B N Satnalika Foundation February 2014 Newsletter

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B N Satnalika Foundation 92 M G Road Raniganj: 713347 District: Burdwan West Bengal

Mission

To spread education among the underprivileged sections of the society as the purpose of

education is not to fill the minds of students with facts rather it is to teach them to think.

Vision

Every child in India gets excess to the best education and has a bright future. Education with

values given to our society is the best remedy to all societal evils.

Promoters

Mr. Debi Prasad Satnalika, Chairman

Mrs. Deepa Satnalika, Vice Chairman

Mr. Niraj Satnalika, Managing Director

Message from Chairman

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life

itself.”

Message from Vice Chairman

“With the increasing demand and importance of Education in every

sphere of Life, I have started this Foundation. The foundation would

provide monthly financial assistance to bright and needy students

who are deprived of basic educational facilities which they should

get. The idea of starting the foundation came with the learning from

my own life and sacrifices me and my family did to bring my children

who are now successful Individuals.”

Meet Our Team-

Chairman,

Editorial Board

Niraj Satnalika

Editorial

Committee:

Neha Trivedi

Shreya Verma

Designer:

Nandhakumar

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Frankly Speaking with Rahul GANDHI

By Rhea Rastogi

So Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Vice-President finally decided to arrive on a media platform

after 10 long years for an interview with the country`s most renowned journalist – Arnab

Goswami. He came across as a very timid and non-confrontational person. The first question

is what took him 10 years?

Arnab made a careful choice of questions seeking answers from the Gandhian family. The

interview was a perfect example of how one messes up an interview. Rahul Gandhi,

repeatedly had to say just the same things on every question –

1. We should change the political system and bring more transparency.

2. Innocent people died in the Anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

3. Youth should be empowered and women are the backbone of the country.

I started the RTI and there is a legal process on.

We are always talking about peripheral things, but not the real causes of corruptions. Rahul

Gandhi has forgotten that the changes that he is talking about are to be brought about by

him alone. It is ironical how he talks about RTI but fails to apply it to his own party. Had RTI

been in place, the country would have been saved from innumerable scams today, like the

2G , CWG etc. His own family which has been ruling the country for the past 60 years, has

failed to bring changes to the Indian government. As voters, it is our duty to minimize the

risk and save our country from falling into such whimsical hands.

He has quoted that he is a “serious politician” and was against the concept of a dynasty

ruling over the entire country. He was not sure of how his party should deal with the leaders

tainted by corruption and involved in the 1984 riots. He believes in the “heart of politicians”

and kept on reciting examples from his family of how the circumstances were such that he

was made to join the existing political system. For an open system to prevail in our country,

the youth should be empowered and the people should have the right to chose their own

ministers.


Is Rahul Gandhi scared of the face-off against Narendra Modi? Is the 2014 election not good

for the Congress? The answer is YES! According to Rahul Gandhi, the government of Gujarat

was abetting and pushing the riots further. He kept on blaming Narendra Modi for being

involved in the 1984 riots even after SIT giving him a clean chit on the issue. No doubt that

Congress led to the growth of our economic status, but our country is really going to doom if

politicians like these don’t cease to exist.

It will be only be with the 2014 elections that we will know whether Rahul Gandhi is really

able to empower the youth or does BJP`s Narendra Modi give him a clean sweep? Let`s wait

and watch!

B N Satnalika Foundation reaches to underprivileged children so to ensure

they get access to proper elementary education.

Contribute as low as INR 3600 (10 a day) for 1 child and do your

part of good towards the society whom we neglect at large.

Donate today and join us in the movement to spread education.

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Role of NGOs in Social Development

-By Maleeha Mukhtar

We live in a globalized world today; happenings in one part of the world have a

corresponding influence on the socio-economic life of some other country. This

interconnectedness has led to the realization that problems faced by people in one part of

the world or another part of the same country need our attention and it is our responsibility

to help these people in distress. It is this idea that, we are responsible for the

underprivileged and deprived sections of our society that has led to the emergence of a

strong civil society.

This organised civil society has dramatically altered the larger social, political and economic

landscape. Civil Society encompasses all the organizations and associations that exist

outside the state (including political parties) and the market. It includes the gamut of

organizations like interest groups, labour unions, professional associations, chambers of

Commerce, ethnic associations and others. Civil societies have emerged as an overarching

concept linking democracy, peace and security.

Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) are

increasingly making their presence felt. NGOs contribute to a civil society by providing a

means for expressing and actively addressing the varied and complex needs of society.

NGOs promote pluralism, diversity, and tolerance in society. As former UN Secretary-

General Boutros-Ghali and other UN officials have noted, the involvement of NGOs in

making decisions on the environment, sustainable development, human rights and women

have increased the legitimacy and transparency of intergovernmental deliberations.

India has had a long tradition of voluntary social service. It was at the time of independence

that Mahatma Gandhi envisioned India to be the model of social service, social reform and

voluntary agencies. A dream that is today carried forward by his many followers.

It was however only with the Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-1985), that the government

identified new areas in which NGOs as new actors could participate in development. These

areas included:


Optimal utilization and development of renewable source of energy, including forestry

through the formation of renewable energy association at the block level

Family welfare, health and nutrition, education and relevant community programs in the

field, Health for all programs, Social welfare programs for weaker sections

Today India has dynamic NGO sector, with an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 active NGO’s, in

recent times, many Non Governmental organisations have been concentrating on social

mobilization on contemporary issues of importance such as women empowerment and

human rights. The NGO as a social force facilitates collective action and people mobilization

for the purpose of achieving the desired objectives.

In a diverse and vibrant democracy like India, the role of NGOs becomes all the more

important, given the myriad issues that the country has to deal with, NGOs provide a strong

base for the functioning of our democracy by assisting the state in its desired objective of

ensuring a good life for the people of this country.

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Don’t Quit

By- Tarandeep Kaur Dhingra

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns.

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don’t give you though the pace seems slow

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man.

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor’s cup;

And he learned too late when the night came Down,


How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds you are,

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit-

It’s when things seem worse that you must not Quit.

Pondering over such a beautiful though, it fills me up with positivity to never give up how,

ever hard I am finding the things to be. So for all my friends who are busy meeting the

deadlines, not spending time with family, I urge you to take some time from your busy

schedule for introspection and just have a glimpse to all that you are running after has no

meaning if all that you are doing this for loses you somewhere, when you are running like a

rat in this race of excellence. It is always the sweetest victory that is the most difficult. The

one that requires you to reach down deep inside, to fight with everything you have got ,to

be willing to leave everything out there on the battlefield-without knowing, until that do-or-

die moment, if your heroic effort will be enough. But friends don’t let this money seem so

important to you in life that you lose yourself completely. It’s your life make its full use but

not by substituting your family time with monetary value. You are very important and your

family is always standing there with open arms and all it asks from you is time for

themselves when you put all your worries somewhere behind and all that matters to you is

they. But may condition to never give up doesn’t mean missing up on my family time. To all

those who have been defeated by life many folds, don’t you quit, just put in all your heart

and soul and try to reach what you have aimed for. Whatever may be the result always

remember it’s better to try than to regret and you will always have your loved ones standing

there to pat your back. So try, try and try but don’t you quit, it’s very near when it may seem

afar. I would conclude with the following quote

Life is like a game of cards. You cannot get aces all the time.


B N Satnalika Foundation has launched 10 a Day Campaign in several colleges

across India. Here’s a glimpse:

Spending Rs 10 a day is a very normal thing. We, consider it as a negligible amount. But instead of

letting this amount go somewhere not worth remembering; contributing it to build a child’s future is

a much more noble thing to do. Your kind gesture today will make a big difference in a child’s life.

Click here to sponsor now!

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Education- Imp Role in Women’s Life

By Divya Makhija

It's often said that "an educated woman could educate her home". Education

plays a very important part in everyone's life but it has contributed significantly

to women's life. Apart from imparting knowledge, education has empowered

women, which has been an essential requirement of our society since the past.

Women have always been denied the right to study since the Vedic times and

even today in many parts of the world. However, fortunately, in some parts of

the world scenario is changing. Women are pursuing education and trying to

develop themselves.

Someone has well said -" If you want to develop a nation, educate the women

"And that’s what happening today. The most developed nations are allowing

women too to pursue education. It has not only developed that nation alone

but it has also empowered the women. That educated woman is now out of

the barriers of her home and knows what her rights are. She knows how to

take care of her better than her man. Education has removed the women's

dependence from men and has made herself dependent/independent which

was one of the major promoters of patriarchal society i.e., women's illiteracy

and they were not considered to possess rational mind.

Although that patriarchal society hasn't undergone a major change but even

the minor change can't be ignored. Education, still has to be imparted to a lot

of women to bring a massive change or to completely break off this patriarchal

society and to make this a society of just and equals. Many educated people

need to work towards what many of us envisages for our society


Our Partners


January News

37 lakh migrated for education within India in a decade

The flight to campus is not always beyond the seas. The comfort of being close

to home is driving several young Indians to different Indian states to pursue an

education.

NCERT textbooks put to the test on gender bias

Gender analysis of NCERT textbooks from Class I to V has shown that while

most of them highlight gender concerns, there are elements of stereotypes in

some of them. Mathematics textbooks, the analysis said, involved both parents

and boys and girls equally. In some exercises, boys are shown making patterns

out of bangles and girls fixing nails. The analysis also found some atypical

features in the textbooks. For instance, women are shown as inheriting

property and having equal rights to it.

Global learning crisis costs $129 billion per year: Study

UNESCO's 11th Education for All Global Monitoring Report warns the crisis will

affect generations of kids if no corrective steps are taken. According to the

report summary, 10% of global spending on primary education is being wasted

on poor quality education that is failing to ensure that children learn. This

situation leaves one in four kids in poor countries unable to read a single

sentence. The report says good teachers are key to improving the situation and

calls on governments to provide the best to those who need them most.

President calls for education revolution

In his address on the eve of Republic Day, the President said that education

had been an inseparable part of Indian experience. "The quality of education


has to be the focus of our attention now. We can be world leaders in

education, if only we discover the will and leadership to take us to that

pinnacle. Education is no longer just the privilege of the elite, but a universal

right. It is the seed of a nation's destiny. We must usher in an education

revolution that becomes a launching pad for the national resurgence," the

President said. He said India must find its own solutions to its problems and

should not indulge in the easy option of mindless imitation.

Copying in exams may lead to arrest

No more warnings or taking away of answer scripts. Students caught copying in

board examinations or even helping in the act may have to cool their heels

behind bars. Announcing the government's zero-tolerance approach,

education minister of Kolkata Bratya Basu said: "We didn't explore the arrest

option. We have been forced to act tough to put an end to the menace.

MBA/MMS CET to go online this year

The Pune/ Mumbai state MBA/MMS CET will go online this year, just like most

of the entrance exams for B-schools.

Wary city schools buck up against student 'hackers'

Several school authorities admit that students have been found tinkering with

confidential information, unaware of the illegal nature of their actions. Some

months ago, a 20-year-old computer science student had hacked into the

database of the ICSE school exam results and boasted about his conquest on

the internet, exposing how easy it is to hack into high profile 'protected' public

domains. Schools are therefore looking at external help from professionals to

educate and warn students about technology misuse.


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Child Labour

By Anshu Saini

The problem of child labour continues to pose a challenge before the nation.

Government has been taking various pro-active measures to tackle this

problem. However, considering the magnitude and extent of the problem and

that it is essentially a socio-economic problem linked to poverty and illiteracy,

it requires concerted efforts from all sections of the society to make a dent in

the problem.

According to the Census 2001 figures there are 1.26 crore working children in

the age group of 5-14 as compared to the total child population of 25.2 crore.

State Governments, which are the appropriate implementing authorities, have

been conducting regular inspections and raids to detect cases of violations.

Since poverty is the root cause of this problem, and enforcement alone cannot

help solve it, Government has been laying a lot of emphasis on the

rehabilitation of these children and on improving the economic conditions of

their families. Let’s join our hands to stop child labour.

B N Satnalika Foundation has recently interviewed a girl of her dreams who shared her

views on education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUIc4v22UjM

We talk to a girl who narrates to us how she studied despite belonging to a

background where not many have gone to school. Nikita, tells us about her

dreams, how much she is grateful to her family, difficulties she faced and what

makes her life beautiful.

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It is an initiative by us to help you take the first step towards doing something good for the betterment and well-being of our society. It's simply a thought; there is absolutely no need to make any commitments. We just want to make this world better for living by being a part of it.

What you can do for us?

You can sponsor one or more child with mere ₹ 3600 for a year which will be used for the benefit of the

needy students so that they are not deprived of any facilities required in their education.

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B N Satnalika Foundation February 2014 Newsletter