Showing posts with label Army Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Army Schools. Show all posts
Monday, June 6, 2011
Col Caveeshar Caring for the underprivileged
We published earlier in the Blog about Col KS Caveeshar (Retd Signals Officer), educating the underprivileged children in NOIDA- conducting classes from his own house click here. He is from 1st JSW course. The latest scanned article published in The Hindustan Times dated 11 Mar 2011 is appended below.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Nation Building – Army Sponsors Thousand Children of Kargil Region
PIB Tuesday, June 22, 2010 17:6 IST
Sustained efforts by the Army five years ago motivated Mohammad Ali, a resident of Kaksar, a remote village in Kargil district, to send Nasreen banoo, his daughter, then a young girl of five years, to Pune to pursue her education. Nasreen was admitted in Sarhad English Medium School at Pune, as part of Army’s operation Sadbhavna. Nasreen left the village despite opposition by villagers including elderly clerics. She was one of the first girls from Kargil district to have moved out with the help of Army for quality education, five years back. Seeing her, 33 more children were motivated to study in schools outside the state, in Solan, Cannanore, Pune and Beas. There are presently 15 children in her school in Pune.
Today Nasreen is a class six student, who visits her village once a year, during the annual 15 days vacation. She wants to become an Army pilot and is the only girl in the village, who can read, write and speak English and Hindi fluently. Nasreen is well informed and forms her own opinions. She knows that being educated means abiding by certain standards of social behavior. In addition, Nasreen plays games and has learnt that sportsmanship is a quality that must be cherished in day to day life. Her teachers say that she is well mannered, sensitive, smart and not afraid to speak the truth. In her village, she is an idol for girls of her age.
Nasreens father, Mohammed Ali is a poor farmer who also works as a part time labourer. Kaksar is a remote village with a complete Muslim population. It is located close to LOC and has had its share of misery due to Pakistani firing as also Indo – Pak wars. The village is still to be linked to Kargil by a proper road.
The Indian Army not only educates her but also manages her travel arrangements, day to day requirements with respect to uniforms and books. Whenever the children travel between the school and their home in Kaksar, for the sake of security, one of the parents is sent along and all their expenses are paid by the Army. Besides these 33 children, Army is also sponsoring 1036 children of Kargil area, for studies in seven Army Goodwill schools, within the region.
S Om Singh/Rajendra
Nation Building – Army Sponsors Thousand Children of Kargil Region
Sustained efforts by the Army five years ago motivated Mohammad Ali, a resident of Kaksar, a remote village in Kargil district, to send Nasreen banoo, his daughter, then a young girl of five years, to Pune to pursue her education. Nasreen was admitted in Sarhad English Medium School at Pune, as part of Army’s operation Sadbhavna. Nasreen left the village despite opposition by villagers including elderly clerics. She was one of the first girls from Kargil district to have moved out with the help of Army for quality education, five years back. Seeing her, 33 more children were motivated to study in schools outside the state, in Solan, Cannanore, Pune and Beas. There are presently 15 children in her school in Pune.
Today Nasreen is a class six student, who visits her village once a year, during the annual 15 days vacation. She wants to become an Army pilot and is the only girl in the village, who can read, write and speak English and Hindi fluently. Nasreen is well informed and forms her own opinions. She knows that being educated means abiding by certain standards of social behavior. In addition, Nasreen plays games and has learnt that sportsmanship is a quality that must be cherished in day to day life. Her teachers say that she is well mannered, sensitive, smart and not afraid to speak the truth. In her village, she is an idol for girls of her age.
Nasreens father, Mohammed Ali is a poor farmer who also works as a part time labourer. Kaksar is a remote village with a complete Muslim population. It is located close to LOC and has had its share of misery due to Pakistani firing as also Indo – Pak wars. The village is still to be linked to Kargil by a proper road.
The Indian Army not only educates her but also manages her travel arrangements, day to day requirements with respect to uniforms and books. Whenever the children travel between the school and their home in Kaksar, for the sake of security, one of the parents is sent along and all their expenses are paid by the Army. Besides these 33 children, Army is also sponsoring 1036 children of Kargil area, for studies in seven Army Goodwill schools, within the region.
S Om Singh/Rajendra
Nation Building – Army Sponsors Thousand Children of Kargil Region
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Indian Army: What the kids miss?
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A PURE BREED FAUJI KID IF:
1 You were born in a Military Hospital
2 Half your toddler years were spent being looked after by Bhaiyas (no explanation here)
3 You went to school either on Bhaiya's cycle or in a Shaktiman
4 You know what a Shaktiman is. ( No! it isn’t the TV serial about half man and half machine starring AB lookalike)
5 Jeeps & Jongas don't excite you- they were your regular mode of transport!
6 The only alternative to the Central School was the Army School
7 You always called Kendriya Vidyalaya Central School. Gosh even today that sounds better!
8 Your entire family could survive in one room temporary quarters with 25 trunks, wooden crates, the dog, the bedroll and two bhaiyas flitting around
9 The smell of Brasso & shoe polish was regular staple
10 Mess was not what you created in your room, it was where you went every Friday for the free "English" movie
11 The "English Movie" was very often a western and you couldn't follow a word! Sometimes you just went for the samosas and the local drink that they insisted was Cola
12 At the end of the month your dad had to pay for many pink slips showing how many samosas and local drinks that they insisted was Cola you had consumed. They never missed any!
13 You attended many May Queen Balls before you knew what Miss India was
14 Your mother regularly got dressed, perfumed and disappeared for the Ladies Club
15 You knew towns like Mhow, Wellington, Deolali and Bhuj
16 You weren't a millionaire but hey you had Swimming, Horse Riding, Squash, Tennis and Golf!
14 You thought the main reason to have a Golf Course was to have a Holi Bash
15 You can still take one quick look at the epaulets and figure out the rank
16 You discussed Wednesday's Chitrahaar in the Shaktiman
17 You can still recall the special & particular smell of the CSD canteen! A special prize for the correct concoction- mine is- it was a mix of Hamam Soap, Ponds Dream flower Talc & Surf I think. In some corners it had overtures of Brooke Bond red Label as well
18 Your vacations were a package deal consisting of D-forms, Sharma Uncle Ka jonga and Arty Mess ka kamra
With Warm Regards,
Col RP Chaturvedi
1 You were born in a Military Hospital
2 Half your toddler years were spent being looked after by Bhaiyas (no explanation here)
3 You went to school either on Bhaiya's cycle or in a Shaktiman
4 You know what a Shaktiman is. ( No! it isn’t the TV serial about half man and half machine starring AB lookalike)
5 Jeeps & Jongas don't excite you- they were your regular mode of transport!
6 The only alternative to the Central School was the Army School
7 You always called Kendriya Vidyalaya Central School. Gosh even today that sounds better!
8 Your entire family could survive in one room temporary quarters with 25 trunks, wooden crates, the dog, the bedroll and two bhaiyas flitting around
9 The smell of Brasso & shoe polish was regular staple
10 Mess was not what you created in your room, it was where you went every Friday for the free "English" movie
11 The "English Movie" was very often a western and you couldn't follow a word! Sometimes you just went for the samosas and the local drink that they insisted was Cola
12 At the end of the month your dad had to pay for many pink slips showing how many samosas and local drinks that they insisted was Cola you had consumed. They never missed any!
13 You attended many May Queen Balls before you knew what Miss India was
14 Your mother regularly got dressed, perfumed and disappeared for the Ladies Club
15 You knew towns like Mhow, Wellington, Deolali and Bhuj
16 You weren't a millionaire but hey you had Swimming, Horse Riding, Squash, Tennis and Golf!
14 You thought the main reason to have a Golf Course was to have a Holi Bash
15 You can still take one quick look at the epaulets and figure out the rank
16 You discussed Wednesday's Chitrahaar in the Shaktiman
17 You can still recall the special & particular smell of the CSD canteen! A special prize for the correct concoction- mine is- it was a mix of Hamam Soap, Ponds Dream flower Talc & Surf I think. In some corners it had overtures of Brooke Bond red Label as well
18 Your vacations were a package deal consisting of D-forms, Sharma Uncle Ka jonga and Arty Mess ka kamra
With Warm Regards,
Col RP Chaturvedi
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