Hi,
This is Deep Raj Aryan, M.Sc. (CS) 2nd
year student…..
Today on the occasion of Teachers
Day (September 5, 2013) I want to say thanks to all those who have taught me
right from my childhood and helped me when in times of trouble and confusion. I
want to say one big thanks to JAGRITI SEVA SANSTHAN, the platform that taught
me a few hard lessons which I was missing so far. HERE IS MY JAGRITI STORY……
ABOUT 3 years back, I chanced
upon a discussion by some youths (volunteering for JAGRITI) who were discussing
problems faced by residents in my hometown. The line of discussion was not new
(you know the problems people are facing, illiteracy, unemployment, price rise,
crime, communal tangles and like) but what impressed me was their fresh
approach. On one hand they were all young and energetic, ready to plunge into a
social revolution at any point, on the other hand they had their feet on
ground. Their talk clearly showed they meant to stay and so I decided to join
the gang. Most of them were pursuing higher education from some of the good
institutes of country. I joined JAGRITI in 2010 after completing some
formalities. The registered NGO was active in arranging for quality education
for poor, organizing annual admission drives, career counselling sessions, free
summer and winter coaching, and other extra-curricular activities. They
periodically organized health checkup and blood donation camps also. After joining JAGRITI I was not active due to
my busy schedule but I wanted to serve the community. In 2013, JAGRITI core team
gave me the chance to work for the annual ADMISSION DRIVE OF 2013. I was very nervous
initially because before that I had never done any field work. But now this was
my duty so I had to do it. All members were giving me cooperation in organizing
this program and were trying to make this program successful and wanted me to
believe in myself. So finally I along with Hammad started the work and all the
volunteers were also working with us. We were trying to search such families
whose children were not studying due to lack of money or awareness or any other
reason.
One day me, and 2 members of
JAGRITI met a family, and when I saw the condition of family I was feeling like
crying because there were 5 members in that family including four children and
their mother. The father of children was no more in this world due to an accident.
It was some festival but she was preparing only
CHATNI and ROTI. She was a daily wager and was earning only Rs.200 per
day (that too not every day) but still she wanted her kids to study. Her 3 kids
were studying in a private school she was unable to pay the fee but it was her
dream that her children must be educated. She had requested the principal
and management of the school not to turn her children away but it was not
working. Really it was too much emotional case in front of me. When I came back
to my home I was really crying because till today there was no value for money,
for education but this case taught me the value of money and education. I
discussed about them with the core team of JAGRITI and it was good news for me,
children and the mother of them that JAGRITI team decided to help them as much
as possible. They got the dress, new books and a promise of safe and unhindered
study, as long as they want. Now her kids will not be rusticated from school on
financial ground. They can continue their study. Really I salute that mother
who is facing lot of problem in her life but still she wants to educate her
children. I want to thank her for teaching me the value of Money, time and
education.
As part of today’s thanksgiving, I am very thankful to my parents who
were my first teachers, my old school and coaching teachers (Mr. Neeraj Goyal,
Mr. D.K. Choudhary, Mr. Vinay Bharti) my friends (Ansh Rana, Swati, Kawaljeet
Singh, Sheena Khan, piyush bajwan, Faraz Badar, Hammad Siddiqui, Abhishek Rana,
Umesh Kapar, Niranjan Kumar) and all people who are near and dear who always
try to teach me directly or indirectly.
Thanks
Deep Raj Aryan
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