hi everybody
today i m going to share with you my experience,my work or you can say my passion
today i m going to share with you"pathshaala" -a school for slum children
it started with this slum on the outsirts of a railway colony where these children were day workers to earn a lil for their family
some did cleaning,some sellling.some were beggers n dont be astonished some were pickpocketeers too they used to earn whole day n in evening settteled with some kind of addiction be it vicks or some snuff i saw their condition n thought "is this what a life to be"
started with councelling of a grp of children that they shud go to school,not use addictive stuff n what not u know what the answer was-"didi ji hum nahi kamayenge to ghar me khana kaise banega" n an elder one said"hum log nasha larte hai taaki bhukh na lage"
that was an ultimate shock i realised its not the poverty thats the underlying problem but the illiteracy
that was the birth of paathshala -a tent, ablackboard.chalk.an d evening time
on 1st day only 4 boys then i went into slum to persuade people to send their children
ya the no increased the other day but only boys turned up
i asked some families to send their girl child also n got the reply "dekhiye madam ji hume apni ladkiyo ko collector nahi banana ladkiya padhengi to kaam kaun karega ghar ka?jo bache aata hai unhe padhaiye nahi to chalte bane"
but then persuading female members worked out n they sent their daughters to study
now 34 of them study appear in state xams privately n make their "madamji" aproud teacher
they paint,they make sculptures n sometimes i feel they are much more talented than me
"never loose hope for bringing out a change "
i wished to make a better life for them n succeded to an extent
somebody once asked me what did i get in return let me tell u what i got
one day i asked these children what they wannabe in future ,some said doctor,some engineer,a girl called rani wanted to be madhuri dikshit n a girl called lakshmi said-"mai aapke jaise banna chahti hu madamji"
so guys this is what i get love,compassion,respect n what more can i ask for
as nida fazli said
"GHAR SE MASJID HAI BAHUT DOOR CHALO YU KAR LE
GHAR SE MASJID HAI BAHUT DOOR CHALO YU KAR LE
KISI ROTE HUE BACHHE KO AAJ HASAYA JAAYE"
Simply amazing, You are doing a great work keep up the spirits :) Its good to have people like you around. Do keep sharing your thoughts as many people like us also need awareness. Awareness to live , to love others and to respect human life.
ReplyDeletelots of love
Akansha
@ akansha-thanx 4 such encouraging words but its just a lil effort to bring smile on a few faces
ReplyDeleteA good initiative!! Keep it upp!! remember i will be always there whenever u need me!! kabhi iss nacheez ko bhi seva ka mauka dijiyega!!
ReplyDelete@abhay-thanx bilkul denge aapko sewa ka mauka
ReplyDeletewell done pooja ......grt going keep up the spirit its good to see that many young educated people are there in this country who are trying to change the scenario........u are a brave girl indeed because many of us think that we will do something about education system in india ...will do something for women empowerment but taking the initiative and implementation is something which needs courage and unshaken will power ...... both thumbs up !!!!
ReplyDeleteand one more thing pooja what i feel important is self improvement and learning new things because this will help us to grow and eventually we can serve our country in a better way ......
ReplyDelete@rishi-thanx a lot
ReplyDeleteu r very correct self improvement rather self respect is a key to better india
Nice to see this post Pooja. It's really difficult doing than saying. And you are doing a lot. Any big change also starts from a single first step. Keep going. Tell me if i'm of any use in your sacred efforts.
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