'Parinati' for Supriya

I want to share my experience of being a part of Parinati's Scholarship program.  I am indeed very glad and happy to be a part of it as it has enabled me to realize  that we can make a difference in someones life and especially to a child for whom this world can turn out to be a friend or a foe.


It was through my sister that I came to know about this Girl named "Supriya" who is promoted to IVth Standard this year at HBP Indian School, Bangalore 560001.  She is the second daughter of Uma who is working in General Post Office as an external member (contract basis) and Manohar who is a caterer  in Bangalore.  Their annual income put together is not sufficient to provide a quality education to their daughters.   When my sister informed about Parinati's program to the parents of the child, they expressed their difficulty and the desperation of educating their daughters.  Their eyes were filled with tears as they spoke the gravity of their situation and the long silence that endued there after expressed it all.

The Response I Saw from Parinati


I was deeply moved by the response I saw from all the members of Parinati who is totally dedicated to this one cause "To help a child to Transform their future".  The moment this student came to their notice, in very less time the profile was seriously discussed and a decision was made to help the second daughter "Supriya" and the cheque of INR 3945/- which was the Annual fees of the child including the cost of all books was handed over to the parents.


The Reaction of Supriya's Parents!!

Supriya's Mother called me and expressed her gratitude and  told how much this meant to them and the amount of burden that was relieved from their shoulders and yet again the words seemed too weak for her to convey the outburst of her heart.  I was so fortunate and felt myself lucky to be a means for Parinati in its endeavor such as this, that is helping students like Supriya by providing a small brick to step into their bright future.

Thanks to all of you who is a part of this significant cause which I believe will make Parinati to gift many more bricks to step on, to many more deserving students.

Murali Navada

New Year Resolutions

It's that time of the year where everybody makes New Year Resolutions. Of course many won't survive even a week, that’s a different story. Can we have some New Year Resolutions for Parinati? Of course we can, as we have the laxity of not doing anything about them. But having them is better that not having them at all.

These are strictly the author's views and you can post yours as comments to this post.

1. Focus on organizational activities: Parinati's success won't be measured with just how many programs we have conducted or how much money we have in our account. But with how we are organized, how transparent our work is, how synchronized our accounts are with reality. Managing Committee members have a lot of work to do here.

2. Rationalizing our programs: A few programs like Computer Education have no takers. Let's have the clarity and simplicity to call spade a spade. There is a need to establish a mechanism that identifies beneficiaries of our programs. Here we are very weak. All this happens on a random basis, which should be more procedural.

3. Coming out of celebratory mode: Yes, we did something many couldn't by conceiving Parinati. But now we should focus on its day to day functioning. A good amount of sobriety is what is needed.

4. Responsibilities: Members responsibility doesn't end with wearing Parinati Ts and having their names on the website. They should be more involved in its activities- at least keep themselves abreast of what's happening/not happening in Parinati. And question the Managing Committee if they feel something is wrong. Let's remind ourselves that Parinati is a young organization with very young men and women as members. I sometimes feel that I am working with old aged people who are counting their days. Lackadaisical, opinion-less, idealess.

5. Diversity in the Team: We need to add members from diverse backgrounds- regions, languages, ethnicities, faiths to bring about vivacity in our team. Parinati will benefit new ideas, new interpretation and new views.

What are your ideas on these? Or was I right in saying last 2 lines of point 4?