Sports Event for Children

A sporting event for children was organized on 14th October by the Model Village Cell at Bhangedi Village. Around 30 students of the village participated from age group of 10 years to 13 years. They played games like football, cricket, kho kho guided by cell members. It was clearly visible from their faces that they had played to their heart’s content. After the sports, the cell secretaries also held a healthy interaction between the parents of the participants. The people in the village were excited to make their village a “Model Village”. If every person in village joins hand to educate the young ones in their own village, every village can be transformed into a “Model Village”. It’s just a matter of will power and a vision which can shape India.

Indira Gandhi National Disability Scheme

On the 13th of October, the students of RT awareness cell took up a rather distinct issue that is Indira Gandhi National Disability Scheme. The IGNDS is a scheme introduced by the government which benefits the physically disabled people below the age group of 64 years. There are many benefits through this scheme including a four hundred rupee stipend per month. Many physically challenged people of the village were not aware of this very useful government scheme and were informed about the procedure to apply for the scheme. Many people thanked the students to bring the existence of such a scheme to the knowledge of the people as it would come to their aid greatly.

Cleanliness Drive in the Campus

"Cleanliness is next to godliness" - Keeping this in mind, a mass cleanliness drive was organised on 14th October 2012 by the Environment cell of NSS, IIT Roorkee in the campus.

The students were made to assemble near Saraswati Mandir by 11:30 a.m. from where the drive commenced. Each student was provided with a pair of gloves and a poly bag to handle the garbage. Boys took the initiative of collecting the litters from roadside whereas the girls spread awareness with the help of posters having catchy slogans. From Saraswati Mandir, the drive went on to Saraswati Kunj and then headed towards the convocation hall, cleaning the roadside around Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.

All sorts of trash including plastics, wrappers, empty packets, used bottles, papers etc were collected in separate bags. Students kept themselves involved in the activity showing great zeal and enthusiasm reflecting their feelings towards cleanliness..

There were no dustbins near the pavement close to Lal Bahadur Stadium due to which, a lot of garbage was found littered there. It could also be noticed that people were throwing garbage near the bins and not into the bins, showing their negligence to abide by the cleanliness rules and their laziness basically which made the surrounding look even worse there. The drive ended at the Department of Chemical Engineering and all poly bags along with gloves were disposed in the dustbin.

This event made everyone realize that "Improvement begins with 'I' ".It also made people to realize that their localities are also just like their homes and it's the people's own duty to make it look clean and not litter randomly. Moreover the participants of this drive are proud that they have inspired so many of the public who would have seen their activity on the way and would have got some inspiration to keep their own surrounding's also clean and if each one teaches one, then our planet can become a heavenly place to dwell in.

Poster Making Competition

A poster making competition was organised by the students of RT Education Cell on Saturday, 13th October 2012. The event started at 5 pm and the topics for the competition were Pollution, Go Green, Save Water and Waste management.

Initially, the NSS volunteers explained about the major problems, types of pollution, problems of deforestation, consequences of wasting water and improper disposal of waste products and thereafter explained their remedies, benefits of going green and saving water with the help of hand-made posters. They also asked the participating children what they learnt.

Almost 80 children in the age group of 6-12 years participated in this competition with great enthusiasm and zeal to learn. After explaining the different topics, the children were divided into groups of 3-5. Pencils, colours and sheets were provided to the children. At the end, prizes were distributed to the students who did well and chocolates were given to all to encourage the children.

Skit on Sanitation Habits

A skit on sanitation habits was performed in the village of Majra on 7th October, 2012 by the students of RT awareness cell. The theme of the skit was the implementation and importance of sanitation habits. A large crowd, consisting of people from all age group, gathered to receive the useful message conveyed through the skit. After the skit, an elaborate discussion took place between the students and the villagers, in which the villagers came forward with their problems and a viable solution was provided by the students. The students showed their active participation throughout the discussion.

Making of the Yuva Team in Bhangendi Village

On Saturday, 7^th October, a motivational video on health, hygiene and food was presented before the children through a projector. The video aimed at instilling in the children general awareness about personal cleanliness and its importance in life. The students were also made acquainted with the political map of the Indian sub-continent and were taught to identify basic geographical features like their own country, surrounding water bodies, their current location and other interesting stuff.

Alongside all this, Model Village also did a survey of the village youth regarding their name, age, education, marks obtained in previous class, father’s name and job and contact information. The purpose was to make a ‘Yuva Team’ comprising of competent young people (15-25 years of age) from the village who will help in identifying and solving the internal problems gnawing the village and willalso help in extending the reach of the Model Village cell itself.

At the end of the day, the children and the NSS volunteers had a little playtime in the backyard with the children riding their bicycles in the narrow roads of the village. One could see the satisfaction and happiness that those proficiency holders obtained from getting to relive their childhood.

Drawing Competition for School Students

An inter-school open drawing competition was organised on 7th October 2012 by Prerna Cell from 10:30 am to 12 noon in the Prerna classroom located in the IIT Mandi cell. The event received a highly enthusiastic response with more than 125 students participating in the event.
Students from Nursery to Class X participated in this event. The NSS Prerna volunteers were busy instructing and helping out all the participants. Pencils, erasers, sharpeners, crayons and all other basic drawing and colouring materials were provided to all the participants by NSS.


Once ready with the materials, the participants became busy in sketching their imagination with commendable dedication. Colourful hill-side, sunset sceneries with downstream rivers, small huts, flower beds with crimson red roses and pink lotuses were the most popular among all drawings. Besides these, there were drawings of globes symbolizing universal fraternity and brotherhood. Some children also painted their favorite cartoon characters and images of Lord Ganesh, with Bal Ganesh being the most popular.
Every participant was provided a pencil and chocolates as a token of appreciation for their enduring efforts. Moreover, the top five winners were awarded cash prizes by Dr. Smita Jha and the photos of the top ten winners were framed and put up in the NSS Prerna classroom. The results were announced on the same day. The drawing competition was an ideal demonstration of the burning fire and imagination within the young minds of India who are in need of financial support. The event proved that encouragement and motivation can bring out the best in children

                              

Inspirational Lectures and Presentations

Every game is first won in mind and then in field. Inspiration is necessary for everyone to succeed in life. This is more in the case of physically challenged people. Realizing this, RT Eduslum arranged an inspiring presentation on great people like Mahatma, Dr. Kalam, Dr. Stephen Hawking and other well known personalities. The presentation highlighted how people made every failure a stepping stone and made success out of nowhere but just by their never ceasing will. The attended students found the presentation highly motivating and helpful.

Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram...

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti 2nd October 2012, RT Education cell of NSS IIT Roorkee organised a student awareness program in Subhash Chandra Bose Club enlightening the kids, the future citizens about the most common and least bothered problem prevailing in our country, Human Trafficking. Why, how and what are happening in the black world around us and what not are to be done in order to protect ourselves from these hazards were very well explained in an interactive manner by second year members of NSS, Harshith Agarwal and Shubham Jain. This session was followed by a thought provoking speech on our beloved leader Lal Bahadhur Shastri by second year NSS Member, Nagamani. A motivational video on integrity was also played to students. The session was concluded with the vote of thanks by the Cell Secretary Brajesh Kumar.

Motivational Session and Quiz for Children at Bhangedi Village

The event, which was organised in the Junior School, Bhangedi village on 30th September 2012, began on a warm note at 3:30 pm with an overwhelming participation of the local village children.

The event comprised of screening videos to teach and motivate the local village children followed by a quiz. The village children comprising of students from classes fourth to eighth were assembled in the main room of village school. The videos were followed by a discussion session in which the children participated with great enthusiasm. After each video the members of NSS Model Village gave the description of the videos as well as linked the message of the videos to their daily lives. They were also taught to follow the principles of never giving up, keeping the environment clean etc.

The video session was followed by an audio-visual quiz. The first few questions were related to the identification of freedom fighters like Chandrashekhar Azad and Subhash Chandra Bose from the relevant movie clips. Also some photographs of eminent personalities like Anna Hazare, Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishn were shown and were asked to identify them. The children participated actively in the quiz and the related discussions. Prizes in the form of stationery were also distributed to encourage the students.

The event was a very successful one with the children enjoying their holiday with fun-filled activities and at the same time having a great learning experience.

A MUST WATCH- Screening of "I AM KALAM"

In addition to educating young minds and helping them overcome their doubts in various subjects, Prerna Cell recently organized a movie screening for the students they teach on 2nd October at the Mandi cell. At 5.30 pm, the show for ‘I Am Kalam’ commenced.

It is a beautiful movie with even a more beautiful message. Once in a while, you come across a film that makes you a 'softer' person after just one watch. I Am Kalam, which revolves around seemingly impossible dreams of an 11 year old, is one such experience. Chhotu (Harsh Mayar) comes from a really poor family and works at his uncle Bhati's (Gulshan Grover) dhaba. At the outset, the story appears simple enough. But as it unfolds, deeper layers unfurl in the most magical way. Chhotu befriends Kuwar Ranvijay Singh (Hussan Saad). The rich prince suffers from loneliness until he meets Chhotu (flashing his trademark confident toothy grin) teaches him a few lessons, some obvious and some more subtle. While Chhotu's bullying and insecure colleague at the dhaba, Laptan (Pitobash) is a die-hard fan of Amitabh Bachchan, Chhotu has bigger aspirations. The kid is so inspired by former Indian President APJ Kalam that he confidently rechristens himself Kalam, thus explaining the title of the movie.
Among other things, the most impressive is the way in which a social message is pressed cleverly that a child's brilliance shines through even the dreariest of circumstances. And in direct contrast, a child can't be made happy by bestowing him with costly toys and other comforts.
The best thing about this movie is that it is happy, despite the grim reality of life it portrays. The positivity somehow manages to touch a chord. The central plot of the movie is in sync with the RTE Act and stands for thousands of such aspiring children. Privileged children get to know about the plight of their underprivileged counterpart and the gift of education that they have been bestowed with. At a time, when children seem bereft of the right idol to emulate, I Am Kalam shows the way.”I am Kalam” shows you how beautiful can small be. That sun always comes up after every dark night. That dreams can come true if your heart is at right place and your mind is glued in.

Special Lecture Series for Students in Prerna Class

Apart from their regular educational schedule, the Prerna cell has started a special lecture series for the students of classes 11th and 12th for strengthening their core concepts in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. A lecture of 2 hours is conducted every Sunday at Mandi Cell focussing on a single topic from the aforementioned subjects at a time. Under the programme, three successful lectures have been conducted till now, from one from each of the subjects. The first two lectures were held on the topics—Circuit Theory (Physics) and Vectors (Maths) by Tarun Gangwar (II year) and Tanuj Agrawal (III year) respectively which received a very good response from the students. The last lecture for the autumn semester was held on Valence Bond Theory (Chemistry) which too was highly successful. This initiative, in the long run will surely cater to the needs of the young minds of the surrounding towns and villages preparing for boards as well as the competitive exams and ensure that they can crack the exams to have a bright future.

Health Survey at Majra Village

A health survey was conducted on 30th September by the students of RT Awareness cell analyzing the medical facilities available in the Majra village.

The students showed their keen interest in the activity by going around the village inquiring about the health care facilities available to the people within their reach both geographically and financially. It was found that though many private clinics have been set up, people still prefer the government facilities because of financial reasons. What came to notice was that a lot of work still needs to be done to improve the medical facilities in the rural and inaccessible areas of the country.