Payir Innovations: Handicrafts & Malt

Our family is actively involved in supporting Payir; a rural empowerment organization founded by our friend Senthil and Payir Innovations is the business unit of Payir.

Other than IT projects Payir Innovations is now also rooting to the non-IT field.

The local woman's self-help group in Thenur is being ably supported by PI in making Handicrafts and Food Products. The Sewing Unit is making magic with cloth and the Saththu Mavu (Malt) is very well received locally.

Have hereby shared links to view the products available.

Handicrafts

Malt

If any of the products interest you, please email me at priya@payir.org to place your orders.
Request you to kindly spread the word among your network as well. Thank You.

Columbia Asia Walkathon '11: Pledge for Health

“Walk for the seniors”, an initiative by Columbia Asia Hospital, to educate young generation to take a pledge & commit to keep a healthier future.

"He taught you how to walk. Now its time you lead the way.”

When: 31 July 2011 (Sunday)

Flag off: 8AM at Government Pre-University College Malleswaram, 18th Cross

End Point: 9AM at Malleswaram Circle Ground, 8th Cross, Opp KC General Hospital

For more details and Registration info: http://www.esblr.com/cawalkathon/
Also enroll by calling: 9900064756 or at https://www.facebook.com/cawalkathon

You will receive a Welcome Kit before the walk and a sumptuous breakfast after you're walked up and appetite.

Curiouscity @ Kalyan Nagar

Kathalaya's Kathothsava

Kathalaya has been traveling the length and breadth of the country since 1998 training teachers, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and parents to "Use story telling as an educational and communicative tool to effect a change in society".

Kathalaya announces Kathothsava 2011 –A festival for Storytelling in Bangalore between July 31st 2011 to August 2nd 2011. This festival will showcase European, Russian and Indian Storytellers, Trainers and Puppeteers specifically from Sweden and Moscow.

ISKON Heritage Fest 2011

An exclusive opportunity for students to exhibit their creative talents

In this age of cutting edge competition, life skills and harmonious personality have become the defining parameters for long term success in life-professional or personal. Artistic and literary pursuits not only give vent to the innovative and creative faculties of the mind but also play a significant role in harnessing emotional quotient or EQ.

Here is an amazing opportunity for students to discover the creative and innovative talents within- ISKCON Heritage Fest, being conducted by the Cultural Education Services (CES) department. It is a month long entertaining and enlightening cultural carnival of contests for students between LKG and Class 10 from July 9, 2011 to August 7, 2011 at ISKCON, Bangalore and four other allied venues.

Heritage Fest is an annual cultural extravaganza of CES provides kids a unique opportunity to participate in a host of over thirty five cultural events and contests. To mention a few –Classical Dance, Coloring, Drama, Dance Drama, Gita Singing, Gita Sloka Chanting, Vedic Quiz, Vocal Music and many more.

The entry fee is Rs 15 per student per event. Finals will be held at ISKCON, Bangalore on August 5, 6 and 7, 2011.

For more info on the Fest/Contests/Venue/Contact info, please visit:

http://www.iskconbangalore.org/heritage-fest-2011