Hi Divya, Incidentally or Accidentally, one person from a books marketing company knocked our door and asked me if I can buy this book, 'Britannica Learning Library'.
Its cost as per the book is Rs. 1595 but as part of the promotion and the Independence Day celebration, they are giving it for Rs. 500. I thought it would be good enough. The paper quality is very good, like a water proof one. 500 articles, 900 photos. Chapters include: Exploring Space, Planet Earth, Wildlife Wonders, Familiar Animals, Food Plants etc., etc., I am sure it will create interest in them. I hope no one would ridicule my idea of buying this book for Ashray-Akruti kids. Thank you. --- In [email protected], "smilinglavender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hm...sounds good Prasanthi. Day to day life to baaga upayogapade > vasthvulu evaina konisthe bavuntundi. It will be a good start. Books > sounds good. Ask Mr. Babu what the kids like to do more or spend more > time on..and based on that we can c wht we can help with. > > For a minute I was thinking...how different their world is from ours. > Things that we might enjoy most might not make any difference to > them..like music n songs! > > -Divya > > --- In [email protected], "Lakshmi Prasanthi > Uppalapati" <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > Yes, Diva. We can't help those kids in any other way as we are not > used to > > talk with hearing - impaired children. Ofcourse these children can > > understand our lip movement. > > > > So I thought it would be good if we can donate some useful stuff to > them. I > > haven't asked Mr. Babu whether they have a library or not. If so > donating > > books is the best way. I think it is good if we can buy them > autobiographies > > and Encyclopaedia CDs as they have computers. > > > > What do you say? > > > > I await the reply of all the members. Please do respond. > > > > Thank you. > > > > On 8/14/06, suresh <sureshe_att@> wrote: > > > > > > Indeed a very well described activity. We could actually > visualize what > > > you guys have seen and done during your visit. > > > > > > As always keep up the spirits and the good work ... > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > > > > *Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati <prasanthi.uppalapati@>* wrote: > > > > > > Hi Phani, > > > > > > Thank you for the detailed explanation of our visit. I am sure every > > > member visits Ashray-Akruti virtually while reading your rendition. > > > > > > Murali and Jayaram, explain your feelings as well. > > > > > > Coming to his expansion plans, there is some international > organization > > > which shortlisted few NGOs who are functioning in a novel manner. > They test > > > him, train him and then release funds to him to scale his > organization. > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > On 8/14/06, phanindra <ksmphanindra@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Friends, > > > > > > > > I wanted to share my feelings on Ashray-Akruti but completely forgot > > > > about it. May be its a bit late now to share but they said - > "Better late > > > > than never" and so I start! > > > > > > > > We visited both the school and the hostel of Ashray-Akruti. > Mr.Babu(the head of Ashray-Akruti) led us and showed both these > places. The school > > > > is small but is well maintained. It has several tiny class-rooms > and caters > > > > to students upto 10th Class. The needs of the deaf students are > well thought > > > > of as is evident from the big mirror that is placed on the wall > at the > > > > location where there is a turn in the stairs. "Children will be > in a rush to > > > > leave home in the evening and since they are deaf they can't > sense if > > > > somebody is ascending the stairs by the sound. This poses a > problem at the > > > > turning where there is a possibility that they may hit a person > ascending > > > > the stairs. Placing a mirror helps to see whether somebody is > ascending the > > > > stairs and hence avoids a possible collison" explained Mr.Babu. > > > > > > > > Mr.Babu next took us to the hostel in his van. The hostel has > around 37 > > > > students including some 7-10 girls. What immediately impressed us is > > > > the orderliness and neatness of things. Be it the shoe stand or > study tables > > > > or cots or bathrooms, everthing is neatly arranged. "Even we > don't keep our > > > > homes with such neatness" commented Murali. "Well this is good! > but how do > > > > you accomodate new students here, as this place looks already > full?" asked > > > > one of us. "Simple! We don't take new students unless a old > student leaves, > > > > thus creating a vacancy" came the reply from Mr. Babu. "This > hostel has all > > > > the most needed facilities. We have 2 computers where children > play games, > > > > there is a rest room if someone falls sick, we have a cook, we > provide > > > > homely food and we have "aayaas" to take care of children" > > > > explainedMr.Babu while taking us through the hostel. > > > > > > > > The students in the hostel are very lively. When we reached > there they > > > > were eating lunch sitting on the floor and on seeing us there is > a glow in > > > > their face. They looked curious and one girl even put her thumb > up and made > > > > a moving gesture to ask us who we are! Prasanthi looked very > impressed and > > > > remarked "How sweet!" Remarkably, these students can understand > what we say > > > > by seeing our lip movement. Mr.Babu called a boy, gave a bag and > said > > > > "stove". The boy replied "stove" as if to ask Mr.Babu if thats > what he > > > > meant. Mr.Babu nodded and said "Put it in the store room". The boy > > > > nodded and said "Store room" to confirm thats where he has to > keep it. > > > > Mr.Babu nodded again and the boy left. "My goal is to make these > > > > students mix with the normal world. With proper training for 1-2 > years, they > > > > can pick up what we say and can communicate back to us, although > bit slowly" > > > > > > > > "What motivated you to start this school?" I asked Mr.Babu while > we were > > > > returning back to the hostel. "My brother is deaf and he could > not get > > > > proper training to assist him. Its then I decided to start a > school like > > > > this." He gave us his visiting card while leaving and said "Its > great to see > > > > you guys. Thanks for coming. Plz attend the independence day > celebrations > > > > being organized by CSC exclusively for our school students". We said > > > > good-bye and left with memories of this visit. > > > > > > > > Overall, I have a good impression on this school. Seems that the > school > > > > caters to both orphans and slum students but the hostel has only > slum > > > > students (Mr.Babu mentioned that parents and relatives come to the > > > > hostel once in a while). Mr.Babu has big expansion plans and he > told us > > > > he needs a lot of money for that. He even mentioned that he is > shortlisted > > > > for funding by one US based voluntary service organization. > Though he did > > > > not say it explicitly, it appeared to me that Ashray - Akruti > would get > > > > a good amount of money if that organization finalizes his > school. I am not > > > > sure what he is expecting of us, but I think we can contribute > small amount > > > > to his school by donating some objects necessary for them. > > > > > > > > Phani. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati <prasanthi.uppalapat [EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > > > > > As we discussed on various important topics, Suresh and Kalpana > can't > > > > visit AA. Ratan ji, though interested, couldn't attend the > meeting due to > > > > meetings in his apartment. > > > > > > > > Sowmya came to the school but as yesterday is sunday it is > closed. As > > > > she gets only time on sundays to visit home, she didn't > accompany us to the > > > > hostel. > > > > > > > > Myself, Murali, Jairam, Phanindra visited the hostel. I request > three of > > > > them to write their opinions/feelings whatever about their visit > to AA. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > with regards, > > > > PRASANTHI. > > > > ---- > > > > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping > you to > > > > achieve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone > call > > > > > rates.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > with regards, > > > PRASANTHI. > > > ---- > > > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping > you to > > > achieve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but > still i > > > can do something. I will not refuse to do something I can do . 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