New year wishes

Wish you all a very happy new year.

From Lata aaji

Visit to the Kahna National Park

   Hello friends! Just wanted to share my recent experience with you all....
 I visited the Kanha national park & came back just today. I had gone there along with many girls & boys from our shibir. I had never been to Madhya Pradesh before, so it was a completely new experience. We saw some beautiful birds & animals in the national park. Sadly, our gypsy could only spot a Tiger cub( a royal Bengal tiger cub!!) & we could not see the tigress that the other two gypsies spotted. I felt disheartened at first , but then just accepted that luck wasn't on our side. I contended  myself by looking at birds & other animals rather than cursing my luck & pondering on the same thing the whole day. I clicked lots of photos & it somewhat helped to lighten my mood. It felt good to be in the presence of nature , away from the litter of our concrete jungle.
  We also went to Dhua-dhar waterfalls (on the Narmada) & I was amazed by the sheer force with which the waterfall fell into the river. It caused the spray to rise high up where it drizzled on us as we stood at the railing. 
It is true that one finds peace while in nature's presence.( no wonder most rushi- munis  found salvation in the forests!!!)
    I'd like to specially thank Sunita maushi and Arti maushi for their company as they were the only elders accompanying us. They did not overdo their 'elder's' responsibility yet kept us disciplined the whole time. 
   All in all, the trip was very informative & we all had fun & I'm sure nobody will be forgetting this trip in a hurry!!!!

-Anagha

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Long live Pitta - Another story

I wanted to share my experience since long however on reading the Pitta experience and Sudhanshu being the common link it was all the more imperative to share.
Frankly nature has been existing since ages and its calls as well, however friends like Nulkar family and mentors like Lata aaji have helped us get closer to it.
One such occasion experienced by me sometime ago. Driving back post my morning jog, suddenly a Kite (bird) appeared from nowhere in front of my vehicle. In a split second the moment he appeared, it dived straigth under the vehicle bonnet. Though at approx.30 kms speed, i braked hard enough to stop in the next 8 - 10 feet. By that time, he had under went my vehicle belly and lay flat on the road. Fearing the worst, I halted to ensure the vehicles from behind do not overrun it. I got off and saw a another kite swooping down and nudging it to fly. That I guess helped it to shake up and turn over to its normal sitting position. Yet it lay still without moving from the spot. At least with this, I could feel my heart beating again. I then carefully shifted it to the side of the road to clear the traffic. Immediately, the first recall was Sudhanshu, he helped me with address of the nearest Veternary Hospital and got it admitted there.
I was relieved and satisfied with a little lesser burden of guilt in my mind of being the reason to cause an injury to a bird.
Later, I started analysing the cause of the sudden sweep of this bird in front of my vehicle. I observed that many of these birds were perfomring similar swooping acts and were actually picking big twigs / small sticks for building their nests.
At home we recollected two earlier instances when Sudhanshu had been the connect to save an Owl and a Pond Heron we had found near our residence. These kind of sharing like Pitta episode inspires us get into these acts. For future in case of any animal help, the contact details of these rescue homes / hospital are given below:

> Karuna - “Geeta Building”, J.P.Road, Opp. Bombay Bazar, Andheri – W, Mumbai-58.

Offices Covered Areas Contact Numbers h Andheri Bandra to Andheri +91 22 6514 1313

+91 22 6515 1313 MulundMulund to Kanjurmarg+91 22 3252 2588 ThaneThane+91 22 2560 8383     GujaratPalanpur+91 2742 255 775
> Animal Hospital - Dr. SS Rao Road, Parel East, Parel East, Mumbai, +91 22 2413 5434
Mahesh  

common wanderer

zebra blue

The vacations kept me on my toes and kept me busy which in a way reduced the hours of boredom.Also this vacation was the most productive one as  my photography was at its peak,and this allowed me to capture lot of new species and in my knowledge about butterflies. Seeing a snake slither away  from right in front of you is not a terrifying experience and this fulfilled my wish to see a snake in wild . Given a lot of time I got to visit many places and enjoy myself over there.

female striped albatross

giant red eye

common apefly

chequred keelback

common albatross

sea gull

काचेच्या बाटल्यांचा पुर्नवापर

 

 

सॉसच्या  बाटल्या रिकाम्या झाल्यावर त्यांचं नेमकं काय करावं ते कळत नाही.;अश्या वेळी काही प्रयत्न करून बघितल्यास त्याच बाटल्यांचा पुन्हा वापर करता येतो व त्यांचे सौंदर्य ही  वाढवता येते असे आढळले.

एखाद्या मध्यम आकाराच्या बाटलीला रंगवून त्यावर उरलेल्या कागदाचे तुकडे चिकटवून व त्यावर थोडीशी सजावट करून वापरलेला Friendship band अथवा Ribbon  बांधून ती flowerpot सारखी वापरता येते . रिकाम्या बाटल्यांच्या वरील sticker काढून त्या पारदर्शक बाटल्यांमध्ये डाळी ,कढधान्ये ,रंगीबेरंगी बडीशेप (फ़नेलच्या सहाय्याने)भरल्यास ते सर्व चांगले टिकते व आकर्षकही दिसते. भाजलेली बडीशेप व धनाडाळ  सजावट केलेल्या बाटलीत भरल्यास  ती पाहुण्यांना देताना छान वाटतं.(त्याच प्रमाणे ती कुरकुरीतही राहते) .

तुमच्या बरोबर ही छोटीशी गोष्ट  share  करावी  असे वाटले.

कॉपीबहाद्दर

आजच्या लोकसत्तातील 'आकलन' --  कॉपीबहाद्दर हे सदर अप्रतिम आहे. श्री प्रशांत दीक्षित हे सदर दर मंगळवारी लिहितात. ते नेहमीच फार छान असते. 

आजचा विषय तर आपणा सर्वांसाठी फार महत्वाचा आहे. शिबिरात आपण नेहमी चर्चा करतो की जीवनात वेगळ्या वाटा धुंडाळल्या पाहिजेत. मात्र वेळ येताच  आपल्याला काय हवे, कशात आनंद मिळेल, मुलाना करीअर साठी काय नवीन शोधता येईल असा विचार करण्याचे कष्ट न घेता आपण इतरांचे अनुकरण करतो. सर्व मानवसमाज अशाच चक्रात अडकत आहेत व technology  सर्वांना साच्यातून काढल्यासारखे जगायला शिकवत आहे असे या लेखात मांडले आहे. लेख वाचल्यावर आपण अंतर्मुख होतो. आपल्या जीवनशैलीबाबत पुनर्विचार करणे आवश्यक वाटू लागते. शिबिरातील सर्व मुलांनी हा लेख वाचून आपसात व ब्लॉगवर चर्चा करावी इतका तो मला महत्वाचा वाटला. सोबत लेखाची लिंक देत आहे.

http://epaper.loksatta.com/75955/indian-express/18-12-2012#page/7/2

vikas

हम होंगे कामयाब  हे गाणे काल  शिबिरात  ऐकल्यावर मी जेव्हा  NCC होते तेव्हाचे दिवस  आठवले ,कोणताही कठीण प्रसंग  असला कि ,या गाण्याने स्फूर्ती येत असे ,ताकद मिळत असे ,सगळे एकत्र गायचो

हम होंगे कामयाब

होंगे कामयाब होंगे कामयाब
हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन
हो हो हो मन मे है विश्वास
पुरा है विश्वास हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन॥धृ॥

होगी शान्ती चारो ओर

होगी शान्ती चारो ओर

होगी शान्ती चारो ओर एक दिन

हो हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास होगी शांती चारो ओर एक दिन ॥१॥

हम चलेंगे साथ साथ

डाले हाथोमें हाथ

हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन

हो हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास हम चलेंगे साथ साथ एक दिन॥२॥

नही डर किसी का आज

नहि भय किसी का आज

नहि डर किसी का आज के दिन

हो हो हो मन में है विश्वास

पूरा है विश्वास नही डर किसी का आज एक दिन ॥३॥

Unique photo of Origami Exhibition

|| shree Gurawe Namah ||

Thank u Harsha and Sarwesh, for excellent photos of Origami Exhibition. I, too, am sharing a unique photo.

Sudhanshu kaka (member of Origami Mitra), was given the  charge of ‘Action Origami’ desk. He was very happy (and thankful) because he knew that a lot of children would visit this stall.
So, all four days were full of joy for him, because thousands of children visited this stall; he enjoyed performing the actions of the models – tumbling toy, drinking bird, pecking bird, croaking frog, trumpeting elephant, fireworks… - for the children and give them gifts. Their eyes sparkled with joy and amazement, which was truly rewarding for him.

Lot of shibir families visited the exhibition. Lata aaji-Anilaajoba visited twice. And I am sharing a unique photo, published in Prahar (Marathi Daily), dated 10^th Dec., Monday.

दै. प्रहार, सोमवार, १० डिसें. २०१२.

  (Please click on the photo to view full size.)

origami exhibition

As all of you know that,last Sunday there was origami exhibition at Ravindra Natya mandir.We were very excited to see it.It was wonderful.We enjoyed.When we entered the hall we were amazed to see the big origami quilt on the wall. The colour combination was fantastic. I t was made with 756 pieces.We met our Sudhanshu Kaka there.There are so many things nicely made up with paper .you can see-

                                                                                 After coming out from exhibition near the gate we saw Kailashpati (cannnball) tree was in full bloom.

मरणोत्तर जीवदान

 माझ्या  मित्रांनो ,

                           सुधांशु  नुलकरानी  अनेकवेळl अनेक  जखमी  पक्ष्याना  जीवदान  दिलय . त्यांची  शुश्रूषा  करून  योग्य  त्या  ठिकाणी  त्यांची  रवानगी  केलीय . यातून त्यांची  करुणा  तर  दिसून  येतेच  पण  प्रसंगावधान राखून  त्यांनी  त्या  मृत  पिट्टयाला  मरणोत्तर  जीवदान  दिलय . पुढच्या  अनेक  पिढ़यांना  त्यामुळ  तो  पिट्टा  पाहता  येइल . 

               काळlच्या ओघात  अनेक  पक्षी  नामशेष  होत  चाललेत . विदन्यानाच्या (science) चमत्कारामुळ (taxi - dermi )  हा  पिट्टा  मात्र  पुढची 40-50 वर्षे  तरी  पाहता  येइल .

              त्यांनी  आपल्या  आनंदमेवा  शिबिरातील  मुला - पालकांसमोर भुतदयेच एक  उत्तम  उदहारण  ठेवलेल  आहे .

            "we  are  really  proud  of  you !"

     सुनीता                         

Generosity of our class

It was early December. School trip was scheduled on 15^th. Most of the students in our class paid fee for the trip. But some 4-5 poor students couldn’t. They were unhappy about it. Me and some of my friends noticed that. We told our class-teacher that we will contribute for them. Our class-teacher told all the students to bring 5 rupees each, so that we will collect 250 Rs. So, one of our friends can come. But I had an idea. I know, most of us carry some money with us as we are that grown-up. Thus I asked the class, ``Can we contribute just now?’’ my friends said, ``of course, we can.’’ Then I made an envelope from my note-book page and stood on the platform. I asked the students to keep their money in it. Most of the students gathered hurriedly. Each one kept some amount- 20, 30, 50 Rs. In 5 minutes, we could have 250 Rs, enough for one student’s trip fee. We were happy. I gave that amount to the class-teacher. She was happy too. She felt proud of our class.

Next day, we brought few more Rs with us. Again we had 250 Rs. So we paid for one more student.

Now 50 students from our class are coming for the trip. There are few more, who are not coming, but because of personal reasons.

We all, including our class-teacher are happy that all poor students can come to the trip now.
Mallika Chaukar 

hello all,
I am writing the blog after a long time. We were on our holiday to Gir forest, girnar and Veraval-Somnath. The trip was vgood. Gir forest is very rich and getting richer day by day. Gir got very good administrators in last 5 years who are concerned for protecting and developng this jungle.We saw a roaring lion and 2 lioness. Mallika will post the pictures of Gir soon. I missed sessions at Modi resort, but looking forward to attend the session on 16th and meet u all.
 Swarupa's craft items are published on the back pages of Grahak Calendar. congrats to her.
shubhada

Hi everybody,

Even though i did not write on CHEQUEBOOK I was always escaping from my boredom by reading the it. Last week we came to know that there is an origami exibition in ravindra natya mandir so we decided to visit it on sunday,and had a blast over there. We even met some of our shibir pals like Astha,Yashodhan and Sudaunshu kakaover there so here are the pics of origami exibition:

origami exhibition

|| Shree Gurawe namah ||
Wonderfold 2012
Origami Exhbition
Origami  Mitra, jointly with the Consulate of Japan, is organizing Wonderfold 2012, Origami Exhibition.
Dates : Friday, 7^th, to Monday, 10^th December 2012.
Time : 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue : Pu. La. Deshpande Kala Academy, Ravindra Natyamandir, Prabhadevi.
There will be workshops (Elementary, Intermediate and Special categories) every hour and origami paper also will be for sale.
Do visit the exhibition. Send this information to your relatives, friends, collegues.

Some experiences

1. Firstly I would like to share my experiences of the Diwali workshop our Rotaract club had organised.
    Most of you must know that me and Manava go to teach in the paranjape school on saturdays.This Diwali our club had organised a Diwali workshop for the students who cant afford to go to the picnic arranged by the school . In the ten day workshop our task was to teach the students something which they would like to learn.We even played different games with them and somehow tried to manage to keep them entertained so that they wont feel bad of missing the picnic.On the last day of the workshop the students told us how they felt by attending the workshop.Hearing that they liked the workshop, there was a sense of relief and achievement that we managed to contribute in their learning process and at the same time could make it interesting for them who fondly call us 'dada' and 'tai'.

2. In November, some of our club's member and me competed in MUNA(Model United Nations Assembly).MUNA is a mock united nations where each participating team is given a country to represent and a resolution on which the session is conducted.The participating teams should think according their given countries agenda and must make reforms,amendments and debate according to it.It was a nice experience and I must tell all of you teenagers to participate in such competitions in your schools,colleges, etc.

Finally I would like to tell teenagers to share such experiences on the blog like Vedant, Om, Omkar and me.
I know you people have many things to share with us as you normally share them in person but I would like to know them on blog as we mostly meet once a month and blog is made for us to interact with each other

Beautiful gift from Swarupa

hello all,


मला ही एक खुपच सुंदर भेट मिळाली आहे स्वरूपा कडून आणि ती भेट पाहून माझे मन अगदी भरून आले। ती भेट होती एक छान टी शर्ट ज्यावर स्वरुपाने "mallika  e  passion" असे पेंट केले होते। इतके दिवस माझ्या आयुष्यातला हा एक खुपच संवेदनशील असा विषय होता आणि तो मी आतून दुखी असल्याने कधीच कोणा बरोबर ते शेयर नव्हते केले, कारण मला नेहमीच chef व्हायचे होते पण तसे झाले नाही। मला जयंत ने या मधून बाहेर काढले आणि माझे जे स्वप्न होते ते करायला दिले आणि आता केवळ मनात खुप आनंद आणि grattitude आहे प्रतेक व्यक्ति बद्दल जी माझ्या आयुष्यात आहे।


मी जेव्हा मल्लिका ए किचन मधे हरले तेव्हा मला वाईट फार वाटले जेव्हा "chef cap " जो जिंकला त्याला मिळाली करण मझ्या आयुष्यात या काही pride च्या गोष्टी आहेत, जसे chef coat with your name or chef cap. पण मला जेव्हा स्वरुपाचे हे टी शर्ट मिळाले तेव्हा या सर्व गोष्टी त्या पुढे काहीच नव्हत्या कारण त्यामधे तिचा तो विचार होता जो खुपच मला आनंद देऊन गेला जो माझ्या साठी खुप जास्त महत्व ठेवतो।


मी त्या टी शर्ट च एक फोटो खाली लावत आहे की तुम्हा सर्वाना तो पहायला मिळेल। मी तो खुपच जपून ठेवणार आहे कारण या सर्व गोष्टी पाहून ही जाणीव होते की " I  am  so blessed with such a beautiful and caring people who love me always  "

मेघना :-))

Butterfly experience

Hi friends,

         Today, I would like to share my experience about the butterfly which came on the lemon tree which is there in our window. 

The butterfly which came out was common Mormon. It was a female butterfly. The very first time I noticed the caterpillar while watering my plants and was very excited and immediately clicked the pictures and sent it to Mahesh kaka for Om’s view and comments. 

When Om called me in the evening he told me everything about that butterfly. Everyone in my family was excited and Baba borrowed tripod stand from my mama to capture everyday’s few second video and on last day to make movie out of it for everyone’s view. 

We did everything religiously but one night it just came out and flew and we found that empty cocoon next day morning. We were very sad but then decided to keep the plant inside the house whenever we get the same caterpillar again.

   

The second time it didn't actually come on its own but I got it from another lime tree. 

After few days it formed a cocoon, I kept the plant inside my house. The caterpillar came out a week later. 

On that morning when I was leaving for my school it turned completely black and we thought it will come out in the evening but I was very happy my mom, Mahek and other siblings got the chance to see the butterfly which came out but in the morning at 9 and was there till 12.30 sitting on one of the plants but unfortunately flew just few minutes before I reached home.  

 I was more than happy when saw the pictures which I have attached below.

After that it became my great hobby to go down in the garden and see the caterpillars and find different cocoons. In between Om came home to learn bread and after his class we spent most of the time down in the garden and he showed me lot of things and I never miss the chance of spending time with Om and Omkar because I get to learn so many things and can able to see many beautiful things happens in nature which my others friend cannot see and get that happiness.    

Now what I do, I collect cocoons and give it to others so even they can get that happiness. 

Thank you

Vedant