Akruti Bhatia case - School Princiapal being victimised

This is with reference to the death of a student Akruti Bhatia of Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. In the moments of grief, sentiments and emotions run high and the anguish of parents is understandable. I offer my sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family, May her soul rest in peace.
In instances like these, parents, quickly pounce on to attack the school authorities and do not want to take the blame on themselves; they want to pass on this onus on the school authorities - this is not fair. Going by the statement of Ms. Goldy Malhotra, the Principal, she has done the best she could for the child. It is announced that an enquiry is being made, till then parents should behave properly and await judgment. However, my point here is that it is easy to say the negligence is on part of school authorities, what about the negligence of the parents?
A point to consider is that Asthma is a long term ailment, and this is not the first attack that Akruti Bhatia has had, there have been many previous instances. On that particular day too, she must have had discomfort from morning, then too she was sent to school. The normal tendency of parents is that however sick a child may be, the parents insist on sending child to school, they feel the child will be better off at school rather than sit at home. The same thing probably applies to this case too. Parents cannot take the school to task, without accepting their own responsibility.
Another point to note is that instances of this nature are very stray and rare, for which no school in the entire country or may be in the world too would be equipped to handle such a situation, and putting the blame grossly on school authorities is not fair. Teachers are not medical professionals.



Parents should consider the future of other asthmatic children and if they become too unruly, then the future is bleak for asthmatic children to get admission into schools. Parents will ask for medical history and the moment, there is a problem child; schools may refrain from admitting such children. It is a probability.

Sindhi Movie Pyar Kare Dis screening in Bangalore

On 28th Mar 09, Sindhi Federation of Bangalore, along with National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language, conducted a one day acting workshop and talent search for Sindhi Channel for Sindhi artistes, which was conducted by the famous director Shri Kamal Nathani, actors Shri Jiten Lalwani and Shri Prakash Ramchandani. More than 60 participants from all over Bangalore participated in the professionally organized work shop, which was well appreciated by all participants. This was one of the first of its kind on an experimental basis and the success of this has encouraged them to conduct many more all over the country.

For Bangaloreans, who are waiting for such an exposure, this work shop was a great treat.

Since its inception, only 19 movies have been made in Sindhi language in India , though there are several artistes in Bollywood and Gujarati drama, cinema and theatre, who are originally Sindhis, but due to non availability of a State to showcase their films, the audience is too scattered for dedicated screening. Pyaar Kare Dis, one of the best Sindhi movies made by Shri Kamal Nathaniji in 2007 was screened in 800 seating capacity Sindhi auditorium of Sindhi School and College on two days 28th and 29th Mar as a part of Sindhi week end celebrations and attracted record crowds. The screening was in the presence of the artistes of the movie Shri Jiten Lalwani, Shri Prakash Ramchandani and director Shri Kamal Nathani

Sindhi Federation of Bangalore and NCPSL celebrate Cheti Chand, the Sindhi New Year

FIRST OF all, on behalf of all my Bangalore members, I thank NCPSL for giving us an opportunity to host a programme in Bangalore for promotion of our Sindhi language. With the grace of Jhulelal and the support of all our local volunteers, as also the participation of various dignitaries from all over the country, not to forget the support of NCPSL, the programme was a grand success.
I herewith give a small write up on the details of the two-day programme, which may be shared with our brethren all over the country through various newsletters and print and electronic media.
Dignitaries who graced the occasion:
Suresh Keswani, Chairman Linguistic Minorities,
Justice (Retd) I.S. Israni
Dr. Manohar Kalra,VC, University of Kota,
Manohar Matlani, Director, NCPSL
Parmanand Khattar, Former Gujarat Minister,
Baldev Matlani, Lakshmandas Khubhandani
Lachhmandas Keswani, Renu Idnani
Shyam Jumani, Dr Ravi Tekchandani
Durga Thavrani, Srikant Bhatia
Prof C J Daswani, Veena Shringi
Hasso Dadlani, Ramesh Warlyani
Amar Daulatani, Sudesh Sachdev
An exclusive acting workshop in Sindhi for Sindhis, by Sindhis, was organised to find talent amongst our Sindhi youngsters. The workshop attracted as many as 60 aspirants. The workshop was inaugurated by I D Israni, with Dr Manohar Kalra and Manohar Matlani as other guests of honour. The workshop was conducted by Kamal Nathani, Jiten Lalwani and Prakash Ramchandani. In his inaugural speech, Shri Israni, urged the youngsters to consider the option of serving the country through various State and Central Administrative posts. Many youngsters were inspired by his speech and were later heard of seeking administrative services as their future career option. The workshop was followed by an audition judged by eminent delegates, and three people were awarded special recognition and ten others were among top performers. Certificate of participation, along with a small memento was presented to all the workshop participants.
The venue was Golden Jubilee Hall and Sindhi Auditorium of Sindhi Seva Samiti, the sponsors of Sindhi Schools and Colleges; and on this occasion, Suresh Keswani inaugurated the additional school block, built to expand the school capacity.
Lunch was provided for all the delegates and participants. This was followed by a movie show of the movie “Pyaar Kare Dis”, which was again well appreciated by the audience.
The annual Cheti chand celebration by Sindhi Federation of Bangalore, was special this year for three specific reasons:
a) There were a host of dignitaries from all over the country b) Local lad Khel Ratna and Padma Pankaj Advani was to be felicitated and c) Musical programme of Sindhi songs by world famous singer Kajal Chandiramani.
Considering these aspects, the participation was greater than usual. The programme began with the house offering their condolences to the Saint of Bangalore Pujya Shri Dada Amar, who breathed his last earlier this month and President of South India Sindhi Federation Shri Lalchand Nichani, whom we lost during the year.
I S Israni along with other dignitaries from NCPSL felicitated Pankaj Advani and appreciated this youngster for becoming the Ambassador of Sindhis at such a young age; he was indeed youth Icon for Sindhis. The Past Presidents of Sindhi Federation of Bangalore and current year Sindhu Ratna and Sindhu Achiever awardees were honored on this occasion.
This was followed by the entertainment programme by Kajal Chandiramani. This was a treat to Bangalore Sindhis, who were glued to their seats from start with dedication to Jhulelal Saheb to the conclusion of about two hour programme with Pallo.

Local singing sensation Satram Amarchand pitched in with a couple of numbers on this occasion. At the end of the programme, Suresh Keswani briefly addressed the house, appreciating the efforts of Bangalore brethren for putting up this grand show.
This was followed by lunch and thereafter the brethren reassembled for the screening of the movie Pyaar Kare Dis.
The highlight of the two-day programme was that the programme was compered entirely in Sindhi by the Master of Ceremonies - President of Sindhi Seva Samiti and Hon. Secretary of Sindhi Federation of Bangalore, Prakash F Madhwani. All speeches including the welcome by Rajkumar L Kukreja, reception committee chairman Biharilal H Menda and host committee chairman Madan Doulatram, besides those by the dignitaries from NCPSL was done in Sindhi. Finally, the excellent teamwork of Bangalore brethren in organizing the stay, conduct of programme, transportation and all other amenities, was highly appreciated by one and all.
Some of the delegates who stayed back, visited the heritage city of Mysore on the next day.