(pancha is five in
samskritam; amritam is nectar)
Poorima /
Kali Yugabda 5117 / Manmatha Karthigai 9 (November 25, 2015)
ONE
TWO
Even at the age of 84 she still fights for the rights of women, especially widows. She is like a Save-Our-Souls (S.O.S) “Amma” to the cops around Urwa area (Karnataka, Bharat), providing them coffee and food during bandhs and curfews. Cops who do not receive food packets while on patrolling duty head straight for Amma’s house with sure knowledge that they will never be turned away with an empty stomach. Even at this ‘Young” age she still actively takes part in various awareness programmes giving talks, advice, etc., on issues relevant to women. She keeps herself busy doing her daily cooking, gardening, reading, interacting with family members/relatives/friends, and making friends. For her service to the community she was presented with 2004 DK Rajyotsava Award, and also many felicitations by various organizations. She is none other than Smt Manorama M Bhat, a poet and author, residing at Ashoknagar-Mangaluru. (From a post by Smt. Alfie D'Souza in www.mangalorean.com, November 18, 2015).
THREE
As
he gradually increased the speed of the Asansol-Chennai Central Express train
that had just left Ongole station, loco pilot Velmurugan saw a young woman
jumping in front of his train, dragging a reluctant child with her. He applied
the brakes. The train stopped. The wheels had missed them just by an inch. He left
the mother and daughter under the care of the passengers on the train and
brought her up to Chennai Central. There, Velmurugan handed over both the
mother and child to the Child Helpline counter. A week has gone by since the
incident; the 28-year-old woman, a mother of three, and her daughter, all of nine years, are now
in an NGO in Porur that takes care of aged persons and destitute. The woman from Kanigiri in Andhra Pradesh said
that she decided to take the extreme step fed up due to the frequent quarrels
with her drunkard husband. “I realised the mistake I committed. I will never
attempt that ever again. I will do some work and send my daughters to school, I
will live for my children,” she added with resolve in her voice. Velmurugan,
meanwhile, is a happy man. “My heart literally melted to see the little one,
who was born to live her life to the fullest,” said the proud father of a young
child. (Based on a report by Smt. Sinduja Jane in THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS,
November 19, 2015).
FOUR
By constructing a bridge across a fetid nullah, 17-year-old Eshan Balbale helped the children of Sathe Nagar in Mumbai (Maharashtra, Bharat) gain unfettered access to school. “I felt terrible when I saw the children wade through the disgusting sludge in the nullah," he says. Other factors, such as having to walk 1.5 km to reach the school and the unavailability of autos, were contributing to a high dropout rate. In addition to this, about 15,000 residents had to cross the rancid nullah to get to the market. Balbale saw that a bridge was the need of the hour. He chose to build the bridge with bamboo, which is light yet sturdy. The bridge, which can carry up to 50 people at a time, was inaugurated on August 29. The young altruist will maintain the bridge until a more permanent solution is implemented by the authorities. Balbale is now looking to improve sanitation conditions in the area by building eight to 10 toilets. A deeply mature Balbale explains that an urge to help those who cannot avail amenities that were accessible to him keeps him motivated. "Ever since I was in Class VIII, I would see my parents help other people and I made it a point to donate my clothes, school bags and books to our domestic help and her children. I like to understand the problems people have and help them accordingly. It is a learning experience for me," he concludes. (Based on a report by Smt Arita Sarkar in MUMBAI MIRROR, September 21, 2015). Idea: Shri. M.B. Sivaramakrishnan
FIVE
Mohammed
Abid Qureshi, aged 25, said he found cash Rs 1.17 lakh wrapped inside a
polythene bag near government hostel circle in Jaipur on August 5, 2015. He
waited at the spot till 10 pm in the hope that the person who had misplaced the
bag would return looking for it. It was when nobody turned up to claim the bag
that Qureshi carried the bag with himself as he headed to his rented room in
the walled city area. On reaching home, Qureshi narrated the entire incident to
his wife Ameena and together they decided to return the money. However, they
were scared that they might face problems at the police station. “But we know
that ill-gotten wealth brings problems and we did not think of keeping the
money even for a second,” the couple said. Next day Aabid went to the office of
Janga Sriniwas Rao, commissioner of police to return the plastic bag containing
Rs 1.17 lakh. Applauding Aabid’s honesty, Rao said, “This is great work done by
this man who is poor in terms of his financial condition but is a rich man in
terms of honesty. He has set an example for everyone.” Qureshi is illiterate
while his wife studied till Class 4. But they want their daughter to get
educated so she can take the family legacy of honesty much further. (Based
on a report by Shri P. Srinivasan in HINDUSTAN TIMES, August 8, 2015). Idea:
Shri. M.B. Sivaramakrishnan.
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