Vidya Bharati
AKHIL BHARATIYA SHIKSHA SANSTHAN
The child is the centre of all our
aspirations. He is protector of our country, Dharma (religion) and
culture. The development of our culture and civlisation in the development
of the child’s personality. A child today holds the key for tomorrow. To
relate the child with his land and his ancestors is the direct, clear and
unambiguous mandate for education. We have to achieve the all round
development of the child through education and sanskar i.e. inculcation of
time honoured values and traditions.
First Saraswati Shishu Mandir
This was the dream which, in 1952, inspired some RSS members to take up
education of their children as the mission of their lives. The people
engaged in this noble task of nation building through proper education of
the younger generation, laid the foundation of the first school at
Gorakhpur in building hired at a monthly rent of Five Rupees. After due
consideration, they named their school as Saraswati Shishu Mandir – Temple
of The Goddess Saraswati dedicated to the children. Thanks to their zeal,
dedication and hard work that such like school began to be established in
other places also. Prior to this at Kurukshetra Gita School was
established in 1946.
The number of schools increased rapidly in U.P. A state level Shishu
Shiksha Prabhand Samiti was formed in 1958 for their proper guidance and
planned-development. Good education and sound sanskaras at the Saraswati
Shishu Mandirs earned for them due honour and popularity in the society.
They spreading in other states also. Within a few years many schools were
established in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Bihar, and other
states. People began to send their children to these schools in preference
to christian convent-schools which were spreading christianity and western
mores. But in Saraswati Shishu Mandirs the children could learn about
their Hindu Dharma and Sanskars.
State level committees were set-up in other states also as the number of
schools began to increase there. Punjab and Chandhigarh had a Sarvahitkari
Shiksha Samiti while Haryana had Hindu Shiksha Samiti. The formation of an
all India body came in 1977 as a natural corollary of this process. Thus
Vidya Bharati was formed with its headquarters in Delhi. All state level
commitees were affiliated to this Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha sanathan. The
immediate objective of Vidya Bharati was to evolve a suitable programme
and develop adequate personnel and financial resources for its effective
implemention. A National Academic Council was constituted with eminent
educationist from all over the country to guide and advise Vidya Bharati.Vidya
Bharati the greatest non-Govt. Educational Organisation
Except Lakshadeep and Mizoram in the whole of the country, there are more
than fifty state and Regional Cimmittees affiliated to Vidya Bharati.
Under these committiees about 13,000 institutions are functioning where
17lakh studentss under the able guidance of 74,000 teachers attian
sanskars and education. These institutions can further be split up in 15
teachers Training Colleges, 40 Degree Colleges, 2800 High and senior
Secondary Schools, 8145 Pre-Primary & Primary Schools, 2000 Single teacher
schools (sankar Kendras) and 7 vocational and Training institutions. This
nation wide endeavour of Vidya Bharati fro the spread of education through
net work of educational institutions need financial support to make them
viable.
Vidya Bharati institutions function under a variety of names like Shishu
Vatika, Shishu mandir, Vidya mandir, saraswati Vidyalaya, Higher Secondary
Schools, Training Centres and Research Institutions. They are located in
towns villages, tribal belts and hilly terrains and even in slum
localities. The number of schools, students and teachers is constinuosly
increasing. Consequently, contact with parents and the Hindu society at
large isalso growing and is progressively influencing every section of the
Hindu society. Vidya Bharati is today the largest voluntary educational
organisation in the country.
Future Plan for the expansion of Proggrammes
Five-year-Plan for the expansion of the programmes of Vidya Bharati is as
under--
(1) In every district Headquarter
At least one High School for boys & one Girls.
(2) In every Block and Municipal Committee Centre
At least one Middle School.
(3) In a village of 5 thousands population or a village complex with 10
thousands
At least one Saraswati Shishu Mandir
(4) A small village with less population
Lok Shiksha Kendra & Sanskar Kendra.
Basis of Vidya Bharati Educational Renaissance-Hindu
Philosophy of Life
Vidya Bharati is of firm opinion that education will be useful for a
person and nation at large which has its roots in Hindutuva. So it is
crystal clear that revival of Hindu Philosophy is the be-all and end-all
of our educational Renaissance. The aim of education and the basis
concepts of the development of the personality of the child are based in
this philosophy.
Bharatiya Psychology-the basis of Educational Training
Psychological needs of the child form the very basis of any educational
Training. Even after fifty years of independence the prevalen system of
education in India has its roots in Western way of fulfilment of life
which in other words is materialist. But according to Hindu philosophy,
the all-round development of the personality of the child is not possible
without spiritual sttainment. The Western philosophy based on the cencepts
of Drawin & Freud cant impart fullness to life. That is why Vidya Bharati
has laid maximum emphasis upon Bharatiya psychology and made it the very
basis of her system of education baptised as 'saraswati Panchpadiya
Shikshan Vidhi'. These five steps are:
(1) Adhiti (2) Bodhi (3) Abhiyas (4) Prayog (5) Prasar Sawadhiya
abd Pravachan.
This philosophy has gained public esteem & appraisal in form of 'Saraswati
Shishu Mandir' education system at primary stage and 'Shishu Vatika'
education system at pre-primary stage.
Vidya Bharati National Academic Council
With a view to the pro[er development of educational thinking and to
provide a border base to educational endeavour, National Academic Council
of Vidya Bharati has been censtituted with simillar council at regional
and state level all over India. Some of the topmost educationists and
savants of the country are honourable members of these councils. The
conferences of the council are organised to get expertise guidence of
educationists on educational topics. The council also enjoys the
cooperation of the N.C.E.R.T. New Delhi.
Action Plan
(1) To development educational philosophy commensurate with Bharatiya
sanskriti and ideals which may inspire dedicated workers to proceed with
convivtion for the rebuiling of the nation.
(2) To development a system of education through which the national
heritage of invaluable spiritual wealth, our ancestor's experience in the
search for the ultimate truth and our glorious traditions may not only be
tranfered to the present generation but also enable it to enrich them.
(3) Using the world's most up-to-date knowledge and technique to develop
an educational system and associated resources so that the educational
aims and objectives in respect of the all round development of the child
may be realised.
(4) To promote among students national unity and to ensure their character
and cultural development through the organisation of national syllabi for
physial, moral and spiritual education, yoga, music and sanskriti along
with associated co-curricular and non-formal educational activities.
(5) To organise teacher education and training programmes for continuing
availability of competent and dedicated teachers of impeccable character.
6) To organise and guide fundamental and applied research and development
activities and to endeavour to make Indian psychology as the basis of all
educational processes.
(7) To affiliate and to guide educattional institutions and organisations
imbued wiht above ideals, particulary to work for the expansion of these
activities in rural, tribal and under-privileged regions and to establish
pioneering projects in these areas.
(8) To organise national and regional seminars and symposia through the
Vidya Bharati National Academic Council, to enlist the cooperation of
educationists and educational thinkers and seek their advice.
(9) To offer requisite cooperation and consultation for the national
educational plans and programmes of the Government of India.
(10) To establish effective liason with educational experiments and
experiments and experiences in India and abroad and to provide a conduit
for interection between them.
Teacher Trianing Programmes
Teacher trianing Programmes are separately organised thruoghout the
country. Adarsh Vidya Mandir PostGraduate Shiksha Mahavidhyalaya (Teacher
Trianing Programmes) Jaipur (Rajasthan) conducts training for full-time
teachers of Vidya Bharati. A similar educational institute is in
Ahmedanagar, Maharashtra.
Besides there ten Teacher Trianing Institutes are functionary in various
states.
Training of teachers working in tribal areas is arranged at Ranchi in
Bihar.
Besides the above, state and regional level teacher-training- courses are
also organised. These courses are for 10 days to 2 months duration. In
fact, trained tearchers constitute the back-bone for the smooth progress
of all Vidya Bharati activities.
Bharatiya
Shiksha Shodh Sansthan
(Indian Educational research Institute)
Research cells have been established at Jabalpur, Ujjan, Jaipur,
Chandigarh, Meerut and Varanasi to enable teachers to conduct experiments
and research in new methoads of teaching. An All India Educattional
Research Institute has been set up at Lucknow. The Institute regularly
publishes 'Bharatiya Shiksha Shodh Patrika', a journal particulary useful
for serving-teachers. Teaching technique, Indian educational psychology,
measurement of aptitude and testing and evaluation of achievments are
prominent activities of research work.
Vidya Bharati Publication
(1) 'Vidya Bharati Pradeepika', A quarterly Magazine published from Delhi.
(2) 'Dev Putra', A Monthly Magazine for children printed from Indor.
(3) 'Bharatiya Shodh Patrika', Contents-research Articles on Educational
problems and innovative experiments, printed from Lucknow.
(4) Besides these magazines, many books relating sanskriti Gain Preeksha
and literature are printed from Kurukshetra.
NOTE:
A
complete list of Vidya Bharati Publications is given in the end of this
booklet.
Vidya Bharati Educational Technology
Science and Technology have made tremendous progress in modern times and
progress is continuing. Education is a live, cultural enrichment process
in which the teachers and educators have an important role. Machines
cannot replace them. Yet, Vidya Bharati is trying to utilise modern
science and technology as a teaching aid. The use of audio-visual teaching
aids is being encouraged. Some audio and video cassettes have been
prepared which are used for teaching of some subjects.
A
Cassettes and Film library has been established at Lucknow. Several
proposals for the development of hthis department of educational
technology are under cinsideration.
Residential Schools
Residential Schoolsaffiliated to Vidya Bharati have been established all
over the country. Practically every state has a model residential school.
Boys studying in these schools live 24 hours in the school campus. They
get up at the crack of dawn and follow a model routine till 10'O clock in
hthe night. They grow up in an academic and moral environment. Besides
attaining high profifiency in the sciences and other fields of knowledge,
they are nurtured in the values of Bharatiya sanskriti, Dharma and
patriotism.
Every Vidya Mandir has made a name for itself in comparison to government
and other schools in the region and is continuing to do so. A significant
percentage of first divisioners are from Saraswati Vidya Mandirs.
Poor but meritorious students are given free education in Vidya Bharati
Schools. Residential schools are growing slowly due to paucity of adequate
financial resources and capable teachers. Nevertheless, it is planned to
provide free education to poor students upto 10% if the enrolled strength.
Most of the schools are supported entirely through public cooperation.
There are more than 66 residential schools in the country.
Special
Projects
Some residential schools have started special projects in order to provide
vecational guidence to the students. PMT/CEET courses have been run
successfully at Kurukshetra. During the last eight years more than three
hundred stufents have succeeded in getting admission in various Medical &
Engneering Colleges including prestigious institution like AIIMS & IIT.
This success in owed to PMT/CEET courses been run there. Similarly 'Sanklap'
Prakalp in also started effectively by some schools. It will help not only
in providing dedicated administrator to the country but lead to filling a
sense of patriotism and selfless service in the citizen of tomorrow. Some
schools have established computer laboratories & started short lerm
courses. The libraries in the above mentioned schools are equipped with
the latest competitive books.
COMMON NATIONAL SYLLABI FOR SELECTED SUBJECTS
All subjects are taught in Saraswati Vidya Mandirs. The effort is to
prepare the students so that they get highest marks in government
recognised examinations. Special attention is paid to ensure a bright
future for the students, thereby enhancing the reputation of the schools
also. All schools are not government-recognised. Government grant-in-aid
is accepted only if it is without any precondition so that our activities
and innovations are not hampered. Self-reliance is the key to All our
efforts.
Vidya Bharati has
evolved a common national syllabi for the following subjects from Primary
to Higher secondary classes to be followed in all our schools:-
Physical Education
Children should be strong and fit, they should be good sportsmen and their
physical capabilities should be adequately developed. Only such like
children can become defenders of their country and their faith. All
schools of Vidya Bharati have facilities and programmes for physical
development of children. Classwise physical education syllabus has been
development by specialists for this purpose. Regional Physical Training
Centres have been established for specialised physical training. A
National Sports Body for Vidya Bharati is also being constituted.
Yoga Training
The science of Yoga was evolved in India in ancient times. It is now being
adopted all over the world. Practice of Yoga is the best way for our
physical, psychological, intellectual and spiritual development. This has
been proved both scientifically and by personal experience. Yoga traning
centres have been established in all regions of the country which impart
Teacher Training and try out new experiments. The establishment of a
National Yoga Traing Centre is also under consideration.
Moral and
Spiritual Education
Children are potential nation builders. The honour and growth of the
country depends upon the character of her children. Vidya Bharati has
according developed this syllabus for inculcating moral and patriotic
values and to foster proper spiritual outlook. It forms the foundation of
the entire educational process. The primary aim of Vidya Bharati is to
build the character and outlook of the children in accordance with
Bharatiya Sanskriti, Dharma and ideals.
Sanskrit
Language Teaching
Sanskrit is the mother of the most of the langauges not only of India but
also of the rest of the world. Sanakrit literature contains the invaluable
treasure of Indian sanskriti and of the knowledge acquired by the ancient
rishis. Unless our students learn Sanskrit is also the key to national
unity. That is why Vidya Bharati has accorded high priority to the
teaching of sanskrit language in all its schools and colleges. The
Sanskrit Department of Vidya Bharati is located at Kurukshetra in Hryana.
This department has published text books for primary classes called 'Dev
Vani Sanskritam' based on conversion method. Training of sanskrit-language-teachers
is also arranged by this department.
Music Teaching
Music vibrates the innermost strings of our hearts. All Vidya Bharati
Schools teach music to their students for awakening their noblest
sentiments and for activating sanskar learning. Audio music cassette of
high quality have been prepared. Patriotic songs are reverberating
throught the country. A cassette containing songs for birthday celebration
has been prepared and it has become very popular. Class-wise music syllabi
have also been promulgated. Students sing somgs in all languages of the
country. It is an admitted fact that languages may be different but they
all echo the same sentiments.
Vidya Bharati 'Sanskriti Bodh Priyojna'
This scheme is implemented through the following programmes:-
[1] The examination has been in vogue since 1980. Vidya Bharati office at
Kurukshetra manages this. The preparation for this examination provides
complete knowledge and information about Indian culture, religion,
History, festival, Holy places, sacred rivers, mountains and national
personalities to the student community in an interesting and simple
method.Besides lakhs of students reading in Vidya Bharati schools, many
other students, teachers and parents are benefitted from this scheme. It
can be asserted with pride that 'Sanskriti Bodh Priyojna' is helping a lot
in cultural renaissance and strengthening national bonds of unity. In the
Academic year 1997-98 more than 7 lakh students appeared in this
examination. Year after year the number is increasing.
[2] Sanskriti Gain Preeksha For Teachers:
Sanskriti Gain Preeksha for teacher is also held every year. There are
three stages viz'Prathma', 'Madhyama' and 'Utma' according to the standard
& depth of the subject matter. Normally new teachers coming out of
Teachers Training Institutes are not conversant in the cultural,
historical and geographical know-how if their country. This examination
provides facility for them to attain this essential knowledge.
[3] Prashan Manch Programme (Quiz Competition)
Prashan Manch Competitions are held on state and regional level in three
stages viz primary, secondary & senior secondary. Subject matter tobe
tested through these quiz competitions is based on books on sanskriti Gain
(stage wise) and some other books prescribed such as on Astronomy, Freedom
movement and biographies of our national heroes.
[4] Essay Competition
This is an all India Programme. The competition is held in three stages
viz primary, Middle & senior secondary. Marking of the essays is done at
state level & prizes for the best, three essays of each group are given
state wise. Topics of essays are on 'Punya Bhoomi Bharat', Indian
Cultural, History, Prominent personalities in the field of science and
literature.
NOTE:
Students belonging to tribal areas and Sanskar Kendras are supplied free
material for taking part in various programmes & 'Sanskriti Bodh Priyojna'.
No fees is also charged from them.
'Shishu Vatika'(Pre-Primary Education)
In our country, children usually commence their formal education on
completing 6 years of age when they are admitted to class one of primory
schools. A child usually lives with parents and other members of family
until then. In earlier times when the family system was well organised in
India, the child grew in the amiable enviorment provided by the family and
received all appropiate Sanskars in the family itself. The modern of the
child was also its first teacher. In modern times, however, industrial and
growing influence of western civilisation has affected the family system
also, particularly in the cities. Now-a-days it has become necessary to
send a child to the school at an early age 2 1/2 years. The number of
schools for this age group, know variously as montessary, Kindergarten or
Nursery school have been steadily increasing in the cities. These schools
have sprung up in every nook and corner of metropolitan and other big
cities, and have become a lucrative sources of earning for hthier
organisers.
For an educational point of view, these schools operating under the guise
of Montessary or Kindergarten schools are doing great injustice to tender
children. Heavy school bags have deprived them of their chilhood.
Westernisation is making rapid inroads in the name of English medium
education. Vidya Bharati has taken note of the danger posed to the nation
by this development and has foccussed ots attention on pre-primary
education also. An indigenous system of pre-primary education based on
Bharatiya Sanskriti and our country's environment, has been developed and
given the name of 'Shishu Vatika' (literally meaning Kindergarten). This
is a non-formal system of education aimed at physical, psychological,
emotional, social and spiritual developmetn if the child. The children are
freed from the burned of books, notebooks, etc. imposed upon them just for
acquiring literecy and numeracy skills. Games, songs, story-telling,
development of sensory and motororgans, language etiquette skill, science
experience, creative work experience, unrestricted skill, drawing, crafts,
etc. are developed through non-formal activities. The 'Shishu Vatikas'
reverberate with children's joyful sounds as they undertake various
activities which impart education and sankar in a natural way.
Vidya Bharati has chalked out a programme to educate the parents and other
members of the families of children attending Shishu Vatikas. The family,
Particularly the mother, plays an important role in the balanced growth of
the child. Vidya Bharati's programme includes training to provide an
enlightened and ciltured family environment to the child. A nationwide
campaign under the Shishu Vatika Scheme has been luanched to create
parent's awareness of their responsibilities in providing family
envirnment in accordance with Hindu view of life and sanskars.
All India Sports
Meet
Vidya Bharati started holding All India Sports Meet in the year 1988-89 in
order to cemmemorate the birth centenary of Param Poojya Dr. Heggawar Ji,
the first Sar Sanghachalak of R.S.S. During these tournaments boys & girls
of Middle, High & senior secondary classes (Bal, Kishor and Tarun) take
part in separate groups. Besides Kabbadi, Kho-Kho there are about sixty
items of athentics. A particioant can take part in three events only.
These tournaments start from schools & go upto District, Circle, State,
Region & National level. Participants getting first position in Kshetra
level fames and athletic events take part in national tournament.
It is heartening to mention that many of our young boys & girls who take
part in national meets are trying to touch national record in so many
events. It is a matter of pride for Vidya Bharati as well as for the
nation as a whole. If our younger generation is strong, the country will
be strong. While providing facilities for our youth to make the muscles
strong,we should be careful about the sanskars we give to them. "We should
remember that only 'sanskrit' brave boys & girls can prove an asset for
the Motherland in order to protect her honour". This sentence is the very
basis of our Sports-Programmes. The most impressive aspect of our
Nattional Meets is its Mini-India stature. Our cultural essence ie Unity
in Dirversity is visible in our nattional tournaments.
Tree-Palantation for Environmental Purification
Presently environmental pollution has endangered the survival of humanity.
It is a global mence & needs international solutions. Vidya Bhharati has
risen to hthe occasion and started tree plantation in hthe schools as a
complusory project. The Teacher, the taught & parents have realised the
importance of ecological balance and love for Nature. This awareness will
go a long way in saving our environment. In Uttar Pradesh & Mahakaushal
systematic steps are being taken in this direction. The students are
planting trees in lakh in these areas. It is hoped that other states will
also follow the suit.
Sanskarksham Atmosphere in Families
Visiting the families of the parents of the students & creating rapport
with them is an essential step to be taken by the teachers associated with
Vidya Bharati. It will help in imparting sanskarksham education to the
students. There is no denying the fact that Sanskar leading to cultural,
religious & social awareness and being given in the schools to students
will be permanent & effective only if these are practised in families by
the parents also. This is most important for ensuring the proper
developmetn of the personaly of hthe students. Thus continuous centact
between parents & teachers is a must. The book-'Puniya Bhumi Bharat',
pivtures of Shri Ram and other great men, calendar having Bikrami & Shak
dates etc. have been supplied in lakhs to the parents.
These days in elite families living in cosmopolitan cities, there is a
practice to celebrate birth days according to christian traditions viz
cutting cakes, blowing out candles & chanting rhymes. Vidya Bharati
believes in lighting candles & spreading light on these occasion than
blowing them out. A book as to how to celebrate birthday according to
Hindu traditions have been published. Audio cassettes with special holy
and inspiring songs being recorded in them have also been prepared.
Old
Students Councils
In many states schools run by Vidya Bharati have celebrated their silver
Jubilees. There are some schools which were started 50 years ago.
Consequently a large number of students having received education from our
schools hold prestigeous positions in htheir life. In order to maintain
effective rapport with them, students councils are being established at
schools & state level. This enables them to revive old Sanskar and
memoroes. These councils serve as fixed deposits. Old stdents not only
render financial help to their Alma Mater but also take up many projects
of educational importance. In Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra,
Lakhs of old students are rendering effective and active service to the
society.
SANSKAR
KENDRA (SINGLE TEACHER SCHOOL)
Over 13,000 schools affiliated to Vidya Bharati are provding education and
sanskars to about 17 lakh students under the guidence of nearly seventy
four thousand teachers. It is the largest veluntory educational
organisation not only in India but in the world also. Its work is
progressing with the active support of the society and has increased ten
fold in just over twemty years since Vidya Bharati was formally
constituted. However, these figures are grossly inadequate in the context
of the vastness of the country and the education needs if the society.
There is a limit to the human and financial reasources of Vidya Bharati.
Still, it is commited to provide not only free education in the priority
regions inhabited by vanvaisi, backward and neglected sections of our
people but food, clothing, textbooks etc., also because these people live
under conditions of acute poverty and deprivation where provision of even
two aquare meals a day is not always possible.
In view of the above circumstances prevailing in the country and the
society and its limited resources, Vidya Bharati is unable to keep on
opening more and more schools; A nationwide plan has, therefore, been
drawn up to open a large number of sanskar Kendras (single-teachet-schools).
These centres conduct informal activities for imparting literacy,
health-habits, self-reliance, sanskriti, love for the country and social
harmony. Special efforts are made to contact and educate the children who
are unable to attend formal schools due to family circumastances or non-availibility
of such schools near their localities. Then, there are children who attend
formal school but remain below standard due to adverse family
circumstances. An effort is made to provide specific coaching to such
children to bring them upto the reguisite standard of their school
classes; Songs, Story telling, games, role-acting etc. are the major
activities for children's development and samskara learing.
Snskar Kendras of Vidya Bharati are organised in four different kinds of
localities as explained below:
[1] In the backward and hutment localities of cities.
[2] In comparatively affluent localities of cities where children usually
go to the so called convert or English midium schools. These children are,
generally, ignorant or ill informed about Bharatiya Sanskriti or sanskars
of their own Dhrama. These children of the elite sections are, often,
proving detrimnet to the best organised sanskar kendras for these children
also.
[3] In rural areas.
[4] In Vanavasi inhabited regions.
Along with education and sanskar training of children attending the
Sanskar kendras, efforts are made to contact their parents, guardians and
other members of their families and through various informal activities
an, endeavour is made to create an awareness among them for a healthy,
cultured life both for individuals and for the society at large.
This innovative scheme of Sanskar Kendras was launghed in 1988-89 as a
component of the memorial campaings organised during the birth centenary
celebrations of Dr. Hedgewar. About 2000 sanskar kendras have been
established to date. Vidya Bharati has emphatically requested all its
13,000 schools that every school must operate at least one sanskar kendra.
It is our earnest hope that the sanskar kendra scheme will be successfully
implemented with the cooperation of social workers and other members of
the society.
VIDYA
BHARATI IN VILLAGES
Over 76% of India people live in more than 7 lakh villages. Only 28% of
the rural population is reported to be literate according to official
figures. The country's development is unthinkable without the development
of this rural population. Rural development was totally neglected during
the British rule. Unfortunately, successive governments in independent
India opted for urban development and promotion of heavy industries.
Agriculture is the main industry of the country but it did not constitute
the basis of development plans. The result is large scale migration from
villages to cities. The number of slum and hutment dwellers in
metropolitan cities began to increase. Nearly half the population of
Bombay (Mumbai) consists of slum dwellers.
Almost all universities of the country are located in cities. Young men
from villages go to cities for higher education. The glamour of city life
deters them from returning to villages and they search for jobs in cities
only. As a result, joint families are disintegration and traditional rural
induaties are disappearing. Indian rural culture is facing extinction.
Television and interaction with cities are enticing rural people to
emulate urban life styles. On the other hand, rural schools are badly
managed. Absenteeism is very high among teachers of rural schools. The
result is that the rural education system is in complete disarray.
There is an urgent need to change the above scenario. Vidya Bharati has
taken up the challenge and after due consideration of all aspects has
chalked out a rural education policy accompanied by programme of action.
Nearly six thousand rural schools of Vidya Bharati havealready been
established. Their education programme has been so development that they
along with literacy also promote economic self-reliance, sanskriti, health
and hygiene, social awareness and love for the motherland.
Sgar district in Mdhya Pradesh was adopted in 1983 for setting up a pilot
education project with all-around rural development as its aim. Model
schools, having agriculture education as an integral part have been
established at Community Development Block Centres. These, in turn, have
become central schools for opening schools in surrounding villages. Today
there are 21 such central schools and 230 satellite schools in nearly
villeges. The entire district has become conscius of educational
renaissance. The central schools act as resource centres for training of
teachers and for other inputs required for the satellite schools.
Similar rural projects have been established in districts Ghaziabad
Sultanpur of U.P. They are known as Gram Bharati Kendras (Centres). Tha
Gaziabad project is located on a 25 acre land site. Another Educational
project has been established in village Nagala Chandrabhan of Mathura
District in U.P. This village is the birth place of Late Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya and has been named 'Deen Dayal Dham' in his honour. Beside
children's school, this project also runs a sewing training-cum-production
centre for rural women.
The experience gained at these pilot projects will enable Vidya Bharati to
set up a chain of rural schools all over the country for imparting a new
orientation to rural education. Volunteers of Vidya Bharati are engaged in
this task of reconstruction of the nation with active cooperation from the
society. Thier target is to established a school for every one lakh
population, that is in every community development block and to organise
10 extension schools (Sanskar Kendras) in nearly villages of each school.
VIDYA
BHARATI'S WORK IN UNDER-PRIVILEGED LOCALITIES
Nearly three crore people of our country live in slum colonies and other
under-privileged localities. These colonies are mostly located on vacant
land along railway tracks and near factories. 8-10 members of a family
live in a single hut. It is used for keeping their meafre belongings,
cooking food as well as for sleeping. These is scarity of water for
drinking, bathing, washing and toilet peuposes, That is why some people
have named these localities as 'gigantic commodes of the world.' The
children of these people live in conditions of education and Sanskars.
Vidya Bharati has taken up the task of providing education and Sanskars to
the children of the slum dwellers who are after all our own brothers and
sisters. All our schools have been requested to adopt at least one
under-privileged locality and open a Sanskar Kendra (Single Teacher
School) there. The schools have also been requested to establish close
rapport with their Sanakar Kendras so that the children of the two units
may develop bonds of love and friendship. A special campaign was organised
during the birth centenary year of Dr. Hedgewar to open Sanskar Kendras.
About 2000 Sanskar Kendras have currently been opened in these localities.
It is hoped that this number will increase substantially during the next
few years. Swami Vivekanand had said that Service to fellow beings is
serice to God. The spirit behind this saying is being given a practical
shape by the Vidya Bharati schools. Along with education and sanskars, the
Sanskar Kendras are creating awareness about social harmony, health and
hygiene, self-reliance, sanskriti and love for the motherland among the
slum-dwellers.
Vidya Bharati is endeavouring that three or four schools in big cities
jointly open a full-fledged school in an under-privileged locality and
share the expenses involved. 163 such schools have already been opended
all over the country. Local people are offering full financial cooperation
to these schools. Social harmony between the residents of these localities
and the rest of the society is also growing alongwith the spirit of
Hinduism. Vidya Bharati is endeavoruing that the new generation
understands its responsibility towards their under-privileged brethren. It
is gratifying to note that our efforts are meeting with increasing
success.
Nearly 5 crore people of our country live in jungles and hilly terrains in
clusters of small villages. About 15 lakh of these people have migrated to
cities to seek employment. These people are described as scheduled tribes
in official records. This name was coined by the British rulers to
alienate them from the main Hindu stream. They were called the original
inhabitants as a part of the same evil design of the British rulers. This
nomenclature persists even today. We treat them as an inseparable section
of the Hindu society and call them Vanvasis or inhabitants of Jungles.
Besides being innocent, vanvasis are helpful, proud, selfless,
God-fearing, brave and courageous people. However, they live in utter
property. Christian missionaries are active among these people from the
time of British rule in India. In the guise of providing education and
health services they have been converting the vanavasis to Christians,
spreading anti-natioanl sentiments and even advocating secession from
Idnai.
Instead of blaming the christian missionaries, Vidya Bharati has extended
its educational programmes to Vanvasi areas also. The effort is to foster
national unity, partriotism and pride in Bharatiya Dharma and Sanskriti
through the medium of education, service and affection. A sense of
economic self-reliance has also been generated in them.
Chhota
Nagpur Area
In Vanavasi areas Vidya Bharati's educational efforts are concentrated
mainly in Chhota Nagpur and eastern region of the country. The Vanavasi
inhabited region comprising the border areas of South Bihar, Madhya
Paradesh, Bengal and Orissa is known as Chhota Nagpur. An agitation,
instigated by christian political activities is being carried out for
declaring this region as a separate state of Jhar Khand.
Vidya Bharati has 150 schools and 1000 Sanskar Kendras (Single Teacher
schools) in the Chhota Nagpur region. These schools cover even remote
backward villages and their number is increasing every year.
The work, being carried out in this area by Vidya Bharati and the Vanavasi
Kalyan Ashram, is creating a wave of nationalism and Hindutva among the
Vanvasis. However, much still has to be done.
North-Eastern Region
There are seven states in North East India Viz. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. Our vanavasi brothern,
there, live in deep jungles and hilly terrains and have always been
sentinels of Bharatiya Sanskriti.
There are 182 tribes living in this region. They have many languages but
no script of their own. During the British rule, christian missionaries
propagated the Roman script for writing these languages. Vidya Bharati has
now offered them the Devnagari (Hindi) script which has been widely
welcomed by the vanavasi people as their own script. All tribal languages
are different from each other and spoken Hindi is the only common language
of inter-communication. That is another reason for the attraction of the
Devnagari script.
The vanavasi people have many virtues. They are very courageous. Truth is
the basis of their life. These qualities previal inspite of the utter
poverty and lack of facility among them. In fact, poverty and lack of
education are the root causes of their miseries and christian mossionaries
have fully exploited these. During the British rule and even today, the
educational and economic facilities offered by the missionaries are made
avialbe only to those people who get converted. The vanavasi have been
virtualy compelled t accept conversion and nearly 60% of them have already
been converted. Nearly 80% of the population in Mizoram, 60% in Meghalaya
and 80% in Nagaland have already been converted. As a matter of fact, the
creation of these states is the direct result of conversion-politics and
the process of alienation is, still continuing.
In Arunachal Pradesh 22% population is Chritian. It has been declared that
by the end of this century, this state will be converted to Chritian
majority Pradesh with the active support of forgien agencies. Vidya
Bharati has taken it as a challenge and decided to start 20-25 schools in
this area. During the last two years, eigth new schools have been opened.
Save East-Northern state fund has been opened. More & more funds and
dedicated workers are being sent there in order to check forcible
conversion to Christianity and revive Hindu faith and traditions in the
people.
Under these circumstances most of the vanavasi people are facing acute
poverty and lack of educational facilities. But they are not prepared to
get converted inspite of these deprivations. They wish to remain in the
main stream of the country and contribute towards the overall development
of the motherland.
The
Haflong Project
Vidya Bharati has taken up the challenge of the North East region and
assured the responsibility for providing educational facilities. A
Saraswati Vidya Mandir Residential School was established in 1983 at
Haflong situated almost in the centre of the seven states. The vanavasi
brethern actively cooperated in its establishment. Started with just 5-6
students in thatched hut, the school has its own permanent building taday
and has classes upto tenth. It is playing an important role in fulfilling
the aspirations of the people. The hostel attached to the school is run on
the 'Grukul System', ie., all residents live together as members of the
families of the teachers. They themselves manage and run the hostel.
Nearly 150 boys and girls of classes one to ten residing in the hostel and
are receiving Sanskars along with education. The vanavasi people have
denated nearly 4 acres of land free of cost for the Vidya Mandir.
Construction on this land has been carried out through generous
contributions from philanthropists of the society. The science laboratory,
workshop, hostel rooms and the dining hall with kichen facility have yet
to be constructed. It is hoped that these will be constructed
expeditiously by the grance of God and through cooperation of the society.
It is heartening note that old students of the Saraswati Vidya Mandir have
become devoted workers, of a school after completing heir education. One
such student whom this honour has gone is Shri Hikolain Jemi who is now
the principal of a primary School in Haflong.
This is a totally free school. Many well-to-do families from other states
of the country have adopted vanavasi students. They look after the
students as their own children. At present 150 students belonging to 20
tribes and hailing from 40 villages are studying in the school. Two women
social workers from Karanataka are teaching Sanskrit there. Since they
speak only in Sanskrit, most of the students and many local residents have
picked up Sanskrit conversation.
The students of Vidya Mandir undertake a public contact-campaign among
their ralations and other people when they visit their homes during
vacations. They propagate the noble sentiments of Hindutva and natinalism
among their people. During the birth centenary year of Dr. Hedgewar, and
these were published in a book from by Vidya Bharati. The students
conducted extensive public contact and distributed these books also. So
far, only the Bible was available in tribal langauges and that, too, in
Roman script. The biography of Dr. Hedgewar is the first tribal language
book to be published in Devanagri and Assamese script. It was widely
welcomed by the vanavasi people. The message of Hindutva, Dr. Hedgewar and
RSS has penetrated deep among the vanavasi people because of this book.
All this was achieved by the students. A wave of Hinduism and nationalism
is spreading far and wide through the Vidya Mandir students.
The Vidya Mandir ia also active in the field of economic development of
the region. Nearly 1000 trees of pine apple and oranges have been plated
on 4 acres of land. There is a dairy in the 'Gurukul'. The hostel grows
all the vegetables required. Girls are teught Naga shawl weaving. A Naga
shawl fetches Rs. 300/- per week. The children enjoy making toys of
bamboo, wood, etc. Naga boys are naturally gifted in music and various art
forms. The Vidya Mandir attempted to enrich these talents. The nationally
famous vacalist Shri Shekhar Kalyanji has lived among these boys for a few
days to inspire and coach them.
We are fully confident that in due course of time the students of the
Vidya Mandir, project of Vidya Bharati, will assume leadership of the
vanavasi people, and bring them into the main strem of Hinduism and
prepare them to stand once again as sentinels of Bharatiya sanskriti.
The Uprangsu (Assam) Project
A
similar free school, called Shrimati Yamuna Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir
was established in 1987 at Umrangsu in Assam. About 140 tribal boys and
girls are studying in class one to six of this school. This school is
developing on the model of Haflong Vidyalaya.
Tundi (Dhanbad)
Similarly in Southern Bihar 30 Kms. Away from Dhanbad, there is a small
village named 'Tundi'. A residential school is being run there for tribal
boys & girls. There are two separate hostels for 100 boys and 80 girls.
There is a provision for crafts like hand weaving & embroidery. This
vocational facility will help students to stand up on their legs after
completing school education.
OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS BY VIDYA BHARATI
Awakening
of social Consciosness
Endeavour is being made from the very begining to ingnite the sense of
patriotism and social sensibility in the students. These sanskars are
expected from their day-to-day behaviour.
[1] 'Sushil Balak
Griha'
Homes for the Healthy Children of Leprosy Patients
Leprosy has become a major challange for the humanity not only in India
but throught the world also. The Indian society harbours many
misconceptions about leprosy. Leprosy patients are therefore facing great
difficulty and deep neglect. Modern medical science has established that
leprosy is not contagious. Vidya Bharati is attempting to create a healthy
attitude that leprosy is like any other disease and leprosy patients
deserve our active sympathy. To generate this awareness in the society,
particulary among the children, all schools of Vidya Bharati observe one
day every year as 'Leprosy day'. 30th January has been chosen for this
purpose. 'A Leprosy Cure Society' has been established at Champa in Madhya
Pradesh under the inspiration of the RSS and the initial guidence provided
by late Shri Guruji, Sarasanghachalak of RSS. This society publishes
adequate literature which is distributed to all our institutions.
Another serious problem pertains to the healthy children of leprosy
patients who wish to keep them away but they also get affilicted. A few
hostels are run for such children by gevernment agencies but most of the
hostels are run by christain missionaries who convert all children living
in their hostels. Several such children have themselves become christain
priests on growing up and are active in Mdhya Pradesh.
Vidya Bharati offered to the Bharatiya Kustha Nivarak Sangh to open a
hostels for such children near by but separate from their centre at Champa.
We assured them full cooperation and financial support from all our
schools. A hostel called 'Sushil Children Home' (Sushil Balak Griha) has
accordingly been set up there. It has 53 inmates at present. There is a
school also for these children. Three children living in this home were
formerly inmates of hostel run by Mother Tressa. They left that hostel in
order to join one run by us. Students of Vidya Bharati schools organise a
fund raising campaign on 30th January (Leprosy day) every year. They
collect over six lakh rupees which is remitted to the Home. But the scheme
is, still, in need of more financial assistance. The home has good
facilities for more education and Sanskar of its inmates who are expected
to become useful citizens of the society on growing up.
[2] Social Service
at the time of Natural calamities
(A)
Vidya
Bharati donated Rs.14 lakhs for the help of earthquake Victims of
Uttar Kashi(U.P.
[3] Swadeshi Jagran - A realistic gesture of patriotism
Multi National companies have taken strong foot hold in India during the
past a few years. It is eclipsing our national economy. The nation is
drifting quickly towards financial bondage. To check these anti-national
financial enterprises Vidya Bharati under the patronage of 'Swadesh
Jagaran Manch' has ushered many programmes of 'Swadeshi Jagran'. They
impress upon the people the spirit of this crusade ie 'Be Indian buy
Indian'. Under this project, the students, teachers & parents at large are
persuarded to use things made by Indian Companies & shun those manufatured
by Milti national companies. The students are formed into groups and sent
to the related areas with the list of included 'Swadeshi' as a compulsary
component in her scheme of studies.
Vidya Bharati in Jammu & Kashmir
The Vidya Bharati General Body meeting held at Visakhapatnam in 1988
resolved that in order to generate self-confidence, courage and the
national spirit among the Hindus Of Kashmir Valley. Vidhya Bharati should
start its schools there in places where Hindus constituted atleast 20% of
the population. These schools were also necessary becuase all government
schools and the large number of Madrasas run by the Jamayati Islami, were
installing anti-nationalism in minds of the new generation in the name of
imparting religious education. Consequently, the educational atmosphere in
the Kashmir valley was very bitter and explosive. 10 schools of Vidya
Bharati were immediately started in prominent localities of Kashmir Valley
in accordance with the General Body resolution. Vidya Bharati schools in
Delhi were given the responsibility for providing financial support to
these schools. 50 schools of Vidya Bharati were already running in Jammu
province. These schools fully cooperated in the setting up the new
schools. Impressed by the high standard of education in these schools,
many Muslim students also took admission in these schools. Vidya Bharati
also welcomed this develpment.
Unfortunetely, the above schools had not completed even two years when
Pakistan launched a pre-planned but indirect assault in the Kashmir
Valley. As a result, attacks and all sorts of atrocities began to be
committed against the Hindus. The Vidya Bharati schools in Kashmir Valley
were made the first tergets by the Pakistan supported elements. Their
buildings were set on fire. 3 lakh Hindu fled from the valley and took
shelter in Jammu. These included teachers and students of Vidya Bharati
schools also. The whole world is familiar with the condition in Kashmir
Valley.
Vidya Bharati again resolved to face the challenge arising out of the
adverse circumstances of displaced Hindus and assumed the responsibility
of educating the children displaced from the valley. Second shifts were
started in 5 schools of Jammu and classes from one to ten were immediately
started in the refugee camps set up for the displaced persons.
Vidya Bharati appealed to its schools all over the country for financial
help for the above effort. There was a very good response from every
region of the country. Some students belonging to the displaced Hindu
families were admmitted to Vidya Bharati schools and hostels in Delhi,
Haryana, Rajasthan and other states. Bharatiya Shiksha Samiti,
Jammu-Kashmir, an affiliated state committee of Vidya Bharati, assumed
full responsility for the overall cooperation and surpervision of this
entire educational effort.
Several problems have arisen regarding the future life of the students
displaced from the Kashmir Valley. It is regretfully recorded that the
official machinery is not payingthe expected attention to this situation.
We have to discharge our responsibility towards these young students and
instill in them sufficient self-confidence, courage and strenght so that
they may return to the Valley and settle there again. We appeal everyone
to come forward and generously assist Vidya Bharati in its resolve.
Vidya
Bharati in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands
The Andamand-Nicobar islands act as sentinels for India at the entrance to
the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. THese islands are of strategic
importance to the nation. There are over 300 islands in the group
consisting of small and big islands. Nearly 265 of them are inhabited
Andaman and Nicobar are the two largest islands in the group. Most of the
islanders live on these two islands. Port Blair is the capital of this
centrally administered territory. The total population of the Andaman-Nicobar
islands was 1,88,254 according to the 1981 census.
During the British rule, the Andaman island group was used to house life
prisoners sent from India. A cellular jail was specially constructed there
to imprison those considered dangerous by the British rulers. The people
sent on a prison-sentence to this jail were commonly referred to in India
as undergoing "Kala pani" (literally black water) imprisonment. Many
Indian freedom fighters were detained in this jail. The great freedom
fighter Sh. V.D. Savarkar had spent 13 years of his youth in the dungeons
of this cellular jail and suffered acutely due to the atrocities let loose
on him by the inhuman Britishers. Nearly 4,000 freedom fighters of the
1857 Freedom Movement were the first inmates of the Andaman jails.
Three distinct categories of people inhabit the Andaman group of islands.
(1) In the first catagory, are the various tribes who are the original
inhabitants. (2) In the next category, are the people who settled here
after completing their terms of imprisonment. These people are known as
locals in common parlance. (3) In the last category, are bureaucrats,
other employees of government adn private agencies, businessmen and
settlers brought here after independence. These people speak Bangla,
Hindi, Nicobari, Tamil and Malayalam languages.
A
saraswati Shishu Mandir was started in Port-Blair in 1984 mainly for the
middle class people. Another Sishu Mandir was also started 2-years ago. In
the interest of national security, it is very important to educate these
people and to ensure that they develop proper sanskars. These schools are
also acting as centre for awakening the spirit of Hindu Dharma, sanskriti
and nationalism in the society. The vanavasi Kalyan Ashram is working
among the vanvasi population while an English medium school has been
opended by the Vevekanand Kendra for the benefit of the children of Govt.
employees etc. Of course, the Christian missionaries have been active
here, too, for quite some time.
The saraswati Shishu Mandirs are always short of funds because there are
catering mostly to the needs of the middle class people only.
Nevertheless, the schools have got their own permanent building
constructed through generous financial assistance from the mainland people
particularly from Bengal and a few other states. The school's progress is
quite rapid. A sanskar kendra has also been started in a backward
locality. It is planned to open Sanskar Kendras in some other localities
also. The Shishu Mandir is playing a significant role in generating an
attitued in the public mind that the Andaman islands are an integral part
of India. The younger generation is also imbibing similar sanskars. This
is, indeed, a great achievement of the Shishu Mandir.
Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan is registered under section
21 of the societies Registration Act, 1861 as a society totally decicated
to the cause of education. Its Central Headquarters are located at
Saraswati Kunj Nirala Nagar, Lucknow. A sub-office is located at Sanskriti
Bhawan, Kurukshetra (Haryana); 32 state Committees are affiliated to Vidya
Bharati. All educations/institutions, known variously as Saraswati Shishu
Mandir, Saraswati Vidya Mandir or other names in various states, operate
under the control and supervision of the concerned state Committee. There
is a General Body of Vidya Bharati which meets, at least, once a year. All
office bearers and members of the Regional Working Committees and the
President, Secretary and Organising Secretary of state Committees, as well
as Akhil Bharatiya and Regional subject experts are members of the General
Body of Vidya Bharati. It has a Working Committee also. Its members are
All India office bearers and those of the Regional Working Committees. The
Working Committee holds, at least, two meetings every year.
For better coordination and effective implementation of its plans and
activites, Vidya Bharati has divided the country into the following seven
Anchals or Zones :-
Area/Region
State
1.Northern Region Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu-Kashmir.
2.*Uttar Pradesh Avadh Pradesh, Kashi Pradesh, Brij
Pradesh, Pashchimi Uttar
Pradesh, Uttaranchal.
3.*Rajasthan Jaipur Pradesh, Chittor, Jodhpur
Pradesh.
4.*Madhya Pradesh Madhya Bharat, Mahakaushal, Chhatisgarh
5.Western Region Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Vidarbha
6.South-Eastern Region East Andhra Pradesh, West Andhra Pradesh,
Urisa
7.Southern Region Karnataka, Tamilanadu, Kerala Uttar Bihar,
Madhya Bihar,
Southern Bihar
8.*Bihar Uttar Bihar, Madhya Bihar, Southern
Bihar
9.East-Northern Region Bangal, Arunachal, Tripura, Nagaland,
Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Manipur, Andamand-Nikobar.
*
Vidya Bharati accorded the status of a region to these states which have
been sub-divided into smaller states for our purposes.
Zonal Working Committee
A
Zonal Working Committee has been formed in each zone for effective
organisation of all activities in the zone. The Chairman, Secretary and
/or Organising Secretary of State Committee of the region as well as heads
of special project and training in-charges of academic subjects are
members of the Zonal Working Committee. The Chairman, Secretary or
Organising Secretary (or both as necessary) of the zonal Working Committee
are its office bearers and they are also ex-officio members of the All
India Working Committee.
VIDYA BHARATI AT A GLANCE
1. Vidya Bharati was formed in 1977.
2. The aim of Vidya Bharati is to evolve alternate model of National
Education.
3. The entire educational thinking of Vidya Bharati is based on Hindu
Philosophy of Life.
4. Vidya Bharati has developed its teaching-learning methodology on the
basis of Indian Psychology.
5. Vidya Bharati National Academic Council was formed in 1980 to seek
expertise guidance of the renowned educationists of the land. About 500
educationists are the members of this Council.
6. Bharatiya Educational Research Institute of Vidya Bharati was
established in 1980 at Lucknow.
7. The schools are repidly spreading all over Bharat in cities, villages,
in tribal and in slum areas. At present the schools are 13,006, teachers
74,000 and students 17.5 lacs.
8. Residential schools are 66. Vidya Bharati has become the largest non-Governmental
educational Organisation in Bharat today.
9. From the point of view of National Security Vidya Bharati has started
large number of schools in the border areas such as in Uttar Pradesh on
the Border of Tibet and Nepal, in Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur on the
border of Burma and in Kuchha (Gujarat), and Rajasthan on the border of
Pakistan and has decided to increase their number.
10. Teachers-Training-Programme is continuously conducted. There are two
Post Graduate Training Colleges and 8 Primary Teachers Training Colleges
in the country.
11. To develop total personality of the child, Vidya Bharati has
prescribed National Syllabi of five subjects i.e. Physical Education,
Yoga, Music, Sanskrit language and Moral and Spiritual Education.
12. Under Vidya Bharati Sanskriti Bodh Pariyojana efforts are being made
to transfer the cultural heritage to the students and teachers by
conducting Sanskriti Gian Pariksha every year. Essay and Quiz competitions
are also held.
13. National Sport Meet is organised every year by Vidya Bharati. This
programme gives opportunity to have a "Darshan of Laghu Bharat".
14. The real strength of Bharat lies in the integrated development of her
rural population. Hence Vidya Bharati has concentrated all its efforts to
spread network of schools in villages.
15. Vidya Bharati has also extended its educational programme to meet the
challenges of our tribal population posed by the Christian Missionaries
especially in the North-East Region of Bharat in Chhota Nagpur area. We
have harneessed all our efforts to bring this population in the Hindu
Stream Through love, service and education.
16. "One School one Sanskar Kendra" scheme of Vidya Bharati is
successfully working to develop "Samajik Samarasata" (Social Equity) in
the young students and the society.
17. Vidya Bharati has also taken up the programme for the development of
Social Consciousness and Social Service in the heart of its young
students. They organise a fund raising campaign on 30th January (Leprosy
Day), every year. They collect lacs of rupees to help the healthy children
of Leprosy patients living in Sushil Griha, Champa (M.P.). Students of
Vidya Bharati also collected funds to help earthquake striken people and
remitted 14 lac rupees to Uttar Kashi and 20 lac rupees to Maharashtra and
20 lacs rupees to Andhra Pradesh cyclone hit area.
18. To propagate "Swadeshi Jagaran Abhiyan", students contacted about one
crore families during this campaign all over Bharat.
19. Tree "Plantation Campaign" is taken up by Vidya Bharati every year to
check the spreading of environmental pollution.
20. Vidya Bharati Publications :-
a. "Vidya Bharati Pradeepika". A quarterly magazine for teachers.
b. "Bharateeya Shiksha Shodh Patrika". A bi-annual research
journal.
c. "Devputra" monthly magazine for students.
21. Organisational structure of Vidya Bharati and statewise number of
schools are given separately.
The Book and Geet Cassette on "Birth Day Celebration"
Published by Vidya Bharati
Unfortunately in Hindu Families specially in metropolitan cities in India
the birth days of child is celebrated in a christian western style. The
candles are lighted in equal number to the age years of child,
extinguished except one, the cake is cut and english song "Happy birth day
to you" is sung by all. Un-Indian tradition is followed blindly.
Vidya Bharati has taken up a drive successfully to introduce the Hindu way
of "Birth Day Celebration" and has published a guide book and a geet
Cassette for this.
All are requested to cooperate in propogating this healthy tradition in
the society.