“As I was watching the children my whole heart went out to those children, ‘Is it possible for me to give them these lessons and the training that are being given under your system, to those children? “I hope that it will be possible not only for the children of the wealthy and well to do, but also for children of pampers to receive training of this nature.”
_Mahatma Gandhi on Montessori System of Education
Big or small, each of us have a dream. Thus, it was the dream of Smt.Padmini Gopalan, a kind-hearted individual endowed with social consciousness, to enable the children from underprivileged sections of the society to have access to ‘quality’ education, which would help them in their personality development; a dream that she had cherished and nourished over the years. As a result, Sri Ramacharan Charitable Trust came into being in 1999. It was the brain child of Smt.Padmini Gopalan. She wanted to help the economically backward people around her by providing interest free micro loans. True, when we make an unselfish resolve, help comes from somewhere. She tried to receive donations for the cause, at the rate of $100 per person from her NRI nephews and their friends. B.Sridhar , her nephew , was involved with an organization called Child Vikas International. So,Child Vikas International came forward to provide the initial capital to start the scheme. The scheme proved was a great boon for poor people having school going children. Most people repaid the loans while some did not. Those who failed to repay loans were not necessarily the poorest. Ms. Padmini does not say much about the defaulters, but she is all admiration for those who did pay back in spite of adverse circumstances.
அவன் உரையாடலுக்குப் பிறகு கிளர்ச்சி உடலில் பரவியது.என் பற்கள் கீழ்உதட்டைக் கவ்விக்கொண்டன. பனிக்காற்று ஈர உடலுடன் ஊடுருவிய சுகம் அவனது சொற்கள்.எத்தனை முறை முயற்சித்தும் கிடைக்காத அந்தத் தருணம் இன்றோடு நிறை வேறிவிடும்.அவன் சொன்ன விதிகள் மனம் மறந்து தெளிவுற்றது. விரல்களால் கண்ணைப் பிசைந்து கொண்டு பக்கத்தில் பார்வைச் சிதறவிட்டேன். அவனது சரிரம் மறைந்து கொண்டும் கடிகாரம் சுறுசுறுப்புக் கொண்டும் இருந்தது.
