Feelings are difficult to be concretized,still are the first thing to come out when you experience something unusual.The orphanage, Ch. Lakhiram Arya Anathalaya, Dayanand Math, Guhana Road,Rohtak, is engrossed in catalyzing the education and boarding facilities for 47 children in the age group of 7-18. Registered with govt. on 21st Jan,1986 the NGO came into practical existence by 1st June ,1996 with around 5 students. To be straight : a not so maintained but spatial office big enough to accommodate 6 of us: Dipti,Renuga,Adithya,Krishna Prakash,Chitranshu and myself , with all acceptance. A huge dedicated mess , lush-green campus, playground in the backyard, a hawan-kund, hostel furnished with fans and lights, and all that you think is necessary in your life to make it worth living. The management head Mr.Zile Singh Chhikara, was the person to talk to us directly over the issues pertaining to the working of the orphanage. I must say a retired army officer and a very interesting personality to talk to, was so vibrant to be a senior citizen and enthusiastic to share our views on the current system and history as well.Oh! To his respect,he did speak in English for most of the times to create a comfort zone for the team members who din’t understand Hindi:Krishna Prakash…J. His aversion for vast technological development exclusive of the poor and rural population was deep-rooted in the face of his past experiences probably.Who will take care of the deprived?...this was the question I believe which brought him to this field work. What has been the history of India: From Jhansi Ki Rani to Late Ms. Indira Gandhi, the current system:how does it correspond to the traditional one ?
The major issues that came to light after a healthy chat were educating the children after the school hours due to lack of voluntary initiative on the part of capable teachers. Some children from the orphanage are even in engineering colleges and few others are on good paid government and private jobs. Yet another issue is collection of funds for their new hostel which they are planning to acquire for expansion as the old hostel is totally occupied. Talent needs correct direction. An initiative by establishing the orphanage has been taken, apart from arranging free education for them in schools of Rohtak with the help of government grants and approvals.
What seems to be our goal is to create a healthy relationship with the children over there so as to be able to bring out the best in them by harnessing their talent adduced by the bulletin board displaying photographs of different events conducted in the orphanage and children with one or the other award at their disposal: all happy and with a lot of zeal for yet another opportunity. Giving them all kinds of support in school course plus developing a minimal knowledge of basic computing, skills at sports and artistic enthuse of small kids would be our major motto here.
Now just looking forward to epitomize their satisfaction in maximum possible way and earn some smiles which are most precious for a person.
It was time well-invested and energy best utilized to find so many kids playing around, some of them sharp enough to answer our queries and all of them disciplined and eager to attend us and welcome us with all warmth, pleasure, mischief and mystery to be revealed ahead sometime in future . Wish we get such days in future too.! ……………would keep updating the same ……………stay in touch………J
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