A brilliant effort is most often supplicated with an acknowledgement. Martyrdom on the border is endowed with salutes and honorary air-fire, a child scoring good marks is rewarded with medals and trophies, a stupendous cover drive by a cricketer receives applause and hoots, a fine dance performance by a famous celebrity is lauded with whistles, and such is the story of Deepalaya which is gratified to have won the glorious testimony of people who rest their faith in its visionary work. On 7th July, 2010 the High Commissioner to India; Australian High Commission,His Excellency Mr. Peter N. Varghese released PERCEPTIONS- a booklet which includes the testimony of many of the organization’s well- wishers.

After releasing the booklet, while addressing the Deepalaya family and various guests, the Australian High Commissioner said that, “the booklet signifies the amount of commitment by the people associated with the organization. Here, I am representing my country Australia and would like to strengthen the bond with the organization too. There is enormous talent that resides in India and it is very important to realize this talent. The various performances by the students of Deepalaya is a terrific example of the same.” He further added that, “While flipping through some of the pages of the booklet, two things struck me- Genuine commitment from top management to down and second are the stories of change and transformation brought by the organization.”

He was completely awe-struck after witnessing the performances by the students from the four Schools of Deepalaya (Kalkaji Extension, Sanjay Colony, Gole Kuan and Ramditi J.R.Narang) and commented that, “Education is the connecting thread to everything we do in life.” The students performed with full zeal and confidence on hip hop and jazz dance, tiny-tots on ketchup song, alumni students performed Bharatnatyam dance. Apart from this, the day had the Choral group singing many melodious English songs.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Sudha Parthasarthy, Executive Director elaborated on the journey of the entire booklet. She said,” the reviews received are through the 2009 Indya Shine Awards (Great Nonprofits). Winning or loosing is of no significance, as long as we get the support of socially awakened people around us. We at Deepalaya are highly enthralled and motivated by the response. The appreciation and suggestions has enabled us to strive harder.”

This day was possible only because of the love and care that the well-wishers of the organization have showered on through their reviews. The organization is thankful to all those who have been associated with Deepalaya!

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By- Pooja Sikka, Officer- Communications

The memories of a class-room full of friends,the songs,love stories, the lunch hour and much more became afresh when the Alumni students of Deepalaya came back to their school last week as a part of Deepalaya’s Alumni Association.

The day had a mix of both fresh pass-outs and old ones who are working at eminent places. The school had invited the latter group to counsel their juniors regarding the careers options available for the former. It was completely an interactive session and the students openly asked questions related to courses available, institutes, jobs available and scope of the same.

Few years back, Anand Prakash knew that he had a keen interest in Music but like others he too thought of going forward with an academic course after his Schooling. The teachers at Deepalaya guided him that he can pursue even music as an area of specialization. Now he is in the final semester at Gandharv Mahavidyalaya learning classical music. In school, he had won many awards and now he aims to make it big in the Indian music industry.

Similar was the case when twenty year old Sadhna spoke to her juniors about Merchandizing. It was the first time the group had heard of merchandising as a career option. It was interesting to see how she explained the work of a merchandiser and opened up yet another door for the students. She is pursuing her course from Advanced Training Designing Centre.

The day had many more students coming up and sharing their experiences which definitely inspired many. The aura was energetic with the achievers explaining their journey to the achievers in the making.

By the end of the day, they all believed that life is truly a challenge but if you face it courageously with a thought and wish, you will definitely emerge as a winner. They expressed their gratitude towards the organization saying that it is one such organization which works for the needy providing them maximum opportunities to explore their talent for a better future. It helps them decide their aim and encourages to be focused to achieve the niche of their dreams. And if we explain in the words of Neeraj, he just had to say, “DEEPALAYA is the best.”

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By- Pooja Sikka, Officer- Communications