Differently abled children at Vasantham celebrate 67th Independence Day

Children dressed like great leaders Vasantham at Chennai, an educational  institution for special children celebrated the 67th Independence Day on 15th August 2013 in their premises.  I was invited to be the Chief Guest of the day to hoist the flag and to deliver a talk to the children and their parents.  It was an exciting experience for me to spend the time with the special children. Vasantham headed by Mrs Alli Murugesan...

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Action 2020 - 8th UnConference - A brief report

Action2020 - 8th UnConference 8th UnConference of Action 2020 was held on Saturday the 27th July 2013 at Corporation School, Panagal Park, T Nagar from 2PM to 5 PM.  Around 45 delegates representing 25 groups participated and shared their experiences. Presently Action 2020 is implementing two common projects.  'Vidhyodhaya' project is being implemented in Corporation Schools at MMDA11 and Adyar, besides at Govt. High School at Kannagi...

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Denial of US Visa to CH Sekar, made him enter Politics and become MLA

CH. Sekar In these days, when everybody abuses politics as a dirty drain, CH Sekar (34), a topper in the Engineering College, preferred to enter the so called ‘drain’ boldly to make it clean. Social service in early days Hailing from a small town Gummidipoondi in North Tamil Nadu, he used to spend his leisure time doing social work and temple cleaning right from his boyhood.  During his college days, he used to be passionate about...

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“My success is because of the difficulties and not despite the difficulties” – Inspiring Story of Navin Gulia, 100% medically disabled person

Navin Gulia (39), from Delhi with 100% medical disability is one of the national role models and inspiration for young and old.  He has converted every challenge into an opportunity to showcase his talents. Navin Gulia Hailing from a family of army officers, right from his childhood, he nurtured the idea of joining Indian Army as a ‘Commando’. It is the most challenging and risky job in the Army.  Right from his early days, he was...

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“Every Challenge is an Experience" – Inspiring Story of Narendra, Manager turned Leader

M. Narendra When the nation is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (original name Narendra), we feature another  Narendra, who transformed himself from a manager to a leader.  Narendra, presently the Chairman and Managing Director of the public sector, Indian Overseas Bank, has almost doubled the business within two years of his taking charge, galvanising 27000-plus employees, who lacked motivation in the past...

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