శ్లోకం
శుక్లామ్ బ్రహ్మవిచారసారపరమామ్ ఆద్యామ్ జగద్వ్యాపినీమ్
వీణాపుస్తకధారిణీమ్ అభయదామ్ జాడ్యాన్ధకారాపహామ్
హస్తే స్ఫాటికమాలికామ్ విదధతీమ్ పద్మాసనే సమ్స్థితామ్
వన్దే త్వామ్ పరమేశ్వరీమ్ భగవతీమ్ బుద్ధిప్రదామ్ శారదామ్
The above verse is in praise of the Goddess of Knowledge, Saraswathi, wherein the Goddess is praised as the One who holds the Book of Knowledge and thus provides an assurance and also drives away the deep darkness of being idle. Knowledge is indeed the assurance of good life, and the light that illuminates everything around us and inside us too! Knowledge gives the discretion of good and bad, and provides insight into ways of the world, and is the great power that drives our senses, our intelligence, our experience. Not only that, but knowledge also gives comforts, brings name, fame and fortunes, and garners respect from the greatest people. “vidyaa bandhu janO vidESa gamanE” wrote Bhartru Hari, meaning “knowledge is one’s relative in a foreign land”. Such knowledge is represented, and preserved, in alphabet (aksharam) in speech or written form.
“na ksharati iti aksharam” is an etymological elucidation of the word “aksharam”, meaning “that which does not get destroyed”. Thus, Knowledge is that special Wealth which can neither be stolen by a thief nor can be divided among brothers; it does not cause any load on the acquirer either – it increases as it is spent! Knowledge is acclaimed to be one of the greatest forms of Wealth, and imparting Knowledge is praised as being the best gift (dänam) one can offer.
The community of “Akshara” is our small effort to help poor Brahmins struggling to overcome the financial hurdles for getting quality higher education in the present globalized world. Please come forward to join our Akshara team for this noble cause. It is inspired by the spirit of the word aksharam, and our effort is to keep the rendered help alive, self-assuring, and knowledge-giving.
Akshara Structure
Akshara team consist of mainly three kinds of members: Administrator of Akshara, Members, and Contributors.
శుక్లామ్ బ్రహ్మవిచారసారపరమామ్ ఆద్యామ్ జగద్వ్యాపినీమ్
వీణాపుస్తకధారిణీమ్ అభయదామ్ జాడ్యాన్ధకారాపహామ్
హస్తే స్ఫాటికమాలికామ్ విదధతీమ్ పద్మాసనే సమ్స్థితామ్
వన్దే త్వామ్ పరమేశ్వరీమ్ భగవతీమ్ బుద్ధిప్రదామ్ శారదామ్
The above verse is in praise of the Goddess of Knowledge, Saraswathi, wherein the Goddess is praised as the One who holds the Book of Knowledge and thus provides an assurance and also drives away the deep darkness of being idle. Knowledge is indeed the assurance of good life, and the light that illuminates everything around us and inside us too! Knowledge gives the discretion of good and bad, and provides insight into ways of the world, and is the great power that drives our senses, our intelligence, our experience. Not only that, but knowledge also gives comforts, brings name, fame and fortunes, and garners respect from the greatest people. “vidyaa bandhu janO vidESa gamanE” wrote Bhartru Hari, meaning “knowledge is one’s relative in a foreign land”. Such knowledge is represented, and preserved, in alphabet (aksharam) in speech or written form.
“na ksharati iti aksharam” is an etymological elucidation of the word “aksharam”, meaning “that which does not get destroyed”. Thus, Knowledge is that special Wealth which can neither be stolen by a thief nor can be divided among brothers; it does not cause any load on the acquirer either – it increases as it is spent! Knowledge is acclaimed to be one of the greatest forms of Wealth, and imparting Knowledge is praised as being the best gift (dänam) one can offer.
The community of “Akshara” is our small effort to help poor Brahmins struggling to overcome the financial hurdles for getting quality higher education in the present globalized world. Please come forward to join our Akshara team for this noble cause. It is inspired by the spirit of the word aksharam, and our effort is to keep the rendered help alive, self-assuring, and knowledge-giving.
Akshara Structure
Akshara team consist of mainly three kinds of members: Administrator of Akshara, Members, and Contributors.
Administrator: Administrator is the sole owner of all the mailing groups, blogs and forums related to Akshara. The decision of the Administrator is final in any matters related to Akshara. The Administrator will interact with the Akshara members group from the e-mail address <admin.akshara@gmail.com> .The Administrator will participate in the e-mail discussions among members in Akshara group and will take feedback from discussions in the group.
Members: Members have to contribute at least certain amount as donation to Akshara, and the minimum amount of donation is decided by the Administrator every year. All members will be assigned a Membership Number that shall be revised every year. All members are added to the Google Group Akshara, where they can interact with the Group members by e-mailing to <aksharatb@googlegroups.com>. Members can propose new beneficiaries in the Google Group. A newsletter of Akshara will be sent to all the members periodically from the Administrator of Akshara. Members are subscribed to the Akshara news letter automatically.
Contributors: Contributors are not bound to follow the minimum amount of donation set by the Administrator; they are free to donate any amount to Akshara. Everybody related to Akshara will be subscribed to
<akshara-newsletter@googlegroups.com> and will receive a newsletter of Akshara.
Please join <http://groups.google.com/group/akshara-newsletter>
for subscribing to the newsletter, which will be released periodically to update the proceedings of Akshara with the latest information available.
Community: We believe people need to understand our activities before they pitch-in. We want to build a community where everyone is aligned with the goals of the community and motivated to help our fellow Brahmins. There are forums where people can join and understand us before they can actually take part in Akshara. The idea of Akshara itself started in the Orkut community of Telugu Brahmins (TB)
and Akshara community will try to work closely with the Telugu Brahmins community in future also. We have also created
a separate and exclusive Orkut community for Akshara discussions owned by the Administrator and moderated by people chosen by him. For those who cannot have access to the above forums, a newsletter mailing group
is available in which you can download the newsletter from the files section of the mailing group. Otherwise you can also read our blog with Akshara articles at <http://aksharatb.blogspot.com/>.
Please be part of these communities, understand our motives and suggest others to join.
Note: Akshara is not affiliated to any organizations. Mails from <admin.akshara@gmail.com> should only be considered as authentic. In case of Orkut communities, posts from moderators of TB or Akshara should only be considered in decisions related to Akshara in the respective communites. In case of any queries/issues/conflicts please contact us at the E-mail address <admin.akshara@gmail.com>.
Akshara Beneficiaries
We are currently considering only poor Telugu Brahmin students who want to pursue their higher education above 10th standard as Akshara beneficiaries. However, depending on the case and the availability of our financial resources, we can consider other beneficiaries.
Any person related to Akshara community can propose a new beneficiary by way of e-mail to <admin.akshara@gmail.com>. The decision about offering financial help shall be taken by the Akshara Administrator or shall be discussed in the Google Group for Akshara, depending on the time and financial resources available to the group.
Akshara Success Stories
Please be part of these communities, understand our motives and suggest others to join.
Note: Akshara is not affiliated to any organizations. Mails from <admin.akshara@gmail.com> should only be considered as authentic. In case of Orkut communities, posts from moderators of TB or Akshara should only be considered in decisions related to Akshara in the respective communites. In case of any queries/issues/conflicts please contact us at the E-mail address <admin.akshara@gmail.com>.
Akshara Beneficiaries
We are currently considering only poor Telugu Brahmin students who want to pursue their higher education above 10th standard as Akshara beneficiaries. However, depending on the case and the availability of our financial resources, we can consider other beneficiaries.
Any person related to Akshara community can propose a new beneficiary by way of e-mail to <admin.akshara@gmail.com>. The decision about offering financial help shall be taken by the Akshara Administrator or shall be discussed in the Google Group for Akshara, depending on the time and financial resources available to the group.
Akshara Success Stories
Beneficiary : 2007001
Name: Ghanti Bhargavi
Village: Srimukhalingam (Srikakulam District)
Qualification: Intermediate
Support from Akshara to Pursue: B.Sc. (Computer Science)
Father: Agriculture labourer
Beneficiary Proposed by: Kamesh Telikicherla
Some Facts about the Beneficiary : In the words of Kamesh Telikicherla
Bhargavi’s father has no job. He is helping in their family member's agriculture. The beneficiary has studied her schooling where my father works. She expressed her interest in studying computer science in B.Sc and later on MCA. My father has seen their poor living standard in her schooling so he told about the Akshara and that is how we approached her and extending support. She got 69% in her first year of BSc. This year (2008) Bhargavi received an amount of Rs 4600 from Akshara.
Name: Ghanti Bhargavi
Village: Srimukhalingam (Srikakulam District)
Qualification: Intermediate
Support from Akshara to Pursue: B.Sc. (Computer Science)
Father: Agriculture labourer
Beneficiary Proposed by: Kamesh Telikicherla
Some Facts about the Beneficiary : In the words of Kamesh Telikicherla
Bhargavi’s father has no job. He is helping in their family member's agriculture. The beneficiary has studied her schooling where my father works. She expressed her interest in studying computer science in B.Sc and later on MCA. My father has seen their poor living standard in her schooling so he told about the Akshara and that is how we approached her and extending support. She got 69% in her first year of BSc. This year (2008) Bhargavi received an amount of Rs 4600 from Akshara.
Beneficiary: 2007002
Name: Indraganti Sivaram
Village: Srimukhalingam (Srikakulam District)
Qualification: 10th with 532 marks
Support from Akshara to Pursue: Diploma in EEE from Srikakulam Govt. Polytechnic
Father: Temple Archaka
Beneficiary Proposed by: Kamesh Telikicherla
Some Facts about the Beneficiary: In the words of Kamesh Telikicherla
Sivaram’s father was a pujari in Sri Aanjaneya temple in Srimukhalingam village. The entire family used to stay there in a single room. Presently his family depends on the income coming from that small village temple. The family’s distant relatives support them occasionally by giving some amount. His father is managing his family by going to bhikshätana. He will ask for help in the village when ever this boy needs some money. This guy is very intelligent and everybody is telling him to continue his study. As the beneficiary's father is temple archaka in same village as my father works, he came to know about this beneficiary from his colleagues. From the last year help he showed a good result with 76% marks. This year (2008) Sivaram received a help of Rs 9000 from Askshara.
Name: Indraganti Sivaram
Village: Srimukhalingam (Srikakulam District)
Qualification: 10th with 532 marks
Support from Akshara to Pursue: Diploma in EEE from Srikakulam Govt. Polytechnic
Father: Temple Archaka
Beneficiary Proposed by: Kamesh Telikicherla
Some Facts about the Beneficiary: In the words of Kamesh Telikicherla
Sivaram’s father was a pujari in Sri Aanjaneya temple in Srimukhalingam village. The entire family used to stay there in a single room. Presently his family depends on the income coming from that small village temple. The family’s distant relatives support them occasionally by giving some amount. His father is managing his family by going to bhikshätana. He will ask for help in the village when ever this boy needs some money. This guy is very intelligent and everybody is telling him to continue his study. As the beneficiary's father is temple archaka in same village as my father works, he came to know about this beneficiary from his colleagues. From the last year help he showed a good result with 76% marks. This year (2008) Sivaram received a help of Rs 9000 from Askshara.
Beneficiary: 2008001
Name: Vemuri Sridevi
Village: Tekkali (Srikakulam District)
Qualification: 10th with 457 marks
Support from Akshara to Pursue: Inter in Bi.P.C
Father: Left the family long back
Beneficiary Proposed by: Kamesh Telikicherla
Some Facts about the Beneficiary: In the words of Kamesh Telikicherla
The beneficiary father has left the family long back. And her mother is little mentally retarded. They are now depending on their grandfather's pension. He has fallen sick now. So after that they find tough time in managing food itself. Till her tenth standard my relatives helped the beneficiary. We came to know about this beneficiary through my grandmother who helped her before. As their family depends mainly on her after the grandfather she is willing join in teacher training and supports her family. This year (2008) Sridevi received an amount of Rs 5000 from Akshara.
Beneficiary: 2008002
Name: Hareendra Kollavajjala
Village: Mataid (Warangal Dist.)
Brother: Elder, studying B.Tech.
2nd year in Warangal Support from Akshara to Pursue : B.Tech. after 1st year in Gokaraju Ranga Raju Engineering College. Fee: Rs. 27,500 per annum (for the next 3 years)
Beneficiary Proposed by: Phani Prayaga
Some Facts about the Beneficiary: Hari’s father was a private doctor in a village in Warangal District. In the last month he got hospitalized due to blood clot in the brain, currently he is in the Coma. As the father is the only source of income for their family. Now Hari is in trouble for his education. He scored 91.5 and 96% in 10th and Intermediate respectively and got an EAMCET rank of 3561. Currently we have Rs 15,000 for this beneficiary with Akshara and we are looking for more contributions from others who wish to help this beneficiary.
Beneficiary Proposed by: Phani Prayaga
Some Facts about the Beneficiary: Hari’s father was a private doctor in a village in Warangal District. In the last month he got hospitalized due to blood clot in the brain, currently he is in the Coma. As the father is the only source of income for their family. Now Hari is in trouble for his education. He scored 91.5 and 96% in 10th and Intermediate respectively and got an EAMCET rank of 3561. Currently we have Rs 15,000 for this beneficiary with Akshara and we are looking for more contributions from others who wish to help this beneficiary.
Other Pending Cases with Akshara
We are considering the following cases for further but not able to extend our help due to lack of financial resources with us. If members contribute individually or through Akshara we will be happy to know. Please write an e-mail to <admin.akshara@gmail.com> if you need any further details about the following case(s).
Name: Ch. Srinivas
Qualification: Intermediate
Support Needed to Pursue: B.Sc. (II year)
Details of the College: T. Subbaramireddy & T. Balaramakrishna Degree College and P.G. Centre, Gajuwaka, Vishakhapatnam
Fees: Rs. 15,000/- per year
Case Proposed By : Kiran Chakravarthula
Some Facts about Srinivas: in the words of Kiran Chakravarthula
Srinivas is now pursuing second year BSc in Vizag and his first year results are awaited. He got an aggregate: of 393/600 in X class and scored: 701/1000 in his Intermediate. His father is a small time employee and finding it difficult to meet the expenses of his son's education with one more daughter of the same age. I understand that his problems at the home front affected his percentage, particularly in X class. He's looking for help on a refundable basis; in fact any help is appreciated.
Qualification: Intermediate
Support Needed to Pursue: B.Sc. (II year)
Details of the College: T. Subbaramireddy & T. Balaramakrishna Degree College and P.G. Centre, Gajuwaka, Vishakhapatnam
Fees: Rs. 15,000/- per year
Case Proposed By : Kiran Chakravarthula
Some Facts about Srinivas: in the words of Kiran Chakravarthula
Srinivas is now pursuing second year BSc in Vizag and his first year results are awaited. He got an aggregate: of 393/600 in X class and scored: 701/1000 in his Intermediate. His father is a small time employee and finding it difficult to meet the expenses of his son's education with one more daughter of the same age. I understand that his problems at the home front affected his percentage, particularly in X class. He's looking for help on a refundable basis; in fact any help is appreciated.
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