Pujya Tai Maa’s

Overcoming challenges to online learning

Veerayatan Vidyapeeth in Rudrani is a unique school developed for the empowerment of hundreds of children for whom education was previously an unattainable dream. Education is free for these children who come from socially and economically deprived communities. During this Covid pandemic, it has been a challenge to convert to online education as parents and children have not had much exposure to technologies and have not been able to understand the online teaching process. Teachers, with dedication and hard work, contacted all the parents and trained and empowered them to ensure that their children’s studies continued at home. Teachers have also regularly monitored students’ performance. Well done to all the teachers for the love and dedication they have to shape the futures of these children and help them realise their dreams!

Re-opening educational institutions safely

It is impressive to see how successfully the schools and colleges have opened after almost a year! All the higher-grade classes (Grades 9-12) have started face to face lessons and the educational colleges have opened for the final year undergraduate students. Studies are going well and exams are being conducted maintaining proper safety and hygiene measures.

Veerayatan Institute of Engineering was adjudged the best in providing the logistics required to conduct the prestigious GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Mumbai), the only centre allocated in the entire region of Kutch. It was great to see 782 students who participated in this national exam, observing strict Covid health and safety rules.

Tirthankar Mahavir Vidya Mandir – Osian and Sanchore

Veerayatan took over the running of two beautiful English medium schools in the rural areas of Osian and Sanchore, where literacy rates are far below the national average, in 2017 and these schools have been transformed, now open to all without any distinction of caste, creed, religion or socio-economic background. These state-of-the-art schools are providing high standards of education to underprivileged children who would otherwise not get educated. Girls are encouraged to attend school and efforts are taking place to discourage child marriages.

Transforming lives, Building Futures

Veerayatan’s work continues to have a dramatic impact on thousands of lives. Here is the story of how one family’s life has been transformed.

Karan and his family have been supported by Veerayatan for many years. Karan’s two sisters completed their studies at the Veerayatan Institute of BBA and at Veerayatan Institute of Pharmacy respectively, whilst, Karan, who is the youngest child in his family is also studying Pharmacy at Veerayatan. His aspiration is to do research to produce affordable medicines. His sister, who is a pharmacist, runs a pharmacy for the benefit of the villagers and his father, a doctor, attends patients in a distant village in Kutch. The family has patently dedicated their lives to Veerayatan’s noble cause and are following the path of ‘Compassion in Action’.

Art4 Education by Taneesha Sheth

“To educate a child is to turns walls into doors.” This is the reason why 13 year-old Taneesha Sheth from Singapore was inspired to utilise her passion for art and painting and start ‘Art4 Education’, a platform to support child education. Taneesha firmly believes, “Education is every child’s birth right. Unfortunately, it still remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world driven by factors like poverty, illiteracy, discrimination, inequality and affordability.”

Taneesha is supporting a Veerayatan school in Jaipur for underprivileged children. Over the last few months, she, with the help from her mother Neha Sheth, has sold handmade greeting cards in Singapore and has raised enough money to educate 20 children for an entire year. And this is just the beginning…… To support her cause, please email: dm@art4_education.

Many congratulations Taneesha and keep up the amazing work you are doing!

Tai Maa, my inspiration By Nikhil Mehta, USA

When I saw and finally met Acharya Shri Chandanaji, my first impression was that Mother Theresa had been reincarnated. I mean, there was a certain aura about her purity.  It is her selfless nature, and her intense desire for Seva (service) for the needy without any boundaries that drove me to contemplate on what I can do myself to make a difference?