Me and My Friends

THE BANYAN

The planters of The Banyan

Battered, bruised, brutally abused, both physically and sexually, ignored by everybody, eating out of garbage bins and with no place to call home. This was the situation of Chennai’s homeless women with mental illness even just a decade ago. They were an invisible minority, and would have stayed invisible had it not been for two young women who put them firmly back on Chennai’s social agenda.

Vandana Gopikumar, then still a Master’s student of Social Work, came across a half-naked, mentally ill homeless woman in absolute distress on the road in front of her college. Nobody else seemed even to notice her. With the help of a close friend, Vaishnavi Jayakumar, she tried to find shelter for the woman. Mental health institutions and NGOs were reluctant to admit the woman in desperate need of medical and psychiatric attention. Several more such encounters over the next few months left the idealistic duo disillusioned and the idea was born that they should do something about the problem themselves.


The girls started growing the seeds of The Banyan in 1993, after Vandana finished her Master’s in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Vaishnavi dropped out of her MBA to join her. They were 22 then. The Banyan started off as a shelter and transit home for homeless women for mental illness who had wandered from their homes across the country and ended up in the streets of Chennai. One of the duo’s core beliefs was that the women needed to receive timely treatment and to be rehabilitated in mainstream society. Twelve years later, after reaching out to over 1500 women, and successfully rehabilitating over 700, their beliefs have been vindicated.


Growing up


With little more than the firm belief that nothing is impossible and that every human being on this planet is entitled to a life of dignity, The Banyan was registered as a Trust in 1993. Adaikalam (Tamil for ‘home’), a rented three-bedroom building, became a care and rehabilitation centre. Eventually over 100 women would call Adaikalam home, finding it a safe, comforting place where their wounds would be healed. Days of no money and hungry mouths to feed were not uncommon. As desperate as was the struggle was the importance of the work. 1994 saw The Banyan’s first rehabilitation, the beginning of more happy reunions and fairy tale endings than anyone could ever imagine.

An Appeal

Since its inception, The Banyan has reached out to over 1500 women in need and rehabilitated over 850 wandering individuals struggling with mental illness. The road to success has not been plain sailing, challenged by constant financial struggle to cover the average monthly expenses of Rs. 15 lakhs to run the organisation. We are infinitely grateful to the countless warm-hearted people that have supported us throughout our journey and made our dream come true - making it possible for us to provide refuge to wandering mentally ill women and to advocate their legitimate right to exist in society. However, to be able to maintain an equally high quality service and special care for all our residents, we will continue to rely on the support from donors and dedicated individuals. With almost 400 women being housed at our shelter, the increasing need for mental health care is hitting our financial, spatial and manpower resources. We will need more help than ever in making a difference to the lives of women who until recently had less than nothing.

Please join us in our mission to generate wellbeing in one of the most marginalised sections of society.



Would you like to help?

There are several ways in which you can help The Banyan:
1) Make a donation in cash
2) Make a donation in kind
3) Volunteer with The Banyan
4) Visit The Banyan and spend some time with our residents
5) Organise some informal entertainment for our residents
6) Tell your friends, relatives and acquaintances about the work of The Banyan
7) Spread awareness on mental health issues at your school, college or workplace
8) Accept the mentally ill as individuals and as members of our society


“Volunteers are not paid; not because they are worthless but because they are priceless.”

~Sherry Anderson


Or simply donate some time - come and spend time with our residents or organise some informal entertainment for them.The possibilities are as endless as your creativity and generosity.

Get inspired by some of our current volunteers.

Local volunteers,
International or out of state volunteers,
Careers at The Banyan,

http://www.thebanyan.org/html/vacancies.html

http://www.thebanyan.org/html/volunteers.html
http://www.thebanyan.org/html/help.html

Adaikalam - a therapeutic community in a homely environment

Adaikalam became the new Transit Home in 2001, providing 24,000 square feet of fully equipped, comfortable living space for those who until recently had less than nothing to call their own. Designed in two blocks, residential and therapeutic, the new building has many useful facilities, such as:


10 airy dormitories
Consulting rooms
Sick bays
An auditorium
A vocational training unit
A dining hall
A recreational therapy unit


The Banyan currently houses over 380 residents at Adaikalam and The Long Stay Home in Otteri and employs around 90 members of staff, including trained social workers, doctors, psychiatrists, nursing aides, and other categories of staff that contribute to the smooth running at the centre.


Contact Details



THE BANYAN
6th Main Road, Mugappair Eri Scheme
Mugappair west, Chennai-600037
Phone Numbers: 044 – 26530504 / 45548350 / 51 / 52
Fax: 044 - 26530105


THE BANYAN CENTRE,
18/55 Vinobaji Street, opp Kamaraj 4th Street,
Gandhi Salai, Choolaimedu.
(Take road opposite Bata Showroom on Nelson Manickam Road, adjacent to Pantaloons.
5th right, 1st left, 1st right)
Phone Number: 42233666


BALM
Banyan Health Centre,
2/242, Pillayar Koil Street,
Kovalam Village,
Kancheepuram – 603112

AID INDIA - Association for India's Development

AID INDIA

AID INDIA is a voluntary movement that was started in Chennai in 1997.

Our Focus
Education, Health and Livelihood for the poor

Our Mission
Ensuring Every Child is Learning Well.
Improving the Health of Women and Children.
Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities for the poor in villages.

Our Approach
Organize, educate and empower the poor.
Deepen the understanding of issues and solutions.
Strengthen existing institutions, organizations and people.
Bring together new people and resources to add new dimensions.

We have started a number of AID Chapters within Chennai. The volunteers in each chapter meet every week and take up a number of education and health related projects. What our chapters are doing:

Adopt a local Balwadi (Government run pre-primary centers - there are about 1000 centers in Chennai.)
Collect and provide toys for the children.
Improve the infrastructure and sanitation of the center.
Paint the center - making it colorful.
Spend time with the children - doing educational activities.
Adopt a local corporation school
Set up a library in the school.
Organize science clubs in the school.
Volunteers also take children out on educational tours and organize fun activities for the children.
Mentor and Support a few Children from villages
Link with one or two children from our villages.
Provide a scholarship to the child and also mentor the child.
Adopt a tuition center/library
Work with an evening tuition center or a library.
Help collect books, organize events and make it active.
Take children out on tours.
Identify individual interests and talents of the children in these centers and help them build on it.
If you would like to volunteer or start a chapter in your area, please do send us an email at aidindia.news@gmail.com


AID TN has Field Presence in 25 districts and Chennai City.


10 Focus Districts = District Wide Activities
Volunteers and Programs in every village and school across
the district - working to bring about district wide improvements.



15 Project Districts = Work in Selected Blocks
Work with NGOs on field projects to bring about
improvement in selected villages.
10 Focus Districts


Kanchipuram
Tiruvannamalai
Krishnagiri
Vellore
Tiruvallur
Sivagangai
Trichy
Dindigul
Cuddalore
Coimbatore
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Chennai City Activities 15 Project Districts

Dharmapuri
Virudhunagar
Madurai
Tirunelveli
Thoothukudi
Pudukottai
Nagapattinam
Thiruvarur
Villupuram
Nilgiri
Salem
Namakkal
Kanyakumari
Theni
Pondicherry

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What is a Focus District?

AID TN is working in 10 districts (one-third of the state) to bring about large scale district wide change. These districts are called Focus Districts.

Focus District Goals:
Activities and Volunteers in EVERY village and school (about 1000-1500 in each district).
Measurable District Wide Improvement in Education and Health Status.
Focus District Strength:
District Core Team that coordinates all our activities.
Trained field execution team in every block.
District Network of NGOs which works in close coordination with our district team.
Regular contacts with the government at all levels.
Support network of donors, volunteers, teachers, writers, media contacts, govt officials, and domain experts.
Focus District Strategy: Action Research, Demonstration and Scaling up
Integrated Block Development in 1 Block in each Focus District: To develop a wider variety of ideas and demonstrate success.
Direct work by AID TN team in Several Blocks in the district: To demonstrate ideas across the district
Working with NGOs in the district to expand their/our programs: To scale up working ideas across the district.
Working with the Government: To bring about systemic changes on a district wide scale.
Creating support networks: To help implementation, deepen public understanding of issues, involve a larger section and pressurize for change.
Periodic Large Scale Campaigns: To create awareness and to identify, train and bring in new people and perspectives into the movement.

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What is a Project District ?


In 15 districts AID TN is working on specific projects with a number of NGOs. These projects are being implemented in selected blocks in clusters of villages.

Project District Goals:
To support and create a network of good NGOs and people's movements to
Help them build up their ideas, programs and people and to share it with others in the network.
To train their teams on our project modules to expand the scale of our programs.
To learn successful ideas from these NGOs and scale it up.
To create a larger resource group that can jointly work on issues of education, health and livelihood.
To demonstrate visible changes in selected blocks and villages.
To use the programs and base to influence and help the government bring about district wide systemic changes.
Project District Strength:
NEST (Network for Empowerment and Social Transformation): An independent group within AID TN created for State Level Coordination of NGO projects and networks.
Over 60 good field implementation NGOs - selected from several hundred NGOs.
A number of Resource Group NGOs - who not only implement programs but also develop new ideas, programs and materials.

State Level Networks on different topics to share ideas, resources, training and problems.
Project District Strategy:
Select 2-5 good NGOs to work with in each project district. Support and work with them over a long period to bring about measurable visible differences in selected villages.
Identify and work closely with "Resource Group NGOs" across the state - to help them expand their programs, to learn from them and to enable them to participate in and shape our programs.
Develop and implement link and base building programs - like the Village Library Program and Eureka Books Program - with all the NGOs in the network.
Networks: Forming multiple networks with independent focus issues, regular sharing meetings and training workshops, issue based campaigns led by these networks.
Linkages with the Government at the state and district levels to help expand the NGO programs to the entire district.

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Integrated Block Development


In each Focus District, AID TN plans to have one Block where we demonstrate a variety of successful models for education, health and livelihood. These blocks are our action-research nurseries. In these blocks we try out a variety of programs, field test ideas before we begin to expand successful ideas to other villages. In each of these blocks, our team is much bigger and a wide variety of programs are implemented.

We currently work in the following Integrated Blocks:

Vembakkam Block in Tiruvanamalai District
Latur (Koovathur) Block in Kanchipuram District
Sulagiri Block in Krishnagiri District
Kaveripakkam Block in Vellore District
Sivagangai Block in Sivagangai District
Minjur Block in Tiruvallur District
Chennai Block in Chennai City
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A lot of people have volunteered or interned with AID TN. We will be soon listing the kinds of things they have been doing or did.

We need a large number of volunteers - from people who can spend 2 hours a week for several months to people who can spend the whole day but only for 15-20 days. We have a need for a wuide range of volunteers.

If you would like to volunteer with any of our activities and programs, just send us an email and we will get back to you with how you can volunteer.


Contact information

Balaji Sampath aidindia.news@gmail.com 94440-61033

We need your help...

AID INDIA projects are run on donations and grants from individuals and organizations. You can choose to support a specific project or a specific district where we are working. You can also make donations towards our general projects fund. Every donation - however small - is very valuable.

To donate, please make a cheque payable to AID INDIA and post it to:


AID INDIA
New No 34, Rathenam Street
Gopalapuram, Chennai - 600 086
Phone: +91-44-42106493, 28350403
Email: aidindia.news@gmail.com


Please add a note giving us your name, address, email and phone number so that we can send you a tax-deduction receipt and also keep you informed on how we are using your donation.

AID INDIA is a registered tax-deductible organization and can receive foreign contributions as well. We are registered with the IT department under section 80-G and 12AA.

If you would us to collect your donation in Chennai or would like to email/talk to us before making a donation, please contact:

Balaji Sampath 94440-61033 aidindia.news@gmail.com



AID INDIA is a registered tax-deductible organization and can receive foreign contributions as well. We are registered with the IT department under section 80-G and 12AA.

For more information, for volunteering, for interning, for donating or for working together on projects, please contact the appropriate person below:

Purpose Name Email Phone Number
To volunteer or intern with our projects Balaji Sampath aidindia.news@gmail.com +91-94440-61033
To donate to AID TN Projects Bharathi aidindia.news@gmail.com +91-44-42106493
To buy our educational materials or products from our village enterprises Lokesh folk_lokesh@yahoo.co.in +91-98406-72018
NGO wants to work with us/submit proposals Prabha prabhabalaraman@gmail.com +91-98403-51132
Administrative information Bharathi aid.info@gmail.com +91-44-42106493
AID INDIA work in other states Saroja sarok1010@yahoo.com +91-98412-08885
To discuss a new program plan or proposal Balaji Sampath balajisampath@gmail.com +91-94440-61033

Chandra Anil chanvish@yahoo.com +91-93823-30752
Information on Various Programs and Projects
What's happening in different districts/blocks Ravishankar
ravia@alumni.cmu.edu +91-94440-84910

Damu damu_science@yahoo.co.in +91-98656-47937

Educational Materials being produced

Chandra chanvish@yahoo.com +91-93823-30752

NEST, TASNET, NGOs Prabha prabhabalaraman@gmail.com +91-98403-51132

Read India, Padippum Inikkum Damu damu_science@yahoo.co.in +91-98656-47937

Science Program - Ariviyal Anandam Ravishankar ravia@alumni.cmu.edu +91-94440-84910

Village Library Program Srinivasan +91-98401-73823

Eureka Schools and Learning Centers S. Gomathi gomathi_smile@yahoo.co.in +91-98656-20696

Health and Women Chandrika vchandrikar@yahoo.com +91-98844-82670

Scholarship Program Hari +91-98400-37582

Field Programs in Chennai C. Gomathi +91-99410-68212

Thank You.

SEVALAYA

HISTORY OF SEVALAYA

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi & Mahakavi Bharathi Sevalaya was founded by five young people - Mr. V. Muralidharan and his friends. It started functioning on May 29, 1988 with 5 children in a small rented house at Sivanvoil village. During 1990-91, with the support of philanthropic minded public, Sevalaya began operating its own premises situated in 1.52 acres of own land at Kasuva, a remote village near Chennai which did not have any medical and schooling facilities.


In 1991 Mahakavi Bharathiyar Kalvi Nilayam (School) was started. In 1993 Mahatma Gandhi Health Care Centre started functioning. During 1995-96 Swami Vivekananda Library was opened. All the above facilities are provided free of cost to all the villagers of Kasuva and neighboring villages.


Good citizens are essential for the welfare of the Nation. It is the duty of the parents to bring up their children to become such good citizens. For orphans, it becomes the duty of the society to take charge of them, give them shelter, love and affection, self-confidence and life-coping education. Without this support there is a risk that they will fall a prey to antisocial elements, and themselves become antisocial.

ACTIVITIES
Orphanage
The home for boys is named after Swami Vivekananda and the home for girls is named after Mother Teresa. They are cared for by dedicated and service minded staff. The children are brought up in an atmosphere free from preducides based on caste, creed, gender, language, religion, etc.

Our aim is to make the children self-reliant. We support them till they are on their own. We support their higher studies in ITI/Jr. College, etc till they find suitable employment. We constantly identify special talents(e.g., music, arts) in our children and encourage them in developing their talents.

School
Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary School is a free school, from Balwadi (pre-K) to 12th std. for children of the home and from neighboring villages. The education is completely free. In addition text books, note book, uniforms and transport are provided free of charges to all. The school provides value-based education with special emphasis on craft-education to enable the children to become self-reliant. The children are imparted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahakavi Bharathi, who are the inspirers for the organization.

Medical Center
The Mahatma Gandhi Free Medical center provides health-care for the children & staff at the home. A full-time Nurse practitioner and a visiting doctor manage the center. The center is also open for all people from neighboring villages and provides much needed medical facilities free-of-charge. Periodic health camps are conducted by this center when a team of specialists visit and conduct check-ups. Follow-up action is taken by the nurse practitioner. An average of 150 patients visit each week. The center also administers/distributes medicines. Current year we plan to introduce the system of Indigenous Medicines in keeping with Gandhian Ideals and to grow medicinal plants in our Farm.

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Library
The Swami Vivekananda Library contains numerous books including rare volumes such as Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. Several biographies of famous people, children's books, books on self-improvement, etc are available. TThe library also has a reading room and subscribes to magazines such as 'Wisdom' and 'Ramakrishna Vijayam'. The library is open for the people from Kasuva & other nearby villages.


Goshala
Vinobhaji Goshala is a haven for cows. We rear cows which provide good milk for the children. We also protect cows that have out-lived their period of "utility" and will otherwise be destined for the slaughter-house. The output of milk produced is used for our children and senior citizens. The surplus milk is sold in the villages for a reasonable price. This serves the twin purpose of providing quality milk to our inmates as well as villagers as also as a first step towards self-sufficiency.


Old Age Home
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Old Age Home inaugurated on February 2 2002 is a home for destitute and poor senior citizens. It is a Home with a difference. In that the inmates are not a self-pitying, depressed lot. They participate, in whatever little way they can, in the activities of this self reliant community. We have a home that is designed to accommodate 60 senior citizens. The building and the infra structure were financed by the People of Japan through the Consul General of Japan at Chennai


Craft Training Centre
In our Kasturiba Gandhi Craft Training Centre, poor women from the villages around are taught tailoring. Women trained by us so far earn their livelihood, by working either independently or in garment factories. In the current year we are planning to conduct classes in Screen Printing, Book Binding, Cover Making, etc., in addition.


Other services
Training and Development: We organize annual camps on Mahatama Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahakavi Bharathiar. We conduct training programmes on values of these great leaders in schools and near by villages. We conduct seminars on themes like Prohibition, Basic Education, Communal Harmony, etc in association with other likeminded institutions. Personality Development Programmes are conducted for our staff members. We also conduct free computer training, typewriting classes which also fetches job oppurtunities.

Bharathi 2000 : A free correspondence course on Bharathi on the Life and Works of Bharathi is conducted by us with the students of Junior College as our target group. General members of the public also participate in the course and find it useful.

Address:
Kasuva Village, Pakkam PO,
Near Thiruninravur 602 024,
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone :
9444346699
9444620286
9444620289
26344243 (campus)
26346162 (old age home)
E-mail : sevalaya@vsnl.com
visit us at : www.sevalaya.org

Managing Trustee’s residence :
F2, Jain Eden park,
4 Judge Jambulingam Road,
Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004

Pooja's Gallery

Pooja's personal Details:-

Original Name - Pooja Gautami Umashankar

Date of birth - 25th June

Place of birth - Sri Lanka

Hails from the state of - Karnataka

Mother Tongue - Kannada


Languages Known - Kannada, English and Tamil

Languages Spoken - Kannada, English, Tamil

No. of family members - 4 members


Father's name - Umashanker H.R

Occupation - Group Manager, Tea Estate Division, Hindustan Lever, Valparai.

Education - MBA – Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Movie life



Name of first film - Jay Jay

Director/Production - Saran

Co-star - R. Madhavan

Movies just released - Thambi, Pattiyyal



Movies around the corner - Auto, Pori, Thagappansaamy

Ambition - To better myself as a human being as well as an actor.


Hobbies - Reading, listening to music



Favourite actor

Hollywood - Brad Pitt

Indian films - Hrithik Roshan



Favourite actress

Hollywood - Meg Ryan

Indian films - Madhuri Dixit

Favourite music director -AR Rahman



All-time favourite song - Unchained Melodies

Favourite film

Hollywood - My Fair Lady

Indian films - Devdas,Alai Payudhey


Favourite singer

Hollywood - Lionel Richie

Indian films - Shaan,SPB

Clothing styles - Chiffon Sarees,Jeans with a Smart Top

Favourite after-hours haunt - Where ever my friends and I meet

Favorite Cartoon as a kid - Tom and Jerry

Favourite color - Red/White

Food - Sri Lankan

Sports - Volleyball

She, Herself, her thoughts

Her definition of love - Love is the most wonderful feeling God has ever created.

Does she believe in love at first sight? Yes and No!

She is an extremely romantic person

Her dream partner would be extremely God fearing, caring, should love animals, kids and the list goes on and on…

She expect her life partner to BE EVERYTHING!

The place in the world She would like to go to is Colombo

Her mother is her role model

She envy nobody

Her first day of shoot was her most unforgettable day

She was the happiest when she got her MBA Certificate

She would love to meet George Clooney

She dislike disloyalty


Life is a gift given by God and she love it.

My goal in the industry is to do many good films.

Her dream role would be that of village girl
She is a CUPA member

Home Interiors & Furnitures Models

Hello All

I am uploading some home interiors which can be used in your sweet home also.

Thanks,

VATHAKOLAMBU, BISI BELE BATH , SAAGU RECIPE:

Vathakolambu:
Ingredients:
Tamarind 1 egg size,Oil 3 tbsp,Onions 2,Red chillies 2,Tuvar dhal 1 1/2 tbsp,Jaggery 1 tbsp,Methi seeds 1/2 tsp,Salt 3/4 tsp,Rice powder 1 tsp,Chilli powder 1 tsp ,Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp,Curry leaves few,Hing pinch,Turmeric 1/4 tsp
Directions: Soak tamarind in 2 1/2 cups of water, squeeze and strain out juic.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, broken red chillies, tuvar dal, methi seeds, curry leaves and hing powder. When mustard seeds splutters, add chopped onions- fry till golden in color. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and fry well. Add tamarind water, jaggery and salt. Simmer till raw smell of jaggery disappears. Mix rice powder in 1/4 cup of water, add to the simmering tamarind gravy. Let the vathakolambu become thick.Serve at room temperature.
BISI BELE BATH POWDER

INGREDIENTS:

Coriander Seeds - 1 cup ,Red Chillies - 4 cups ,Chana Dal - 1/4 cup ,Methi Seeds - 1 tsp
Cloves - 2 pcs ,Cinnamon - 2 medium pcs ,Poppy Seeds - 2 tsps ,Dry coconut - as per taste ,Elaichi - 2 pcs ,Marathi Moggu - 2 pcs Hing(asafoetida) - 1 small marble size(if it is solid) or 1/4 tsp(if powder)

METHOD

1. Roast cinnamon, marati moggu, cloves and cardamom in ghee. Roast the rest of them separately with some oil
2. Grind them together to a soft powder and store it in a air tight jar.
BISI BELE BATH
INGREDIENTS:

Beans - 8-10 no:s ,Potato - 1 no: Carrot - 1 no: Peas - 1/4 cup Capsicum - 1 no: Groundnuts - 1-2 tsps Cashewnuts - 8-10 no:s Tuvar Dal - 1 cup Rice - 1 cup Bisi bele bath powder - 2 tsps ,Coconut - 1 cup ,Tamarind - a small lemon size ,Butter - 1 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp ,Curry Leaves - 1 twig ,Hing - a pinch ,Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsps ,Salt - As per taste

METHOD

1. Wash and cut all the vegetables into small cubes. Keep them aside. Cook the rice and dal and let it cool.
2. Heat butter and oil in a large pan. Add mustard seeds and when they splutter add the cashewnuts, groundnuts and curry leaves.
3. Add all the vegetables and a cup of water. Cook till all the vegetables are soft. Add salt for the vegetables. Meanwhile soak the tamarind in hot water for about 15 mins and extract the juice. Add the juice to the cooked vegetables and boil till the raw smell goes.
4. Add the turmeric powder and hing. Grind together coconut and bisibele bath powder and add it the vegetables. Boil well, add the dal first and let it boil for a min and then add the rice. Add salt to your taste. Simmer and boil for about 15 mins. You can add some more water while it is boiling if it is very thick.
5. Finally, garnish with coriander and serve hot with cucumber or onion and tomato raita and chips.
Saagu Recipe
Ingredients: 2-3 cups cubed mixed vegetables (carrots, beans, peas, potatoes, capsicum)
1 onion, finely sliced, few curry leaves, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, salt to taste,1/2 tbsp oil
coriander leaves for garnish
For the wet masala: 1 tbsp grated coconut, small piece ginger, 1 tbsp coriander leaves
3-4 green chillis
For the dry masala: 1 tbsp poppy seeds, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1″ cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 1 1/2 tbsps roasted channa dal
1 Heat oil in a vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the onions and curry leaves and saute till transparent.
2 Add the mixed vegetables and combine well. Add salt and turmeric pwd and cook on medium heat for 3-4 mts. Add one-fourth cup of water and pressure cook till half cooked. While its pressure cooking, prepare the wet masala.
3 Once is half-cooked, add the ground masala paste and combine and let it cook for 1-2 mts. Add a cup of water and bring to a boil. Reduce flame and add the ground masala powder and cook further for another 4-5 mts or it forms a thick gravy consistency. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
4 Serve hot with dosas, rotis or puris.

FAMILY=(F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his

5-year-old son waiting for him at the door...

Son: "Daddy, may I ask you a question"

Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?"

Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour"

Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing? " that man said angrily

Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?"

Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour"

"Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said,


"Dad, may I please borrow Rs. 300?"

The father was furious, "if the only reason you asked that is so
you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense,
then march yourself to your room and go to bed. Think why you are
being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish
behavior"

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man
sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions.

How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think:"May be there was something he really needed to buy with that
Rs. 300 and he really didn't ask f! or money very often!"

The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier", said
the man, "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on
you. Here's the Rs.300 you asked for" The little boy sat straight
up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up
notes.The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to
get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his
father.
"Why do you want money if you already had some?" the father
grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy
replied."Daddy I have Rs. 500 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with
you"

MORAL
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
We should not let time slip through our fingers without having
spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to
our hearts.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could
easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we
leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And
come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our
family. An unwise investment indeed!

You know what's the full word of FAMILY?

FAMILY=(F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

All about meaning of love to small wonders........

A group of 4 to 8 yearolds was asked, "What does love mean?"
The answers they gave were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined.

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint
her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands
got arthritis too. That's love."
(Rebecca age 8 )

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You know that your name is safe in their mouth."
(Billy age 4)

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your
French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
(Chrissy age 6 )

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
( Terri age 4 )

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a
sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
(Danny age 7 )

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday"
(Tina age 7)

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they know each other so well."
(Tommy age 6 )

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at
all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He
was the only one doing that.
I wasn't scared anymore. That's love" (Cindy age
8)


"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else
kissing me to sleep at night."
(Clare Age 5)

"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."
(Elaine age 5)

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him
alone

all day." (Mary Ann age 4 )

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
(Lauren age 4 )

"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks
on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I
love her."
(Bethany age 4)

Fruit Custard - Yummy Dessert

Method:-
Ingredients: 2 cups milk
3 tbsp custard powder
1/4 cup sugar or to taste
2-3 cups mixed fruit (any) - cut into small pieces

Method: Mix the sugar and custard powder into 1/4 cup of the milk. Bring the rest of the milk to a boil. Lower the heat and add the sugar and custard solution.

Mix well and let it come to a boil again, stirring all the time so that it does not scorch. After it comes to a boil again, take it off the heat and let it cool.

Cut the fruit and add a little sugar to it.

When the custard is cool put the fruit at the bottom layer. Cover it with the custard and refrigerate to chill.

Note: In case you want Fruit Cream, replace custard with chilled and sweetened cream.

Few Placement Consultants in Chennai

Rajitha

Recruitment Executive

Pelatis Rigas Consulting

pelatis2@airtelbroadband.in

91-044-42013157

pelatis2@airtelbroadband.in



Pavithra R

IT Recruiter

Platlap Solutions, Chennai

Email: pavithra@platlap.com

Phone: 044-65416491/92/93, 09381057577


Zabin Akbar

Recruitment Specialist IT

Summit HR Worldwide

www.summithrww.com

To reach me:

+ 91 44 30277973 / 44 32001523

E mail: zabina@summithrww.com


Prakash 98418 47530

STEP UP CONSULTANTS Old No 52,New No 26, 48th Street,

9th Avenue, Ashoknagar, Chennai - 83

Phone: 044 - 52084300/01

www.stepupconsultant.com


usha@axonconsultancy.com

S.Usha

Recruiter

Axon Consultancy

044 - 43054901, 65211590


Shivashankar K

Solution Provider

IT Recruitment Services

Chennai -17

Ph:044-28156612/43502794

M:9840291819/9381036612

dbaresumes@gmail.com


Talent Aquisition Team

KAMMS Management Consultants Pvt Ltd.,

New No.29, Old No.13,

III rd Floor,Ramanathan Street,

T.Nagar

Chennai-17

91 44 24342544, 42641617

mailcv@kamms.net

Manpower Services India Pvt. Ltd.

1st Floor, Qaiser Tower,

No 19 Kadher Nawaz Khan road,

Nungambakkam, Chennai 600006

Tamil Nadu, India .

Direct : +91-44-4231 8036

Board No : +91-44-4231 7979

Fax : +91-44-4231 7959

www.manpower.co.in


Patricia

HR Executive

Early Birds Consulting Private Limited,

No: 32 A, Railway Colony 3rd street,

Nelson Manickam road,

Chennai 600029.

Direct : 044 - 23741261

Phone : 23742335 / 336 / 339,

23741260 / 61 / 62 / 63,

42381004

Website : www.earlybirdsconsulting.com

Email ID : patricia@earlybirdsconsulting.com


Vijayalakshmi"

98841 98855

Sangeetha Arun"

Sangeetha Arun

Manager - Sourcing and Recruitment

Lobo

Old No 14/New No 31,

Besant Avenue, Adyar, Chennai 600 020


vinod.m@planmanconsulting.com

Vinod.M

Planman Consulting

Chennai

91+44+66223393, 66223391