Objective
Education
is not just about jobs, it is about giving back to the society. The society,
being the harbinger of the cultural treasure and of the social harmony is
always ready with it’s both hands open to offer what it can and in return it
expects nothing but simple acknowledgement, that too, in the form of ‘Love’.
One such
opportunity presented itself at the doorsteps of Department of Management
Studies, IIT Roorkee. The event was ‘Deaf Awareness Week
2015’. This event mixed with social cooperation and love, gave students a
chance to experience insights from the children of the Anushruti and spread
smiles.
The event
which is a flagship event by Department of Management Studies had, in the past
contributed effectively for the benefits of the school. And such events
exhibits social cooperation between the two sections of the same society that
continue to be the same though differed by a misnomer of the ‘ability’.The
‘Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee’, through the efforts of Dr. M.
K. Barua and the MBA students from first and second year redefined ‘Awareness’;
Awareness, not just about the differently able kids that study at ‘Anushruti’
but about the meaning of ‘Sharing’ and ‘Acknowledging’ as a whole, which was
their sole motto and objective.
The motto
was to let the ‘giving spirit’ spread like a virus, infinitely touching the
lives of people we may never meet, across boundaries we may never cross, in
ways we may never imagine. That is the power of giving and our ticket to
changing the world.
Anushruti (Roorkee School for Deaf)
How many
times does it so happen that you are in a place where you are out of place and
still the joy inside you is unprecedented? Your apprehensions, anxieties and
sympathies lock themselves down inside your hearts, for the life that you
witness in the people and place that you are. One such place is Anushruti.
On November
11, 1989, IIT Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee) established the Roorkee
School for the Deaf in its campus as its Social Initiative. Now renamed as
‘Anushruti’, the Roorkee School for the Deaf was founded by Prof. S. C. Handa,
the professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the Indian Institute of
Technology (Roorkee) then, the University of Roorkee, as the Roorkee School for
Deaf. It started operations with Mrs. Handa being the first president and their
son being the first student. From there it has been a long and beautiful
journey, as today it is the second home to a total of one hundred students
under the principal Mrs. Parvati Pandey under the president ship of Mrs.
Anusuya Banerji, wife of Prof. P. Banerji (Director IIT Roorkee).
The main
objective of the school has been to impart special education to the handicapped
deaf children on modern and scientific lines. From humble beginning about 21
years ago, Anushruti has grown into a fully-fledged 10+2 school for the
education of Deaf Children. In addition
to normal speech and auditory training equipment, the school has the latest
Computer Aided Speech Development System. Along with normal education, the
school students are also given Vocational Training in about 7 different areas.
The ultimate aim of the school is to make every child self-dependent in life
having learnt all independent Living Skills before he/she leaves the portal of
the school. The school motivates IIT Roorkee students / faculty to undertake
research on the development of latest technologies to develop assertive devices
and other educational teaching aids, various software's, teaching learning
material and appliances to help educate and train deaf children.
The school
is being run as a research based, and Community Based Model wherein the funds
are raised from within the Society consisting of friends, relatives,
industrialists, organizations to impart Quality Education and training to the
deaf children. Currently the school has around 100 students from Roorkee and
nearby towns.
In addition
to everything else, school is currently providing free Diagnostic, Audiometric
and Speech Therapy Facilities to the Community as
‘Service to the Society’. More than 4000 people so far have been counseled,
tested and treated.
About BHOR: “Sound from silence”
BHOR, is a
social awakening initiative to bring smiles in the lives of students of
Anushruti. Started by the Department of Management Studies, this aims in mutual
collaboration between students of DoMS and students of Anushruti. This helps in
better understanding the lives of these students, so that a social awakening
can happen in the minds of the future corporate leaders. Every year in the deaf
awareness week, students of DoMS go to Anushruti, interact with the students
and participate with them in the cultural events. This mutual understanding
helps both parties to learn more and is a small step in making this world a
better place to live.
Details of the Event
Date: 06/10/2015
Lightening of Lamp
The day
started with volunteers arriving at multi - purpose hall of the Anushruti
School at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Volunteers had transformed
the multi – purpose hall in a beautifully designed hall, for the event which is
very close to our heart. After gathering of audience and parents of students,
the event started with lightening the lamp by the chief guest Capt. D.P Singh
(Secretary, Ex-Army Association) and Principal Mrs. Parvati Pandey. After the
lamp was lit, it was time for the students of Anushruti to showcase their
cultural performance.
The
cultural events displayed a lot more than that was visible to the normal eyes.
They spoke of not the profound talent of the children but of their special
grasping power with which they could perform a number of stage art forms raging
from Dancing to Dramatics to Mime. The hard work of the children and their
trainer (Students from DoMS) was admirable. The entertaining performances saw
the kids aging 5 to 17 years showcasing their talents in front of the audience
that never for a moment stopped
the applaud. This year with various groups performing dance, it seemed like a
colourful blur in the participants’ appearances. Other events included ecstatic
skit on ‘Problem faced by specially abled persons at the workplace’, a comic
performance of mime on ‘Excessive use of mobile’ and in the end, a fabulous
fashion show showcasing summer collection.
Address by the Chief Guest
Chief guest
Capt. D.P Singh begins his address with an inspirational quote on beauty of
childhood. He praised the efforts of whole staff of Anushruti in order to
provide quality education to the differently abled students. He told about the
pathetic condition of children in war prone areas, and contrasted the same with
cheerful faces in Anushruti. Capt. D.P Singh also appreciated the Corporate
Social Responsibility of IIT Roorkee for having such a heart touching
initiative inside the campus. One could almost feel the satisfaction on his
face after visiting Anushruti and meeting such talented kids.
Vote of Thanks
Principal
Mrs. Parvati Pandey presented the vote of thanks. She thanked everyone present
and wished that more people should continue to support these children in their
quest to find their rightful place in the world. She stressed on the mutual
collaboration of Department of Management Studies and Anushruti and asserted
that it is pride of the
department that it has been associated with Anushruti School since its
inception. Mrs. Pandey acknowledges the children, their parents and teachers,
the guests, and the student volunteers for their support in making BHOR a grand
success. With promises to see a more harmonious interaction in the future ahead
with Anushruti, the event ended with serving of cold-drink and snacks.
Cold-drinks & Snacks
After the
event, cold-drinks and snacks organized by the students of DoMS were served to
the entire audience which gave them a chance to interact with the parents and
guardians on a personal level. They gave a great thumb up to the efforts of the
students of DoMS, and hoped that they would continue to be a great sport in
organizing and coordinating these types of events. The snacks ended but the
hunger for more incite knowledge and the desire for sharing was never
satisfied, as the interactions continued till the time permitted. All that was
heard was the ‘Completeness’ and ‘Accomplishment’ of the ‘Deaf Awareness Week’
2015 by the DoMS, IIT Roorkee in its true sense-giving back to the society.
Games and Competition
The
students of Anushruti are children with blossomed hearts. They participated in
Rangoli competition which was organized by students of DoMS. These enthusiasts
participated with utmost efforts and full
dedication. It was a grand success with almost every one participating. Since
participation is all that counts. In the end, winners were awarded with prizes.
“ I can't
change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean
Team Details
Faculty in Charge:
Prof. M. K. Barua
BHOR Volunteers
(2nd year):
Azim Najam Nikita Batra
Sanjo Jose Maqbool Ahsan
BHOR Volunteers (1st year):
Rupayan Roy
|
Trishik Das
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Leon Bhuyan
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Arpit Aggarwal
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Harmandeep Kaur
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Sushumna
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Lehar Kothari
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Ashish Khagta
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Kavish Biyani
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Anirudh Jain
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Bhaskar Ballabh Saikia
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Suresh
Chandran V
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Parampreet Singh
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Dhruvdeep Bishnoi
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Jatin Dhawan
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Nitesh Kumar Singh
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Deepak Gupta
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Kartik Chauhan
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Sheena Lalwani
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Vishnu Rajoriya
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Arnab Mukherjee
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Shruti Sarkar
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Mihir Raste
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Apurv Modi
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Sumitava Roy
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Shubham Shukla
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Arush Jain
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Flavis Thomas Thommana
Report by-
SHRUTI
SARKAR M.B.A (1st year)
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