Chasing Her Dream

"Just 15, and she's chasing her big dream: to represent India at the next Commonwealth Games to be held at Glasgow in 2014. She's got the wind in her feet and nothing stops her, not even poverty back home"

• Meet Priyanka V, aspiring athlete and daughter of an auto driver in Bangalore. She loves conquering the 800m and 1,500m races. Last month, she set a record in the 1,500m (Under-16 category), clocking just 4 minutes 56 seconds at a state-level school competition.


• Her family has no money to fuel her passion but so far, she has won her way by performing and winning races. Missing any race costs her dear - the more she performs, the closer she gets to her big dream through scholarships. Over the past three years, she has won over 50 medals, and her file of certificates is thick with just these two race events.


• The family lives in a small rented house in Arvind Nagar on Oil Mill Road, which is quite cramped, and Priyanka finds it difficult to even line her prize cups safely.

EDUCATIONAL BOOST

• Her constant wins in school competitions at the taluk and state-level competitions elevated her from the local government school near her house to the Jain International Residential School campus on Kanakapura Road. Last year, she was the only candidate to be selected here under the sports quota, with a 40% discount in education fees. Presently, she's undergoing rigorous training at the Jain Centre for Sports Talent Transformation Academy within the campus.


• Her continuous performance in sports is also likely to win her 100% free education next year. "She is very talented and has a bright future. She never gives up,'' says N Byregowda, her assistant trainer at the centre.


• Priyanka's father K Venukumar is elated about his daughter's performance, but her big dream worries him. Paying her discounted fee for school itself puts the family into a severe financial crunch. She is sent home once in a while but at times, just driving her back home from school in his auto seems difficult, considering the fuel expense.


• "I will be most happy if she gets to perform in the CWG, but our financial condition makes it seem a bit difficult. But I will ensure that she does not give up performing,'' he says, hugging her tight before dropping her back to school. His parting line is in good humour: "She's my only customer who I don't charge the meter!''
  
  

Contact Priyanka's father on 9986884733 to help her realize her dreams.

Age No Limit To Learn

"Here we are telling about a Man who has completed his Phd at the age of 100 years, from this we have to know that age is not a limit for learning"

We are talking about a person name BHOLARAM DAS in which he has completed his Phd in his 100th year.He is the oldest student from the Guwahati University.From this we come to know that Age is not a limit for the persons who are willing to learn .There is no end for learning as this person has showned us that We can de anything in our life, without considering age.Bholaram Das is an inpiration to all of us

Demand for Telugu quota in colleges

"Nearly 17.6% of the population in Karnataka is Telugu speaking. Hence, a joint house committee of Andhra Pradesh led by A Chakrapani, chairman, AP legislative council, has demanded 5% reservation in engineering and medical colleges for Telugu students in Karnataka. "

In a letter to AP CM K Rosaiah, the Karnataka Telugu Academy on Saturday said a large number of Kannada students stayed in the border districts of the two states. He requested the AP government to establish more Kannada-medium schools and urged that free textbooks for students up to class 10 be distributed, as was done for Telugu students by the Karnataka government.

Other recommendations



• Establish Pravasandhra development council for Telugu people living outside AP


• Linguistic minority students in Karnataka should have ratio of one teacher per 25 students


• Only eligible Telugu teachers to be recruited by Karnataka government to Telugu schools


• Establish Telugu-medium schools where more Teluguspeaking people reside, like in Bellary, Bidar, Raichur, etc


• Steps to release funds for cultural activities by both govts