Category: News
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Launch of ‘New Dawn’ (Pudiya Udayam)—Sarvam’s Community Radio Station
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WHEN Nov 24, 2015 WHERE Poothurai village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu On November 24, 2015, our much-awaited Community Radio Station— in Tamil Pudiya Udayam (New Dawn)—was launched in Poothurai village (Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu) near Puducherry. Pudiya Udayam 91.2 FM radio station is an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM).…
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Dr Nigel Osborne’s interactions with students of SARVAM village
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WHEN: Oct 17, 2015 WHERE: SATYAM Community Centre, Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu “Shall we go around the world?” was how Dr Nigel Osborne began this session addressing the children participating. He then started to sing a Malaysian song encouraging the students to join in. So they did. Dr Osborne then took the children literally around…
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Women’s Tour Arranged by SARVAM
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WHEN: June 18–July 2, 2015 WHERE: Rameshwaram and Madurai, India As a part of women empowerment initiatives taken by Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), 350 women visited the ancient Indian cities Rameshwaram and Madurai from June 18 to July 2, 2015. This was an all-women trip whichwas for most women a…
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All-India English Access Summer Camp by US Consulate
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WHEN: May 25–June 12, 2015 WHERE: Aamby Valley, Pune District, Maharashtra, India Complete album The US Consulate has been sponsoring an English Access Microscholarship Programme since 2013 in the SARVAM villages for 110 students. From May 25 to June 12, 2015, the American Councils for International Education arranged an All-India Access Summer Camp in Aamby…
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SARVAM Summer Camp 2015—A Report
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WHEN: May 6 to 26, 2015 WHERE: Villages under SARVAM Complete album Introduction For the seventh consecutive year, from May 6 to 26, 2015, SARVAM conducted a Summer Camp for the children that belong to the villages under their care and adoption. These Camps have become a highlight in the lives of these rural children…
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English Access Microscholarship Program Graduation Ceremony
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WHEN Feb 22, 2015 WHERE Satyam Campus, Puthurai Village, District Villupuram, Near Puducherry The graduation ceremony for the English Access Micro Scholarship program took place at the SATYAM campus on February 22, 2015. A total of 112 students who attended Access classes for the last two years were awarded certificates by Ms Andie De Arment,…
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English Access Microscholarship Program Graduation Ceremony
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WHEN: Feb 22, 2015 WHERE: Satyam Campus, Puthurai Village, District Villupuram, Near Puducherry The graduation ceremony for the English Access Micro Scholarship program took place in the SATYAM campus on February 22, 2015. A total of 112 students who attended Access classes for the last two years were awarded certificates by Ms Andie De Arment, Cultural…
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Water Purifying Unit Inaugural Function, February 2014
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On February 14, 2014, a Water Purifying Unit was inaugurated and a short opening ceremony was held in the presence of the Managing Director and several esteemed team members of FORBES & COMPANY LIMITED, the Chairman and team members of SARVAM, village women, children and volunteers at Satyam, the Community Center of SARVAM. The Purifying…
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Visit by Fulbright Scholars to SARVAM, October 2013
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US Government-Funded Fulbright Scholarships, established in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright, are designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of United States and other countries all over the world. These scholarships offer grants to US citizens (and now also to citizens of other countries) for teaching and training, advanced research, graduate study and…
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Visit of SARVAM Students to the United States
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WHEN Jun 5–26, 2014 WHERE Washington, DC, United States of America Two students from the Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), the rural development initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society, went to US for 21 days and returned back home on June 26, 2014, with a few glimpses into the life in…