Events of February 2009

EVENTS OF FEBRUARY 2009
This month made has taught us many nice and unwanted things which has to be carefully handled in the future.
8.2.09- The members of Sakthi foundation, Dr.PradheepKumar, Dr.Madeswaran and Dr.Mani visited the school for the Thai poosam festival. On this nice occasion, we feel glad to say that Sree Chandrashekaran has made his holy visit to the school along with his disciples.
He lives in Pondychery. He is a lawyer and got well trained for meditation and yoga. He has his own group of pupils to learn both in Pondychery and Kolli hills. He gave his spiritual and scientific talk about body- mind-intellect and spirit to all our staff.
He made his disciples to perform all important postures of simple yoga and breathing exercises also. Few children also joined with us. Dr.Mani was very happy to see the school proceedings. He is seeing the school for the very first time.
We honored every one and the master has rendered back all the gifts offered by us. In this context we thank Mr.Balamurugan who has brought the master to the village.
The master gave the clear explanation for religion, spirituality, body care and how to connect to lead a very peaceful life. Then they all left by noon.
THAI POOSAM FESTIVAL:
This festival is the annual temple car festival of the entire state. So we too wanted to perform the traditional festival for the villagers through the foundation. Mr.Jeyaprakash from USA has donated Rs.23000 for making wooden Swan chariot. Lord got placed upon this and taken for long procession. Today we too have understood the great spiritual saint who taught equality and stood against untouchability and unity. He was ‘’VALLALAR[ 1823 -1874] A.D.
We feel very proud to say that the musical party came from Pondychery has performed excellent instrumentation which has brought total spiritual emotions with awareness in the public. The music was very grand and very new to this village. The public gathering was very much. Many 100s of people gathered and watched the festival.
Dr.Pradheep spoke about the need for a value based education which can be done by Montessori schools alone. He too gave a very detailed talk about the various traditions of the nation which has to be observed in every family for the well fare of children.
Then we introduced VALLAR and highlighted the need for spirituality, nonviolence and peace. The festival ended by 10 P.M.
But unfortunately our 2 year old child Ravikumar was very badly hurted by the hot generator which was placed in the auto. We can’t blame anyone for this accident. We have learned how to care the children during such festivals. We have decided not to allow any child to get into the auto during the festival. We thank the people for their deep prayers and help in this occasion. We must thank Mr.Jeyaraman who gave the immediate help and few physical exercises which made the child to gain back his consciousness. Immediately the child was taken to Madurai and admitted in the hospital. Sakthi foundation has taken care of this poor child and medicated. Today the child is safe. The parents will be addressed for their carelessness soon.
Then we respected and offered the traditional honor to all the parents who have participated in the festival and left to Coimbatore by next day dawn.
9.2.09- SAKTHY FOUNDATION BECAME SRI SAKTHY FOUNDATION.
It is a very important day that out foundation got newly registered as ‘’SRI SAKTHY FOUNDATION’’ in Coimbatore. Pradheepkumar, Madeswaran, Ganesh, Mani and Jeyaraman will be the functioning members. Let us pray to god that the same dedicated work will be rendered in many more areas to the public by us. We had good dinner in Coimbatore Anna Poorna Hotel and dispersed for personal work to other places by night.
Pradheepkumar and Madeswaran has visited Matha Amrithanandhamaye Devi’s ashram and observed many value based educational aspects which can be brought into the village school in future. The work happening in the village school has been observed by many of our friends all over the world.
15.12.09- We met Mr.Avinash and his family in Ernakulam. We thanked him for designing the free web site. His daughters Mega and Neha gave around 50 books today for our school. I can’t express the deep dedication and love of these 2 children with our school.
Mean while we met Mrs.Shalini who has a blind sister. She got trained for eye impairment child education and she herself is blind. She shared her interest in teaching to Sendurai school children. We have asked her to come and observe one day.
We too searched for fresh +2 candidates especially girls to train and appoint them as Montessori tutors in future.
We too met many people and spoke about the foundation and its work. We feel very glad to say that Mr.Laxminarayan from Dubai has spoken about his interest in donating Rs.21,000 to educated poor girls.
On 22nd Pradheepkumar left back to USA and we need to work more. There is a deep thought happening about the construction of school building.
23.2.09- Maha shivarathry festival was celebrated in the school. Our student Goutham’s twin brothers Chandran and Suryan got admitted in the school and they are well settled also. It is a great advantage to observe the evolution of the identical children in the environment.
26.2.09- We have celebrated Ravikumar’s birthday in a simple way. His parents have been instructed very firmly about the child care and awareness. This will be the best gift for the child.
On March first we are planning to discuss about opening a new Montessori school in the sacred land of Sreerangam in Trichy for the slum children. We have Mr.Mahesh and his wife Balambikai who are welcoming to discuss with them. Let us pray that SriSakthi Foundation will get the opportunity to serve more poor children. We have the plan of taking a poor girl who wishes to do her college under us. We can train her and make her to work in the day time and ask her to study in evening college with the sponsorship given by Mr.Laxminarayan.
We feel very unhappy about our helper Jothy akka’s health. She is unwell and taken out of the village for medication. We do staunch prayers for her health and we need her back for the service.
Sri Sakthy foundation will adopt our Namma Veedu Montessori House of Children – Sendurai from this month.