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Shanti Bhavan Children Shine in Exams, and College Graduates Gain Excellent Starting Jobs
Finally the waiting is over, and the grades are in. The national ISCE and ISC board exam results were announced today, as many in the Shanti Bhavan family glued to the computer all day. For the 10th and 12th grade students who took the ISCE and ISC exams, respectively, this year in March, today is...
Shanti Bhavan Anniversary Event in NYC
Join our 15th Anniversary Celebration on May 9, 2013 at the Bowery Hotel in New York City. It will be an exciting evening with live music, a short presentation from an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and a peppering of celebs. Meet and enjoy the company of successful and yet socially conscious people like you…. Sierra Boggess who...
When Seconds Count…ISC Examination
Time turns pages, swallows days and draws the inevitable closer. If you walk into our classroom in the morning at 6:30 a.m. or at any time of the day, you’ll be welcomed by the silent noise of the tension and nervousness in us for the exams which are nearing sooner than we like. Having reached...
Winner of German Soccer Tournament
The sun beats down on the anxious faces of our soccer team as they get ready for the finals. Their significantly taller adversaries smirked, reminiscing the dejection that weighed our heads down after the soccer finals last year when we lost. This is a tournament held every January where all the companies of the Indo-German...
Child of the Month: Prashanth Babu
Prashanth Babu Grade: 4th Grade Age: 8 years From: Kolar Gold Fields Family Background: Prashanth’s mother works as a tailor in a garments factory and his father is a rickshaw driver. Overcoming Challenges: One of Prashanth’s biggest challenge is writing neatly. To overcome this shortcoming, he practices writing slowly and neatly for an hour every...
Newsletter: Winter 2012
Holiday wishes from Shanti Bhavan With holidays and the New Year just around the corner, we would like to share two heartwarming stories from Shanti Bhavan and a video of a cute performance by our kids. It’s been a great year and thank you all for being a part of Shanti Bhavan! Read Sujatha’s story...
A loving gift by an anonymous donor
An anonymous donor made a year-end contribution for the care and education of the following five children for the coming year, and pledged the same for the next five years. While we cannot personally thank him, all of us – the staff of Shanti Bhavan – thank this kind-hearted person for his generosity. Name: Keerthishree...
Fall Newsletter 2012
Shanti Bhavan Newsletter, Fall 2012 Dear friends, The holidays are just around the corner, and to share in the joy and laughter of the season we have three heart-warming stories from Shanti Bhavan. Our kids have been busy studying and preparing for their exams, but they have also taken the time to celebrate special occasions...
Child of the Week: Sowndhariya
Sowndhariya Nargaj Grade: 5th Grade Age: 9 From: Bagalore Family Background: Sowndhariya’s mom works at a juice factory and her father works at a rice factory. She has one sister who is in 10th grade. Overcoming Challenges: When Sowndhariya first came to Shanti Bhavan, she only spoke Kannada, not English. The Shanti Bhavan teachers taught...
Graduation 2012
Dear Friends, Last month Shanti Bhavan celebrated its third graduating class. We couldn’t be prouder of our children, now young adults, as they head out into the world to attend top universities in India. With your help, we can continue to give a unique opportunity to these children, unlike anywhere else in the world. The...
2012 Graduates: Keshavan
As a little boy I recall running after my younger brother over cement and granite piles at construction sites. My mother closely watched us as she stirred cement in bins and carried loads of bricks on her head. “Keshavan, be careful,” she would shout every time she caught us playing in dangerous conditions that often...
2012 Graduates: Maheshwari Raja
I was eleven years old when one day the housemother for my dorm at Shanti Bhavan Residential School approached me with a serious and sad look on her face. Her words were soft and pained, and her tone was unsure. I braced myself for what she was going to say. My father whom I loved...
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