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Dr.Prakash Baba Amte – Light to the tribes
Have you ever wondered whether it is possible for a kid to play with a python around his neck or a grown up to feed a leopard and other animals of the wild? Yes, it is possible at ‘Animal Ark’, Hemalkasa, home to Dr Prakash Baba Amte and his family and a haven to all the wild animal orphans of the region. The selfless efforts and the outpour of love and care from Dr Prakash Amte and his wife Dr Mandakini Amte has shown that man and animal can indeed live together as family members. How did Dr. Prakash Baba Amte’s ‘Animal Ark’ happen? It all began in the 70’s when the doctor duo
Honesty Test passed by school students
6 students of class VII, Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra had attended Value Classes and later shifted to the school Global Academy For Learning. When they were in class VIII, a teacher wanted to give important probable questions for the class unit test and hence started dictating the questions. Instead of copying down the questions on their note books, the students closed their ears(Unbelievable right!!). When the teacher asked for the reason, they remembered the honesty class attended and told that, “We have taken a resolve to follow the honesty for our entire life.”
Success Stories – SDM Ayurvedic College, Bangalore
Disha conducted personality development program in SDM College of Ayurveda in Bangalore. All the students participated enthusiastically and took the message very well to their hearts. After a month, when Disha went on a follow-up program and there we could find a lot of success stories. One of such is described below. Donation Box:] Few students have formed a group and they have initiated a social contribution box in the entrance of the college. Everyday students put money as much as they can in the box. At the end of the semester, from the donations they have got, students are planning to educate rural poor and needy children. Students said
Viveka Vikasa – School Project of Disha : Report from April 2017 to March 2018
Regular on-going sessions for students: Blossoming Programme The program focuses on overall personality development of students through audiovisuals, games, stories, interactive sessions, activities etc. Activities based sessions encourages self introspection, create a platform for free and frank discussions, provide exposure to values in life and mainly instills a sense of pride in our heritage and ancestry. The sessions are designed to enhance the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual quotients of students for holistic development. Duration and frequency of sessions: 10-12 sessions of 40 minutes once in a fortnight ACTIVITY Report OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-18 The program starts from June and ends with Swami Vivekananda Jayanti celebrations. The impact of
Prerana – Faculty Development Program Report – April 2017 to June 2018
Disha is a non-profit social initiative (started in 2005) that focuses on imparting values and necessary skills for the development of holistic personality of youth. The vision of Disha is “Transform Youth to Transform Nation”. The programs of Disha revolve around the theme “Know Your Self, Know Your Country and Know Your Culture“. This helps youngsters evolve into better human beings thereby enabling them to become the catalysts of social change. Faculty Development Program for Colleges Prerana – Journey from Teacher To Guru Need for FDP based on value initiatives: The relationship between the teacher and the taught has been unique through the ages. The teacher through his exemplary life
Disha Certification Course Report – July 2017 to March 2018
Disha is a non-profit social initiative (started in 2005) that focuses on imparting values and necessary skills for the development of holistic personality of youth. The vision of Disha is “Transform Youth to Transform Nation”. The programs of Disha revolve around the theme “Know Your Self, Know Your Country and Know Your Culture“. This helps youngsters evolve into better human beings thereby enabling them to become the catalysts of social change. Certification Programs: 60-hour certification program on “Personality Development and Life Skills” based on Indian ethos is in progress in Bharatiya Samskruti Vidya Peetha. 40 enthusiastic students are getting a deep insight towards themselves on the background of our country
Disha – Workshops Report – June 2017 to March 2018
Disha is a non-profit social initiative (started in 2005) that focuses on imparting values and necessary skills for the development of holistic personality of youth. The vision of Disha is “Transform Youth to Transform Nation”. The programs of Disha revolve around the theme “Know Your Self, Know Your Country and Know Your Culture“. This helps youngsters evolve into better human beings thereby enabling them to become the catalysts of social change. One-day Personality Development Programs: Highly motivating workshops encourage self-introspection, create a platform for free and frank discussions, provide exposure to values and skills and above all instil a sense of pride in our roots. The sessions are designed to
Utthita Trikonasana Extended Triangle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1 Stand in Tadasana. With an exhalation, step or lightly jump your feet 3 1/2 to 4 feet apart. Raise your arms parallel to the floor and reach them actively out to the sides, shoulder blades wide, palms down. Step 2 Turn your left foot in slightly to the right and your right foot out to the right 90 degrees. Align the right heel with the left heel. Firm your thighs and turn your right thigh outward, so that the center of the right knee cap is in line with the center of the right ankle. Step 3 Exhale and extend your torso to the right directly over the
Inspiration for today’s youth: Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru
‘When power is misused, it translates into violence; but when it is used for achieving one’s Righteous goals, it amounts to justice.’ This revolutionary ideology was stated by the great revolutionary Bhagat Singh. ‘Any sacrifice will be inadequate to accomplish the greatest aim of freeing the motherland’, was the inspiring outlook of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, his associates in the freedom fight. Today is the day when these three great revolutionaries laid down their lives in their effort to achieve their goal ! 23rd March is the day that Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev attained Martyrdom. One example of the resoluteness of Sardar Bhagat Singh and his associates remains
Role of youth in Modern India – by Nandini
The gentle push, the angry voice, the change makers, the burden bearers, all these adjectives fit the context perfectly when we talk about the youth. The young people have taken the modern India by storm. They want to be everything for the nation, the one that criticizes it the most and then gets up to shape it better. They fight for their own rights and everybody else’s, they support the right and protest against the wrong. They figure out the good and the bad and choose their role accordingly. The youth is full of ideas, they have the finger on the pulse, so they are best suited for the nation
Crisis and Character – Article by Anusuya Kashi, Asst Professor, Vivekananda College of Pharmacy
Crisis can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. You can never anticipate it and that’s the reason why your reaction to it is an instinctive one. Some people think that crisis can serve to build character and maybe it’s true, but that happens much, much later, after the crisis has passed, and only if one is inclined to learn by introspection and insight. At the moment when catastrophe strikes, you can only exhibit the character ingrained in you. Seen someone panicking when things go wrong? That person is likely to be of an anxious temperament. The people who stay calm when disaster strikes? They’ve probably spent a lifetime cultivating that composure.