• A project by Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram: Maharashtra

Vanavasi brothers and sisters encouraged by the Ashram activists and with assistance in pursuing the development projects have excelled in Village development. There are several instances like Baripada in Dhule district, Dhagewadi in Nagar district and Ranshet in Raigad district. 

Being a social animal, it is human nature to stay together, work together & help each other. And when it comes to Indians, we strongly believe in social life, which starts from a family. Indian still believes in joint family, care, affection & respect are amongst those many threads which knits the strong family bonding. Few such family creates neighborhood, neighborhood becomes city. This is how society flourishes.

In early 20th century, common Indians used to believe in the government & the people behind it. Government was responsible for every second activity of social interest. Citizens used to trust every promise made by the government (Though, the government was controlled by bunch of foreigners) And government used to keep every promises made to citizens. (British’s treatment towards Indians was secondary, but the code of conduct for every Indian was same.) At that point of time, Congress was already evolving to become face of Indian future. Indians started to believe in Congress as much as they believed British government. But they were also aware of the fact that Congress can make a promises but can’t keep every single of them since Congress didn’t have any power despite of the massive local support.

अमेरिकेत न्यूजर्सीमधील एडनच्या एका हॉलमध्ये जमलेले रसिक लता मंगेशकर, आशा भोसले, नूरजहॉं आणि गीता दत्त यांनी अजरामर करून ठेवलेल्या गाण्यांचा आनंद घेताना जुन्या आठवणींमध्ये रममाण झाले होते. सा रे ग म प या छोट्या पडद्यावरील कार्यक्रमाच्या माध्यमातून रसिकांना भेटलेली संजीवनी भेलांडे आपल्या सहकाऱयांच्या साथीने आपल्या सूरेल आवाजाने जुन्या गाण्यांची जादू पसरवत होती आणि हॉलमधील रसिक अक्षरक्षः भारावून गेले होते. 
 
कार्यक्रम उत्तरोत्तर रंगत गेला आणि रसिकांच्या आग्रहाखातर वेळ संपल्यानंतरही कार्यक्रमाची वेळ तब्बल तासभर वाढवण्यात आली. या कार्यक्रमामुळे रसिकांना मिळालेल्या आनंदाला समाधानाची आणि कृतज्ञतेचीही झालर होती. कारण या कार्यक्रमाच्या माध्यमातून जमा होणाऱया निधीतून त्यांच्या मायदेशातील हजारो मुलांच्या जीवनात शिक्षणाचा प्रकाश पसरणार आहे याची जाणीव त्यांना होती.

AYESHA KHAN & VIKRAM RAUTELA

AHMEDABAD: In her new home in a narrow bylane of Ahmedabad, Madina Pathan (25) has no idea she has kicked up a storm with her deposition before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.

While an affidavit in the Supreme Court stated that Madina, then a young bride, was raped and stabbed by rioters at her late husband’s house in Naroda Gam, she has told the SIT she was stabbed but never raped. She said she had no idea what was written in that affidavit since it was in English which she could neither read, write or understand.