Inspirational TAG Lines

1. All is Well.
    Source: 3Idiots Film.

2. Anbae Shivam.
    Source: Tamil Film.

3. You are good enough to do something better.
    Source: A FB update.

An IT Professional Who Sold His House To Start A College For Rural Youth

The students who had never even seen a lift in their lives now hold senior positions in corporate giants and get sizable paychecks. From providing internship opportunities to getting the best of professors on board, read how Pranjal Dubey’s Sant Singaji Institute of Science and Management is changing the lives of rural youth in Madhya Pradesh.

Here is a man who gave up everything he had to settle in a small village and improve the lives of the rural youth in India. Pranjal Dubey left his job as a programme manager in Bengaluru, sold his house, and with that money, started Sant Singaji Institute of Science and Management (SSISM) in a village in Madhya Pradesh.

His idea was to provide quality education and life skills to rural youth so that they can get job opportunities as good as mainstream students.

    “I chose to intervene at the middle layer because if I concentrated on primary education, I would have had to wait several years to make any impact or see the change,” Dubey says.

Today, Dubey’s intervention and dedication have helped thousands of youth. Some of them are placed in big MNCs and companies like Wipro, SAP, Future Group, etc. at good positions.

An incident that changed a life

A young man from a small village in Madhya Pradesh, which was also Dubey’s hometown, once asked him for a job. “You need to have a degree first to get a job,” Dubey told him. The guy sold his land and somehow managed to obtain a degree from that money but still could not get a job. Though he had a degree but he lacked the skills. Angry at Dubey for giving him “wrong” advice, he went to him and verbally abused him.

    “It was then that I realised that rural youngsters were far behind their mainstream counterparts in terms of employable skills. Even if they had a degree, they could not land a job. Nor was that degree genuine in some cases,” says Dubey.

This made Dubey think of starting a college for rural students to provide them quality education, training and skills to get high paying jobs. “Whenever I used to visit the village I would see that the number of young people without jobs was increasing. They would get a degree but that was not of a good enough standard to get them a job,” Dubey says.

After some research, he found that around 7,000 – 8,000 youth would drop out after 12th in Sandalpur, Madhya Pradesh and only 1,500 – 2,000 would opt for higher studies. Even after getting a degree, a majority of them would open small mobile shops or would settle with a meagre salary of Rs. 4,000 – Rs. 5,000.

Hence, the idea of opening a college formed in his mind and he went to Sandalpur in Madhya Pradesh to give shape to his ambitious dream. The college started operations in a small rented room in a Dharmshala in 2010. “My family thought I had gone mad. They did not believe that I was actually doing this. Now, when they see the impact, they are very happy and supportive,” he says.
What do they do?

    “The problem today is that there is no curriculum designed for rural youth. They always play the catching up game and are never able to come at par with the mainstream students. My idea was to bridge that gap,” says Dubey.

SSISM offers various courses as per the students’ interests. The courses offered include BBA, B.com, BCA, Micro Biology, etc.

Igniting the dreams

The first step is making the students aware of their dreams, setting up their goals and identifying their potential. For this, the students are taken on field visits to various companies to show them what kind of jobs they could get. They are exposed to the outer world to ignite the passion to dream big and not to settle down with something small.

    “Some of these students have never stepped out of their village. It is a great exposure for them and also gives them the clarity on what exactly they should aim for and how much effort is required,” says Dubey.

Providing skills

The next step, and also the most difficult one, is imparting the right skills. Dubey, in partnership with various professors from IIM, provides the best of skills to the students. Various guest lectures organized at regular intervals gives them access to a quality of education which is as good as mainstream colleges.

Students are also provided internships at some of the most reputed companies at Bangalore and Indore.

    “These internships are an eye-opener for them as they get hands-on experience of the job and get to see how things are done in big corporates,” says Dubey.

Apart from this, improving communication skills and attitude is another major aspect of the course.

Counselling the parents

In many villages, families are not comfortable in sending their kids, especially daughters, to other cities for jobs. In these cases, Dubey and his team counsel them and help them understand the concept of better jobs. “One time a girl was in a final HR round of a job interview and her father came and said, “This is the last step where she could go. I am not allowing her to go out and work.” These are the cases which shake the aim,” Dubey says.

Dubey has also opened a software development firm in the campus itself for those students, especially girls, who are not able to shift their base to different cities.

    “Sometimes the parents don’t allow them to travel so I have provided them jobs here in the campus itself,” he says.

The impact

    “The person who had never even seen a lift in his life now works in a huge IT giant at Bengaluru and earns Rs.25,000-Rs.30,000 every month. This is the impact we wished for and we actually got,” says Dubey.

Also, there has been a change of attitude in both students and their families with regular intervention. Many students have managed to land good jobs in companies like Wipro, SAP, etc. “Students here are very focused as they take it more seriously and do not have any distractions,” Dubey says.

Dubey has also been encouraging organic farming and wants to make farming ‘fashionable': “Well, not everyone can get a fancy job in a big company. Farming has a great potential and I want students to understand that and follow innovative techniques.”

Dubey and his amazing college have reached out to over 1,200 students so far. The college, which started in a small rented room, now has a premise of its own which Dubey constructed from the money he got after mortgaging his house.

A small fee of Rs.16,500 is charged from students who can afford to pay, the rest of the college runs on a few donations. “Though funds are a big issue and we aren’t very financially stable, but we have managed to somehow float so far,” Dubey says.

The future

Dubey wants to expand his initiative and track students at a young age so that quality education and skills are imparted from the beginning. He also wants to expand the organic farming initiative in the village and get more students involved in that. “Getting bigger brands to hire these students is yet another thing on our agenda,” says Dubey.

Watch this documentary to know more about the college –

How you can help?

• You can take up the volunteering programme and teach students here. The details of this programme are on their website.
• Sponsor a student. The list of students who require sponsorship is also mentioned on their website.
• “Connect us with like-minded people so that we can expand more. Or just a word of mouth will be enough,” says Dubey.

“I truly believe that if you actually want to bring a change, education is the best way to do it,” he says. Thanks to Dubey and his amazing initiative, thousands of rural youth see a brighter future now. Contact Pranjal Dubey to know more about SSISM’s work – pranjal@ssism.org.

Source: thebetterindia.com

Yaaro Manathile From Dhaam Dhoom Film

Tamil Version:
Valiye en uyir valiye
ni ulavugiray en vizhi vazhiye
sahiye en ilam sahiye
un ninaivukalal ni thurathiriye
mathiye en muzhu mathiye
pen pagaliravai ni paduthiriye
nathiye en elam nathiye
un alai kalinal ni urasuriye

Yaaro manathiley enno kanaviley
Neeya uyiriley theiya theriyala
katru vanthu moongil ennai padda cholgindratho
moongilukkul varthai ellai omai aakindratho (valiye)

manam manam engilum
eytho kanam kanam anathey
thinam thinam gnabhagam vanthu
ranam ranam thanthathey
alaikalin osaiyil kilinjalai vazhgireyn
Niyoo - muzhmaiyai
Nanoo - verumayai
namo - eni servama(yaro)

Miga miga koormaiyay ennai
rasitha thun kangal thaan
miruthuvai pesiye ennul
vasithathun varthai thaan
kankalai kanavey
imaikalai maruppatha
venneer vennila
kaneer kannila
nanum verum kanalai(yaro)

English Translation:
Pain, oh sweet pain of my life
You are roaming around in my eye sight
Girl, my little girl
You're chasing me away by lingering in my thought
Moon, my full moon
You are torturing me days and nights girl
Lake, my young lake
Your waves are brushing me through

Someone is residing in the heart... why in dreams?
You're in my life, but it doesn't spark a fire?
The wind urges me to sing a song
Yet there remains no word as the song becomes mump (pain)

The hearts feels heavy
And the thoughts deepen the wounds day by day
I live a wrecked life amidst the sound of waves
You're fully
While I'm in drought
Why don't we join hands?  (someone)

With very sharp eyes you admire me
Your way of talking let those words reside in me
Will the lashes let the eyes meet?
Hot water - Moon
Tears in the eyes
This is all a delusion for me (Someone)
 

20 spiritual lessons your boss needs to learn

Spiritual lessons for a manager

Bosses: You can't live with them, and you can't live without them. Like it or not, most of us must deal with a boss, and the way we do so affects not just our career, our salary and our mental well-being but also influences all the significant aspects of our Boss’ life. Recognize that success at work is not all about you! Here are some lessons that can help every boss lighten up and be more spiritual…

A little fire is Okay!

Without the rain you could never find that rainbow. Grumbling about your present reality does not help. You must be open to every moment. You never know what it will bring. There are many lessons we can learn during the course of our lives that can help us overcome our problems and live in contentment.

 

Don’t fight the wrong battles

A researcher observed a young butterfly’s exertion and struggle to get out of its cocoon. He thought he would help and used a scalpel to make a small slit in the cocoon, thus easing the butterfly’s task. Soon, however, he discovered the butterfly could not fly; its wings had not been strengthened through the effort of escape. The butterfly died because it was not strong enough to become airborne. In a similar manner the struggle and suffering your subordinate encounter in life can be strengthening.

Your smile is in your hands

You are solely responsible for both your happiness and your unhappiness. Decide today that you will no longer be a victim of circumstances. The power to make a choice in how you respond to life is the foundation for becoming a master of your inner world.

Try to see beyond the obvious

Notice when you feel anxious, angry, resentful, isolated, or any other feeling of discomfort. Notice how there’s a thought attached to this feeling that revolves around blame, shame or pain. Ask yourself “Is this true?” As you bring awareness to the story you’ve created around a situation, you’ll find that the story dissolves. This practice stills ego’s chatter to bring clarity and peace.

 

Force relaxation on yourself 
Notice when your mind tightens into “I can’t” or “I won’t” and when your body tenses in fear or stress. Now breathe deeply and softly: consciously soften around the edges of your resistance. The more you let go and relax, the more life supports you by bringing joy, aliveness and creative flow to everything you do.

 

     Make a mark with your presence

Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, choose to be absolutely present. This is especially important when faced with something challenging or painful. The more deeply present you can be, the closer you get to the silence of your being-nature. Action that is rooted in being is far more powerful than “mindless doing”. People look up to you and that’s a big responsibility.

 

Acceptance is bliss

Practice saying “YES” to every experience that comes your way. Become a “lover of what is”! Meeting everything with a wide open heart brings a deep intimacy to life that is nourishing to your soul. It’s also the birth of compassion, both for yourself and for the world.

 

Be thankful

Dig deep on a daily basis to find gratitude for the small things, and even for those things you would rather cast out from your life. Gratitude is far more powerful than denial or hate. Not only does it shine a light on the inner riches of your heart, but it also draws towards everything you need and deserve.

 


The virtue of forgiveness 

Forgiveness isn’t about turning the other cheek and allowing abuse to continue. It’s about seeing through unconscious actions to the purity at the essence of all things. This is a tough practice, but one that has the power to transform your inner and outer reality. Holding on to hurt simply perpetuates more pain; letting it go allows love to heal your heart.

 

 Identify your real goals

Ask yourself with each decision and action you take “Am I serving my ego or am I serving my divine destiny?” The shift from self-gratification to having a higher mission accelerates your personal growth and aligns you to the creative power of the Universe. It’s the fire of passion that overcomes all inner and outer obstacles to serve the bigger picture; and it’s the key to true fulfillment.

Question everything

The Buddha said, "Do not believe anything simply because it is spoken or rumored by many ...found written in your religious books. ... Do not believe in traditions just because they've been handed down to you ... but, after observation and analysis." Good advice, although just the opposite of what we have been taught, which is to question nothing. However, until you question your faith, you have no faith. You might have beliefs. But, as Deepak Chopra has rightly noted, "Beliefs are just a cover-up for insecurity; you only believe in the things you're not certain about."                                                         

Controlling life's stress

With energy and effort you may identify exactly where your stress is coming from. You can pinpoint specific settings, relationships, and people that are stressful. It might be possible to avoid some situations or at least not intensify them. You might be able to reduce, control, or eliminate some stressors.

 

Metaphors and Life

Metaphors can help us understand life. A metaphor compares dissimilar things on the basis of some underlying commonality. A new insight or broadened understanding is created. When you cannot say what something is, you can say what it is like. Thinking of life as a journey is a metaphor. We can think of life's journey in many different ways. From our beginning life is taking us to a destination with challenging adventures along the way.

 
                                                             Metaphors and Life

Other metaphors speak of life as a wheel taking us through the circularity of change. Life may be seen as a spiral leading us upward in our growth towards maturity. The movie character, Forest Gump, says that, "Life is like a box chocolates. You never know what you will get." Take a chance and see what happens. Metaphors of life give us a vision of the life process and help us to understand what is required for the essential tasks of psychological and spiritual growth.

 
It’s good to make mistakes

Have you ever made a mistake? Of course you have. We all do. The problem is not making mistakes but what you tell yourself when you make one. Because we live in an achievement and success oriented world, a popular rule is, "Whenever you do anything, do it right." It may have been a good rule and kept you out of trouble when you were six years old, but it is not a good rule now that you are older. It is time to change the rule.

 
                                                  It’s good to make mistakes

Just recall how you learned to ride a bike. What is the first step in learning to ride? Falling off. You lean too far to the right and what happens? You fall. Next, you lean too far to the left and you fall again. Fall off and get back up enough times and you will learn to balance and ride the bike. So, a mistake is the first step in learning. Success comes from mistakes. This is good news.

 

Simple is not easy

What does it mean to say that some problems have simple solutions? It means that you most likely already know what to do or can easily find out. You don’t need a complex answer. For example the solution to the problem of losing weight is simple. You only need to know two things and almost everyone knows them. Eat less and exercise more. What could be simpler? Life actually has a lot of simple solutions, all we need to do is STOP ignoring them.

                                                  To change, you have to act

Do you need to stop smoking? It is simple. Don’t light up again. Need to relax? Sit down and take a deep breath. Solving life’s problems means that you need to change and the real difficulty of changing is not one of "not knowing" but rather of "not doing." To change, you have to act. You must do something different. Understanding alone is not sufficient. The doing is the hard part and that is where discipline comes in. As the athletic shoe commercial says, "Just do it."

Accept change with open arms

If you assess your life you will find that you are on several cycles of change at once. In some areas you are being led into change and in others you are the person who is leading others into change. Emotionally you will also have a variety of experiences. The emotional wheels of life keep turning through the four phases of loss, suffering, hope, and happiness. Balancing all of this intricacy of change is where the real challenge of change is found.

 

                                          You are responsible for your life

This statement is absolutely true but it is tricky. The trick is that it does not say "in life" but "of life." You are NOT responsible for everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you react to what does happen to you. The formula - "Life acts. You react." Your reaction is under your control. In any life situation you are always responsible for at least one thing. You are always responsible for the attitude towards the situation in which you find yourself.

 
It’s all about attitude 

Your attitude is your reaction to what life hands you. You can have either a more positive or a more negative attitude. Your attitude is under your control and can be changed. With the right attitude you can be a loved person.

 

Inner transformation is the key to outer change

There’s no need to go to a mountain-top to apply these ten spiritual lessons: their effectiveness comes from practicing them as we go about our daily lives. All that is required is a little intention and discipline ... and the willingness to step into a new way of being and living!







Source: timesofindia