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It happens often that when a student is
at the school, they realize that they have
not brought the pen, or the pencil, or
they ran out of pages in their notebook.

As the Isha Vidhya schools are located in
rural areas, there might not be nearby
shops where they can go buy these items.
Or they might not have the money in their
hands to buy the item.

Isha Vidhya Erode school came up with a
concept called “The Honesty Shop”. The
school would have the stationery items
with the prices marked on them. There
is also a box kept along with the items in
which the students can put the money
for the cost of that item. If they don’t
have the money at that time, they will
put it a day or two.

This method worked really well, and the
honesty of the children was forthcoming,
with the amount collected for all the
items without fail! Thus came by the
the term “The Honesty Shop”, and it is
being adopted in other Isha Vidhya schools
too!

It was heartwarming to know that an
Isha Vidhya student Janarthan of the Erode
school who completed the 12^th grade in 2018
came back to the school to gift items to
the school’s honesty shop!

“The Honesty shop” not only helps the
students in times of need, but also
encourages the habit of paying for the items
that they bought when no one is accounting
for it! This inculcates honesty in the students
right from the early age, which builds their
character as adults!

We thank you for all you have done for Isha
Vidhya, and look forward for your continued
support!

Thanks & Best Regards.

Links:

• Donate and support rural children education - Isha Vidhya

It’s a moment of pride that India is making
strides in the international arena, as a nation
marching forward in its significant contributions
to the world and the humanity. At Isha Vidhya,
we make every effort in building the next
generation citizens who are not only educated
in academics, but also get a well-rounded
education which includes arts, crafts, sports,
environment, various skills, etc. We make these
children ready to face the ever-changing local
and global environments so that they shine as
superstars in the future!

We would like to bring to you, the details and
the pictures of 2019 India Independence Day
celebrations from the 9 Isha Vidhya schools!

Coimbatore

Chief guest, Mr. Vanjimuthu Palani Samy,
Director of Boomarang Ice Creams, hoisted the
national flag. Students presented a bright cultural
program, and the highlight was that the KG kids
were dressed like the national leaders. 25 bicycles,
sponsored by a Mumbai-based volunteer were
presented to students!

Villupuram

The Principal, Mr. Brindhavan hoisted the national
flag and kicked off a colorful cultural program.

Karur

Our newest school in Karur celebrated the India
Independence Day for the first time after it has
been started! Mr. Chockalinkam, State President
Global Social Welfare Protection Trust of Karur,
Production Manager Chettinad Cement Ltd and
Karur Isha members graced the occasion. Students
presented several performances like dance, Tamil
skit, and mass drill.

Tuticorin

Isha Vidhya Tuticorin hosted a traditional
celebration with flag hoisting, march-past, drill,
speech by a few students and the school Principal,
and concluded with singing of the national anthem.

Vanavasi

The school recognized the winners of Tinkering
workshop, English oratorical competition, and
the drawing competition. Students performed a
dance on patriotism. There were also speeches
by students. The entire program was organized
and compered by the students, to the delight of
parents sitting in the audience!

Cuddalore

Mr. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Engineer of the
Parangipettai Electricity Board, was invited as
the Chief guest. The Mass drill by the students
took everyone’s breath away!

Dharmapuri

The students presented a colorful program at
the district stadium, joining the government
celebrations. Students from nine other schools
performed during the event. They presented
Kolaatam, Bharatham, Oyilattam, Tamil folk
songs, and patriotic songs. It was a matter of
honor that out of the 300 district schools,
Isha Vidhya was selected to present a program
at the function.

Nagercoil

The Principal hoisted the national flag and
gave an inspiring speech. As part of these
celebrations, our school houses played four
states of India - Tamilnadu, Karnataka,
Punjab, and Gujarat. Grades from 5^th to 12^th
were given opportunities to take part in the
program. Competitions were held between
the houses. The school co-ordinator
organized planting of trees during the occasion.

Erode

‘Water conservation’ was the theme for the
Erode school during this year’s celebrations.
The highlight of the function was the Oyilattam
dance performance on ‘Save water’ by 8^th
grade students. A skit on Dandi march was
performed by 7th grade students. There was a
dance performance by the 6th grade students.
The winners of the ‘Water conservation’ speech
competition were asked to speak on the topic
on stage!

We hope you enjoyed reading about the
celebrations, and the pictures! We would like
you to be continuously involved with the
project to encourage generating next generation
citizens. We suggest that you start a monthly
recurring donation to support the schools and
their operations. You can do so at the
following link:

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ishavidhya?show=recurring

We thank you for all you have done to educate
the rural children of India, and we look forward
for your continued support!

Thanks & Best Regards.

Links:

• Donate and support rural children education - Isha Vidhya