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While Women March, Girls Rule
"On a day of action, the Spelling Bee was a moment of hope; a small but bright light of possibility and joy in a world that needs it." On Saturday, millions of people around the world marched under the banner of "women's rights are human rights." They raised their...
Founders Awarded Karmaveer Global Fellowship
T.V. and Vijaya Ramakrishna, founders of Sahasra Deepika International for Education, were awarded the Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship at the REX Conclave held at Delhi Public School, Gurgaon, on November 25th - 27th, 2016. Sahasra Deepika has been providing...
Resolve to Make a Difference in 2017
"Instead of looking at New Year’s as a chance to just reflect on ourselves, let us take this opportunity to think about those in need in our communities, nationally, and globally." At the end of each year, most of us think, "What will my New Year's resolution be?"....
“Suma’s Story” to be Shown at DC SAFF
Sometimes, we will experience things that are unimaginable. Things that leave the biggest scars on our hearts. And sometimes, the people we love will make the biggest sacrifice for our sake. In our story for today, meet Suma. A girl who was left alone, but then...
Breaking Stereotypes, One Girl at a Time
"I am thankful that places like Sahasra Deepika exist. It gives me hope, that one day I will live in a society where being an Indian woman is not defined by stereotypes..." The Indian heritage has been receiving a lot of stereotyping most of the time; especially the...
7th Annual Spelling Bee Contest
Every year, Sahasra Deepika volunteers and staff go into 9th standard classrooms in the community. They visit disadvantaged government high schools around Bangalore where children are taught in the state language, Kannada. Without English proficiency, their chances of...
Love in Action
Everything happens for a reason. Maybe things don't go as planned, but everything has a purpose. Especially in family matters, sometimes our parents make big sacrifices. Sacrifices that may hurt us, or may leave a scar on our hearts; but most importantly, these...
#ItsHerTurn: A reason to be thankful
Suma's Story Inspires a Teenager to Count Her Blessings In most countries, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and other blessings of the past year, family will gather to have dinner, in most common cases, and celebrate it with cheers and smiles. But in the...
Sahasra Deepika Girls Win 1st Prize at Bhumi Nakshatra
It was a great day for the girls in Sahasra Deepika as they got to join a contest where they can showcase their talents and abilities while having fun. On August 2nd, the Sahasra Deepika girls participated in Bangalore's Bhumi Nakshatra, a talent fest and...
Running for the Girls: Q&A With Shamala Saripalli
Shamala Saripali ran the Rock 'n Roll marathon in San Diego on May 31st. The Rock 'n Roll marathon is an event of running and music. Any runner could come and let the music carry them into running in miles and break some sweat. Shamala Saripali ran in the marathon...
