b n satnalika foundation june 2014 newsletter

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Registered Address:

B N Satnalika Foundation 92 M G Road Raniganj: 713347 District: Burdwan West Bengal

Mission

To spread education among the underprivileged sections of the society as the purpose of

education is not to fill the minds of students with facts rather it is to teach them to think.

Vision

Every child in India gets excess to the best education and has a bright future. Education with

values given to our society is the best remedy to all societal evils.

Promoters

Mr. Debi Prasad Satnalika, Chairman

Mrs. Deepa Satnalika, Vice Chairman

Mr. Niraj Satnalika, Managing Director

Message from Chairman

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life

itself.”

Message from Vice Chairman

“With the increasing demand and importance of Education in every

sphere of Life, I have started this Foundation. The foundation would

provide monthly financial assistance to bright and needy students

who are deprived of basic educational facilities which they should

get. The idea of starting the foundation came with the learning from

my own life and sacrifices me and my family did to bring my children

who are now successful Individuals.”

Meet Our Team-

Chairman,

Editorial Board

Niraj Satnalika

Editorial

Committee:

Neha Trivedi

Designer:

Nandhakumar

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Uniforms - Analysing the old debate for ourselves?

Shirts, trousers ties and blazers! Uniforms! Dresses those are alike. They all

symbolize that we belong to an organization, together through ups and downs.

We have all survived through years of uniforms during our school, some even

through colleges and offices. The practice of uniforms has been an old debate.

Yet, we see the rising use of uniforms in schools rather than just dress codes.

Some people say uniforms are necessary to keep intact the discipline and

decorum of educational institutions while others say it suppresses the real

personality of the students from coming up. Let us analyze the positive and

negative aspects of having uniforms in school for ourselves.

Views:

Uniforms help establish an emotional stability among the students. To

some extent, it bridges the differences between students coming from

various economical backgrounds.

It cuts off the time spent in the morning deciding what to wear and what

not to wear.

Uniforms bring in a sense of team spirit among people that belong to the

same institution. Whether you like the code or not, you know you are in

it together.

It reduces the peer pressure on students to remain at par with the new

trends and to look good every new day.

Counterviews:

Variety is the spice of life. Uniforms mar this saying by making the schools look


all dull and boring. Here is why we think uniforms kill the spice out of school

life!

• Students are restricted from coming out with their individualities.

• There is no guaranteed fact that uniforms would ensure perfect

discipline and enhance the learning capabilities of a student. It is just

an assumed concept. Then why restrict the students by enforcing a

certain law that may or may not be liked by all.

• Schools should be the place where a vibrant atmosphere should be

maintained and variety encouraged.

On a personal note, I feel uniforms sure help in enhancing the learning

environment in a school. While minimal dress codes ensure decorum,

enforcing uniforms makes the students fall into a form that is much needed.

They learn to embrace laws and disciplines irrespective of whether it appeals

to them or not.

B N Satnalika Foundation reaches to underprivileged children so to ensure

they get access to proper elementary education.

Contribute as low as INR 3600 (10 a day) for 1 child and do your

part of good towards the society whom we neglect at large.

Click here to DONATE

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Teaching is all about building a relationship

Aristotle once said, “Those who educate children well are more to be honored

than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.”

We have had a great many teaching legends in our country. We had the great

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on whose honor we celebrate teacher’s day every

year. We have had Guru Rabindranath Tagore and Savitribhai Phule. Even our

Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh was a teacher before he was pulled into

the dirty game of politics.

There have always been many noble teachers as well as organizations around,

some famous and some yet to be recognized, that selflessly want to see our

country’s education standards rise. Each teacher has his own way of imparting

lessons to his students. Some are strict, some are funny, some instill fear and

yet some are very easy-going. But what matters more is whether you can build

that bond that would make the students learn from you, the teacher-student

relationship. This is important because a student can never learn from a

teacher he/she does not like. Strong relationships instill mutual confidence and

respect and help to make a better student-teacher team. No one better than a

teacher will know how to do it in the proper way with respect to the kind of

classroom he/she has to deal with. But here are a few how-to’s that we think

can help you develop the much needed personal relationship with the

students.

Be a child – To bring the children to listen to you, be a child yourself. This

is because a child does not understand the complex ways of the world.


All that gets into his mind is innocence and simplicity mixed with a tinge

of fun and that is all he understands.

Know as much as you can about your students - All the students come

forth from different families, backgrounds and circumstances. So, the

values with which they were brought up differs, the way they grasp

things differs and so does the way they conduct themselves. It is a

universal rule that to build any relationship we need to know more

about each other. It may include details that are not found in the school

records. It just might help you handle a student in a better way.

Give about a personal touch of your own – All the teachers can

summarize their work to be teaching, testing and correcting whenever

their students go wrong. How a student remembers a teacher depends

on how the teacher delivered his teachings and how immensely he could

touch a student’s life. So go forward and give your own personal touch

to whatever you teach. Don’t just be a teacher, be a guide to the

student. Be there when he is stuck up and again be there when he is

happy to get out of the mess and learn something new.

Teaching is considered the most noble of professions because it touches

the human mind and spirit. Carried out in an effective way, it can be said

that the quality of teachers determines the future of a country. This is

because however forward we may move in our life, one always looks

back to the brilliant teachers who shaped our lives and touched our

human feelings.


10 a Day Campaign

B N Satnalika Foundation has launched 10 a Day Campaign in several colleges

across India. Here’s a glimpse:

Spending Rs 10 a day is a very normal thing. We, consider it as a negligible amount. But instead of

letting this amount go somewhere not worth remembering; contributing it to build a child’s future is

a much more noble thing to do. Your kind gesture today will make a big difference in a child’s life.

B N Satnalika Foundation has successfully completed the campaign at:

Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi

St Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Atal Behari Vajpayee IIITM, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Click on the links below to check the videos

10 a Day Campaign at IIM Indore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVYz9v7RjYw

10 a Day Campaign at ABV IIITM, Gwalior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REanpX6NKrs

Click here to sponsor now!

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Private Fundings in schools - an injustice

If it is said, corruption begins with school – would it be absurd? Well, not exactly. With the increasing

demands for funds in schools under various unaccounted heads, it has got parents worried about

the future of their children. We have seen and heard of parents saving up for their child’s higher

education (which is expensive of course!) or marriage. But these days parents might as well start

saving for their little child’s admission in school. It is evident that quality education is not cheap

anymore.

We had seen this concept of donations or management quota during admissions in graduation

colleges. But schools no longer lag behind. During admissions, schools these days expect to be paid

huge amount of money right while purchasing their forms. These schools include a lot of private as

well as public institutions and some very renowned too. Schools charge this unethical amount of

money under various heads like ‘Construction revenues’, ‘smart classrooms’, ‘orientation charges’ or

‘PTA fund’. They expect to be paid in cash and without giving a receipt. The extra amount charged

depends on how ‘posh’ the school is.

With the increasing competition, even these public interest institutions feel the need to rise and

show off their facilities. Earlier, what really mattered was whether a school had well-trained

teachers, a healthy teacher-pupil ratio and an engaging curriculum that encouraged children to

develop their analytical skills. But sadly, these days parents give into fancy facilities like

infrastructure, establishments for other extra-curricular activities like swimming pools, horse-riding

etc., smart classrooms and likewise. So this is what has become an USP for schools.

So, the schools have their own way of excluding parents who are unwilling or unable to pay

donations. Getting admission in a school has come down to three things basically – talent, money

and contacts. Many government ministries and state-owned companies reserve seats for children of

their employees through large donations to schools. The more people you know, especially the

government officials, the less you have to pay. The schools have basically become educational shops

rather than non-profitable organizations.


Strong willed parents, who always teach “success comes through hard work”, are forced to question

their principles when their children enter the anxiety-filled process of admissions. Some parents

shower the administrators and even the teachers with exclusive gifts, favors and money to get their

way in or purchase some special attention towards their ward. This just widens the gap between the

rich and the poor and worsens the inequalities in financing. The parents are unable to refuse when

they see everyone else playing the same game.

The Right to Education Act prohibits the practice of schools accepting donations. Also, earlier this

year, The Directorate of Education had issued an order, according to which a school is liable to pay a

fine in case they are found accepting donation that may extend to 10 times of the charged fee. But

like all other laws that stop wrong-doings, instant effective execution is something we still lag in.

Nothing really seems to prevent schools from seeking donations during admission time every year.

And sadly, the guardians have to give in as they are helpless when their child’s future comes into

question.


Our Partners


May News

All India Pre-Medical Test results out, 8% qualify

Results of the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT-2014) were declared on 7th

June. Of a total of 5.8 lakh candidates, 46,271 have qualified the test for

counselling for admission to medical and dental colleges.

Two more attempts for Civil Services aspirants this year

Civil Services aspirants will get two more additional attempts from this year

onwards to write the prestigious exam but there will be no change in its format

and syllabi. A candidate who has attained the age of 21 years but not attained

30 years may apply for the Civil Services examination. The upper age limit is

relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/ J&K residents during January 1, 1980 to December

31, 1989.

Highest ever number of women students in Indian School of Business'

class of 2015

The class of 2015 of the PGP course at ISB has 231 women students,

constituting 30 per cent of the total class size, the highest number ever since

the school's inception thirteen years ago.

What Smriti Irani is looking at: IITs in every state, review of DU's

FYUP

HRD minister Smriti Irani has given a list of 60 priority areas to her officials and

asked them to work in that direction. The list is a mix of progressive initiatives,

the Sangh Parivar's ideas on education and the Gujarat model on teachers'

training. At the same time she wants ministry to see how Vedic studies can be

given prominence. "How can we involve traditional vedic education? What

about education for life instead of degrees?


Fewer Indian students coming to UK: Report

The number of overseas students coming to study in Britain from

Commonwealth countries such as India and Pakistan had fallen from one lakh

to 35,000 in the past three years following new visa rules imposed by the UK.

Distance education courses attract scholars

Around two lakh people of Bihar are pursuing different courses through

distance education mode. It has gained widespread popularity over the years

as the system augments opportunities for higher education, ensures access, is

cost effective and promotes a flexible and innovative mechanism. IGNOU,

Nalanda Open University (NOU) and Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) of

Patna University are providing quality higher education to the people who, for

some reasons, cannot join regular courses under the conventional university

system.


MoU with Yippster Technologies, Gurgaon

B N Satnalika Foundation has signed MoU with Gurgaon based Yippster

Technologies to enable micropayment.

Now making contribution will not be difficult as you can just send SMS and

contribute.

Click http://yipp.me/23494

Contribute Rs. 10 by SMS today

Currently the facility of contributing by SMS is available for

Vodafone and Airtel users only

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Support Us

It is an initiative by us to help you take the first step towards doing something good for the betterment and well-being of our society. It's simply a thought; there is absolutely no need to make any commitments. We just want to make this world better for living by being a part of it.

What you can do for us?

You can sponsor one or more child with mere ₹ 3600 for a year which will be used for the benefit of the

needy students so that they are not deprived of any facilities required in their education.

You can donate through Cheques, Demand Draft or by directly remitting your funds into our bank

account.

You can advertise with us:

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• Website,

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• Flyers,

• Corporate Pitch Book,

• Posters,

• Banners, etc.

Feel free to contact us at:

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Or you can directly write to our chairman at:

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B-Schools, Undergrad Colleges and Schools contact us at: [email protected]

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