Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 thehindu manama_travel Article from The Hindu: Sent to you by Mohan Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:51:50 +0530 Pranam, lotus feet of bhagvan BABA ============================================================= This article has been sent to you by Mohan ( manama_travel ) ============================================================= Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/lf/2002/03/06/stories/2002030600200200.htm) For the homeless A big family At the all India Bhagavatha Satram held in the city, the gathered audience was spellbound by a group of children singing the Purushasuktam. The audience was moved when they learnt that these children, who chanted the essence of the Vedas, are the residents of the Sai Niketan, an orphanage run by the Sri Satya Sai Orphanage Trust. "It was an opportunity for these children to participate in a public function. All my children are so talented that they have got home about 100 certificates," says the matron of the orphanage, Saraswati Amma. "In fact, one of them, Akhil is likely to go to Kalamandalam to pursue his artistic talents. He has received many prizes for Garudanthullal," she says. This young boy also earns his pocket money having had some training in handling computers, she adds. All the 15 children at the Sai Niketan call her Amma and she feels happy and proud that she did choose to come home to Sai Niketan. The youngest is 4-year old Vishnu and the eldest is 16-year old Umesh, who will be taking the SSLC examinations this year. Vasudevan, a 5-year boy who was in the company of a woman in a theft case, was handed over to the Sai Niketan by the High Court, when it found evidence that she was not the mother of the boy. Most of the children at the Sai Niketan happen to reach there through the State Women's Commission. Not all are orphans but difficult circumstances in their life have brought them here, says Mrs. Saraswati, who left her job at the Women's Commission to be at the Sai Niketan after her husband's death. Her daughter stays with her while her son is in college at Kollam. Established in 1998 under the leadership of the late Justice T. Chandrasekhara Menon, the Ombudsman for civic bodies, Justice K.P. Radhakrishna Menon is the chairman of the institution at present. By Shyama Rajagopal Copyright: 1995 - 2004 The Hindu Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the consent of The Hindu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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