Gandhi -Shastri Jayanti Celebrated

Gandhi Shastri Jayanti was celebrated in the Gandhi park of Koraput today. While children from all the schools in the town were the major part of the gathering in the park the district collector of Koraput, Sri Balakrushna Sahu garlanded the statue of Father of The Nation . Minakshi Bahinipati , the chairperson of Koraput NAC , Gupta Prasad Das , Ex-MLA of Koraput , Akhyay Mahanty , Secretary of Sarvoday Samiti were some of the prominent personalities present there . Holy books from Hindu , Christian and Muslim faith were read on the occasion . While there was enthusiasm alive in the children , absence of the spectacles on the face of Mahatma Gandhi raised many eyebrows . The statue of Lal Bahadur Shastry was also garlanded to mark his birthday. #########Thank you for reading . Please forward this experience of reading www.koraputonline.blogspot.com to your friends. Let everyone be connected with the growth of Koraput . You can send your response or can begin a new discussion or express your feelings to koraputonline@gmail.com

This is also Gandhi

While the Nation celebrates the Birth Day of the Father of Nation , Mahatma Gandhi , the disfigured picture of him on the walls of a school is disturbing. It is not the only case of disfiguring . The paintings made on the school walls are not taken care even though they are sure to influence the children's learning. Could we rise to the situation ! ########

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Discource On Bhagvat Gita

Discource on Bhagavat Gita began in the premises of SriRam Temple at Pujariput in Koraput today . Gupta Prasad Padhi will be giving his spiritual discource on the text for the next 10 days . Devotees from various parts of the town are taking part in the discource. A Pranayam session for that many days also has begun in the morning . While the pranayam classes begin at 5.30 in the morning , the discource begins at 6.30 in the evening. ########

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Guests Speaking

Sri Umakanta Das , Chief Speaker and Sri Krushna Chandra panigrahy, the Chief guest are speaking on the occasion of International Day of The Elderly at koraput on Monday .

Old Age Celebration

International Day of the Elderly was observed in the COATS conference hall at Koraput today . Addressing the elderly persons who had reached from the nearby villages , Umakanta Das , the chief speaker of the function said that longevity of people had increased with the provision of timely assistance by the society more intensely compared to the past . K.C.Panigrahy , Director of the Tribal Museum was the chief guest . The programme was organised by the leading NGO of the district, SOVA .

Blood donation Camp

A blood Donation Camp was organised in the District Head Quarter Hospital at Koraput today on the occasion of National Voluntary blood Donation Day . Balakrushna Sahu , the District Collector attended as the chief guest and honouured the Volunteers who had given blood for the maximum number of times .

In Search of Youth's Antecedents

In search of youth’s antecedents
Ch. Santakar
Rules prevent school for mentally challenged from keeping him
for long
KORAPUT: He was found wandering at Nandapur in 2003 by then Sub-Collector and was admitted to Manas, the school for mentally challenge children here.
He uttered a few words in Telugu whenever someone asked his name or the name of his village. With little understanding about what he was speaking, his name could not be known. Hence, he was named Manas, school headmaster Bidyadhar Pramanik said. All efforts to find out the antecedents of the 16-year-old youth went in vain, he added.Sign of progress
The school decided to continue him as a regular student. It had been giving him some orientation in reading and binding books, stitching clothes, etc. along with other 56 inmates of the school. But his maintenance was proving to be difficult with each passing day as his condition was worse than others. He had no knowledge about how to dress. He, however, showed signs of improvement over the years, Mr. Pramanik said. He had been suffering from serious bouts of fits despite being administered medicines. The treatment and acquaintance with other children seem to have some positive impact. Now, he can speak word by word, smiles at his friends and pays respect to visitors, the headmaster said.Best friend
The barber who visits the school at regular intervals was his best friend as he alone understood whatever little he speaks in Telugu. Manas recently told him that he had no one in his family.
The institution was keen on finding his antecedents as it cannot support him for long. As per the guidelines and because of paucity of funds, the school would be able to look after him till he attained 18 years.
With only two years left, authorities were making all out efforts to locate his village and surviving family members, if any, who could take his ownership after he was released from school, the headmaster said.
Courtesy: The Hindu , Dt.1.10.2007