In this dark, desolate, gloomy and brooding atmosphere; a stray ray of light and hope is indeed a rare occurrence; but people like Rajesh Kumar who put others before self not only are a living embodiment of this ray of hope and light but also put in practice Swami Vivekanand's immortal dictum about serving mankind in an effort to find the almighty...........
As the Delhi Metro rumbles overhead menacingly over the river Yamuna's banks, a rare event takes place under this railway over bridge on a daily basis, children of all hues, shapes and sizes gather here in their numbers all with the hope of being educated and enlightened by a local small time shopkeeper who answers to the name of Rajesh Kumar........
According to Rajesh, "he was deeply perturbed and disturbed by the sight of the children of the slum dwellers whiling away their time in idle pursuits and doing precious little or nothing of note"........
When he asked the parents why they were not sending their children to either government or municipality schools in the adjoining areas, he got the answer that the parents were not even in a position to bear the paltry amount charged by these schools as charges for services rendered by them.......
This forced Rajesh's hand into doing something for the children of the nearby slums and this unique school under a rail over bridge is the end result of his quest to make a meaningful difference in the lives and times of these god forsaken children who were staring at a bleak and bleary future without Rajesh pointing them in the right direction.........
Rajesh started this noble venture of hope and aspirations way back in 2008 with a meagre two students, his class now boasts of a daily attendance in excess of 50 and daily wage labourers, labourers employed in nearby factories, rickshaw drivers and cycle rickshaw pullers have started trusting him and entrusting the onerous responsibility of ensuring a bright future for these kids onto his shoulders.........
He teaches students of all ages unstintingly in Maths, English and Hindi thereby paving the way for the admission of these children into nearby municipal and government schools; as Rajesh says, "I just point the way and these children embark on this momentous journey towards hope and enlightenment as a result".........
The eminent Greek historian Plutarch once succinctly remarked, "the human mind is not a vessel to be filled up but a fire to be kindled and raged", and thanks to their indomitable spirit of doing their bit towards the country and society; Rajesh Kumar and Lakshmi Chandra are kindling this spirit amongst their wards and enabling them to become beacons of hope for other kids like them and future generations.........
MAY THEIR TRIBE INCREASE...........
As the Delhi Metro rumbles overhead menacingly over the river Yamuna's banks, a rare event takes place under this railway over bridge on a daily basis, children of all hues, shapes and sizes gather here in their numbers all with the hope of being educated and enlightened by a local small time shopkeeper who answers to the name of Rajesh Kumar........
According to Rajesh, "he was deeply perturbed and disturbed by the sight of the children of the slum dwellers whiling away their time in idle pursuits and doing precious little or nothing of note"........
When he asked the parents why they were not sending their children to either government or municipality schools in the adjoining areas, he got the answer that the parents were not even in a position to bear the paltry amount charged by these schools as charges for services rendered by them.......
This forced Rajesh's hand into doing something for the children of the nearby slums and this unique school under a rail over bridge is the end result of his quest to make a meaningful difference in the lives and times of these god forsaken children who were staring at a bleak and bleary future without Rajesh pointing them in the right direction.........
Rajesh started this noble venture of hope and aspirations way back in 2008 with a meagre two students, his class now boasts of a daily attendance in excess of 50 and daily wage labourers, labourers employed in nearby factories, rickshaw drivers and cycle rickshaw pullers have started trusting him and entrusting the onerous responsibility of ensuring a bright future for these kids onto his shoulders.........
He teaches students of all ages unstintingly in Maths, English and Hindi thereby paving the way for the admission of these children into nearby municipal and government schools; as Rajesh says, "I just point the way and these children embark on this momentous journey towards hope and enlightenment as a result".........
The eminent Greek historian Plutarch once succinctly remarked, "the human mind is not a vessel to be filled up but a fire to be kindled and raged", and thanks to their indomitable spirit of doing their bit towards the country and society; Rajesh Kumar and Lakshmi Chandra are kindling this spirit amongst their wards and enabling them to become beacons of hope for other kids like them and future generations.........
MAY THEIR TRIBE INCREASE...........
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