India is moving ahead each day, with a new thought on every wing. Gone are those days when religion defined the ethics of our country. Not that the religion is ignored, but it’s just the new age generation twisting & customizing it to suit their needs.
Kalgidhar Trust under the vision of 89 years young visionary of 21st century, Baba Iqbal Singh, has been striving to bring back the true essence of spirituality as was professed through different religions in the past ages, which bounds the society together in the robe of core human values. A web of 129 Akal Academies spread across 6450 villages thriving by nurturing & rejuvenating young deprived children of the current era, who are learning to grow up into peace-makers, for a better tomorrow, reinstating the primal being of humans.
For the youth, Akal Institute of Rural Women Empowerment located in Baru Sahib in the state of Himachal Pradesh has been able to provide a rural connect in the lives of girls coming from poor families who never imagine the prospects of educating them. The institute is bringing them hope; hope to attain social & financial independence for themselves & their family members.
This done through conducting strategic “Skill Development & Teachers Training Programs“ for FREE, where any matriculated women gets an opportunity to get herself enrolled. Story of one such girl who realized her dreams in particular, Sharanjeet Kaur, a resident of Veerka village in Punjab; reveals the powerful transformation uprising. Sharanjeet comes from a family where having two meals a day is bliss. Her life uptill her matriculation was amiss, having no goal, no ambition in life. Her family, having turned into an atheist over a prolonged time of ignorance, was opposed to support for women education.
Sharan, had lost all her hope & there was no one to intervene & fix things. Suddenly, her family turned its decision in her favor! Call it Sharanjeet’s good deeds or the enticement of included accommodation & food with “the FREE Program”, which perhaps would help the family save on her living expenses, that did the trick & landed Sharan at the Akal Institute of Rural Women Empowerment. This became the turning point for Sharan & her family..
Sharanjeet was an emotional girl initially. She required to be motivated and pushed to step up & grow. Sharanjeet faced dual trouble. Firstly, she couldn’t focus well on her studies and secondly her family didn’t have money to come to meet her.
Sharanjeet felt disheartened and missed her family badly, which further made her studies suffer. But then, destiny took its course & one good day, light approached Sharanjeet’s life too with the blessings of the Divine. Sharanjeet’s father had come down to see her. However this happiness was short-lived. Her father fell seriously ill, bearing a heart attack whilst he was there. Her Teacher came to his rescue by getting him immediate medical attention, and by God’s grace, his life was saved. This incident created space for faith in her father’s heart and made him a believer & an inward thinker. Just few days past this incident, destiny played its second card. This time Sharanjeet fell ill herself and was advised bed rest. She missed her studies for a month & her family realized her importance in the family & the connection they shared with her
They say, if we always keep faith in the Almighty, be it the good or bad times, things will work your way. Fortunately, Sharanjeet recovered through a potentially serious life-threatening condition and came out as an altogether different personality. Now, she became sincere and focused than ever. All those who knew her say that she had a re-birth. One could see this girl cake-walking though hurdles & hard times wearing a smile this time. She also improved on her theatre skills, which helped her throughout and enhanced her abilities to become a teacher.
Transformation and turns in life, approach everyone’s way. Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad, only to reveal a pleasant reason, an evolution behind it, each time, be it anything anywhere, the destiny is predefined, exclusively crafted for each of us.
Sharanjeet’s story teaches us a dual lesson. First , hardwork can change our life, second, that faith in the Almighty is where it all begins to happen. Sharanjeet’s family today is religious, believing in almighty’s power, not afraid of what may come their way, for they have learnt to live through it with the spear of faith, with a smile.
~ Harshana Kathpalia, B.Com (Hons.)
~ Hindu College, New Delhi
~ 6th Aug 2013
For the youth, Akal Institute of Rural Women Empowerment located in Baru Sahib in the state of Himachal Pradesh has been able to provide a rural connect in the lives of girls coming from poor families who never imagine the prospects of educating them. The institute is bringing them hope; hope to attain social & financial independence for themselves & their family members.
This done through conducting strategic “Skill Development & Teachers Training Programs“ for FREE, where any matriculated women gets an opportunity to get herself enrolled. Story of one such girl who realized her dreams in particular, Sharanjeet Kaur, a resident of Veerka village in Punjab; reveals the powerful transformation uprising. Sharanjeet comes from a family where having two meals a day is bliss. Her life uptill her matriculation was amiss, having no goal, no ambition in life. Her family, having turned into an atheist over a prolonged time of ignorance, was opposed to support for women education.
Sharan, had lost all her hope & there was no one to intervene & fix things. Suddenly, her family turned its decision in her favor! Call it Sharanjeet’s good deeds or the enticement of included accommodation & food with “the FREE Program”, which perhaps would help the family save on her living expenses, that did the trick & landed Sharan at the Akal Institute of Rural Women Empowerment. This became the turning point for Sharan & her family..
Sharanjeet was an emotional girl initially. She required to be motivated and pushed to step up & grow. Sharanjeet faced dual trouble. Firstly, she couldn’t focus well on her studies and secondly her family didn’t have money to come to meet her.
Sharanjeet felt disheartened and missed her family badly, which further made her studies suffer. But then, destiny took its course & one good day, light approached Sharanjeet’s life too with the blessings of the Divine. Sharanjeet’s father had come down to see her. However this happiness was short-lived. Her father fell seriously ill, bearing a heart attack whilst he was there. Her Teacher came to his rescue by getting him immediate medical attention, and by God’s grace, his life was saved. This incident created space for faith in her father’s heart and made him a believer & an inward thinker. Just few days past this incident, destiny played its second card. This time Sharanjeet fell ill herself and was advised bed rest. She missed her studies for a month & her family realized her importance in the family & the connection they shared with her
They say, if we always keep faith in the Almighty, be it the good or bad times, things will work your way. Fortunately, Sharanjeet recovered through a potentially serious life-threatening condition and came out as an altogether different personality. Now, she became sincere and focused than ever. All those who knew her say that she had a re-birth. One could see this girl cake-walking though hurdles & hard times wearing a smile this time. She also improved on her theatre skills, which helped her throughout and enhanced her abilities to become a teacher.
Transformation and turns in life, approach everyone’s way. Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad, only to reveal a pleasant reason, an evolution behind it, each time, be it anything anywhere, the destiny is predefined, exclusively crafted for each of us.
Sharanjeet’s story teaches us a dual lesson. First , hardwork can change our life, second, that faith in the Almighty is where it all begins to happen. Sharanjeet’s family today is religious, believing in almighty’s power, not afraid of what may come their way, for they have learnt to live through it with the spear of faith, with a smile.
~ Harshana Kathpalia, B.Com (Hons.)
~ Hindu College, New Delhi
~ 6th Aug 2013
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