THE HARVEST
16th of July was a cold Saturday morning in Bengaluru. We picked up planned giveaways and a couple of bundles of Mitra Pustak with groggy eyes and stifled yawns. We drove down the now-so-familiar 120 km road to Chikkarasinakere, eagerness starting to overpower the sleeplessness! Kick-starting […]
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of representing KnowYourStar.com at the Biz Launchpad event. It was beautifully organized by Sandbox Startups, the living laboratory of Deshpande Foundation. The 8th of July 2016 started by paying a simple entry fee during registration, a simpler breakfast […]
This morning, as Bangaloreans are going gaga about the beautiful weather, Team KYS has another reason to be delighted! We woke up to read the success story of our Mentor India program at the Kannada Medium Government School at Chikkarasinakere on today’s edition of Bangalore […]
I recently watched Nil Battey Sannata, which translates to- “good-for-nothing person”. The movie depicts the journey of Appu, who is the daughter of a maid servant- Chanda; their dreams, aspirations, reality, hard work and hopes. There is this interesting character- Didi, who’s the master of […]
In 2014 Gallup report, it said that the bulk of employees worldwide — 63% — are “not engaged,” meaning they lack motivation and are less likely to invest discretionary effort in organizational goals or outcomes. And 24% are “actively disengaged,” indicating they are unhappy and […]
After a successful and energetic Week 1 at Vindhya e-Infomedia, Week 2 started with an add-on session about the importance of Introduction. Mentor Gowtham touched upon the importance of learning new languages to explore new worlds, without forgetting your roots – your mother-tongue. We hope […]
We had a very busy month of March, after winding up a spectacular Mentor India pilot phase finale with Vilas Nayak. We raised a generous amount of INR 1,20,902 from 29 backers through crowdfunding and worked hard with Foresee Multimedia to put together the open […]
Six sessions spanned across six weeks, and the pilot of Mentor India came to a successful closure. Oh, what a month it has been! Weekends were spent traveling to the beautiful Chikkarasinakere village from Bangalore, and the weekdays were spent juggling between our day jobs […]
Here’s a story on how our Week-6 went; written by one of our guest teachers—Ranjita Praseed— who visited the school for the first time when we taught our kids formula’s to win! In the backdrop of a small and pristine village characterized by sugarcanes, cows and […]
After setting high standards on week 4, it was a challenge to keep the 5th week session as engaging and interesting for the students. We left no stones unturned, and with hours of research and preparation, we were on our way! It’s amazing how we […]
By far, we’ve been lucky to find guest teachers for Mentor India, who have been area experts. Week 4 was the one which stood out with sessions on music and street play. The sessions were based on music, which was conducted by Suhas Yogin and […]
“I’ll be there for you… ‘Cause you’re there for me too” This title track by The Rembrandts from one of the classic shows on television, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, was a hit amongst our students, who have never heard it before. We taught them a part of it […]
