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    1) Shiksha Sopan is an initiative of the IIT community that provides education and skills development for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. 2) Several new programs and initiatives are starting for the new academic year, including new students admitted to Sopan Vidyalaya school and Gahan Adhyayan Kendra evening learning center. 3) Rashmi Kushwaha, a former student of Shiksha Sopan programs, has received admission to study BTech after receiving academic and financial support from Shiksha Sopan through her schooling.

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    1) Shiksha Sopan is an initiative of the IIT community that provides education and skills development for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. 2) Several new programs and initiatives are starting for the new academic year, including new students admitted to Sopan Vidyalaya school and Gahan Adhyayan Kendra evening learning center. 3) Rashmi Kushwaha, a former student of Shiksha Sopan programs, has received admission to study BTech after receiving academic and financial support from Shiksha Sopan through her schooling.

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    Shiksha Sanskar Swavalamban

    Shiksha Sopan
    An Initiative of IIT Community for social upliftment
    Reg Office: 391, Nankari, IIT, Kanpur 208016

    Newsletter August 2010


    The month of July marks start of a new session for many children as schools
    reopen after summer vacation. Our school and centers too are being reorganised
    with new programmes. Several of Sopan children have opted for higher studies,
    beyond std 12 and they are being admitted in the respective courses. Science
    team is actively involved in creating interesting Activity programmes.

    New Batch at Sopan Vidyalaya


    With the reputation of Sopan Vidyalaya,
    many parents showed keen interest to
    admit their children in our school. In many
    cases the children studying in other
    schools were brought to our school as the
    parents felt in in this school they wiill get
    much better academic learning. All the
    children were admitted according their
    performance in oral/written tests given by
    the Principal Ms Seema Verma. In one case
    a child with class 4 marks sheet from the
    previous school was admitted to class 3 and
    parents agreed to it. In all about 20 new Classes at Sopan Vidyalaya
    children were admitted.

    In the new session, Computer education has been started for class 5-8 children.
    Similarly more focus is being given to Mathematics and English.
    New batch at Gahan Adhyayan Kendra
    GAK is a formal evening activity of Shiksha Sopan to give structured classes
    from class 9 onwards. This year, we have registered class 9th, 10th and 11th
    students for academic session 2010-2011. The center began its regular classes
    from 1st July 2010. The students from Sopan Evening Centers gets priority to
    take admission in GAK. As we got many applications from outside students, we
    decided to conduct an entrance examination for them.
    The exam was conducted on 28th July, and total 19 students appeared for it.
    Interviews were also conducted to check their communication skills, and
    creative capabilities.
    The examination was conducted by Sangeeta Verma, GAK coordinator , and
    GAK instructors in consultations with Amit Bajpai.
    Science Cell Activities
    Deepak Mishra from Sopan Science Team assisted Prof H C Verma in Physics
    Teachers Workshop at Hem Shiela Model school, Durgapur, West Bengal. About
    40 teachers learned Teaching skills through 16 experiments demonstrated by
    Prof Verma and Deepak. Interestingly, Deepak himself had selected the
    experiments, assembled them and packed them.

    Science team is working on developing 25 Science experiments with a glass


    tumbler. They have already worked out the experiments and now write ups are
    being written.
    In collaboration with Anveshika Kanpur, Shiksha Sopan is developing 4-hour
    activity packages, named “Fun And Thrill Packed Activities in Science and Maths”.
    Schools will be contacted to send children at Anveshika for this activity. Another
    project this team has undertaken is development of a Science laboratory for
    Sopan Vidyalaya.

    Higher education Cell


    With constant counselling and teaching at Sopan Evening Centers, some of the
    children have grown up with a thirst to go for education beyond class 12. The
    higher education cell helps such children to fulfill their dreams by giving financial
    assistance as well as in terms of information. The children supported by us are
    Shubhangi (Bsc from Dayalbagh Institute), Ragi (MCA,Gorakhpur University),
    Nivedita (MCA, Jagaran Management institute, Kanpur), Aman Bajpai (Aeronautic
    Maintainence course, Lucknow), Ranjit kumar (BCA, CSJM University, Kanpur),
    and Deepak Mishra (BSc DAV College, Kanpur). All of them come from
    economically weaker section living in nearby villages or our servant quarters.
    This session starting July-August 2010, our Sopan children Neha, Durga, Smriti,
    Babita and Rohit, have passed class 12 and all of them have gone for further
    education. Besides, Rashmi Kushwaha from our Servant Quarters (detailed profile
    given below) is going for B Tech Programme. Higher education cell wishes them
    all the best and will help them in their financial and academic needs.

    We appeal you to help us in finding donations for Higher education Cell from
    which we cam support these children.
    Rashmi Kushwaha: the first Sopan child going for B Tech
    Rashmi started her association with Shiksha
    Sopan in July 203 when she came to SAC center
    as a student of class 7. Her father Shri Nand
    Kishore is a daily wage worker and it was difficult
    for him to maintain the family of 6 in his income.
    Shiksha Sopan center was a big help to them
    where she got free assistance in her studies and
    also her personality and confidence was
    developed through various programmes at the
    center and excursion tours.
    She was intelligent and sincere towards studies and with the help gotten at our
    center, soon became favourite of all volunteers. She passed class 10 board
    examination with first division in 2007. During her class 12, Gahan adhyayan
    Kendra was established and Rashmi started going there. With her hard work, she
    passed class 12 Board examination also with 1st division in 29.

    Rashmi was advised to take a break of one year and prepare for Engg Entrance
    exams. During this period, three IITK students and Sopan volunteers, Smriti,
    Ashu and Namita helped her in Maths, Chemistry and Physics respectively. She
    was also given Maths teaching responsibility at SAC center, in PPY Summer camp
    and at Gahan adhyayan Kendra which further strengthened her concepts. We also
    registered her for Mock Test Series for AIEEE and UPSEE examinations. She
    qualified UPSEE exam with reasonably good grade and got admission
    in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering in "Institute of
    Engineering and Technology (IET)" of MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly.

    The expenses are estimated to be around Rs 40,000 for the first year. Her father
    has somehow arranged Rs 15,000 and Shiksha Sopan has promissed to arrange
    for the rest.

    During all this period, Rashmi actively took part in all the events and programmes
    conducted by Shiksha Sopan. She got prizes in 14th Nov 2005 Painting event, 14th
    Nov 2006 in GK competition, January 2007 in science model making, January
    2008 in GK competition and so on. She attended Sanskrit speaking course in
    summer 2004, Beautician's course in summer 2008 and several short term
    workshops like making paper flowers, making toys from trash and so on. She
    participated in Dance programmes for several years on 15th August programmes
    conducted by Shiksha Sopan. She demonstrated Science experiments in Techriti,
    IITK Golden Jubililee Open house programme and so on. In her own words,

    िश ा सोपान ने मुझे िश ा के साथ साथ सं कार व वावलंबी बनाने क ेरणा द है . िश ा सोपान के


    मा यम से बहत ु से गर ब ब च को िश ा के ारा आगे बढ़ने म बहत ु मदद िमली है . मने इन सात
    साल म िश ा सोपान को बहत ु आगे बढ़ते हए ु दे खा है . नयी नयी योजनाओं के तहत ब च को लाभ
    िमल रहा है . इस सं था के िलए मुझसे जो हो सकेगा, म हमेशा करने के िलए तैयार रहँू गी.

    Forthcoming programmes
    •We have decided to reorganized Evening Center Programmes to make it more
    effective. Of the two hour session, half an hour will be for games, half an hour
    for individual difficulty addressing, 50 minutes for specialized training on
    Maths/English and 10 minutes for prayer/story telling etc. We will prepare
    modules for Maths/English focussing on developing understanding and skills to
    do oral mathematics and conversational English. The new scheme is planned to
    be implemented since September.

    •The newly opened Library in Nankari is organizing some competitions for


    children of Nankari in order to make a mass contact with the local population.
    The prelim events will be pon 1st August and final programmes on 8th august.
    Sad Demise of Prof Vishwash N Kulkarni
    Prof Vishwash N Kulkarni, Professor of Physics, was a source of inspiration for
    the Core Sopan Team from the very beginning. He had a keen interest in
    Sopan activities and always used to enquire about the progresses made
    through its different programmes. His focus was on skill development in the
    children together with inculcating human and social values. He always
    suggested us to quantify the achievements and then evaluate the success.
    Prof Kulkarni was suffering from cancer in liver which could be detected very
    late. After a great struggle he breathed last on 24th July 2010 at the age of 56
    years. His short but great life is a legendary display of Karmayoga.

    Prof V N Kulkarni at Shiksha Sopan Center, Barasirohi

    The Executive Committee of Shiksha Sopan met on 28th July to pay respects to
    the departed soul. Members expressed their feelings on the amazing social
    commitment of Prof Kulkarni together with the equally strong dedication to his
    profession of research in Science. It was decided to institute a scholarship in his
    name for the talented children of villages close to IITK Campus. A corpus fund is
    created for the purpose and people can make contribution for the same.

    Other Informations
    Web site : For more details please visit www.shiksha-sopan.org

    How to donate : The cheques/draft for donations should be made in the name of
    “Shiksha Sopan” payble at Kanpur. Doners may kindly give their personal details
    such as name, postal address, email address, so that the receipt, updates etc. may
    be sent. One can also make online transfer to Shiksha Sopan account in State
    Bank of India, IITK branch in the Account 10426002488 in the name “Shiksha
    Sopan”. The swift code of the bank is SBININBB499.

    Email Contacts : [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected]

    Postal Contact : Dr Sameer Khandekar, Dept of Mech.Engg., IIT Kanpur 208016


    Dr H C Verma, Dept of Physics, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016

    Phone contacts : Mr Amit 9506611484, Mr Ranjan 9236086966

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