Have You Goneback To Your School
I am Vrushali Naik Kurade.
Being part of Srishti I had to go back to my school. Little did I know what was
there in store for me. I am originally from Panjim, Goa, now residing in
Bangalore. We from Srishti reached my school in the morning. The school that is
an English medium school is way from the portuguese times. I had left that
school, as a little girl. Now I came back to my school as a responsible citizen
of this country. Raji always says, “if we don’t give back the love and care to
our parents, our life is not worth it.” Your school was the place where you
were first called by your official name and registered as a citizen of India.
And if you haven’t given back to the school,
may be your life would not be fulfilled. It was time for me to give back to my school,
I walked inside. The program started and as a part of the program, my mother
was called on stage and was acknowledged. I fell on her feet and took her
blessings. That moment, my mother said, was the most awesome moment as
everything was so complete for her as a mother and I could express my gratitude
to my mother. That moved our relationship to a whole new level. Then came a
moment of WOW to me when I took the responsibility of every child of my school
to be safe. In chorus the children said Hip hip hurray to me. Out of the blue,
I was the celebrity in my school. Children came over and shook hands with me.
Then came the moment…… there was a child who came and hugged Raji and said,
“Raji you gave me the power to talk, you are my savior.” I turned and looked at
Raji again, the girls friends and teacher, held her. After that it felt very
fulfilling that I made a difference in her life. My life ….done deal! I was
clear that this work had to reach every child of my State and the game is on!!!
The work is on in every city of Goa and Srishti is reaching out from the fisher
folks to the top end schools. And awareness programmes from the north to south
of Goa. We work with commitment and consistency as we are clear that “EVERY
CHILD IS EVERYONE’S CHILD AND EVERY CHILD IS SAFE.”
- (srishtian )Vrushali Naik Kurade
