Three lesser known acts of bravery from India’s military history
The history of our jawans is filled with lesser known tales. While some are lost in the pages of history, others went unnoticed and don’t have shining medals to associate with.
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Some unique villages in India that inspire us
With over 60 percent of India’s population still living in villages, it is not an overstatement to say that the soul of India lives in its villages. Villages are peaceful, calm, green, and away from the hustle of city lives. However, Indian villages are also often plagued with lack of education, healthcare, sanitation, and regressive beliefs. There are however, several villages in India, which go beyond the stereotype, and define a league of their own. Here is a list of few unique villages in India which inspire us all –
The HLA Revolution : Getting together to make a difference
Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ullhasnagar, Rajahmundry, Faridabad and Dehradun - in last few months Sankalp India Foundation together with Cure2Children has offered free HLA typing to children suffering from thalassemia who have a healthy sibling. More than 250 families have been offered HLA typing. A fourth of these are likely to find a perfectly matched sibling.
Experience at a blood donation camp
Recently got an opportunity to participate in a blood donation camp in a different state. I was very curious to see how the blood donation camp is organised because there are always those little things which one could learn. The camp was being organised at a public place and it was half way through by the time we reached.
Health Ministry permits transfer of blood between Blood Banks
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has identified two major initiatives towards better utilisation of blood and blood components, as part of its commitment to ensure safe blood and enhanced access to blood products, on the recommendation of the National Blood Transfusion Council. The first step is permitting the transfer of blood from one blood bank to another.
Importance of the blood donor questionnaire form
The importance of the blood donor questionnaire form in blood donation cannot be over-emphasized. Besides, the demographic and identification related information, the donor form has questions which impact both the safety and well-being of the donor himself or that of the patient. It is also the instrument to capture informed consent.
When a 4 month old girl was detected with Thalassemia
(Dr Reshma Srinivas, stationed at Samraksha shares her experience)
A Family from Koppal visited Bangalore. They came to the Samraksha day care for thalassemia, located in the premises of Rashtrotthana Parishat with Rakesh, a two-year-old child. At registration, his father told me that Rakesh is their second child and was diagnosed with thalassemia.
Celebrating Nature - The three Bihus
Bihu is a set of festivals of Assam and celebrated by the Assamese diaspora around the world. Bihu is celebrated thrice every year - in the months of Bohaag (Baisakh, the middle of April), Maagh (the middle of January), and Kaati (Kartik, the middle of October). The Bihus have been celebrated in Assam since ancient times. Each Bihu coincides with a distinctive phase in the farming calendar. It is one of the festivals of India which focuses on nature worshiping and not idol worshiping. The word Bihu is derived from the language of the Dimasa people. Bi means "to ask" and Shu means "peace".
Emergency Wing Team Report - 2014-15
The year began with merger of Project Disha and Emergency Wing, the two teams inclined towards making blood accessible and available to the needy. It was felt that it would be logistically easier if the two, otherwise separately perceived teams, worked in cohesion.
The Helpline Situation
The helpline is believed to be critical to Sankalp’s progress as an organisation.
How some people make a difference
When people go beyond their zone of comfort and honestly work hard towards something, the results are always good. The actions of such individuals are inspiring to people around. This story is of one such individual. An individual who is a blood donor hero by himself.
Sankalp has been organizing blood donation drives at ITPL since 2007.
Spiti valley - a world within a world
Rudyard Kipling had described Spiti valley as 'a world within a world' in his celebrated novel Kim. Over a century has passed, but not much has changed in this world, as it continues to remain relatively unknown, hidden between multiple folds of valleys and mountains, a world within another world. The name 'Spiti' means 'The Middle Land', i.e. the land between Tibet and India. Bordered by Ladakh in the north, Tibet to the east, Kinnaur to the south east, and the Kullu Valley to the south, this peculiar cold desert spans an area of almost 8000 sq km.