There are over 100 children in two villages, with 3 teachers, who get together for 2 to 3 hours a day, learning Oriya, arithmetic, English, GK etc. They also learn poems, songs and play games.
These photos were taken in Nov 09.
This is a part of Srijan Foundation’s Literacy Campaign for the under privileged children,
During my visit in January 2008 to our project sites in Orissa I took the opportunity to teach Pranayaam to the children above Class III. Some videos:
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I am very happy to inform everyone that children’s classes wil be conducted in yet another location also.
Classes have commenced from 13 Nov 07. It is about a kilo metre away , almost at the other end of the village.
A teacher Shri Swain, has been appointed.
Hopefully this will serve another 30/40 children.
Have some photos. will [...]
03 Aug 07
I am glad to say that the Pathasala in Nadakanda in Orissa is getting to be more formalised.
They have printed their own letter head, and have started sending reports, bills and photographs on a regular basis.
As per the latest report the number of students are as under: Please note there are more girls [...]
Have just returned from a three day stay at Nadakhanda village in Orissa. Am greatly impressed by the spade work done in the village by Shri Puran Chand over the last six months and the foresight of Srijan Foundation & Shri Rahul Dewan to back him up for under taking this ardous task of setting [...]
The school we fund in Puri, Orrisa, has been named “Sri Jagannath Pathshala”. It is now getting firmly established in the region with nearly 3 months of running, and more and more children enrolling.
Our prayers and gratitude to
Bhima Paredaji, a very respected person in the Nada-Khand village, for giving us a portion of his house [...]
The domestic help at my mother’s home, and somewhat of a younger brother to me, Puran Chand Swain, went home to his village near Puri in Orrisa in December 2006. The state of the government run school was as pathetic as ever.
Puran explored the idea of running a school with one of his friends, a [...]