The musical chatter the rustling leaves the reflecting raindrops the shy sky the bold lightning the tender twigs the wet path the been there footprints the marked lanes the dripping water the calm face the wide smile the rustic feel the rhythmic rain!
I absolutely love rains and it so acts like a catalyst with my thoughts....
As you all have read about me participating in the Sunfeast 10k!Here is your chance to support a cause while I run. I am running for India Literacy Project.
About sixty of us have signed up to run for India Literacy Project (ILP) at the Sunfeast
2010 run happening this Sunday (May 23). This also includes about 6 scholarship students who have benefited from the ILP Scholarship Programme. While ILP needs funds for the scholarship and library projects, we are focussing on fund raising for the scholarship program through the run:
Our overall target through our collective run is Rs.3,50,000 for the scholarship program for 100 high school students (8th to 10th standard)
Whether you have registered or not, you could play a role in ensuring that children have a chance to complete their education. Education is the best gift and the best investment for a nation.
All you have to do is make a donation to ILP in support of our run. No amount is small. As every km counts in a 10K race, so does every Rupee make a difference to the lives of these children.
The cost per child works out to Rs 3500 per child per annum. The scholarships are based on the needs of each child. It covers: Uniforms, school fees, Note books and text books, coaching classes, shoes, geometry box, bags, examination fees, workshops, monitoring & documentation.
Donations can be made by Cash / Cheque / Bank Transfer / Credit Card. Kindly inform us by email reply of all donations that you or your friends have made in order for us to promptly receipt the same.
Please make cheques payable to India Literacy Project and post to:
Bank Name: HDFC bank
Branch Name: Kasturba Road Branch
A/c No: 00091000059611
A/c name: India Literacy Project
A/c Type: Savings
IFSC Code: HDFC0000009
For payment through credit cards, please visit the link.
All contributions to ILP are tax deductible under section 80G of the income tax act. For further information on ILP please call 080-23519693 or 99454 75744 and visit our website at http://www.ilpnet.org, Email: ilpindia@gmail.com
Bus travel has always formed a part of life, though always as a second option. My 'ditch' gang at MCC has witnessed several occasions when I would just say, "Are, auto karke chalte hain naa!". I travel mostly by auto...and rarely do the distances or the auto fares deter me. Honestly, it's just a matter of convenience. Being spoilt at school where I had a school van to commute and on days when I had play practice, ma just said,take an auto...:) When i stepped into MCC, the travel from Rajajinagar to MCC was so adventurous, have stood on the footboard also...and the travel with Lena and Divya and will always be cherished! DC is afterall my best bus friend:) In college, on those degree days, when I didnt travel on Vidyas' scooty, it was auto and seldom bus...The walk to R C College for the buses during PUC are still cherished but more so for the fact that Suchi, Sush, Lekha, Ana and I walked up the distance together- boiled groundnuts, boiled corn or even chats at Gangotree on some occasions. MSc days were solely University bus travel as jnanabharati was the other end of town. The auto got a chance on 3 days of the two years, when the scheduled bus skipped its' route:). While now at IISc, my significant other takes care of my travel; on days otherwise...i have the auto to depend on. So much so, that even long distance data collection has been successfully completed travelling by auto. My reason, i reduce travel time by 45 odd minutes...and time so matters at times... I am not advocating auto travel, just stating this is how it has been with me... This is also not my First Travel mode story- though on a different tangent, i once spoke about Ratna .
Now why all this about me and my auto travel habit? Just that of late have realised, the many changes that transportation in Bangalore is going through...newer buses, greater focus on public transport to reduce congestion and pollution! I like the cause and agree with the vision. While I may not be supporting it everyday, doing this once a month is possible- simply put, travelling by bus atleast once on Bus Day. Yesterday was 4th May, the Bus Day ! At the behest of Prashant, I did manage to do my bit for the vision...travel from Cunningham Road to Byatarayanapura by bus:) Am right now motivated to do this every Bus Day... so, I guess a time when even I say, "BUS karo!"
I mean you may stop blinking your eyes; pick yourself up if you have fallen off the chair; massage the hurting cheeks from continuous laughing...
I am participating in the Sunfeast 10K!( http://sunfeastworld10k.indiatimes.com/) and specifically in the Open 10K category! Will let my brethren run while i match their steps with hopefully long strides.
The reason why I am taking this 'giant leap' in my life is due to Prashant (my significant other) who participated last year along with a bunch of friends from Chrysallis. From cheering them last year to deciding to put on my sport shoes, I have come a long way and he has been instrumental in telling me I can do it each time more comments of surprise and disbelief come my way. The waking up at 5.30am to practice seems nice and have begun to feel motivated to be able to finish the run/walk in good time:)
What makes this run even more special is that we are doing it for ILP:). (Read more about ILP at http://www.ilpnet.org/) Thanks to Sudhira! When I first helped him sell the ILP T-Shirts on campus, little did I think that I would someday run for them.Maneesh, Shyam, Vasanta and Nag are also running in the 10K:). The little difference is that they are seasoned runners, having just run at the S&T Run at IISc... and am a novice! (Do not miss maneesh's account on the path to the run- http://did-i-miss-the-big-briefing.blogspot.com/2010/05/run-forrest-run.html)
While Vijayanth agrees that it takes a non-agile person a lot to do this, understanding that we fall in the same category; Rupesh lets me know that I should not let what S & M say deter my confidence...
The laces are tied The thoughts are sewn The morning sessions in place The distance is drawn No lethargy, no yawn Full motivated... Sunfeast 10K... Here I come!
The most popular blog in IISc - iisc life:) developed a comprehensive rank list for the IISc Bloggers. Here it is... http://iisc.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/iisc-bloggers-ranked/
Wonder how Rupesh does this time and again...Planet IISc- an aggregator of all the known IISc blogs http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/planet/
