CRY Volunteers North

In all the glitterings of our Metros, there is another life in Metro......expressed through this poem....... मे कौन सोचता है? मे कौन सोचता है? वो फच्चा जो कायों के शीशे ऩोंछ्ता है जो दौड़ता है,जफकक रार ससग्नर मा ससऩाही सफको योकता है जजसके सरमे ककसी रुकी हुमी काय का खुरता शीशा ककस्भत खुरने के सभान है गाड़ी ऩोंछ्ने ऩय उस शीशे भें से कोई चॊद ससक्के दे दे जजसके ददर भें फस इतना ही अयभान है जजसकी ककस्भत भें फस सूखी योदिमाॉ, पिे कऩड़े औय एक गॊदी सी फस्ती भें िीन का भकान है जजसके सरमे सदी का कम्फर औय फारयश की छ्तयी मे खुरा आसभान है; वो ददन बय भें कैसे अऩनी छोिी-छोिी आॉखों के फड़े-फड़े सऩनों का सऩनों का गरा घोंिता है? मे कौन सोचता है? मे कौन सोचता है? कक वो फच्चा जो सड़क ककनाये बीख भाॉग यहा है, ककसी से काय औय कोठी तो नहीॊ ससपफ ऩेि बयने को चॊद ससक्के भाॉग यहा है, उसे बी कोई शौक नहीॊ है हाथ पैराने का औय हय दूसये-तीसये आदभी से गारी खाने का रेककन वो भज़फूय है क्मोंकक उसके भाॉ-फाऩ के ऩास ऩैसे नहीॊ हैं; उसभें औय तुभभें अन्तय फस इतना है कक उसके भाॉ-फाऩ, तुम्हाये भाॉ-फाऩ जैसे नहीॊ हैं; तुम्हाये स्कूर भे...

In all the glitterings of our Metros, there is another life in Metro......expressed through this poem....... मे कौन सोचता है? मे कौन सोचता है? वो फच्चा जो कायों के शीशे ऩोंछ्ता है जो दौड़ता है,जफकक रार ससग्नर मा ससऩाही सफको योकता है जजसके सरमे ककसी रुकी हुमी काय का खुरता शीशा ककस्भत खुरने के सभान है गाड़ी ऩोंछ्ने ऩय उस शीशे भें से कोई चॊद ससक्के दे दे जजसके ददर भें फस इतना ही अयभान है जजसकी ककस्भत भें फस सूखी योदिमाॉ, पिे कऩड़े औय एक गॊदी सी फस्ती भें िीन का भकान है जजसके सरमे सदी का कम्फर औय फारयश की छ्तयी मे खुरा आसभान है; वो ददन बय भें कैसे अऩनी छोिी-छोिी आॉखों के फड़े-फड़े सऩनों का सऩनों का गरा घोंिता है? मे कौन सोचता है? मे कौन सोचता है? कक वो फच्चा जो सड़क ककनाये बीख भाॉग यहा है, ककसी से काय औय कोठी तो नहीॊ ससपफ ऩेि बयने को चॊद ससक्के भाॉग यहा है, उसे बी कोई शौक नहीॊ है हाथ पैराने का औय हय दूसये-तीसये आदभी से गारी खाने का रेककन वो भज़फूय है क्मोंकक उसके भाॉ-फाऩ के ऩास ऩैसे नहीॊ हैं; उसभें औय तुभभें अन्तय फस इतना है कक उसके भा...

Amongst the various causes behind India’s innumerable issues of social concern, unequal distribution of wealth or economic disparity is one of the major impediments when it comes to education. Where a metropolitan child gets fancy school accessories at the beginning of a new session at school, it is the deprivation of the same and much more which becomes the cause of dropping out of school for many in economically and socially inferior sections of the nation. In such a scenario, it is not necessary that the contributors have to be million rupees worth corporate firms or international organizations. Initiatives taken by local communities and well to do schools in the metros can be yielding, if done with diligence and integrity. It is said that education is not the answer to the question but the means to the answer to all questions. Identifying this as the launch pad for a wholesome qualitative education, UNICEF in collaboration with central and several state governments has kick-started...

Amongst the various causes behind India’s innumerable issues of social concern, unequal distribution of wealth or economic disparity is one of the major impediments when it comes to education. Where a metropolitan child gets fancy school accessories at the beginning of a new session at school, it is the deprivation of the same and much more which becomes the cause of dropping out of school for many in economically and socially inferior sections of the nation. In such a scenario, it is not necessary that the contributors have to be million rupees worth corporate firms or international organizations. Initiatives taken by local communities and well to do schools in the metros can be yielding, if done with diligence and integrity. It is said that education is not the answer to the question but the means to the answer to all questions. Identifying this as the launch pad for a wholesome qualitative education, UNICEF in collaboration with central and several state governments has kick-st...

Manorath has now entered in a new engagement to take its campaign to new heights.These workshops have already begun after seeking formal permissions from the MCD authorities. The workshop begins with a fun filled, entertaining skit where the children are encouraged to come to school regularly and where they are informed about their rights. It is followed by a song sung by volunteers on child rights. After the skit and the song, there is a engagement with children in various ways such as colouring, painting activities While these students absolutely enjoy and loose themselves in the world of creativity and colour, for the students of senior classes we prefer a one to one interaction. The volunteers talk to the children about various things like about how important is education for all of them and how vital it is to continue their studies. They ask them questions about themselves, what is their favourite subject and probably some knowledge based questions..maintaining the fun quotient of...

Manorath has now entered in a new engagement to take its campaign to new heights.These workshops have already begun after seeking formal permissions from the MCD authorities. The workshop begins with a fun filled, entertaining skit where the children are encouraged to come to school regularly and where they are informed about their rights. It is followed by a song sung by volunteers on child rights. After the skit and the song, there is a engagement with children in various ways such as colouring, painting activities While these students absolutely enjoy and loose themselves in the world of creativity and colour, for the students of senior classes we prefer a one to one interaction. The volunteers talk to the children about various things like about how important is education for all of them and how vital it is to continue their studies. They ask them questions about themselves, what is their favourite subject and probably some knowledge based questions..maintaining the fun quotient...

Manorath has formed a children group in Dakshinpuri and the video shows Manorath members and children learning and singing the CHILD RIGHTS song together. There is Bhavay leading the choir, Amit swinging his hands from one side to the other and the rest of us in chorus . I am recording the video. Special thanks to Garima for uploading the video. NOTE: The video has been shot and uploaded with permission from the children involved and does not violate child rights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFV6v35e1wA And if you want to humm along, here are the lyrics : http://manorath-cryvolunteersdelhi.blogspot.com/2009/04/cry-anthem.html PS. This is just the practice, the final version would come out soon ;). For the uninitiated: The CRY Anthem is a song penned down by Javed Akhtar as a part of the "CRY Telethon". The Music is by Aadesh Shrivastava. It is is sung by Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Sapna Mukherjee, Babul Supriyo, Vijeta Pandit,...