusual 29 LETTER word on national television Eight-year-old spelling bee contestant spells out 29-letter word in interview The word, floccinaucinihilipilification, is one of English language's longest It means 'the action or habit of estimating something as worthless' The speller, Harpith, is on Channel 10's The Great Australian Spelling Bee

Do you know the meaning of floccinaucinihilipilification, because this seven-year-old spelling champion does.

A young wordsmith appeared on Channel 10's The Project, and spelt out the word - which he claims is his favourite.

The show's hosts were flummoxed when eight-year-old Harpith, who is a contestant on Channel 10's The Great Australian Spelling Bee, rattled off the letters without missing a step.

His sister, Harpita, nodded along as her brother impressed the audience with his immense spelling skill.

Comedian Pete Helliar, who co-hosts the show alongside Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly, joked the tongue-twister is a staple of his vocabulary.

'I use that word three times a day,' Helliar joked.

'But I may have been using it wrong,' he added after its meaning was explained.

For the record, floccinaucinihilipilification means 'the action or habit of estimating something as worthless'.

The monster-mouthful is a combination of four Latin words - flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi - that mean 'at a small price' or 'for nothing', according to Dictionary.com.

The Great Australian Spelling Bee premiered on Channel 10 on Tuesday night, and pits 52 pint-sized auto-correct equivalents against each other to see who will be crowned the country's best speller.



Please also watch this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1FAbem1Fg

Published on Aug 12, 2015
The Great Australian Spelling Bee Season 1 Episode 4

 

[P.J.]

A home called Bal Sadan.

A home called Bal Sadan.

Bal Sadan.

Many kids have left behind their dark past and found a new life at Bal Sadan.​

Bal Sadan’s story goes back to 1992 when a helpless lady landed on the door of Panchkula resident, Satish Almadi. She was running away from her abusive husband, with three kids in tow. Almadi took pity on her condition and gave her shelter. This was the start of an initiative that has now become a movement.

In 1993, Almadi registered an NGO, Bal Sadan, after a few other such cases came to light. After two years of incredible work rescuing and sheltering destitute women and children, Almadi passed away in 1995, leaving behind a home that was now in the hands of other enthusiasts. But soon, the NGO took a negative direction – clothes, toys, and rations being donated for the children were being sold in the open market and the children were living in unhygienic conditions.

This is when Kalpana Ghai, a hotel management professional working in Chandigarh, intervened. “I was shocked by the conditions I saw at Bal Sadan. I wanted to do something to improve things. But the governing body was not quite happy with my intervention. There were a lot of allegations and controversy. I had to leave that place but I managed to start again from scratch,” recalls Kalpana.

That was the second birth of Bal Sadan, a home that provides shelter and nurture to destitute children – right from meeting their emotional needs to providing them with a good education to motivating them to put their often traumatic pasts behind and excel in various fields and jobs.

The kids are taught various life skills that can help them stand on their own feet as adults.​

With the help of many friends and well-wishers in the community, Kalpana launched herself into a dynamic fund raising exercise. She had found the 25 children of Bal Sadan in a small one-room space living in appalling conditions. She was determined now that they should have their own home in a proper building with a kitchen, toilets, separate sleep and study space, and a common area.

It took a few years but Bal Sadan now has its own building in Panchkula. It houses 50 children and is no less than a holistic learning centre. The kids are sent to good schools; they come back and have tuition classes if required.

Recreational activities are lined up for later in the afternoon – these include karate, yoga, art and craft, music, dance, computers, etc. Regular outings are organised where kids are taken to concerts, events, the zoo, films, and out-of-town trips.

The students also try their hands at gardening and have yearly cultural programmes, which they eagerly await.

Bal Sadan is not an orphanage but a home for all the kids who live here.​

But make no mistake, this is not an ordinary school. A lot of work goes into rehabilitating these children who come to the Sadan with mental and emotional problems related to their past.

“Everyday is a struggle. They come from different backgrounds and have faced different difficulties. Some of them have run away from a child marriage, one girl was sold by her own parents for Rs. 60,000, one faced domestic violence. We have to deal with each one of them very patiently. We have experts and counsellors who regularly visit the girls when needed,” says Kalpana.


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Kalpana says she is very conscious of the fact that Bal Sadan is not a house but a “home” to the children – many of them have known no other family and home all their lives.

Therefore, the Sadan will not abandon the children once they turn 18. They will help the children, most of whom are girls, find good jobs and even life partners once they reach the right age.

Bal Sadan continues to provide support even after a kid turns 18.​

“We are not just an NGO. We are their home. Even when they get married, they still need a home to go back to. We are that home and provide not just educational support but most importantly an emotional support, which these kids need the most,” says Kalpana.

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“We empower each one of them to live on their own terms. We make sure that they get jobs of good quality and don’t end up working as house helps, etc. After they get jobs we send the girls to working women’s hostels and they are welcome to come visit us and stay with us anytime they want,” says Kalpana.

Bal Sadan’s efforts have also been recognised by the Haryana government, which now donates Rs. 2,000 every month for each child at the Sadan.

However, says Kalpana, the one place where they face a cash crunch is when the children want to pursue professional courses after finishing high school.

The Bal Sadan team also helps the kids in finding good jobs.​

“I have young women here who are waiting to pursue courses in nursing, computer engineering, law, a bachelor’s in education, a company secretary course. We need money to send these girls to college so they can get good jobs and settle down in life. It is easy enough to send them to school, but these professional courses are expensive.”

“Just because they come from mostly poor backgrounds does not mean they can’t have good jobs. They should have equal opportunities. We encourage our students to take up mainstream courses and get fine jobs like any other person,” says Kalpana.


http://www.thebetterindia.com/28933...ail&utm_term=0_cd579275a4-0e9bc89a6c-73747833
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[P.J.]

Abused Puppy Mill Dog rescued and given new life by caring prisoner

Abused Puppy Mill Dog rescued and given new life by caring prisoner


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A63_UWz-iA



Published on May 7, 2013
Castaways is a documentary series chronicling the successful rehabilitation program of inmates training unwanted dogs for re-introduction or adoption, while highlighting the plight that both prisoners and dogs face and how an unlikely union brings out a change in character of both man and beast - Each trying to save and serve one another.
The results are life changing for the prisoner, dog and recipient.
Esther was severely abused in a puppy mill before being rehabilitated through the Prison trained K-9 Companion Program.

 

[P.J.]

India creates history by winning follow-on match-

India creates history by winning follow-on match-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Zl1tkPa1I


Published on Oct 19, 2013
One of the greatest test match ever witnessed in the history.India wins the test match even after they were forced to follow-on by mighty Australia.

 

[P.J.]

A simple act of Humanity can make a big difference

A simple act of Humanity can make a big difference


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTGkRXRIbHs


Published on Sep 3, 2015
We are not Muslims, Hindus, Jews or Christians. We are not Afghans, Syrians, Germans or Hungarians. We are all migrants on our journeys, seeking love, peace and happiness. -- A short film about the power of an act of humanity.

 

[P.J.]

Blind Girl - Tumpa Kumari From Ranchi singing Sun Raha hai na tu

Blind Girl - Tumpa Kumari From Ranchi singing Sun Raha hai na tu


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1On1hrbZq1A

Published on Jul 7, 2015


A video of a blind girl from Ranchi has put social media in meltdown. India’s got talent but who will broadcast this blind girl’s talent?
Technology it seems is a great leveler.

Tumpa Kumari, who studies at Braj Kishore Blind School in Ranchi, was shot singing ‘Sun Raha Hai Na Tu’ song from the movie ‘Aashiqui 2′. She is singing as melodiously as popular playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, perhaps even better!


Hariharan to train Tumpa Kumari who shot to fame by singing 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu'.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esDEhcdAeF4


Published on Aug 21, 2015
Hariharan to train Tumpa Kumari who shot to fame by singing 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu'. The blind girl who sang the song Sun Raha Hai Na Tu in her class is now getting trained by Singer Hariharan. The girl's video while she was singing in the class got viral on social networking sites. After that Singer Hariharan got in touch with the girl and has now decided to let her study and train in Music in Mumbai only.

 

[P.J.]

Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

Sikh Taxi Driver Was 'Australian of the Day'

August 31, 2015

Most people spend their Sundays sleeping in late or going out with friends. Tejinder Singh of Darwin, Australia, spends at least one Sunday every month giving back to the community.

Mr Singh works two jobs - an air conditioner mechanic by day and taxi driver by night - and spends the last Sunday of each month cooking and then distributing proper meals to the needy and poor in the city. He's done this continuously for the last three years and his son Navdeep helps out.

"My religion says 10% of income goes for the needy and poor people, no matter what religion they belong to," he says in a video posted by Nine News Darwin on Facebook.

It was because of this act of kindness that he was featured as the Australian of the Day, a campaign that aims to recognize the day-to-day contributions of ordinary Aussies.

"Often finishing his taxi shift in the early hours of the morning, this means his food drive is often completed on little sleep but the act of giving he says, gives him the energy to continue," it says on their website about Tejinder Singh.

Mr Singh has been offered monetary support from many people, but so far he's refused all help. In turn, he encourages others to begin food drives of their own so more people can benefit from the service.

"The van, the pots, anyone can use them. It's for mankind," he told the team at Australian of the Day.

If only more people did what Tejinder Singh does, the world would be a much better place to live in.

Please watch this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B-cKnquEfA

http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/heres-why-this-sikh-taxi-driver-was-australian-of-the-day-1212859