Ekal students in Indian Army

Gurupreet Singh joined Ekal Vidyalay in 2005 when Ekal started school in his village – Bathadhittad in Firozpur district of Punjab. He says that his teacher was very loving and encouraged in sports along with studies which motivated him for higher studies in 2007 after which he joined Indian Army as a constable and is at present posted in Pune.
Butta Singh studied in Ekal Vidyalaya – Bagge village in Fajilka district of Punjab from 2004 to 2006, still remembers his teacher’s name, Smt Paramjeet kaur. He did his higher secondary in nearby Jalalabad district where he passed with first division and then pursued his graduation in BA from Delhi after which in 2013 he was selected by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and now he is presently posted in Chennai High Court.
He conveys his gratitude to Ekal Vidyalaya without which this would not have happened.

Gramothan Success Stories - Organic Poshan Vatika (Nutrition Garden) in the last home at the Border

47 years old Smt Sanju Maitro lives with her husband, Shri Nabendu Roy, in the last home at the Indo-Bangladesh border in the village of Tilason, Malda. Being a B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy and an Ekal Acharya (teacher), she always wanted to inspire her surrounding families towards sustainable practices.
She came to know about Ekal Gramothan’s training programs at GRC and opted for Organic Farming and Nutrition Garden training. Now, the couple is a role model for all the families of village: they grow their own organic vegetables, own 2 desi Indian cows, a pond for rain water harvesting. Their Garden is always full of seasonal vegetables and fruits.

Mahila Varg Report

Prayag Bhag witnessed an eventful three weeks between 22nd August and 12th September, during which a series of 9 Mahila Vargs were conducted in each of its anchals, a beautiful confluence of woman power hailing right from the grass root level of the gram samiti to the urban centre of the bhag. The most unique feature of these vargs was the fact that they were organized by the members of the anchal mahila samitis, with minimal support or involvement of men, and with self-generated funds, reinforcing the concept of swavalamban which is the hallmark of the Ekal movement.
The purpose of these vargs was manifold. The day-long varg was divided into 5 satras, in which the focus was on conveying to the participants the vision and future plans of Ekal Abhiyan, explaining to them their role in making each of the 5 dimensions of the Ekal cause a success, and training them to increase their effectiveness in these roles.
These satras were conducted not only by members from within Ekal, but also by illustrious women from all walks of life – medicine, law and administration, to name a few. A natural outcome was that these guests were able to experience first-hand the manner in which Ekal was empowering women, even from the most backward sections of society. For example the Block Development Officer of Kaushambhi, Smt. Swati Singh was so impressed by the sight of a gathering of close to 400 mahila samiti members leaving their home and hearth to dedicate their energies to a higher cause, that she pledged complete support in every possible way to further the Ekal Abhiyan.
For a day, these vargs brought under one umbrella every woman who was associated with Ekal and heightened the connectedness between each of them.

Plantation drive by Arogya Foundation

Arogya Foundation organized plantation drive in villages around Nagrota area. Arogya team gave awareness about pollution and hygiene maintenance. Ashish sareen gave awareness about plantation and how to stop cutting of trees for survival of mankind.

My Village My Teerth

Shri Yashwant Rao Deshmukh, Founder Director C-Voter Media Company had adopted an Ekal Vidyalya for life subscription in the memory of his Late father Shri Yadav Rao Deshmukh. Since then he wanted to visit his Ekal village. On 8th October 2017, Yashwantji with his India Director Shalinder Mahajan and a friend Dr Gupta from Pilibhit visited his Ekal village “Bada Bhudia” in Nanakmatta Sanch, Khatima Anchal Uttarakhand. Prof Manju Srivastava, President Ekal Sansthan accompanied them. As they reached the village they were given warm welcome by Gram Mahila Samity. Had lunch at Gram Pramukh’s house. Then interacted with the Samity members. After brief meeting all proceeded to see Vidyalya. By the Time, Bhag Samity members and Adhikari from Haldwani also reached the village to meet Yashwantji who interacted with everybody. The visitors were impressed by the live performance of Ekal Children. Yashwantji got so involved with children that he himself started teaching them. While returning they saw soak pit, wall writing and other activities also.  Yashwantji promised to visit the village again and said “Now this village is my Teerth”.

Vanyatra by FTS Indore Mahila

FTS Indore Chapter's Mahila wing organized a Vanyatra on 27th September with 12 ladies to Tangiaplot gram, Mandeleshwar Sanch. They were surprised with the discipline of Ekal children and their presentation. Over all it was a wonderful experience for all of them.