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Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar sponsoring new Basketball Court for girls at Parivaar Bengal

Parivaar has started a rigorous basketball program where coaching and training modules are being actionised by Hi5 Foundation which specialises in basketball coaching. Two resident coaches stay at Parivaar and train 400 children (boys and girls) for 3 hours daily in the age-group of 10 to 14. A few days back, Dr Anjali Tendulkar visited Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar sponsoring new Basketball Court for girls at Parivaar Bengal

14 thousand children getting meals and education in Parivaar Seva Kutirs in tribal pockets.

We have just set up our 50th Seva Kutir of the calendar year. We now have 142 Seva Kutirs in poorest of tribal areas across 5 districts of MP where 14 thousand children (in age group of 3 to 14) are getting educated and getting nutritious meals every single day. Annual spend on each Seva 14 thousand children getting meals and education in Parivaar Seva Kutirs in tribal pockets.

Changing Destinies

Nivedita Samman Award

Shobhabazar Rajbaari in North Kolkata is an iconic place where Swami Vivekananda delivered his first speech in Calcutta after his triumphant return from the West in 1897. Yesterday (25th Oct), at this location, I was deeply privileged to receive the Annual ‘Nivedita Samman’ from the Governor of West Bengal Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar. This Award is Nivedita Samman Award

Sheopur and Malnourishment

The recent Global Hunger Report has put India at no 102 spot, below even Ethiopia and Rwanda (not just Pakistan and Bangladesh). A rigorous study done across all districts in India by Consultant Group Sattva based on Government’s National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has put Madhya Pradesh as the worst in malnourishment across all states Sheopur and Malnourishment

22 thousand sets of dress for 11 thousand children in 130 tribal villages in MP

On the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashami we have brought out new dress (T-shirts) for our children across 130 Seva Kutirs in 5 districts. This massive size-measurements and tailoring exercise took a few months. The T-shirt’s front has Vivekananda’s exhortation in Hindi ‘He Bharat, Utho Jago’ along with his picture. At present it has been 22 thousand sets of dress for 11 thousand children in 130 tribal villages in MP

Inaugurating Parivaar ‘Vivek Ganga’ : Massive Youth Motivation and Engagement Program

Friends, our Parivaar Madhya Pradesh team has taken upon itself to do a massive Youth Motivation and Contact Program across at least 50 rural and small-town colleges this year (across 5 districts where our Seva Kutirs are operating) where we are conducting seminars in various colleges. My younger brothers Kapil Bharadwaj Siddharth Parmar Shekhar Patidar Inaugurating Parivaar ‘Vivek Ganga’ : Massive Youth Motivation and Engagement Program

Parivaar girl footballers shine again

Much like last year where Parivaar team came 1st out of 48 teams from whole of Eastern India in unique Mixed (boys and girls) football tournament held in Kolkata, this year too they performed brilliantly, though ended up as Runner-up. Iti Tudu was adjudged the ‘Best Goalkeeper’ and Papiya Mandal was specially awarded for the Parivaar girl footballers shine again

Parivaar girl footballers shine again

Much like last year where Parivaar team came 1st out of 48 teams from whole of Eastern India in unique Mixed (boys and girls) football tournament held in Kolkata, this year too they performed brilliantly, though ended up as Runner-up. Iti Tudu was adjudged the ‘Best Goalkeeper’ and Papiya Mandal was specially awarded for the Parivaar girl footballers shine again

Opening of 125th Parivaar Seva Kutir on 9/11 Day

On this very special day of 9/11 which we remember as the Vivekananda Chicago Appearance Day, I am very happy to share that we have set up 125 Seva Kutirs (Meals cum Education centres) across highly poverty-stricken tribal pockets in 5 districts of Madhya Pradesh – Dewas, Sehore, Mandla, Sheopur, and Chhindwara. There are 11 Opening of 125th Parivaar Seva Kutir on 9/11 Day