Name : Dhamendra Kumar
Address : Bijwasan , Delhi
DOB : 25.6.1985

Family Background : Dhamendra Kumar's father owns a cart which he uses for selling house hold items during the week ends in the market. His mother is a house wife. He has two younger brothers who are studying in 12th standard and 6th standard .

Profile : We reached out to Dhamendra through our survey for the Karigari project ( Vocational Training) in 2002 . In view of his background and potential , Literacy India recommended him for admission in the Refrigeration and AC maintenance course conducted by Jan Shikshan Sansthan , New Delhi . He successfully completed his course. His spare time was devoted to learning computer basics. Literacy India successfully got him a placement at the Mariott Hotel, New Delhi as Refrigeration and AC mechanic. Today Dhamendra is proudly standing on his own feet. He also has contributed to other needy children and looks after his parents and brothers. He is studying for his graduation. Literacy India continues to support him.

Soma came to Literacy India in 2004. Her parents are migrants from West Bengal involved in menial labour. She joined LI in the basic literacy program in the evening and later main streamed to Vidyapeeth.She has keen interest in studies too.

For few months she missed school as her parents took her back to the native place thereby she lost out in her studies yet despite that after coming back she rejoined and doing extremely well in her class . She is amongst of the best student of her class.

Name : Soma
Class : I A
Age: 10 Years

Name : Saroj
Class : I A
Age: 9 Years

Saroj came to Literacy India in 2004. Her parents are migrants of West Bengal. Before joining Literacy India Vidyapeeth she has never been to any school. Her Father is a cycle rickshaw puller and mother is a maid. Due to scarcity of money her parents didn’t sent her school. First she has joined in our basic literacy programme in the evening. She is good in studies and her handwriting is very good. Now she is a regular student and she is amongst the best students of her class.

Rajiv an outstanding boy joined our Literacy India program in year 2004. His parents are Migrants from Bihar and are working as industrial labour in a factory of Gurgoan. Our teachers worked hard to main stream in to formal studies and he showed tremendous interest and improvement An effort has been made by the teachers during this summer vacations to give him triple promotion by giving him extra classes. His performance is continues to be same in his Class. He scored 97% marks in the last final exams. He got prizes in Deeya decorating competition and in annual sports in 100 meter race. His aim in life is just to be a good human being with civilized living.

Name : Rajiv
Class : IV
Age: 13 Years

Deepa was adopted by Literacy India in 1999. Her parents are poor and they migrated to Palam Vihar from a remote village in Utter Pradesh. She is born out of suffering, father an alcoholic and resorts to beating his wife everyday. Deepa has grown up in these circumstances, seeing her state, mother decided to leave Deepa in a remote village of U.P., to which Capt. Indraani Singh objected and decided to sponsor her in Hindi Medium Public School. Deepa was admitted to a Hindi Medium Public School because of her Hindi background. The mother earns a little to support the family of 4 members. This girl has showed gradual improvement every year and this year she stood first in the class five of the school scoring an aggregate of 80 %. She is by all means the winner of this year. A Little encouragement to this girl can mean a bright student in the humble environment and Literacy India is trying its best to come up to the expectations of the donors.

Mansa belongs to Palam Vihar in Gurgaon. Living in a temporary accommodation in half-built garage with per parents and three sisters, a cousin and a uncle altogether 8 people sharing a small living space. Her mother is a maid servant but most of the time out of work. Her father works as a security guard and sells vegetables and does odd jobs to make ends meet for the family Ma as had never been to school and per parents were not planning to send her to one. The future planned for her was a sweepers and perhaps a maidservant if she was lucky. But luck came in another form as Literacy India; a non-profit NGO spreading the message of education and literacy in Gurgaon Distt. Volunteers from Literacy India counseled and persuaded Mansa's parents to let her study in a school, which they hesitatingly agreed.

She was enrolled under Literacy India's PATHSHALA project where she received formal primary education for two - three hours every day. She was given new clothes and nutritious meal every day. She had the opportunity to participate in excursions organized by the NGO and very soon was a regular student. Sensing the Mansa had potential, Literacy India sponsored her for regular education in St. Soldier Public School (An English Medium School) in New Palam Vihar across the railway line, Gurgaon with all expenses being borne by the NGO. (Rs. 7000/- per year) Kapil Dev also sponsored her for one year.

There, Mansa showed keen interest in other activities like painting and theater. She was enrolled in Literacy India's SHIKSHARTH Project, which attempts to nurture individual talent in performing arts. She participated in various theater workshops and her dreams to be a " star " was realized when she was selected in Literacy India's production" Alibaba aur Challis Chor ". She got the opportunity to travel to Kolkata where this play was staged and received overwhelming response.

A Girl who had not ventured beyond her native village had fascinating journey of discovery 1250 Kms from her home, where she enjoyed local sightseeing tram rides. For her it was truly a dream come true.

More was to follow on her return. She was spotted by Ad-agencies and auditioned for teleserails and child model ad assignments and has how short-listed. And any day she may get a call…………..

She is happy that she achieved some thing, saw her name in newspaper, traveled afar, not what other children in her village could do. Now 11, a regular student of Class VI, she dreams of being a Doctor some day and maybe acting in movies; who knows? The reality is that she had potential and all she needed was an environment and helping hand. She has changed her own life and that of her family who are truly proud of her. She has something to look forward to in her life and is happy that she will be able to shape her own destiny. Literacy India will be with her all the way.

Name : Satira Saharan
Age : 30 Years
Post : Assistant Operator in M.S 2 department at Aotomax

Satira belongs to a poor family of UP. He was illiterate since childhood. Due to this he faced many problems in earning his lively hood. After joining our Adult literacy program, Satir made an effort to be a literate person and he hopes to have a better life now.

Name : Shiv Shankar
Age : 32 Years
Post : Assistant Operator in assembly shop in Omax

Shiv Shankar a migrant of Bihar belongs to a poor family. He believes that due to his illiteracy he faces many problems specially calculating his wages and writing letters to his family members in Bihar. Now after joining our literacy program he can read and write and he is a literate person now. Now he is thinking of studying higher.