Congratulation Dear Uttam, I also second Buljit's proposal. I'll publish it in Pragyan and place the story in our blog. So that others get motivated to follow your path. Sushanta Kar
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Dear Uttam, > > Congratulation for getting the Silver Phoenix Award. > > I have a request to you. If possible please write in details (how to > apply/when/criteria/selection process etc etc etc ) about all the Awards > you have received till now, so that others may also apply for those Awars > if suitable. > > Thanks > > Buljit Buragohain > > > > ------------------------------ > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 4:18 AM IST Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer wrote: > > > > > > >Silver Phoenix award to Uttam Teron of Parijat Academy > > > > Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) is a > business > >school headquartered in New Delhi, with 18 branches across India. 'Speak > up, > >be heard and bring a change!' is the motto of SACK ("Students Against > >Corruption and Kickbacks), an initiative started by IIPM which aims at > >rooting out corruption. > > > > Corruption in India now has a vice-like grip. Long ago, Karl > >Kraus, Austrian writer, journalist and critic said "Corruption is worse > than > >prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, while > >the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire nation." There > >couldn't be a better or more fitting definition of India's corruption than > >what he said. > > > > This year, Amaze, one of IIPM's flagship events had a special > >programme organised on 15th December 2011 in New Delhi. IIPM felicitated a > >number of guests on the occasion. They included Vivek Dutt, CBI official; > >Prashant Bhushan, social activist; Shailesh Gandhi, Central Information > >Commissioner for RTI; Ajit Singh, president of the NGO Gudiya (which works > >against sexual exploitation of women and trafficking); Uttam Teron, > activist > >who started Parijat Academy, a school for poor children; and Shyama Prasad > >Mukherjee, a noted doctor in Ranchi who charges his patients only Rs 5. > They > >received the Silver Phoenix awards and citations in recognition of their > >good work and commitment for social causes. > > > > Uttam Teron of Pamohi, Guwahati was invited to interact with > the > >students and give his views on how education helps to eradicate > corruption. > >While receiving the award he talked about his work in the field of > >education. He said that he started with four kids in a cowshed and now his > >school Parijat Academy has 500 formal students. "Corruption cannot be > >eradicated overnight but that does not mean we should silently observe the > >malpractices. I am trying to create an example to government schools that > >even with limited resources, one can deliver and make a difference in the > >poor people's lives," he said. > > > > In September 2010 Uttam made it to India Today's list of > India's > >35 youth icons for contributing in different ways towards the uplift of > the > >society. In December 2010 he was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award 2010 > >by Asian Institute of Management and Sciences, Guwahati. Uttam was > >recognised as one of the 24 Real Heros of India by IBN/CNN in a special > >award ceremony held on 17 August 2011 in Mumbai. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- Sushanta Kar সুশান্ত কর তিনসুকিয়া, আসাম আমার ব্লগগুলি: http://sushantakar40.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkahini.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkotha.blogspot.com আমার সম্পাদিত 'প্রজ্ঞান' http://pragyan06now.blogspot.com http://sites.google.com/site/pragyan06now "স্বাজাত্যের অহমিকার থেকে মুক্তি দানের শিক্ষাই, আজকের দিনের প্রধান শিক্ষা" রবীন্দ্রনাথ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
