Bappa distributes the books

Shri Krishna Vyayam Mandal, Shukrvarpet, Pune, came up with this unique idea. On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, they decide to offer Ganpati Bappa study kits of four books, pen, pencil, scale, eraser and sharpener, so that the kits can be later distributed to needy children. The idea was that the children, instead of feeling proud for giving it as charity, were in gratitude for making an offering to Ganapati Bappa. This offering later was distributed in the rural India.

Offering of RSVK

We helped these brilliant brains meet the right set of children who would use this books and stationery kit for their education.188 such sets were distributed in four village schools in four villages. Children were delighted to receive these study kits. Teachers of the school assured us, to make best use of the books for the academics of the students.

SSY story books

Once upon a time……..’  is music to ears not just for kids but grown ups as well.  We, at RSVK, believe in making learning fun and interesting for kids. And this time, we decided to let the princes, the fairies and the little angels give wings to their imagination and creativity.

Offering of RSVK

We distributed  Marathi story books to children  of Jawal village who  were thrilled to receive them……A humble  step to usher them into a fantasy land where there is so much to learn…..to  imbibe…to emulate….

Mehendi

This time we used a shade of red to spread smiles. Women at Katarakhadak village have been receiving training in applying mehendi. To give a festive cultural tinge to the Upanaynum and Raksha Bandhan ceremonies, 9 village girls were invited to apply mehendi on the hands of Gurukulam girl students, teachers and parents. Our small endeavor to colour the lives of the village women with hues of happiness.

Offering of RSVK

This skill was imparted to help village girls make some earnings. The creativity involved has boosted their self-esteem.

Naturopathy organisation INO

‘When beautiful people come together, beautiful things happen.’ We experienced this when 500 of us gathered to celebrate International Yoga Day. Our Rural development team led by Mrs. Renuka Vyas, a senior Naturopath and her team of three other Naturopath instructors made us bond over yogasanas. The exchange of love and thoughts between people from different villages was a cherry on the cake. INO recognised our work with appreciation & coupled it with certification.

Offering of RSVK

We arranged a meet of villagers from nearby villages and taught them yogasanas for a healthy living.

BNI chapter (Titan)

It is said, ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.’ Keeping this as a motto, BNI chapter (Titan) joined hands with RSVK in our vision for Women Empowerment at Katarkhadak village. The support came in form of four sewing machines along with tailoring kits for women and Naturopathy equipment like massage table, body steamers and Kati snan tub. The cloth bags tailored by the village women will serve the dual purpose of saving environment in addition to gifting them financial freedom. The Naturopathy and beauty treatment training, along with equipment, given to the village girls is helping them carve out a niche for themselves.  13 BNI personnel visited Katarkhadak to inaugurate this activity in the village. They enjoyed making cloth bags with village women and interacting with them. The women also enjoyed a head massage given by the village girls.

Offering of RSVK

Training women for the last four months and connecting with BNI to make our collective vision a reality.

Rains raincoats and plants

Let your heart melt this monsoon! Yes, the joy of sharing is so blissful! Children in villages go to school walking. And many of them have to walk miles. During the rains, if they have raincoats, it’s easier for them to walk and be dry for the whole day in the school. Yet, not to make any one just seekers of charity, even when we share our abundance, we link it with a higher purpose! So we linked this raincoats distribution with the Plantation drive. Every child was given two saplings, one of Amla and one of Jaamun. Children loved to receive the combination of both saplings and raincoats. Both the things made them equally happy! It was a heartwarming sight to see these children value the raincoats – the way they received it, tried it, folded it and were in gratitude.

Offering of RSVK

We distributed in four villages schools of Aandhale, Katarkhadak, Jawal and Khamboli. Total 200 raincoats, 400 saplings.

Varsha marathon

Varsha Marathon – running during monsoon, is an activity with a purpose. A purpose of togetherness, a cause of creating awareness towards nature.

Rishi Gurukulam children along with village children run in the Mulshi Taluka for 14 Kilometers. At the end of it all, rural and the urban kids bond with each other in loving togetherness.

Offering of RSVK

An activity to inspire students of Rishi Gurukulam and village students to run for a cause.

Organize it, coordinate it and make it happen.

Date: 23 July 17

Venue: Mulshi Valley

Teacher/Trainer: Rahul sir

Coordinators: Dipesh, Bindu and rural team

Participants: Katarkhadak and Khamboli village students

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

Yoga day with INO

International Yoga Day , 21st June 2017 – Shri Narendra Modi,  our honored Prime Minister has declared this day as International Yoga Day, as it is  an equinox, ie, the day and night are of  equal duration and exactly  are of exactly 12 hours each. Yoga as we all know is very beneficial to one and all. 

We, at Katarkhadak, enjoyed creating awareness and celebrating this day on such a large scale. We are blessed to be associated with INO (International Naturopathy Organization) and Mrs. Renuka Vyas, the secretary of INO. We also had three Naturopathspecialists along with Mrs. Renuka Vyas – Dr Bharti Rathod (Gynecology), Mrs. Kalpana Tiwari  (Self-healing and massages) and Mrs. Pooja Mankar (detox and trainer  in self-massage by towel twisting).  We had total nine activities as of now, all full of practical tips and simple yet effective knowledge! 

Date: 21 June 17

Venue: Katarkhadak , Taluka Mulshi

Partners: INO

Coordinators: Bindu and Renuka

Participants: Mulshi residents

Material used: Naturopathy accessories, Speakers and mikes

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

Prahar military school

A batch of 6o enthusiastic students from Nagpur Prahar Military School participated in the SSY class offered to them by us. The school has derived inspiration from Nana Patekar’s 1991 film ‘Prahar’. Besides bringing them up as responsible sensitive citizens, the school aims at inspiring students to become soldiers and hence invited us to enrich their lives further through our SSY program.

Students were immensely benefited and they appreciated the beauty and simplicity of this self -awareness program. Along with SSY, tips on how to remember their syllabus effortlessly – by systematically organizing the data and mind mapping concepts was also taught to them.

Date: 7 to 15 June

Venue: Prahar, Nagpur

Teacher/Trainer: Dipesh, Rajesh and Narendra

Coordinators: Bindu

Participants: Prahar school students

Material used: training aids

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

Magic Of Gratitude

A moment of gratitude makes a difference in one’s attitude.’ In keeping with this, the Magic Of Gratitude (MOG) is a special gift that helps create abundance in the areas of health, wealth and relationships. Highlighting the importance of forgiveness, it brings about a 180 degrees shift in various areas of life. The participants experience a sense of freedom and high energy which acts as a catalyst in manifesting their visions. The follow up through a well- organized system helps participants stay in the same energy.

Simply put, the program deals with the science of reversing  Scarcity into Abundance.

Offering of RSVK

45 villagers who are inclined towards the growth and development of their villages were taken to Surat for MOG where Manojji conducted the session in hindi. It was a great trip with great learning, togetherness and oodles of fun too!

Date:9nd April 2017

Venue: MOG Surat.

Teacher/Trainer: Manojji

Coordinators: Amol and Alok

Participants: 50

Gratitude to: Pujya Guruji , Manojji and whole Rural development team!