annual report
2013–2014
Annual Report for the financial year 01st April 2013 to 31 March 2014
Brahmi
(Brahmi Educational and Cultural Trust)
an Indian registered, wholly charitable, secular and humanitarian organization set up in
the year 1999 with the primary object of imparting meaningful education to
disadvantaged rural children. Brahmi is operational in the rural belt of Bangalore Rural
close to the interstate border between Karnataka and Tamilnadu, about 10km east of
Sarjapur, Bangalore.
This document, prepared and posted by the honorary secretary of the trust, is meant for
circulation among its Board of Directors, Patrons, Donors and prospective supporters of
our programs and projects. No part of the original document may be reproduced or
modified without prior permission from the Board.
Campus : Desapandeguttahalli, Tattanur Village, Kalkunte Post, Via-Kadugodi,
Bengaluru – 560 067, India
For enquiries Contact:
Dr. ChannaRaju
Honorary Founder Secretary
Senior Principal Scientist, EAD, NWTC, PB. 1779
Airport Road, Bengaluru 560017
INDIA. +919448584569, 9945013193
Email :info@brahmi.org Blog: http://anjanavidyakendra.wordpress.com/
www.brahmi.org
August, 2014
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CONTENTS
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Foreword by Our Honorary Chairman
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Part 1: Management and Administration
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Part II: Report on Activities and Achievements
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Part III : Detailed Report of Activities
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Part IV: Money Matters : Scholarships, Financial Statements
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Part V : Future and Financial Requirements
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Documentation Sheet
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FOREWORD
Mrs. Vatsala Subramoni, I.R.S., Commisioner of Income Tax (Retd.)
It is my privilege to write the foreword to the Annual Report of Brahmi Educational And Cultural Trust,
Bangalore for the financial year 2013-14. Another successful year has been completed in the life of our
school Anjana Vidya Kendra. Life is full of uncertainties, but our dear children make it certain that they
distinguish themselves academically as well as in the spheres of sports and culture, year after year, scaling
new heights. That is one certainty that I have come to look forward to! Of course, the talents and energies of
our children have been skillfully channelized by our team of dedicated teachers, under the guiding spirit of Dr.
Channa Raju, Mrs. Uma Maheshwari and our young and enthusiastic Headmaster Sri Sujay.
Our SSLC results are on an upward curve and this year, we had a pass percentage of 100 and our 19
students gave us 5 Distinctions and 12 First Classes! The top score was over 95%! Need I say more?
Keeping in mind our goal of holistic development of the individual, our children were encouraged to
participate in cultural and sports events at cluster and district levels, where they earned laurels for their
school. The row of trophies and awards I saw in the school are gleaming with the pride of achievement. The
food and Nutrition program and several volunteering initiatives have significantly contributed to this success.
The need of the hour is to inculcate respect and appreciation for people of a different culture, language and
religion than one's own. What better way to do it than celebrating festivals and commemorating important
events of people belonging to various denominations? Fun-filled celebrations with song, dance and sweets
usher in more goodwill and acceptance than any lecture can do. This is what we at Anjana believe in and the
lovely photos in the Annual Report are the testimony!
While we have much to be joyous about, we also have much to feel apprehensive about. The finances are a
constant worry. In the last three years the prices of essential food items and fuel have risen 200% to 300%,
leading to a cascading effect on the cost of living, way beyond our meager resources. The scope for raising
the tuition fees is very limited in our rural environment and among the targeted daily wage earning
community. The silver lining is that our patrons, well-wishers and volunteers have stood steadfast with us all
these years in our journey and whose generosity has truly been our oxygen. Our deep gratitude goes to all of
them. Anjana Vidya Kendra has lit a small candle of aspiration in the village. I earnestly hope that our donors
observe what wonders their kindness has achieved in the lives of our rural children and decide to continue
with their support even more vigorously and make the candle glow brighter and unwaveringly. Till a
reasonable corpus is built, worries about sustainability will continue to haunt us and hinder the deepening of
our existing programs or contemplating future progress. I am sure our well -wishers are listening!
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PART I : MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE ORGANIZATION
Brahmi is a non-governmental, wholly charitable, secular and humanitarian organization set up with the
object of imparting meaningful education to disadvantaged rural children.
Our campus is situated in a village about 40km from Bangalore city in Bangalore Rural District
DesapandeGuttahalli, Tattnoor Village
Kalkunte post, Via-Kadugodi
Bangalore -560067, India
Tel: 91 9448584569
NGO Status
o Registered Trust : This association is registered as a trust under the Indian Trust Act 1882,
Registered on 25th September at Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore in 1999, Registration No :
136/1999-2000
o 80G under Indian Income Tax : It is registered under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act 1961.
All donations to this Trust enjoy exemption in the hands of the donors under section 80G of the
Indian Income Tax Act 1961. The exemption is valid for the periodupto and including 31-032011 and extended in perpetuity as per Circular No. 7/2010 [F.No.197/21/2010-ITA-I], Dated
27-10-2010.
o FCRA registration: The Trust has obtained the necessary approval from Govt of India under
Educational and Social category for accepting funds in foreign currency from abroad for the
charitable purpose (registration number 094421057)
Chief Executive Officers
Honorary Chairman
VatsalaSubramoni, I.R.S(Retd.),
Commisioner Income Tax, Bangalore(Retd)
Flat No.A- 212/ Millenium Habitat,
Kundalahalli, ITPL Road, Bangalore -560037
 : 91- 80 -28525622
Email :vatsala@brahmi.org
Honorary Secretry
Dr. ChannaRaju,
Scientist, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore-17, India
Honorary Founder Secretary
Email :channa@brahmi.org+91 - 9945013193, 9448584569
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THE DETAILS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES
B.
HONORARY ADVISORS
Padmashree Dr. T.S. Prahlad
Former Director, National Aerospace
Laboratories, Bangalore
Members
Sri. Y. Raghavachar
Retired Head Master, Sri Ranganatha
High School Kalkunte, Bangalore
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Address
Sri. Krishna Murthy
(donor of School Land)
Priest, D.Guttahalli,
Position
1
Vatsala Subramoni, I.R.S(Retd.),
Commisioner Income Tax,
Bangalore(Retd)
Honorary Chairman
2
Dr. ChannaRaju, Ph.D
Scientist, National Aerospace
Laboratories, Bangalore
Founder Secretary
3
Dr. Praveen Raja, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist, UCLA
Founder Trustee
4
Dr. Naveen Raja,M.D
Rheumatologist and Internist
Founder Trustee
5
Naveen Varadarajan, M.B.A
Managing Director,
Honorary Trustee
Bobtech, Bangalore
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GBS Bindra, M.B.A
CEO, Tagos India, Bangalore
Honorary Trustee
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Dr. Rajiv Kaushik
Singapore
Honorary Trustee
C.
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ANJANA VIDYA KENDRA SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Smt. Uma Maheswari, B.Com, B.Ed
Principal, Anjana Vidyakendra
DesapandaGuttahalli, Tattanoor
Village, Kalkunte(p.o), ViaKadugodi,Bangalore-560067
Head, SMC
info@brahmi.org
2
Smt. NavaneethaB.E,
navi@brahmi.org
Marathahalli, Bangalore
3
Sujay, P. B.A, B.C.T
info@brahmi.org
Anjana School
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Dr. Amaranarayan. D, MBBS
National Aerosapce Laboratories,
Bangalore- 17 amar@css.nal.res.in
Honorary Member
CTFD Division, National Aerosapce
Laboratories,
Honorary Member
Medical Officer, NAl
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Dr. RangachariKidambi,Ph.D
Scientist,
kidambi@ctfd.cmmacs.ernet.in
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T.M. Narayanaswamy, M.A
Sri Ananth T.K
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Honorary Administrator
Head Master
Divisional Manager (retd.)
Oriental Insurance (Ltd)
Honorary Member
Priest, Tattanur Vilage, Kalkunte Po.
Honorary Member
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D.
OUR PARTNERS, PATRONS, DONORS & SUPPORTERS
Brahmi’sinitiatives are supported by all sections of our society
The land for the school was donated by Sri. Krishnamurthy, local philanthropist
Initial infrastructure was supported by Oversas Trustees and friends.
Support to Staff Salaries and meeting running expenses with generous support from our
corporate partners and Trustees
Support to nutrition/Noon Meal comes from NGO partners, individual and other donors
Volunteers support educational programs.
Support from Individuals, Charities and Corporate supporters have been utilized towards
Subsidizing Tuition fees
Providing school supplies (uniforms, textbooks, notebooks)
Providing transport to children traveling from remote villages
Providing solar power to drive our computer center and light up the campus
Improving existing infrastructure to make our programs effective.
Developing new infrastructure to support high school
Sustaining our nutrition program and upgrading it to noon-meal program
Providing Scholarships for pursuing education at Anjana School and Higher Education
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE IMPORTANT PARTNERS IN OUR ACTIVITIES
PATRONS
8. Team Premanjali Educational Trust
15. Sri. Richard Cribb, Global
Sri. Krishnamurthy & Family
9.
Smt.
Sriranjini
&
Sri.
Shyam
Raja
USA
Spirit, UK
D.Guttahalli, Donor of Land
Sri. Sathyaprasad, Vidyadaan Group 10. Dr. Sarala Raja & Dr. Sheela Raja, US 16. Smt. Denise Wilson, UK
11. Sri. AnandRajan and Divya, Bangalore 17. Sri. Murali Bashyam,
Sri. Y.V.S Vinod, Bangalore
12. Sri. S. Chandrashekhar Gupta,
Chairman, Friends Unite, US
Dr. Kasturi& Dr. Kripakaran, US
Chairman,
Maintec
Technologies,
18.
Sri. Anil Naryan, TCS
Dr. Sheela, Sunderarajan, USA
Bangalore
19. Sri.Santhosh, TCS,
Smt. Sumathi Rangachar, RK
13.
Sri.
Modhusudan,
Prayas
Group
20. Sri. SrinivasPalepu, USA
Foundation, Bangalore
Sri.Sunderarajan&Smt.Renganayaki, 14. Dr. Sudha Singh, Professor, NIFT,
Bangalore
Chennai
ORGANISATION SUPPORT
Premanjali Educational Trust, Bangalore
Friends Unite, USA
Prayas Group, Bangalore
Global SpirIT, UK
Vidyadaan Group, Bangalore,
Maintec Technologies, Bangalore
Indian Association of Greater
RK Foundation, Bangalore,
Springfield, USA
Intel Volunteers
TEAM, USA
Sathya Sai Students,
P. S Narasimhan Charitable Trust,
JT Viswanathan Trust, Bangalore
OUR HONORARY AUDITORS
RBSEWA, Bangalore,
Selco, Bangalore
Ms. Y.V.S Vinod and Co.,[Auditax]
MAD Group, Bangalore,
Chartered Accountants, Bangalore
Delphi Volunteers, Citi Group Volunteers,
Email: info@auditax.org,
Snap Fitness Kasturinagar&Yelhanka, Bangalore
Tel : +91 80 22220377
Mind Tree Volunteers, Bangalore
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PART II REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1. OUR VISION AND MISSION
INDIA where every last person is ‘EDUCATED’.
Mission Statement
Empowering Disadvantaged Rural Children through Meaningful Education
2. OUR AIMS
Brahmi aims to
1. Provide educational opportunities for the poor, underprivileged, needy, and destitute
children who would otherwise have no opportunities for education.
2. Provide support services that overcomes the obstacles that preclude an education
3. Teach universal human values along with academic knowledge
4. Contribute to the up-liftment of our society by emphasizing the educational,
psychological, social, and spiritual development of children with strong human values.
3. OUR SCHEMES/PROGRAMS (AIM)
Awareness creation:
1. Creating awareness among the rural poor and illiterate as to the importance of educating their
children.
2. Disseminate information through the mass media with the aim of increasing public awareness
of the needs of underprivileged children and to solicit their support in an effort to increase
literacy.
Institution Building
:
In this category come the tasks of actually building schools, study centers, counseling centers,
meal schemes etc.
To create concept rural schools.
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To open counseling centers to guide and provide need-based assistance to village students
seeking higher education in the city.
Establish study centers with well-equipped libraries in villages to create a good ambience
for learning.
Maintenance of current school going children
Sustain children in the path of education by providing external support and
reinforcement (school supplies, tuition fees, clothes etc.)
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4.
4. ORGANIZATION’S KEY PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR
Project
Awareness
Creation
AnjanaVidya
Kendra High
School
Others
Key Achievements
o Conducted 8 sessions of awareness creation on importance of educating
children, Healthcare and Nutrition
o Brahmi provided Quality Education to about 283 disadvantaged rural
students in the pre-school through 10th grades at nearly 70% subsidized
cost, with a policy of collecting monthly tuition fee equivalent of 1 day’s
labour.
o Our third batch of 19 students appearedforSSLC board examination in
April 2013. The school received spectacular 100% pass results for the
second time with5 distinctions (>85%), 12 first classes (>60%)
o No. Dropouts during the year : 0
o Supported 20 students by providing free tuition, uniforms and books
o Provided scholarships to meettuition fees to 4 post-high school and two
college students.
o Provided noon meal to 283 students, teachers and all visiting
volunteersand guests on all working days at Anjana School all through the
year
5. MAJOR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR
1. PROVIDING NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN (Partnership : Premanjali Trust, Bangalore)
Our children come from weak educational background. Therefore, education is not a priority
for these parents.
Health care and Nutrition are neglected issues. Most children, especially in primary grades,
suffer from some form of malnutrition related ailment or the other. Medical investigations on
these children confirm these facts.
In collaboration with Premanjali Trust Bangalore, school has implemented a unique nutrition
program of providing NOON-MEAL to all children and staff –ON ALL WORKING DAYS.
Part of food grains required for the program are grown by the school.
2. SOLAR POWER (Partnership : Friends Unite, USA)
Friends Unite, an US based charity, has reached out to our children with Solar Energy option
to operate 20 computers at the school and provide lighting for the entire school. A 4KVA
solar inverter charged by an array of solar panels supplied by SELCO India has provided a
lasting solution to our power problem.
3. NATIONAL FESTIVALS AND SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS (Partnership : Prayasteam,
Bangalore and Vidyadaan Group Bangalore)
PRAYAS, an unregistered group of volunteers have been partnering with Brahmi to conduct
and celebrate national festivals at the school. The group ensured our children, staff, guests
and parents were provided with quality sweets and eatables at the end of the programs. The
group also contributed to our collection of library books and conducted calligraphy and
Astronomy classes during the year.
VIDYADAAN is a team of volunteers led by Sri. Sathyaprasad; the group ensured that all our
celebrations were graced by eminent artists and achievers of state and national standing.
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4. RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITH ANJANA AS THE HUB (Partnership : Intel India
Vounteers)
Intel India, Bangalore, through their volunteering activities and matching grant program, have
contributed to several rural developmental activities both at Anjana and around the school. Some of
the important activities included –
a. awareness campaign on food and Nutrition among rural mothers
b. installation of a drip irrigation system for the school farm
c. a unique presentation on demystifying microprocessors among rural students
d. planting tree and fruit saplings
e. construction of a community toilet
f. celebrating international girl child day
g. development of an activity hall and a pottery unit at Anjana school
h. supporting food program for children at Anjana Schol
PART III : DETAILED REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
ANJANA VIDYAKENDRA HIGH SCHOOL: CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS
MAY 2013
Hazrat Ali’s Birthday: Birthday of Persian Caliph and Son in law of Prophet Mohamed celebrated: 24/05/2013
Budha Poornima Birthday and Nirvana Day of Budhacelebrated on 25/05/2013
Brahmi Founders Day: Day to thank all our donors, a baby male calf rescued 27/05/2013
JUNE 2013
World Environment Day : Activities involved planting, waste segregation 05/06/2013
Birth Day of Kannada LauretteKazara Krishna Rai and also World Ocean Day 08/06/2013
Dasha Papa Hara Dasami /Ganga Jayanthicelebrated on 18/06/2013
World Music Day – styles and forms of Indian Music – Program by children & our Music Teacher 21/06/2013
JULY 2013
PuriJaganath car-festival – Historical and Religious aspects - 10/07/2013
KarkaSankranthiDakshinayan – scientific and religious importance of the day - 16/07/2013
Gurupoornima /VyasaPooja - 22/07/2013
GoswamiTulasidas Birthday -25/07/2013
AUGUST 2013
Cluster Level Sports Meet – Primary Children – 05/08/2013
Arrival of volunteer MsBernet from Netherlands 08/08/2013
Independence Day– alternately abled Priyamvrata hoisted national flag, Chief Guest artist Smt. VijayaEkkundi 15/08/2013
Visit of Serial Adventurer James Ketchelenroute world cycling expeditionwith his promoter Mr. Richard Cribb 19/08/2013
Rakshabandhan – 20/08/2013
Taluk Level Sports Meet @ Muthanallur – 23/08/2013
Sri Krishna Janmastami, chidren dressed in traditiaonal clothes, daylong celebrations singing chanting – 28/08/2013
SEPTEMBER 2013
GaneshaChaturthi Celebrations – Children worshipping homemade ecofriendly Ganesha idols – 07/09/2013
Onam Celebrations – Floral decorations and RangoliCopetetions – remembering sacrifice of Bali – 16/09/2013
Visit of Intel Volunteers led by Ms.Evelyn, Bhaskar – Food Pyramid and Demystifying Microprocessors – 19/09/2013
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OCTOBER 2013
Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and LalBahaddurShastri – children dressed as Gandhi and Shastri - 02/10/2013
Intel - International Girl rising day celebration organized at Intel - 10/10/2013
Birthday celebration of our Patron late Sri. KT Narayan,PremannjaliDay at School 22/10/2013
Visit of Prof.SudhaSignh and students from NIFT-brainteaser/Card-Diya painting workshops- 26/10/2013
Visit of High School Students to Visveswaraya Technological Museum – 29/10/2013 and 30/10/2013
NOVEMBER 2013
Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations – Singing Kannada Songs penned by famous kannada poets – 01/11/2013
Diwali Holidays – 01/11/2013 to 04/11/2013
Children’s Day- Day long Group Games, Musical Chair – Sweet Distribution- 14/11/2013
GurunanakJayanthi – Langar by Sri. GBS Bindra and Group and Bangalore Gurudwara - 16/11/2013
Birthday of Sri.SathyaSai Baba – Celebrated as Service Day-23/11/2013
- DECEMBER 2013
- Visit of Intel Team to School led by Chandrakala – Inauguration of Activity Hall - 17/12/2013
- Math Day – Exhibition -21/12/2013
- Christmas Eve – Child Santa distributing Sweets- Christmas Carol program by Children -24/12/2013
Kannada Poet Kuvempu’s Birthday- Weekly Cultural Event - -28/12/2013
JANUARY 2014
Lifeskills program by Mindtree team led by Mrs. Lalitha - 4/01/2014
Calligraphy Classes for Higher Primary Students – Prayas Team led by Gowri Shankar and Reeshma – 11/01/2014
Swami Vivekanada 151 Birthday -11/01/2014
MakaraSankrathi Celebrations – Scientific Significance -14/01/2014
Educational Trip to Nandi Hills – 15/01/2014
Republic Day Celebrations – Dr. Upadhya, Retd. Director NAL was the chief guest - 26/01/2014
FEBRUARY 2014
Visit of higher primary children to Intel -04/02/2014
Star Party and Basic Astronomy Session – Prayas Team and Bangalore Astronomical Society-11/02/2014
School Science Day – Demonstration of 45 Experiments from Students –Shri.ShyamChetty, Director of NAL and
team of scientists and students from 4 nearby Schools visited-15/02/2014
Visit of Intel Volunteers led by Mrs. Seema -26/02/2014
MARCH 2014
Parent Teacher Meeting- 08/03/2014
Farewell Party to Outgoing 10th Students - 22/03/2014
Annual Examinations Begin – 20/03/2014
SSLC Board Examination – 28/03/2014 to 09/04/2014
Last Working Day for Primary Students and PTM to discuss Academic Performance of Students - 29/03/2014
APRIL 2014
Last Working Day for High School Students - 10/04/2014
Summer Holidays – April 01 to May 05, 2014
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HIGHLIGHTS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
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20/05/2013 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
As is the tradition, the graduating SSLC Batch of 201213 students led the school prayers on the first day of
school.
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27/5/2014 FOUNDERS DAY
Founders Day was celebrated at Anjajna School. The highlight of the day was saving a
baby male calf. The occasion was used to create awareness among children to respect
animals. Teachers narrated stories highlighting virtues of Compassion and Giving.
Children played with the young calf. It was thanks giving day. All donors, patrons and
supporters were thanked for their contribution to Anjana School.
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27/05/2013
MANGO DISTRIBUTION : About 3 tons of organic and naturally
ripened Mangoes, grown on the farm owned by Dr. Naveen Raja
(our Founder Trustee), were distributed to children at Anjana and
several nearby schools and to the visitors of the school.
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05/06/2012 : WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
The world environmental day was celebrated with focus on improving and protecting green cover. The
highlight of the event was creating a tree-border around the playground; children also learnt waste
management techniques followed by a discussion session on environmental protection.
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19/06/2013 COMMENCEMENT OF PREMANJALI FOOD PROGRAM
A formal beginning for food program (sponsored by Premanjali trust) was made on this day. Lunch
provided to children consisted of rice, sprouted grains along with soya beans and vegetables
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14/06/2013
VISIT OF ACHIEVER MR.
SHIVAKUMAR
People all over the world had read the
news of “Newspaper vendor from
Bangalore walks into IIM-Calcutta” It
was inspiring to listen to Shivakumar
directly on his jourey and his life’s
mission. It was no ordinary achievement.
He stressed his ambition several times
that he would want to help several
disadvantaged rural children to achieve
greater heights. His mentor Shri. Krishna
also spoke about how he found
Shivakumar and sincerity in his approach. Our Trustee Mr. Naveen Varadarajan was also present.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Newspaper-vendor-from-Bangalore-walks-into-IIMCalcutta/articleshow/20056795.cms
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06/6/2013 VISIT OF TEAM MAINTEC
A Team from Maintec Technologies,
Bangalore led by Managing Director Mr.
Naveen Varadarajan visited the school. Mr.
Suresh Babu, Chief Finance Officer, Mr.
Muniraju, Mr. Ramesh, Ms. Hema and
several regular visitors were part of the team.
The team distributed fruits and engaged
children on playground and classrooms.
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17/07/2013 VISIT OF DR. BALAGURU AND FAMILY
Dr.BalaBalaguru, an IT professional and a
friend of our Trustee Dr. Rajiv Kaushik
visited the school. Based in New York and a
prominent name in NRI circles in the US and
a keen supporter of Indian values Dr. Bala has
championed several missions to support
India. He was accompanied by his wife
Savita, an active member of Asha Foundation
and their son. The team has several suggestions to improve Anjana.
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25/07/2013TULASIDASA JAYANTHI :
Saint Tulasidas jayanthi was celebrated at school by familiarising children of the life
and his famous work Ramayan (Ramacharitamanas). One of the students dressed as
Tulasidas chanted a verse from Hanuman Chalisa (believed to be his creation).
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13/08/2013 ARRIVAL OF A NEW MEMBER
A new member joined Anjana Family. One of our Cows gave birth to a
male calf. It was a celebration time on the campus.
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8/08/2013
MS BERNET MEIJER
served Anjana School as a
volunteer for three weeks
in August. A student
herself, she created
considerable enthusiasm
among primary grade
children. She taught them
English, stories, songs and
Ballet Dance.
She also participated in
independence day
celebrations.
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CLUSTER LEVEL SPORTS MEET
Our Primary and High School children participated in the
Cluster Level sports meet held during July –August and
won several medals, Trophies and Shields. In spite of
being a small school with only few students participating
in the events, the school was able to reach the second
spot in the event.
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15/08/2013 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
India’s 67th Independence day was celebrated with usual excitement and festivity. Alternately abled
Priyavrata, son of artist Smt. VijayaYakkundi and SuvemyaYakkundi hoisted the national flag in the
presence of several Trustees, Vidyadaan, Prayas Volunteers and patrons and parents of the school. Sri.
Satyaprasad spoke on the occasion and encouraged children.
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19/08/2013 VISIT OF SERIAL ADVENTURER MR. JAMES KETCHELL TO ANJANA
“Strong Man” James Ketchell who was on his world cycling expedition covering 18,000 miles across the
globe having started from Los Angeles on 30 June, was cycling across India. It was an extraordinary
gesture and a moment of joy and history in making for Anjan that he detoured to spend literally an entire
day with children and teachers. Children received him at a major junction and pedaled alongside for about
10km to reach the school. He was accorded a traditional welcome by our children. James shared his
thrilling experiences with children in his video presentation. Children of Vivekananda School also
participated. Our Patron Sri. Krishna organized the press meet and the newspaper Hindu covered the
event. Trustees Madam Vatsala and Naveen Varadarajan were present on the occasion.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/cycling-across-the-world-to-inspirechildren/article5040354.ece
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28/08/2013 KRISHNA JANMASTAMI
Birthday of lord Krishna was celebrated with preschool students dressed up in traditional clothes as
Krishna, Radha and Yashoda. An idol of krishna was placed in a decorated craddle and children sang
devotional lullabies. The day long celebrations ended with distribution of sweets.
05/09/2013 TEACHERS DAY
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Teachers day was celebrated by recollecting Dr. Radhakrishnan’s belief that the “teachers should be the
best minds in the country”. Students distributed flowers and sweets to teachers and conducted a unique
entertainment program for the teachers. Sri. Y. Raghavachar, our honorary advisor conducted a orientation
program for our teachers.
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07/09/2013 GANESHA CHATURTI
Lord Ganesha’s Birthday was celebrated in the school
with devotion. Traditional idols of Ganesha were
made from locally available clay and decorated
withflowers. No chemicals or commercial paints
were used. Children learnt the importance of the
day.
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16/09/2013 ONAM
The tradititional harvest festival of Kerala was celebrated with children creating
Rangoli decorations.
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19/9/2013 AND 20/09/2013 VISITS FROM INTEL TEAMS
Teams from Intel took up several activities – Awareness campaign on Food Pyramid, Rangoli
competitions, drip irrigation, planting, construction of a roadside toilet and a unique program of
familiarising rural students to microprocessor and its applications.
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28/09/2013 VACCINATION CAMP
A medical examination and vaccination camp was conducted for primary children in
association with primary health center Sarjapur.
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02/10/2013 GANDHI JAYANTHI
The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated; programs
included familiazing children about Gandhian values, primarily
non-voilence and truth and their relevance today.
Birthday of Lal Bahaddur Shastri was also celebrated on this day.
A few children had arrived dressed as Gandhi and Shastri.
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22/10/2013 BIRTHDAY OF SRI. K. T NARAYAN : PREMANJALI DAY
Birthday of our patron late Sri. K. T Narayan was celebrated in the school as Premanjali Day. The events
included prayer session in the morning. Gopuja (worshipping cows) and the food program for children.
The trustees and members of Premanjali Sri. Balakrishna Hegde, Sri. Bhat, Sri. Ashwath and others
participated. Sri. Raghavachar, gave the message on charity and creating a value based society.
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26/10/2013 CRAFT WORKSHOP
A craft workshop was conducted by Prof. Sudha Singh and team of volunteers from National Institute of
Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore. Children learnt to create greating cards, paint Diya painting and
paper craft.
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1/11/2013 KANNADA RAJYOTSAVA
Adhav, the youngest child on the campus hoisted the Karnataka flag to mark the celebration of Kannada
Rajyotsava. Children recited, sang poems of famous poets and danced.
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14/11/2013 KANNADA RAJYOTSAVA
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Childrens Day was celebrated to mark the Birthday of our first prime minister Sri. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Teachers entertained childen with a variety program.
16/11/2013 GURU NANAK JAYANTHI
Our Honorary Trustee GBS Bindra with his
family and friends visited our school on the
occasion of Guru Nanakji’s Jayanthi.
Celebration began by offering prayers.
Langar (community meal) was organized
with support from friends from Army
provided us lunch. Mr.Nirmal gave an
introduction about Sikh religion as well as Guru Nanakji’s life.
23/11/2013SRI SATYA SAI BABA’S BIRTHDAY
celebration began by offering flowers and Ms. Kala talked
about life of Satya Sai Baba. A few bhajans were sung
followed by Aarti. Sweets were distributed to the children
in the evening.
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04/12/2013: POT REFRIGERATOR– Zeer pot refrigerator has been introduced in our
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school kitchen. It’s an evaporative cooling refrigeration device made of pots and sand.
Finally we are using electricity free refrigerator in our school kitchen.
5/12/2013 VISIT OF WING COMMANDER SRI. VENKATESH IYER AND
FAMLILY
It was special for a senior officer from the armed forces to visit our school along
with his sister and his brother in-law (a retd. Officer from agariculture department).
The family participated in school prayers and spent the entire forenoon interacting
with children and teachers.
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17/12/2013: ACTIVITY HALL
INAUGURATION– Mrs. Chandrakala from
Intel team inaugurated our Intel sponsored
Activity hall. Almost 100 Intel volunteers
participated in this program. This hall is being
used for yoga and other activities.
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21/12/2013 : Mathematics day
Children from 5th to 10th grade exhibited 50 puzzles, models, interactive activities.
There was a special mathematics room created by our 10th children. This gave them
confidence and made them feel that mathematics can be learnt in a joyful way.
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24/12/2013: CHRISTMAS- Christmas tree
was decorated by our children and the nativity
scene was put up in our anubhavmantap.
Christmas carols which was sung by our 8th
and 9th girls brought in the festive mood. Our
little Santa Bharath from UKG distributed
sweets to all our children and staff.
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28/12/2013: THEATRE SHOW - Theatre show creates an opportunity for
every single child to showcase their talent. This week show was taken over by
our 6th grade children. They showcased their talent by singing, dancing and
enacting a play. It was a wholesome entertainment.
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04 AND 11/01/2014 LIFE
SKILLS PROGRAM BY
MINDTREE TEAM LED BY
MRS. LALITHA
A very useful and interesting
program to inculcate several life
skills was conducted by an
enthusiastic team from Mind
Tree led by Mrs. Lalitha.
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11/01/2014 CALIGRAPHY
CLASSES BY PRAYAS
VOLUNTEERS
Children of middle school were
exposed to the world of
creativity using calligraphy by
Prayas volunteers. It was
surprising that young children
could learn the nuances of the
art just a few hours.
14/01/2014 MAKARA SANKRANTHI
The harvest festival was celebrated in a traditional way. Sweet Rice (pongal)
cooked in open after offering prayers and our cows were worshipped and fed
with fruits and sweets.
Children learnt the scientific explanation on Sun’s movements which could be
detected easily by marking shadows of sunshades in the portico of the school.
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15/01/2014 EDUCATIONAL
TRIPS
Head Master Mr. Sujay and
Senior teachers led teams of
students to Nandi Hills and
Banneraghatta National Park on
Educational field trips. It was an
excellent and enjoyable visit for
both the groups. Chikmari and
Jadagish were the chauffers.
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21/01/2014 INSTALLATION OF RO -WATER FILTERS
Sri. KSV Iyer’s Family led by Wing-Commander Venkatesh donated a
pair of extremely useful and much needed (25L capacity each)RO
based water filters to the school. In spite of using water from a depth
of 250 ft from a borewell there was a constant fear of contamination
from nearby Pinakini river and in addition, the test certificate had
shown higher levels of dissolved salts in our water. Children and
everyone in the school now have safe drinking water, thanks to the
generosity of Sri. Iyer and family.
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VEDA AND MUSIC SESSIONS BY OUR SPECIALIST TEACHER MR. ANANTARAMAN
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26/01/2014 REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS
Dr. Upadhya, Distinguished Scientist, Aeronautical Development Agency and Retired Director of National
Aeropsace Laboratories was the Chief Guest. Dr. Ranjan Moodataya and Sri. Sathyaprasad and the team of
Vidyadaan volunteers participated. Honorary Chairman of Brahmi Smt. Vatsala and Honorary Trustees Sri. Naveen
and GBS Bindra and Dr. Channa Raju and the entire School Management Committee honored Sri. Krinshnamurthy
and family for their contribution to school. Sri. Satyaprasad read out a poem in honor of Smt. Kalyani and Sri.
Krishnamurthy & family, the donors of school land. A stone tablet was unveiled on the occasion. Children gave a
colorful drill program witnessed by several parents. Prayas Team organized the program
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YOGA AND BUSINESS MATHEMATICS SESSIONS BY OUR VOLUNTEER TEACHERS
SHRIRAM AND PRASANNA
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STAR NIGHT 16/02/2014Our high school students had a marvelous time observing satellites of Jupiter and get
close to the moon through a Celestron Telescope. Kiran Keerthi & team from BASalong with Prayas team
conducted the event.
26/02/2014 WHAT AFTER SSLC? A WORKSHOP BY INTEL VOLUNTEERS
Several senior managers of Intel and trainers coordinated by Mrs. Seema Iyer participated in the event.
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15/02/2014 SCIENCE FESTIVAL AT ANJANA
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Saturday, 15th of February 2014 was a memorable day for the children and teachers of Anjana Vidya Kendra
School. It was indeed an ideal day and setting to converge and celebrate science in a rural school, hidden between
the villages at the far end of dusty roads away from hustle and bustle of the city. The Science festival conducted as
part of CSIR-NAL school adoption program was designed to create excitement and get rural students interested in
learning science. Several Senior Scientists from National Aerospace Laboratories led by Directors Sri. Shyam
Chetty were present to watch young scientist in action. The highlight of the event was MAV demonstration by the
Micro Air Vehicle Unit from CSIR-NAL.
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19/03/2014 OUR HONORARY CHAIRMAN SMT. VATSALA SUBRAMONI INTERACTS WITH SSLC
STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO GIVE THEIR BEST
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22/03/2014 THE ACADEMIC YEAR’S LAST PARENT TEACHERS MEETING
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Our Honorary Chairman Vatsala Subramoni & her famiy with SMC members
Ms. Anna Perrelli from US at Anjana
Our Trustee Sri. Naveen Varadarajan & Family with Mrs. Megha
and Mr. Romin Joseph (our activity teachers)
Commisioner of IT Sri. Chandrashekhar & family
Mr.Abraham, Mrs. Lalitha and Mr. Manick
from Mindtree
with Mr. Rajagopalan, volunteer from Intel
Sri. Krishnadas @ Anjana
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Wing Commander Sri. Venkatesh & Family @ Anjana
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OUR PRESCHOOL CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS 2013-14 : CLASS TEACHERS MS. SUDHA RANI AND SMT. MEENAKSHI
OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION TEAM : AMARAVATHI, BHAVANI AND SHARADA
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PRIMARY GRADES 1, 2 AND 3 : CLASS TEACHERS SHWETA, LATHA AND YASHODA
[SEATED IN THE MIDDLE MR. SUJAY, HEAD MASTER]
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GRADES 4,5 AND 6 : CLASS TEACHERS SMT. VASANTHA, SRI. KUMAR AND KUM. SHASHIKALA
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GRADES7,8 AND 9 : CLASS TEACHERS Kum. KALA, SRI. PARAMESH AND SRI. VINAY
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STAFF AND SSLC STUDENTS 2013-14
FAREWELL TO SSLC STUDENTS
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FACULTY AND SUPPORT STAFF 2013-14
Teacher
1
FACULTY
Qualification
Experience
Subject
M.A, B.C.T
7 Years
Social Studies
2
Sujay, P
[Head Master]
Shashikala, M.R
M.A, B.Ed
8 years
English, Hindi
3
Paramesh
M.Ed
5 Years
Kannada
4
Shashikala
M.A, B.Ed
6 Years
Kannada, Hindi
5
Palaniswamy
B.Sc, B.Ed
3 years
Mathematics
6
Vinay
B.Sc, B.Ed
3 Years
Science
7
Anatharaman
B.Sc
6 years
Music
8
Kumar
B.A, D.Ed
3 years
Primary
9
Meenakshi
D.Ed
5 years
Primary
10
Yashoda
N.T.T
5 Years
PrePrimary
11
Sudharani
N.T.T
7 years
Preprimary
12
Shwetha
B.Com
1 Year
Primary
13
Vasantha
B.A, B.Ed
3 years
Primary
TRANSPORT
SUPPORT STAFF
FOOD & NUTRITION
GARDEN & HELP
Mr. T.M. Mariyappa
Mrs. Bhavani
Mr. Amaresh
Mr. Jagadeesh, ITI
Mrs. Sharada
Mrs. Thimmakka
Mrs. Amaravathi
Mrs. Puttamma
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PART IV – MONEY MATTERS
1. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Brahmi uses the AnjanaVidya Kendra school premises as its office and does not have paid
administrative staff. All activities pertaining to administration are carried out by the
members of the board or volunteers purely on honorary basis. The same philosophy is
implemented in AnjanaVidya Kendra School with teachers sharing all administrative
activities of the school.
2. PARENTS CONTRIBUTION
No tuition fee was charged in the first years of our school. We found a link between the
school dropout rate and parents contribution, with dropout rates being high during the
time when parents got education, school supplies and nutrition free. Team Brahmi
implemented the scheme of monthly tuition fee/child equivalent to 1 day’s labour the
school dropout rates reduced and we have had no instance of school dropout in the recent
years. Parents contribute to 25-30% of our overall expenses in the form of tuition fee.
The existing policy of the organization –
Monthly Tuition fee at AnjanaSchool = 1 days unskilled male labour
(payable in 2 installments during the academic year)
For the year 2013-14 the tuition fee was Rs. 500/month.
Nutrition/NoonMeal – Free (Sponsored by NGO partners/Supporters/Individuals)
School Supplies – Free (Notebooks and Textbooks).
3. SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships were provided to deserving students in order to help them continue on the
path of education either at AnjanaVidya Kendra School or pursue post-school education
(11th and 12th /PUC); the following patrons have sponsored these scholarships :
Sri. SrinivasPalepu : PRUTHI MERIT SCHOLARSHIP : Rs. 10, 000/annum (based on interest
from 1L donation to our corpus) in the name of his teacher.
Recipient :Nanya, II year PUC
Smt. VatsalaSubramoni, Honorary Chairman : Rs. 10, 000/annum to a Meritorious Boy and
School Fees to two students @ Anjana
Recipients :Santhosh, II year PUC
12 students were given scholarships at Anjana – free tuition, school supplies
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4. OUR DONORS 2013-14
DONORS
Mrs. Vatsala subramoni
Dr Amaranarayan
Dr Naveen Raja USA
Dr. Praveen Raja, USA
Mr. GBS Bindra
Dr Rajiv Kaushik
Dr. Kidambi Rangachari
Dr.Channr Raju
Premanjali Educational Trust
Bhagirathi Subramanian
Dr R Subramanian
Mrs Kavitha
Maintec Technologies
State Bank of India
Mr. Srimannarayan , Sai Students
Mrs Krishnambal
Dr V Subha
Mrs. Divya Mary
Mrs. Saritha
Sri.Prasad
Sri.L.Ragavendra Rao
Dr. Mukund
B.M.Sathya Narayana
Mrs Sudha Bindra
Mrs. Nithya Dilip
Mr. V S Krishnan
Mr. D Seetharam
Mrs. Prapulla Narayan
Intel Donataion
Mr. Senthil Duraisamy
Mr. Arehally Nagaraj, Parent
Mr Kote Narayanaswamy, Parent
Mr V Raman
Mr. S V Yakkundi & Vijaya
Yakkundi and Family
Mr KSV Iyer and family
Mr Aby
Mrs. S R Kavitha
Dr A.R. Upadhya
Mr. Shyam Chetty
Mr. Akhilash Manjunath
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MATERIAL DONORS
Dr. Amaranarayan
Mr. Vijay, Chennai
Mrs. Vatsala subramoni
Mrs. Sudhalakshmi and Mr. T.M Narayanaswamy
State Bank of Inida
Maintec Technologies
Mr. Naveen Varadarajan
Intel India
Mrs. Uma Maheshwari
Kushal Parents
Dr. Naveen Raja
Dr. Balakrishna Hegde
Mr. Vignesh and Mrs. Sindhuri
Mr. Sathyaprasad, Vidyadaan
Mr. Narayanaswamy, Parent
Mr. Shivakumar, old student
Prayas Group
Maintec Technologies
Dr. Subramanian
Mindtree
Mr. Romin and Mrs. Megha
Mrs. Divya
Mr. Achuta Prasad, Sai Student
Ms. Varsha
Dr. R. Mukund
Mr. Anirudh (Mr. P. R Gopinath)
Wing Commander Venkatesh &KSV Iyer and family
Sapathagiri Creations
Mr. Shobha Raghavendra and Mr. Raghavendra
Mrs. Kasturi Kripakaran
Mrs. Navaneetha
Director, National Aerospace Laboratories
Support Staff, Anjana Vidya Kendra
Parents Anjana Vidya Kendra
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5. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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6. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT (FCRA)
7. INCOME & EXPENDITURE CHARTS
CONSOLIDATED INCOME [Rs. 54.96L]
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35
30
25
FCRA
20
Indian
15
10
5
0
Donations
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Interest
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CONSOLIDATED EXPENDITURE CHART
25
20
15
10
5
0
Salary and
School
Staff Welfare Maintenance
Kitchen
Expenses
Printing and
Stationary
Electrical
Conveyance
Repairs
Maintenance
Scolarships
Highlights
Administrative Expenses - NIL
Major Expenses are
o Salaries
o Food& Nutrition (kitchen),
o Maintenance
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PART V. FUTURE AN FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
Sustaining the current Educational and Food programs at school are on the top of our
agenda.
Brahmi is exploring possibility of extending seamless education to our children till 12th
grade. The idea is being discussed with patrons and supporters, in view of requirement
of additional funds towards appropriate infrastructure development and providing
facilities and other implications.
Implementing Govt’s directives on child safety measures.
Appointing skilled and experienced – and motivated teachers – for a rural school, away
from Bangalore city continues to be a challenge.
Strengthening participation of charity partners to ensure our existing programs such as
nutrition and volunteering activities such as providing yoga classes continue.
REQUIREMENTS
In order to maintain quality of education trained and experienced teachers will have to
be retained; staff salaries would rise by a min. of 10% every year and in addition,
teachers and staff require basic facilities such as accommodation close to the campus.
Our laboratory, computer center and library continue to require support. Storage racks,
tables, Equipment, Consumables and Books
The school is running on meager corpus. Corpus position needs to be strengthened,
especially with programs such as Noon meal in place.
Scholarships to sponsor Tuition Fee and School Supplies for children at Anjana
Scholarships to support higher education for students graduating from Anjana
Classroom furniture for 4 high school class rooms
Replacement of flooring and the windows in three old classrooms.
Outdoor Sports and Play Equipment
School Supplies – Text Books, Notebooks, Uniforms, Bags, Sweaters.
Public Address System with Speakers
CCTV Camera System for the corridors and vital installations (statutory requirement)
Fire Extinguishers and First Aid Kits (statutory requirement)
Prayer Hall Carpets
50 -Plastic Chairs
Teacher Tables and Wooden Stools
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DOCUMENTATION SHEET
Brahmi Educational and Culural Trust
DesapandeGuttahalli, Tattnoor Village
Kalkunte post, Via-Kadugodi, Bangalore -560067, India
Tel: 91 9448584569, info@brahmi.org, www.brahmi.org
Type of Document & Circulation : Open to ALL
Date : 23 Aug. 2014 No. of Pages: 38
Certificate
Certified that the contents of this report are verified and true.
Honorary Secretary
[Dr. ChannaRaju]
ACKNOWLDGEMENTS
M/s AUDITAX, and Sri, YVS Vinod and Sri. Lekhi, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore
Smt. Uma Maheswari and Smt. Navaneetha, J – SMC, Anjana School
Mr. Swami and Mr. Muniraju, Bobtech, Bangalore
Sri. Ananthram, Teacher, Anjana School
Smt. Geetha, SBI, NAL
Swami Vivekananda
THANK YOU
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