Thursday, October 28, 2010

Fwd: Ultimately it's all about EK Jodi Kapda (A pair of clothes)



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From: GOONJ.. <mail@goonj.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Subject: Ultimately it's all about EK Jodi Kapda (A pair of clothes)
To: "tuhinkumar.heavenking@gmail.com" <tuhinkumar.heavenking@gmail.com>


 "Kitney log? kaun janta hai ? hazaro lashey thikaney lagayi hai mainey". (How many people, who knows ? I have taken care of thousands of dead bodies). The frail, lost, over 80 years old Habib murmurs on a recent visit to the footpath where he still lives in Delhi.

Nothing has changed in Habib's life, except there is now a small horn on the tricycle he uses for picking up bodies from different places. He is still on the footpath with his blind wife Amna begum. The little girl who shocked me 19 years ago with her statement - "when I feel cold I hug the dead body and sleep. It does not trouble me, it does not turn around" is a grown up women today. Habib still gets news of dead bodies to be picked up. Like every year, he is worried about winters, since the number of deaths doubles almost on a daily basis but Habib is more worried about what will happen after him? Who will pick up a person who comes to Delhi in search of a job and dies on the roads due to lack of woolens.

I have been following Habib for many years now. His story and GOONJ's in-depth work on clothing over the years has reaffirmed my belief that 'winters are a much bigger disaster than earthquake or floods'. The irony is that it's a regular, known disaster, more people die in winters due to lack of clothing and we don't even call it an unnatural death, maintain records or give compensation. Earthquake or floods don't discriminate between rich and poor. but on the other hand in winters, in the same city one person dies because of cold while I survive.. enjoy my life.. at the same place, in the same temperature. The culprit is not winters or cold, it's the lack of clothing which kills people..

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GOONJ has been working towards making clothing a matter of concern through its nationwide movement Vastra- Samman for the last many years and I'm happy that it has started getting
 its due place. A basic, ignored need of the human kind is now getting a wider attention of agencies, media, corporates, government and the larger public.

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The recently concluded Joy of Giving Week was a good success; a wide spectrum of people and organizations joined the initiative. More recently Whirlpool and GOONJ have launched Ek Jodi Kapda; a pan India campaign. It's a vibrant, mass scale effort to talk about the issue, raise awareness to a larger audience and collect material. It's your chance to join the initiative. The collection centers in many cities are active till November 10th. Do visit www.ekjodikapda.com to find out more about the campaign and your nearest collection centre. Do write back at mail@goonj.org  or call up 011-41401216 in case you need more information.

Meanwhile 50 people have joined GOONJ's TEAM 2000. We are hoping to bring together a strong team of 2000 people who commit a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (about $ 250) per annum i.e just about Rs. 800/- a month to GOONJ. Feel free to commit less or more. There is no compulsion or restriction that you have to do this for a lifetime.. as long as you have faith in our work or can do it- do it . This will make us self sufficient in terms of our regular expenses while any extra funds generated will be used for growth, expansion and wider replication.

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Given a vast base of friends and well wishers, we are confident that this is achievable. We do hope that like all other initiatives TEAM 2000 is also largely volunteers driven. Apart from signing up we certainly want you to talk to your friends, relatives and colleagues to join the team..

A cheque/draft in the name of GOONJ with your full name, address, Pan No., email ID & Tel. Number can be sent to J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-76. Please click here to download the form. All the financial contributions in India are tax exempted u/s 80G of IT act. Write back to mail@goonj.org if you want to make an online transfer.

Keep referring  www.goonj.org  and join us on facebook . We'll soon be uploading the reports on the Joy of Giving Week and our Leh Floods relief work on the website.

Over to you..

With best

anshu

Anshu Gupta (Ashoka Fellow)
Founder Director
GOONJ..
Tel:- 011- 26972351, 41401216
Add- J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-76
Website:- www.goonj.org


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Fwd: [India-Redefined] An Idea worth Spreading



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From: Tuhin Kr. Dutta <tuhinkumardutta@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 8:09 AM
Subject: Fwd: [India-Redefined] An Idea worth Spreading
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From: Ranjana Kanti <ranjanakanti@indiaredefined-a4c.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Subject: [India-Redefined] An Idea worth Spreading
To: india-redefined@googlegroups.com


We have left governance to people who are not really our representative, policy to people who do not feel they are accountable to us, environment to NGOs who struggle without our support – the list can go on and on…We all talk of various problems in India at home, on facebook walls ,in our drawing rooms, offices, linkedin, etc.– but do little.Part of the reason is that we think that solving these are responsibility of the government, politicians, bureaucracy, economists or NGO's .Anyone but us.We are very fond of talking of our RIGHTS but shy away from even talking about our responsibilities as a citizen of the country. Many of us do not even bother to vote and then criticize the people who are elected on vote bank politics.This INERTIA is the root cause of many of our problems and we are partly to be blamed.So came the idea of INDIA REDEFINED ( www.indiaredefined-a4c.org)– A movement to create responsible and empowered citizens by bringing about "Behavioral Change". It is only when we do our duties we shall be empowered to demand our rights. It is by this change in behavior that we can unlock people's potential to be empowered citizens.This will redefine how we think and act as an Indian. …..and that is what INDIA Redefined is about.So, what is the Vision of INDIA Redefined? It is simply – CREATING A HAPPY INDIAAnd how can we create a Happy India?Most of the ordinary people want to do something for the country, they just don't know how. The idea is to mobilize these masses and bring them together.How does INDIA Redefined do it?By giving a structure to this… 'Desire to do Something'.By creating an opportunity for them, to achieve small successes in doing something for the society… Something within his resources and available time– a simple successful activity, that would not only be beneficial at a larger scale but also provide the motivation to strive for bigger changes. Developing this behavioral change across Indians of all strata, INDIA Redefined plans to tackle problems, leveraging the power of individual.It is a citizen's empowerment movement - a platform for ordinary citizens by ordinary citizens – each fulfilling his own ISR - Individual Social Responsibility. What makes this movement unique or even different?Well, there are many wonderful organizations, NGO, Charities which do a lot of wonderful work - But it never seems to be enough. Most of them work within a context or for a specific cause, that the overall positive effect ….. is lost in the gaps. One of the biggest reasons is that we have not tapped efficiently into the potential of the individual. INDIA Redefined is a platform for people from different, different social class, having different outlooks and opinions to come together and work towards redefining India.That is why INDIA Redefined's vision is created by an amalgamation of different visions that ultimately leads to a HAPPY INDIA.It is important to understand that we are not affiliated with a single political party or motive. But do not hesitate to work with any and every political party, business houses or NGO for the right cause.By bringing drops of people together on a common platform INDIA Redefined creates an ocean – Ocean strong enough to make government, politicians, public servants not only accountable but also make each Indian an Awakened Citizen… So where is INDIA Redefined today? In one year time the membership has already reached more than a lakh. This shows that there are people out there who want to 'do something'…Make a difference. All they need is the platform. The idea has not only got support of people but also some– it was adjudged "The Best Humanitarian Initiative" in December 2009 In this long journey of redefining India, we have taken only a few baby steps But then again, a journey of thousand miles begins with a single step…This idea…. Idea of a movement that is trying to tackle most, if not all, social issues and help citizens become empowered by the means of behavioral change, asks you for only one thing – DONATION. Not of MONEY. But of TIME. JOIN India Redefined.( www.indiaredefined-a4c.org )




 "India Redefined" is seeking motivated and committed individuals, to work on voluntary basis with Central Advisory Committee and Working Committee of India Redefined movement, who have expertise, passion and skill in any one of the following areas:

1) Information Technology
2) Writing and Communication
3) Events organizing
4) Project conceptualizing and project writing (for participatory projects)
5) Speakers
6) Peace and Unity Group

The person should be able to commit a certain number of hours on a weekly basis and will have to interact closely with key founder members of India Redefined. In due course, some of these people may be made secretaries for the relevant wings of India Redefined organizational structure, based on their involvement. This is an opportunity for all those who want to create "India of tomorrow" and would like to be actively involved in this nation building exercise being carried out through India Redefined movement. Interested persons should first Join at www.indiaredefined-a4c.organd send their Profile or CV at ranjanakanti@indiaredefined-a4c.org India Redefined draws its inspiration from Gandhian Movement which was a revolution focused on independence. It was also about specific actions like non- cooperation by citizens. We are just trying to apply many Gandhiji's principles' in this era, in this society and during these times. Maybe in a different flavor! Maybe the context is different! Maybe it's a different world! But the goal is same! He also wanted India a better place to live inAlso need Students support in India Redefined Youth campaign for Green, Clean, Peaceful , United India .Youth, studying in colleges are helping to implement "EDUCATE INDIA". Students who are willing to be part of this movement, take the oath - "I donate" 6 months of my life in training or education, for those who are underprivileged.Volunteer who want to participate in above activities, please first Join atwww.indiaredefined-a4c.org contact on ranjanakanti@indiaredefined-a4c.org with their college name, address, email and mobile number.

The clean home competetion......a grand success of INDIA Redefine and Lioness & Lions Clubs...And the credit goes to the Lions Dist 323-A2 n Lioness Dist 323-A2, Lions n Lionesses really worked Hard for the event.


CLEAN HOME COMPETETION was to encourage people in slums to keep their homes clean.Details of the event:Venue:- Ghatkopar region, MumbaiPeriod:- 2nd October to 8th October.Each day, during the event, volunteers visited 20 different houses in a slum. One house was selected each day and rewarded. Information was given on what diseases are caused by not bathing, stagnant water, rotting refuse, spit, faeces and urine, plus how much they would save in costs of visits to the doctor if they kept their houses and surroundings clean. One best clean house was selected each day and rewarded.This event will be conducted periodically.India Redefined members of Mumbai region are encouraged to participate in this event.India Redefined members from are encouraged to start up such similar initiatives in their regions. The first baby step is to get actively involved in something that is do-able and makes you feel empowered by the success of your activity. 


Same event is again going to be held during Jan. 2011, and this time also, Lioness & Lions will take part in large numbers. Plans and policies will be forwarded by Rekha Sangani in a shortwhile. Some other organizations, Rotarians are also going to participate.This event will also held in Pune, Bijapur dist in mumbai...My humble request to all the members Of INDIA Redefine, to join in this cleanliness initiative an lets make our country more clean and healthy.Anyone who are interested to start this type of movement in their own area, please contact India Redefined ( www.indiaredefined-a4c.org )a non-political Citizen's Empowerment movement's National co-ordinator, Rekha Sangani at rsangani2@gmail.com or 9969257144

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Ranjana Kanti
(Founder)
INDIA Redefined





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Tuhin Kumar Dutta 
c/o D.K. Dutta
589,Behind Krishna Cinema
Sadar Bazar Jhansi.




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Fwd: [India Redefined] Thank you.



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From: Tuhin Kr. Dutta <tuhinkumardutta@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Fwd: [India Redefined] Thank you.
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Date: Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Subject: [India Redefined] Thank you.
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Dear Indian,

Thanks a lot for being with India Redefined in Redefining India. It is great to have you in India Redefined, the movement which is a non-political Citizen's Empowerment movement and got an award for, 'The Best Humanitarian Initiative of the Year'.                                  



Following are some details about IR.


IR is a movement to light up the fire in the hearts of every Indian citizen to be awakened -"to Exercise their Rights & Fulfill their Obligations & Responsibilities".


IR message:-

http://www.indiaredefined-a4c.org/documents/IR-message.pdf


Youth Campaign

http://www.indiaredefined-a4c.org/documents/Youth_campaign.pdf


Discussions

http://www.indiaredefined-a4c.org/documents/Discussion1.pdf

http://www.indiaredefined-a4c.org/documents/Discussion2.pdf


See the media articles of Times of India or Hindustan Times. Following is the link:

http://www.indiaredefined-a4c.org/in_media.html


Spreading the awareness to all Indians by this appeal is also a great contribution to nation.


We ask you to share this with your friends and enlighten them to support or volunteer this movement.


Two pictures describing statistics till date have been attached. Have a look.



Thank you!


Prem Kumar

All India Youth Coordinator

Team India Redefined









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Tuhin Kumar Dutta 
c/o D.K. Dutta
589,Behind Krishna Cinema
Sadar Bazar Jhansi.




--
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589,Behind Krishna Cinema
Sadar Bazar
Jhansi.Uttar Pradesh
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