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पद्म भूषण श्री अनिल बोर्दिया नहीं रहे!

Anil Bordia

अपने घर के एक कमरे में एक साधारण सा ऑफिस… एक साधारण मेज, कुल जमा तीन लकड़ी की बिलकुल साधारण कुर्सियां, जिसमे से एक पर अपनी रीढ़ को बिलकुल सीधा किये हुए बैठा एक बुज़ुर्ग, जो रिटायर्ड तो लगता था किन्तु “टायर्ड” बिलकुल नहीं…. सामने की दिवार पर एक नोटिस बोर्ड, वैसा ही एक बोर्ड उस बुज़ुर्ग के पीछे. पास के “आलिये” में बेतरतीब पड़े ढेर सारे कागज़- फोल्डर..”

कुछ ऐसा ही पहला और आखिरी परिचय हुआ था मेरा उस इंसान से. “कैसे है मनु जी, कैसे आना हुआ ?” इतना गंभीर होकर बोले थे कि मेरे आत्म-विश्वास ने तो उस वक़्त जवाब ही दे दिया था. उस वक़्त सम्मुख थे भारत सरकार के पूर्व केन्द्रीय शिक्षा सचिव, शैक्षिक चिन्तक, मेवाड़ के प्रसिद्द शिक्षाविद पद्मभूषण श्री अनिल बोर्दिया. इतना उच्चकोटि का व्यक्तित्व कि अच्छे से अच्छा पत्रकार उनके सामने एक बार तो “हिल” जाये. किन्तु वे थे इतने साधारण इंसान कि एक साधारण फिल्ड कार्यकर्ता के साथ दरी पर बैठकर किसी परियोजना की बारीकियां डिस्कस करते थे.

“ ना थाम सके हाथ, ना ही पकड़ सके दामन,

बड़े करीब से उठ कर चला गया कोई…”

आज वे ही श्री अनिल बोर्दिया नहीं रहे. उम्मीद की आखिरी डोर भी टूट गयी. कल रात्रि  11.00 बजे आपने आखिरी साँस ली. इस खबर से शहर में शोक की लहर फ़ैल गयी. कल प्रातः 08 बजे उनका अंतिम संस्कार आदर्श नगर श्मशान गृह में होगा.

स्वर्गीय श्री अनिल बोर्दिया का शिक्षा के क्षैत्र में, विशेषकर वैकल्पिक शिक्षा के क्षैत्र में बहुत योगदान रहा. राजस्थान सरकार की “लोक जुम्बिश परियोजना“ स्व. बोर्दिया की ही देन रही. बोर्दिया जी का जाना हर एक उस व्यक्ति की निजी क्षति है, जिसने कहीं ना कहीं उनके महान जीवन में उनकी एक झलक भी पायी हो. श्री बोर्दिया जीवनभर हर उस अंतिम व्यक्ति तक शिक्षा को पहुँचाने की कोशिशे करते रहे, जो शिक्षा से दूर था. केन्द्रीय शिक्षा सचिव रहते हुए भी वे युवाओं हेतु अनौपचारिक शिक्षा पर काफी ध्यान देते थे. सचिवालय में उनके सानिध्य में काम करने वालों में एक श्री बी. एल. पालीवाल उन दिनों को याद करते हुए बताते है कि उन्होंने बोर्दिया जी जैसा “इजी गोइंग” पर्सन नहीं देखा. पालीवाल का यहाँ तक मानना है कि यदि राजस्थान में शिक्षा का स्तर उपर उठा है, आंकड़े बदले है,तो इसका 100% श्रेय बोर्दिया जी को जाता है.

राजसमन्द जिले के स्वयंसेवी सहायता समूह जतन के निदेशक डॉ. कैलाश बृजवासी लोक जुम्बिश परियोजना के दिनों को याद करते हुए कहते है कि उस प्रोजेक्ट में उनके द्वारा तैयार किये गए कार्यकर्ता आज भी शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में अपनी पहचान सर्वथा अलहदा बनाये हुए है और उनके सपनो को साकार करने में लगे हुए है. अपना काम स्वयं करना और किये कार्य में पारदर्शिता रखना, ये दो गाँधीवादी सूत्र बोर्दिया जी ने तमाम उम्र अपनाये रखे. डॉ. बृजवासी का मानना है कि बोर्दिया जी के जाने से लगता है जैसे पूरे शिक्षा जगत के ऊपर से सहारा ही उठ गया हो.  कुछ ऐसे ही विचार “आस्था” की संस्थापक सदस्या अनीता माथुर और आस्था के ही अश्विनी पालीवाल भी रखते है. हमसे बात करते वक़्त बहुत भावुक होते हुए अनीता जी ने बताया कि राजस्थान की ग्रामीण महिलाओं की शिक्षा एवं सशक्तिकरण पर बोर्दिया जी के काम को कौन भुला सकता है. अश्विनी जी का कहना है कि शिक्षा में “नवाचार” की परिभाषा बोर्दिया जी के हाथो ही लिखी गयी. बोर्दिया जी द्वारा शुरू की गयी परियोजनाएं संभवतया पहली ऐसी परियोजनाएं थी, जिन्होंने ग्रामीण और आदिवासी बच्चों को पहली बार शिक्षा से रु-ब-रु करवाया. आदिवासी बाहुल्य कोटडा में उनके साथ काम करने के अपने अनुभव को शेयर करते हुए अश्विनी जी याद करते है कि बोर्दिया जी स्वयं मगरो (पहाड़ियों) पर जाकर बकरी चराने वाले बच्चों, खेतों में काम कर रहे बच्चो- किशोरों को पकड़ पकड़ कर शिक्षा संकुलों तक ले आते थे. कोटडा में पहली बार उन्होंने ही आदिवासी बालिकाओं के लिए आवासीय शिविर का भी आयोजन किया.

प्रसिद्द शिक्षाविद श्री शिव रतन थानवी का कहना है कि बोर्दिया साहब कोचिंग संस्थानों के बहुत खिलाफ थे. वे कोचिंग को शिक्षा का अंग ही नहीं मानते थे.

साथ काम करने वाले बहुत से शिक्षाकर्मी मानते है कि अनिल जी बोर्दिया काम को लेकर बहुत स्पष्ट थे, कार्य क्रियान्वन में उनका रवैया कभी कभी थोड़ा कठोर हो जाता था. फिर भी फिल्ड में काम करने वाले एक साधारण कार्यकर्ता से लेकर ऊँचा से ऊँचा अफसर भी उनके साथ अपनी बात एक जाजम पर बैठकर आसानी से कह देता था. और वे भी उसी आसानी से परियोजनाओं की बारीकियां समझने में व्यस्त हो जाते थे.

“ अनिल जी सर ने एज्युकेशन की धारा को ही बदल दिया. उनके निर्देशन में शुरू हुआ “शिक्षा- कर्मी” प्रोजेक्ट हो, “लोक जुम्बिश” हो या “दूसरा दशक”, हर परियोजना में वे “इनोवेशन” करने वाले योवाओं को आगे लाने में हमेशा तत्पर रहे.” ये कहना था ICICI फाउन्डेशन के प्रोजेक्ट ऑफिसर अरविन्द जी शर्मा का. वे याद करते हुए बताते है कि एक बार किसी कार्यशाला में एक गीत मंडली अपना गीत सुना रही थी और वहाँ उपस्थित 250 युवा उनके सुर में सुर मिला रहे थे. किसी एक पंक्ति पर युवाओं का सुर मण्डली के सुर के साथ फिट  नहीं बैठ रहा था. तब अनिल जी सर ने उस पंक्ति को तब तक युवाओं से दोहराने के लिए कहा, जब तक कि सही सुर ना पकड़ लिया जाये. ऐसी उनकी “परफेक्शन” वाली भावना थी. वे हर काम में परफेक्ट परफेक्शन चाहते थे. अपने अंतिम समय तक वे स्वयं को जवान फील करवाते थे.उनके जाने से लगता है, जैसे एक युगदृष्टा चला गया..

राजस्थान में शिक्षा के प्रचार प्रसार हेतु अपनी तमाम उम्र गुजरने वाले महान शिक्षाविद पद्मभूषण अनिल जी बोर्दिया के निधन पर उदयपुर ब्लॉग विनम्र भाव से शोक प्रकट करता है एवं परम पिता परमेश्वर से अनुनय करता है कि पवित्र आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें एवं परिवार को इस दुःख की घडी में संबल प्रदान करें.

“धीरे धीरे हारी दुनिया, धीरे धीरे जीते लोग “

“उनका जाना पूरे राजस्थान के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है. मैं उनका व्यक्तिगत प्रशंसक था. उनके जैसा ना पहले कोई था, ना ही शायद बाद में कोई आये” श्री गुलाबचंद कटारिया, विधायक, उदयपुर शहर

कोटडा में मेरी उनसे पहली मुलाकात हुई थी. तब से मैं उनका अनुचर बन गया. प्रभु उनकी आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें. वे आखिरी साँस तक गरीब को उसका मौलिक हक दिलवाने में लगे रहे.”श्री रघुवीर सिंह मीणा, सांसद, उदयपुर

“उनके जैसा व्यक्तित्व खोजे नहीं मिलता. अपनी तमाम उम्र शिक्षा को हर वर्ग तक पहुँचाने में लगा दी बोर्दिया साहब ने”- श्री रियाज़ तहसीन, विद्या भवन सोसायटी, उदयपुर.

“ ड्रॉप आउट किशोर- किशोरियों के लिए शुरू की गयी दूसरा दशक परियोजना के अध्यक्ष रहे सर अपने आखिरी समय तक हर एक प्रोजेक्ट में व्यक्तिगत रूचि लेते रहे. निधन के कुछ दिन पूर्व माउंट आबू में दूसरा दशक की कार्यशाला में भी फोन करके रोज प्रगति की जानकारी लेते रहते थे. उनके जाने से मुझे व्यक्तिगत क्षति हुई है.”श्री कमल जैन, दूसरा दशक, जयपुर

“अनिल जी नहीं रहे, मुझे नहीं लगता. वे हमेशा जिन्दा रहेंगे हमारे बीच..“ राजेश टंडन, प्रिया- नई दिल्ली

“हर Complicated Problem का easyway solution उनके पास हर समय मौजूद रहता था. जब वे केन्द्रीय सचिव थे तब उनके सानिध्य में 1.5 साल रहने का मौका मिला. आज भी उनके साथ बिताया एक एक पल याद है. उनका जाना राजस्थान के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है.”डॉ. बी.एल. पालीवाल, उदयपुर

“ मुझे लोकजुम्बिश में लाने वाले बोर्दिया जी ही थे. आज अगर मैंने जीवन में कुछ सिखा है तो उसका समस्त श्रेय केवल और केवल उन्ही को जाता है. लोगों से किस प्रकार सहभागिता को जोड़ा जाये, ये उनसे सिखा. वे रिटायर होने के बाद और ज्यादा एक्टिव हो गए थे. शिक्षा को जन जन का मुद्दा बनाने वाले अनिल जी बोर्दिया का यूँ रुखसत होना अपने आप में देश के लिए बहुत बड़ी क्षति है, जिसकी भरपाई मुश्किल है.”डॉ. कैलाश बृजवासी, जतन संस्थान, राजसमन्द

I join with so many others who knew Anil Bhai in offering our deepest sympathy on his passing. A visionary, a real loss … but what a legacy he has left behind. He was one of the famous educationists in the world. He initiated women’s empowerment work and made the important contribution to the development of women in the state. A life lived to the full and inspirational to others. I salute to him for his wonderful work.Anita Mathur, Co-Founder Astha Sansthan, Udaipur

“मेरे आंसू नहीं थम रहे. मुझे लगता है जैसे शिक्षा का सर्वेसर्वा ही चला गया. ईश्वर उनकी पवित्र आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें”ममता जेटली, विविधा, जयपुर

“हम उन्हें बहुत मिस करेंगे. युवाओं की शिक्षा के लिए उनके द्वारा किये गए काम को कौन भूला सकता है. उनके जैसा कमिटेड इंसान मैंने अपनी जिंदगी में दूसरा नहीं देखा.सुनीता धर, जागोरी , नई दिल्ली

“वो जीवन भर गरीब आदमी को शिक्षित करने में लगे रहे. उनके जाने से समाज के उस निर्धन अंतिम व्यक्ति को सबसे ज्यादा नुकसान हुआ है. शिक्षा के लिए सरकार के साथ NGOs  को जोड़ने की अभूतपूर्व पहल आपही कर सकते थे.”अश्विनी पालीवाल, आस्था, उदयपुर

मैं उनका इस तरह से आकस्मिक जाना सहन नहीं कर पा रही. वे जहाँ भी रहेंगे, सदा हमें प्रेरणा देते रहेंगे- शबनम खलीज, पूर्व स्टेट डाइरेक्टर, लोक जुम्बिश “एक ऐसा भागीरथ धरती से रुखसत हो गया, जिसने अपने सतत परिश्रम से पूरी धारा को ही मार्ग बदलने पर मजबूर कर दिया था.अरविन्द जी शर्मा (ICICI फाउन्डेशन)

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Nand Ganga Award For Brahmin Students by Nand Ganga Manav Seva Samiti

 

Nand Ganga Manav Seva Samiti organized the Nand Ganga Award on 2 September,2012 at Sukhadia Auditorium, where 51 students of 10th and 12th std from R.B.S.E (Rajasthan Board Of Secondary Education) were awarded with a Certificate, Consolation Money, a T –Shirt and a Memento each.

 

This Award was presented to the selected 51 students from Udaipur, Rajsamand, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Sirohi, Chittorgarh and Banswara districts. The award ceremony was further added with glitters as Shweta Tiwari (Social Worker, Actress) , Avika Gaur (Anandi of Balika Vadhu) and Akhilesh Joshi (CEO Vedanta Group) attended the ceremony as Chief Guests.

Photo Courtesy : Lakhan Sharma

(Press Release)

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Get ready for ‘Udaipur International Film Festival’

Udaipur, The city of lakes is all set to experience the one of its kind International Film Festival. The Jaipur International Film Festival trust will organize the first Udaipur International Film Festival on 15th and 16th September, 2012.

To develop Rajasthan as a ‘model state’, The Udaipur International Film Festival is about to be launched after successfully completing 4 years of grand success in Jaipur. With the launching of this festival, the localites of Udaipur will not only get benefited with sheer entertainment and purposeful messages but also attain numerous means of employment.  It will revive the art and culture and will also open the new doors of opportunities for the tourism sector.

The city of Udaipur will find a golden opportunity to directly connect with the whole world and the film fraternity.

The festival will showcase 47 films from 21 countries around the globe.

It is worth notable that there will be a special workshop for the youngsters on ‘film script writing’.  A large number of renowned filmmakers from the industry will make a visit to Udaipur from Mumbai to conduct the workshop.

The inauguration ceremony of the festival will be commenced on the 15th of September at 10:00 AM at Darpan Auditorium. The festival will be held at the distinguished venues of the city, Darpan Auditorium – Shilp Gram and Celebration Mall.

There will be a flamboyant cultural concert during the Udaipur International Film Festival.

It is worth mentioning that the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) is successfully being organized since the last 4 years in Jaipur.  This year i.e. in 2012 the festival screened 178 films (finally selected) received from 70 countries of the world.

Those who are keen to participate in the observance can fulfill the free registration process at www.jiffindia.org Besides, the registration can also be done at the venue.

After Udaipur International Film Festival, ‘Seven Sisters International Film Festival’ in the north-east states and ‘New Delhi International Film Festival’ will be held in Delhi.

 

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Udaipur’s Skate-Girl Represented India in World Free-Style Skating Championship

Here goes heartiest Congratulations from the entire UdaipurBlog family to Udaipur’s shinning ‘Skates Girl’ Ayushi Jain. Ayushi was one of the proud participants who represented India in VI World Free-Style Skating Championship organized in China. Apart from winning various National Level Championship medals, she is very well known in Udaipur for her skating stunts.

“Ayushi was the only one from Rajasthan to qualify for the World Free Style Skating Championship, she surpassed participants from 12 Indian States.Apart from representing India in Lee Sui City,China Ayushi has also bagged 2 Gold medals at the National Level CBSE Meet” said Manjeet Singh

Manjeet Singh Gehlot (Coach and Coordinator, Roller Skating in Rajasthan) inspite of lack of resources and aids from the Government and administration is doing an appreciable job in training and uplifting the Level of Skating in the region.

 

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National Workshop on Android Application Development

Computer Society of India, Udaipur Chapter, and Techno India NJR Institute of Technology,Udaipur announces five days National Workshop on Android Application Development for computer professionals from September 1st to September 5th 2012 at Techno NJR Research Center 202, Trimurty Heights above Kotak Mahindra Bank 8- C , Madhuban, Udaipur with an aim of giving detailed insight into the Open Source platform of Android, its architecture and its abilities for development of a wide variety of mobile applications.

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 About Android :

The Android platform embraces the idea of general-purpose computing for handheld devices. It is a comprehensive platform that features a Linux-based operating system stack for managing devices, memory, and processes. In the current handheld device market, it’s the closest competitor of Apple’s iPhone. Google Inc purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. Android’s mobile operating system is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. Android’s source code and libraries are published under Apache License 2.0, and the Linux kernel below Android is under GPLv2 license. Thus, the openness of this powerful and robust mobile platform attracts and encourages the mobile developer community for development of Applications for Android enabled devices. Brief Description about the Workshop

About The Workshop :

This workshop will primarily focus on understanding the key concepts, best practices and insights of the Android architecture, and learn some basic skills of Android Application development . The workshop will be conducted by experienced software developers and co-corporate trainers .

 

Topics Covered:

  • Introducing Android and User Interfaces
  • Activity and Intent /Services
  • Storing & Retrieving Data Notification & Alarm
  • Telephony and Graphics & Animation/Multimedia
  • Problems Solutions and Application Development Practices

 

About Organizers:

Chairman – M.L.Talesra
Organizing Secretary – Mr. Mazher Hussain
Coordinator – Mr. Piyush Javeria

 

Venue : Techno NJR Research Center 202,

Trimurty Heights above Kotak Mahindra Bank 8- C

Madhuban, Udaipur

Date :  September 1st to September 5th 2012

 

For More Details Contact:

  • Mazher Hussain – 9828058105

Email – mazher4402@gmail.com

 

  • Piyush Javeria – 8696932742

Email – piyush.javeria@gmail.com

 

(PRESS RELEASE)

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Child Labour Age Limit Raised to 18 Years

 

The Rajasthan government, in a significant decision, has recognised the age of child labourers as 18 years and announced a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Identification, Rescue, Protection and Rehabilitation for children employed in different occupations.Besides the local children, a large number of child labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal are working under difficult circumstances in Rajasthan.

The State’s Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued a notification on August 21 clarifying the subject of Child Labour will henceforth be dealt with under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, and laying down an SOP for all departments concerned for handling the issue of child labour.Moreover, the children who are involved in beggary would be identified by the NGOs and they will be admitted to residential schools, where the District Administration would make arrangements for food and accommodation for them.

In a far-reaching decision, the Rajasthan government has announced that a person below 18 years will be considered as a child labourer if he or she is employed.The Government’s six-page notification has made some important observations about the prevalence of labour by kids below 18 years. It says a large number of below-18 years children were employed in occupations like Gem Polishing, Carpet Manufacturing, Brick Kilns, Domestic Work, Begging, Bidi Industry, Mines, Agriculture, Tea Kiosks, Dhabas among others and a large number were being trafficked out of state for labour at Beet Cotton Fields, where they work as bonded labourers for 10 to 16 hours a day.

 

It said though the Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1986, is in force in state, it treats the work by children below 14 years in certain occupations as valid and does not facilitate rehabilitation of rescued kids. In this backdrop, the notification has held the Juvenile Justice Act, which defines a child’s age as 18 years, as the basis for taking action against child labour.

The notification has directed the labour department to conduct raids with the help of police to rescue child labourers above 14 years of age. The children will be brought before the child welfare committee and a fine of Rs. 20,000 will be imposed on the employer. The state government will contribute Rs. 5,000 for each child in the child labour welfare fund, which would be spent on his or her rehabilitation.Both chief secretary CK Mathew and additional CS Aditi Mehta of Social Justice Empowerment have signed the notification.

 

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Contributed By : R S Dhakar

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[Photos] Manas Prem Katha by Morari Bapu Nathdwara

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Bapu Says:

The 9 day Ram Katha was all about Love | Truth | Compassion. The very essence of a Living form is love, according to Bapu this 21st century needs the element love to get peace. Here are some of Bapu’s precious verses.

Desire and greed are not barriers in the manifestation of Love; anger puts an obstruction in its appearance.

True love gives birth to contentment.

Love is within each of us, just as we all have a soul.

 

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Image Credits : http://moraribapu.org/

३०० से ज्यादा बार मानस में प्रेम शब्द आया है मतलब १०० प्रतिशत नहीं ३०० प्रतिशत । 
The word ‘Love’ has appeared more than 300 times in the Ram Charit Manas, giving it not 100% but 300% approval.
 मोरारी बापु, मानस प्रेम, नाथद्वारा कथा
– Morari Bapu, Manas Prem, Nathdwara Katha

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Project Inspire – Vote for Women’s Personal Private Marketplace

Over 60% of the women in India do not use personal hygiene products like sanitary napkins and an equal number are not aware of simple birth control methods (like condoms, birth control pills etc.). Boond Foundation while working in villages of Rajasthan and UP encountered this problem first hand and we resolved to do something about this. Over the past two years, Boond Foundation has built expertise in rural marketing and distribution to facilitate access to products that would bring about considerable amount of socio economic progress in the region. Primarily working in the area of renewable energy like solar power, the foundation also aims to expand its activities to include empowerment of rural women.

In order to solve this personal hygiene problem, the foundation decided to utilize technology and women entrepreneurs. We realized that the reason for the low adoption of products like sanitary napkins etc. was not only due to the low awareness levels but also because the women were hesitant to go to the local markets to buy these kinds of products as the shopkeepers were often men. We conducted an extensive review of technologies available and found that a mobile app would contribute in a huge way towards this empowerment. After the review, we embarked on an initiative titled ‘Women’s Personal Private Marketplace’ on a mobile phone. The initiative aims towards educating and providing access to women in rural communities with basic hygienic products that will help ward off many diseases / infections that they normally encounter with.  Since the medium of marketing will be mobile phones, it will ensure a very high penetration and also be discreet. Specific needs and wants related to their health will be prioritized in the design of the application. With this model and business plan, Boond competed in the Nokia Global Women’s Business Plan competition and won the top spot with fund support from Nokia to develop the application. We have also partnered with a renowned NGO from Canada – Decode Global; a pioneer of mobile apps for social change.

Additionally, this initiative has also been selected for the final of the ‘Project Inspire’ competition (http://www.facebook.com/ProjInspire) being run by UN Women and MasterCard organization. The winners will be decided on the basis of public votes. The winner will be awarded with the ‘People’s Choice Award’. To know more about Boond Foundation, check out www.boondfoundation.org or email info@boond.net or udaipur@boond.net

Also, Please remember to support this high impact social initiative by voting at the UN Women Competition: http://bit.ly/RbCWXI

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IIMU organizes Blood Donation Drive to Mark India’s 66th Independence Day

Students donate 63 units of blood

IIMU BLOOD DONATION CAMP

On the occasion of India’s 66th Independence Day, Prayatna – the social club of IIM Udaipur, organized a blood donation camp in the institute premises in collaboration with the Rotary Club Meera of Udaipur, M.B. Hospital, and NACO. Right after the flag hoisting, which happened early in the morning, students were seen lining up before the blood donation room, eagerly waiting for their turn to donate blood. More than 60 students volunteered for this noble cause to donate blood on this august occasion and were given certificates. The blood donation drive was overseen by a team of 5 doctors who came from the partnering organizations.

In total, 63 units, i.e., about 22 litres of blood was donated. The blood collected will be going to the Maharana Bhupal College (Government Hospital) in Udaipur for the aid of the needy. On this occasion, Prof. Janat Shah, Director of IIMU said, “The blood donation drive embodies the spirit of sacrifice and social responsibility which is marked by 15th August. The IIMU community will always strive to contribute to the society through events like these.”

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Cyber Crime investigation training for Udaipur Police

An effort in eradication of Cyber Crime

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Any facility or invention can be harmful if it goes in wrong hands. Same refers to the Computer Crime. It refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. It mainly occurs amongst the youth and the network sharing area. The definition ethically provided for it is : – “Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly using internet”.

To eradicate these kind of Cyber Crime activity, training was organized by Additional S.P. Tej Raj Singh Ji as he was concerned that such crimes may threaten the city’s security and financial health. Police officers ranging from sub inspectors to additional SP attended this training session who abide by the harmful activities going on. The program included live cast studies of cyber-crimes which they investigated and traced them. They trained them how to report the case and proceed for investigating it. Computer crime encompasses a broad range of activities.

The CEO of the addressing company Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary also trained them how to secure their own computers and networks. As it is said that before hacking, anti-hacking is to be learnt. The important topics were furthered discussed were :- Cyber Pornography, Website Defacement, Nigerian Frauds, VoIP Call, Social Networking Websites related cases, Job Frauds, Credit/Debit Card Frauds and many other cases. The training program was a successful one and additional SP Tej Raj Singh Ji appreciated the CEO for conducting such activity towards a cyber-crime.

Hicube Infosec Pvt. Ltd. An initiative of Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary is a positive step towards this direction of managing and securing web network and cyber-crime investigation and it provides qualitative training. He is an active speaker at Rajasthan Police Academy, providing trainings on Cyber Crime Investigations. He provided training on Cyber Crime Investigations conducted by Bureau of Police Research and Development.

There is another training session for rural police officers on 26th of august. Just an effort is needed to halt such inhumanity activities. A salute to the CEO Mr. Mukesh Chaudhary and ADSP Tej Raj Singh Ji.

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Article by : Smriti Goyal