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Educational tour and trekking

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We arranged a rendezvous of the village students with nature by taking them on a nature trail. First – hand experience of consciously being in nature and along with it helped develop empathy and oneness. Children were filled with gratitude for the generosity of nature and its bounties in the form of mighty mountains, babbling rivers, fluffy clouds, chirpy birds, lush greenery and the heaven of the open blue sky. Spending time in the lap of nature and having food under the canopy of their new friends, the trees, was one of the rare pleasures the children will cherish for a lifetime.

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Exposing village students to such fun- filled group activities is a unique experience. Students of Katarkhadak village were taken on a trek to Katarkhadak hills along with Rajesh sir, Amol, Rafik and Alok.

Manojji’s visit

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One question that is worth asking oneself is that how can I serve others more? An extension of this query was Manoj ji’s visit to the villages from Jawalgaon to Katarkhadak village school.  The tour was totally focused on the ongoing projects of RSVK and what more can be done to make life more comfortable for the rural folk. The ways to inspire and include more and more people was also reflected upon.

The visit was a learning experience for us as well. The villagers who were in deep gratitude for the projects and resources offered taught us the value of gratitude.

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When beautiful people meet beautiful things happen. A discussion of Manojji with the school authorities and important people of the villages, interested in village growth, turned out to be extremely fruitful. Magic of Gratitude workshop is already being offered to them. Some tips for enhancing playful learning were also shared.

Students had a great time being with Manojji and they got easily connected to him owing to his childlike playful nature.  Singing prayers, rhymes with drama and action and a Marathi prayer helped build an amazing rapport with the children.

Freedom club

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The Child’s mind is the most fertile resource. Hence planting moral values is of immense importance. We, at RSVK, believe in developing individuals with strength of character by catching them young. Children’s SSY, Advanced SSY, Fun Club, ISP are some of the tools that help us in our journey. And what we get out of these playful and interactive sessions is a band of future citizens who set a bench mark of a developed head, heart and mind.

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Inspire every individual to imbibe values such as truth, love, peace, responsibility, acceptance, leadership & integrity.  Sports and adventure is a part this fun teaching –learning process.

Retreat

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The Retreat, after SSY is a treat for the mind, body and soul. The villagers experienced the highest form of bliss through meticulously designed processes. A paradoxical experience that brings freedom through bonding, bestows a sense of moodiness in everybodiess and gives a reason to be happy without a reason. The participants returned after unwrapping the gift of life, taking it on with a cheerful grin.

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Villagers stayed at the Katarkhadak ashram for the Retreat and experienced silence that seeing godliness in everything around brings.

Clean Katarkhadak

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When beautiful people come together, beautiful things happen.’ One such experience was the coming together of the city children, the Gurukulam family and the villagers. The collective energy was thus directed towards creating, maintaining and recreating clean environs. On the festive occasion of Holi, before the Holi fire is lit, everyone got together to make the surroundings plastic- free. We envisioned a clean Katakhadak village and worked towards manifesting it.

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Books distribution

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Books are uniquely portable magic.’ And we decided to create this magic for our village children, youth and women by distributing books. In collaboration with CAN, an NGO that connected with us on this project, we gifted books to students and women whom we interact with on a daily basis under our character building and leadership and women empowerment programs respectively.

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Rishi SamskruthiVidhya Kendra collected the books from CAN organization and shouldered the responsibility of distributing it those interested.

Food seva at the village temple

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In the loving memory of Pujya  Guruji , on his punyateethi , besides chanting mantras and performing pooja , we came forward to cook and  serve Annaprasad to all the villagers. Having food with the villagers in the temple premises developed a soul connect between us. Guruji always said,” Whenever we get closer to the heart of a common man, we get closer to our vision.”

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Rishi Samskruthi Vidhya Kendra takes up the Annaprasad sewa every year on the occasion of Guruji’s punyateethi. Singing, serving, eating and cleaning together helps us bond with each other in loving oneness.

Date: 16th February 2017

Venue: Katarkhadak village.

Coordinators: Gurukulam Residents and Village temple in charge.

Participants: Rishi Gurukulam and villagers

Gratitude to: PujyaGuruji ,Manojji and whole Rural development team!

Clean India

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‘Be the change you wish to see in the world.’  Practically implementing this, the Cleanliness Drive taken up by us , aims at motivating the villagers to adopt cleanliness as a way of life. By walking the talk, the Rishi Gurukulam students, teachers, staff and workers themselves keep inspiring the villagers. The village children, students and grown ups are  encouraged to participate in these activities so that later on they maintain cleanliness of their own accord. 

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RSVK: Rishi Samskruti Vidya Kendra has adopted twelve villages around and cleaning is a major project taken up by us. SSY program is conducted for all the villagers and village students. This is a step towards Clean India Green India!

Parent’s meet

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A child gives birth to a parent.’ Parenting is an art that needs to be cultivated. We guide parents in their journey of bringing up their children in the most effective yet effortless way. Value education being the most important aspect of our guidance, we help parents realize the inherent greatness in their children.

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Provide a platform for bringing parents and children together, focusing on character development through examples set by Jijamata (Shivaji’s mother).

Medical camp

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Good health has always topped the priority list at RSVK. In keeping with our vision of a healthy India, a medical camp was organized. A team of seven doctors and surgeons with expertise in their respective areas of health graced us with their presence and guidance. The beneficiaries were the villagers, students and all the employees of the Rishi Gurukulam project. The camp comprised of a routine check –up along with monitoring of   blood sugar and BP levels. An eye check –up coupled with ENT consultation marked the success of the program.

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Rishi Samskruthi Vidya Kendra hosted a meeting with doctors and surgeons who successfully created health awareness among the villagers and Gurukulam employees. 200 people were benefited by this camp. It was mainly aimed at making Katarkhadak village healthier and happier.

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