“To create a diverse, accepting, and multicultural country it is in our collective interest to improve ALL of society.” Education is action; teaching is a method; learning is the process. Education as such involves self-confidence and self-correction and requires processes to adapt to the changing conditions at all levels—culture, literacy, curriculum, evaluation, training, and so on. In our society, racial discrimination is still lurking around and many people that don’t suit the ‘standard of color’ have been abused and discriminated against continuously. Here in Sahasra Deepika, we believe that equal rights regarding your race or skin color should be implemented
“It’s essential that organizations and individuals capable of contributing to the cause of COVID-19 relief do so, in order to ensure that those who are living in destitute circumstances have access to basic human necessities.” Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world faces an unprecedented problem. India has been affected very badly. Besides those afflicted by the virus, the whole nation is in distress. Economic decline is higher because of the unemployment rate, and people can’t even go to churches to worship. It was on March 2020 when the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in the world. Because of this,
“Let us all thank our medical communities for keeping the sickness from spreading like a wildfire. And let’s all pray for everyone’s wellness.”–Hamsa, a recent graduate of Sahasra Deepika, reflects on life during quarantine.” In all of its states and union territories, the outbreak of COVID-19 has declared an epidemic. To fight COVID-19, the lockdown had imposed on March 25, 2020, had a disturbing effect on the country’s education system. The conventional education system has been transformed into the education technology model (EdTechs), where education and tests are done online. Even with this pandemic, Sahasra Deepika still wants the best
Here in Sahasra Deepika, we like to think that every day should be an opportunity to be grateful for everything. Not everyone can have the privilege to do something with support from other people. But today, it’s a different Thanksgiving that we want to celebrate here in the institution. This year when the fourth Thursday of November comes around, I won’t be loading up my plate with mashed potatoes and apple pie. Instead, I’ll be spending the day in India with the girls of Sahasra Deepika. There is so much more to this American holiday than the festive images of
SD Youth Service Retreat, July 2019 (from left to right): Top row: Anya Rathod, Sid Shah, Shaun Samtani, Sarva Rajendra (President), Anish Kohli, Manav Sabharwal Bottom row: Monika Samtani, Charu Sabharwal, Meera Dahiya, Dr. TV Ramakrishna (Founder), Mrs. Vijaya Ramakrishna (Founder), Saira Rathod, Reshma Rathod, Sweta Gandhi Having the passion to help other people doesn’t apply to everyone. In order to help others, you should find joy in it. And this is a natural characteristic that the Sahasra Deepika Youth Ambassadors have. It’s their own will and joy to help the girls in Bangalore to learn things that they know.
