By-Er.Rajesh Pathak
The best mode of social service to the deprived is considered to be the one in which the recipient himself gets to inspire offering or returning the same to society when grown capable one day. Moving forward , as also, those offering the help and the recipients may get strung together harmoniously beyond the so called hierarchy of castes and that of economic thus coming close to each other. And , keeping the national interest paramount, they may work organised rising above the narrow loyalties of caste-creed-language. In view of same purpose the organisations like Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram and Seva-Bharti are engaged in the mission of charity among the economically and socially weaker sections, and the sections of the people left far behind .
The north-east is the region of the country hit by secessionist activities. Away from here, saving the future generation, it is Vanvasi Kalayan Ashram that made the provision of keeping the students (of north-east ) in the hostels in other safer parts of the country, making the provisions of their education also. To protect dharma-culture-traditions of 12 crores schedule tribes community Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram is running the hospitals, hostels and educational centers. With the spirit of ‘ Tu-mae aeyk rakt’ (You-Me one blood) Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram organised ‘Janjati Samagam’ during the last Prayagraj Mahakumbh from 6th to 10th February . Even as on 10th February in the Sant-Sammailan especially presented were Mahamandaleshwar Yatindraji maharaj and Swami Awadheshanand Giri.
So is the Sewa-Bharti that is active in the towns. It runs service projects like Matru-Chhaya for the orphans ; old-age homes; hostels for the students , Shabri ashram for the females and several others. Notably, on the border region of the country in particular it built the chain of the hostels for the students to promote the business activities there, checking the exodus of age old population caused by the recurring disturbances from the other side of the border.
Apart from Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad and Seva Bharti , the ever new initiatives are, thankfully, seen to be coming up in the field of social-service from different sphere of the society, as also. Last days in Madhav Andhashram (hostel for the blinds) of Gwalior came an unique case . Which was related with the restoration of old petition . It was previously rejected on the ground of failing to observe the rules by the High Court bench of Gwalior . Restoring the petition, Justice Anand Pathak ordered the petitioner to donate 1000 rupees to the Gwalior’s Madhav Andhashrm , along with offering a day service there. That this was not a punishment order , but an effort to inspire the sense of social service , Court also added.
In view of this development Division bench of Gwalior High Court, MP (Justice Anand Pathak and Justice R K Vani ) later passed a ruling making ‘social audit’ essential for the juvenile-welfare institutions engaged in the care of the children who are either abandoned , given to bad habits or fallen into unlawful activities, and now living in the rehabilitation centres . Under this the influential-strata of the society, henceforth, will be urged to make the visits in them time to time . So that the way to their contributions could be opened up, making the children living there realise that there exist the people in the society having emotional attachment with them, ready to share their joy and sorrow with them as also .
Launching sponsorship model a project is made making the provision of playing accessories , study materials and other requirements to be available to such children . In phased manner that the programme is chalked out to make personalities associated with the artistic, cultural and professional activities of different hues visiting to interact children, helping them according to their interests . Once having been trained in particular art, music and, so also, in different skills of employment like computer learning and others the children would no longer haunted by the feeling of being under-privileged as compared to other children living with parents. Life now being granted with the new objectives to live, it would make easier for them to get rid of from the agonies of past .
The lack of family atmosphere makes the child emotionally more self-centric, pushing him to mental aberration. The remedy to it also lies to the settled families. Their presence with them during a family member birthday , or anniversary and other occasions may spark a new thrill into their lives shrunk to loneliness. Together with this the educational tours and picnic to the tourist spots may make their lives more amusing . Government, too, is all set take the initiatives with working upon organising different cultural activities like Charity-walk, Fun-run and several others. For the donors the provision of saving -account is made in Bank of Maharashtra.
Grown up amid these opportunities, after 18 years of age when inmate sets to leave the shelter- home the question of where to live , what to eat, how to earn henceforth will not trouble him .
Remember, all about the help what Vivekananda says : ‘Why should we do good to others . Apparently to help the others, but really we help ourselves- help ourselves to reach nearer the eternal bliss of higher life.’ Once, he adds, I read a sermon-‘ All this world is very beautiful , for it gives us time and opportunity to help other.’
