Monday, January 31, 2011

Latest NGO Jobs in India Part 2- Dated on 31th Jan-2011

National Coordinator/ Program Manager – Livelihoods (India)
Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD)
Location: Bangalore
Last Date: February 10, 2011
Email: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)


Salary: Rs.4,80,000/- per annum.


Please send your completed application form to the address below. Specify the job title clearly on the top of the application.


The last date for receiving applications is 10th February 2011.


Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to inform applicants who have not been short listed of the outcome of their application


Please send your application form to: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org


We especially encourage Women & Persons with disabilities to apply for the aforementioned position
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Knowledge Manager, South Asia Regional Office, India
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Location: Bangalore
Last Date: February 10, 2011
Email: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Salary Offered: INR 5,29,847/- (per annum)

Please send your completed application form to the address below. Specify the job title clearly on the top of the application.

The last date for receiving applications is 10th February 2011.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to inform applicants who have not been short listed of the outcome of their application

Please send your application form to: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org

We especially encourage Women & Persons with disabilities to apply for the aforementioned position
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Regional Manager
Oxfam India
Location: Lucknow
Last Date: February 7, 2011
Email: Vacancies@oxfamindia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

All applications should be sent to Vacancies@oxfamindia.org
All applicants to put “Ref. Name of the Position” as the subject line
All applications should have the covering letter and the CV as a single document , in a word format.
The deadline for receiving applications is 7 February 2011.
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Executive Assistant
Micronutrient Initiative
Location: New Delhi
Last Date: February 6, 2011
Email: miasia@micronutrient.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

How to apply?

Please submit your recent curriculum vitae via e-mail (only) in confidence to the HR Officer, The Micronutrient Initiative, Asia Office (miasia@micronutrient.org).

The application must contain information about current salary drawn and expected. The applications should be in MS Word, and should have subject “Executive Assistant”.

The closing date for receiving applications is February 6, 2011. Only short-listed candidates will receive an acknowledgment and will be called for personal interactions, to be held in New Delhi during February 2011. Successful candidate will be required to join immediately.

This is a Delhi based position, and only Delhi based candidates will be considered for this position. Selected candidate will be hired on a 3-year contract, renewable based on performance and project duration. The salary will be commensurate with merit and seniority. The starting salary for this position is INR 50,160 per month.

MI is a non-smoking work environment
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Project Coordinator (preferably woman)
PRIA
Location: Jaipur
Last Date: February 5, 2011
Email: hr@pria.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

PRIA, an international centre for learning and promotion of participation and democratic governance, invites applications for Project Coordinator (preferably woman) for its state office in Jaipur.

Job Profile

- To act as coordinator for our work on "Strengthening Gender Responses of Panchayats in Rajasthan”
- Documentation of case studies
- Collection and collation of data from field/other information/ documents

Required
- Good understanding of issues related to gender
- Experience in working with Panchayats, Civil Society, Government and Donors
- Excellent communication skills in English & Hindi
- Willingness to travel extensively

Other terms and conditions

• Initial appointment on contract for 1-2 years;

• Salary - Negotiable based on experience.

• Please clearly indicate on the subject line the title of the post applied for and also current and expected salary and joining time required.

• Applications, attached in MS Word format only, must be sent positively by February 05, 2011 at hr@pria.org.

• Only short listed candidates will be called for interviews.

To know more about PRIA, please visit www.pria.org
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Programme Officer (Medical and Abortion)
International Planned Parenthood Federation, South Asia Regional Office
Location: New Delhi
Last Date: February 11, 2011
Email: gdkapoor@ippfsar.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Programme Officer (Medical & Abortion)

This position is open to individuals with a Postgraduate Degree and at least 5 years relevant experience. The complete job description is provided below.

Annual gross salary for the above position ranges between Rs. 16,63,000 – 22,49,000.

The Closing date for receipt of applications is 11th February 2011.

Applicants should e-mail their detailed resume at gdkapoor@ippfsar.org mentioning the post applying for in the subject line.

Applications are particularly welcome from candidates openly living with HIV AIDS.

IPPF is committed to equal opportunities and cultural diversity.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Programme Officer (Medical and Abortion)Division: Programmes, (Cluster A)
Location: New Delhi
Responsible to: Director - Programmes
Date: January 2011
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Admin/Programme Assistant (PART time)
German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH)
Location: New Delhi
Last Date: February 6, 2011
Email: cherrie.mallins@dfg.de (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

This is a re-advertisement. The candidates who applied earlier will be automatically considered and need not apply again.

The scope and significance of the cooperation between German and Indian re-searchers has increased substantially in the past years. To keep pace with the grow-ing trend it is necessary to increase the awareness of the research environment in the partner countries.
The German Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of Science and Higher Education requested the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to coordinate the implementation of a German House for Research and Innovation, New Delhi (Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus, DWIH) on behalf of the German science and academic institutions/ foundations which wish to be represented in the DWIH. DWIH New Delhi is expected to be launched towards the last quarter of 2011. For the task of setting up DWIH New Delhi, we are seeking additional staff and invite applications for an

Admin/Programme Assistant (PART time)

for the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New Delhi
starting 1 March 2011

Preference will be given to candidates willing to familiarize themselves with science management in general since this part-time position will probably be converted into a full-time one once DWIH is fully functional. Hence, we would prefer a candidate willing to associate with DWIH on a longer-term basis.

Position Responsibilities:

o Support of the Senior Programme Officer (DWIH) and Public Relations Officer (DWIH) in all their tasks concerning setting up of DWIH New Delhi.
o All tasks involving coordination and support leading up to the launch of DWIH New Delhi
o The initial work will focus on the Inaugural Event for the launch of DWIH New Delhi
o In the framework of the Inaugural Event the work will include (but is not limited to) maintaining databases of invitees, coordination of invites, confirmations, participation, and also administrative support in the implementation and execution of the Inaugural Event

o For all day-to-day work related matters the candidate will report to the Senior Pro-gramme Officer (DWIH). However, the disciplinary reporting will be to the Director (DFG India Office).

o Support in handling day-to-day programme-related tasks of DWIH New Delhi
o Support in preparation and execution of the DWIH Event Calendar
o Support in the execution of various DWIH events
o Support in the core activities of DWIH including Press & Marketing re-quirements

o Once the position becomes full-time (when DWIH is fully functional) the candi-date will handle everyday administrative tasks of DWIH New Delhi
o Processing of bills and maintenance of accounts
o Liaison with service providers like hotels, caterers, travel agents etc.

Profile and competences:

o Academic qualification, minimum Bachelors degree or equivalent in any area
o Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and basic internet operations
o Work experience, preferably in an international context
o Capability of handling assignments independently
o Capability of proactive and logical thinking
o High commitment, flexibility, team-work orientation
o Proficiency in English and Hindi. Knowledge of German desirable.

Employment conditions:

o The position will be transferred under the auspices of the DWIH New Delhi as soon as DWIH becomes operative. Hence, candidates willing to work for the DWIH for a longer period will be given preference.
o The salary level will be based on experience and in line with the salary regulations of local Embassy staff.
o The DFG will provide complete job training for the successful candidate in order to intensify his/ her knowledge of German science and innovation landscape.
o The place of work is New Delhi. Travel to Germany for training and coordination purposes might be necessary.

Please send your applications to cherrie.mallins@dfg.de latest by 6 February 2011.

Latest NGO Jobs in India Part 1- Dated on 31th Jan-2011

Resource Development and Fund Raising Manager
Vijay Foundation Trust (VFT)
Location: Andhra Pradesh
Last Date: March 1, 2011
Email: shalureddy@gmail.com (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Vijay Foundation Trust (VFT) is a dynamic organisation working at a grassroot level to bring about a society where a girl child is welcomed into a family. VFT provides homes for abandoned and orphaned children, provides educational opportunities for girls and provides avenues for social, economic empowerment for women.

We are seeking a talented individual who will be responsible for developing and implementing VFT’s fundraising strategy with a view to raising profile and maximising fundraising income from all possible sources against an agreed expenditure budget. You will also be expected to contribute to the overall management of the organisation as a member of the Senior Management Team. This is a highly rewarding position for a committed and inspirational individual to make a genuine difference in the fight for Girl Child

Demonstrable track record of fundraising success, with proven ability in fundraising strategy development and implementation and a minimum of five years’ experience is recommended, as is the ability to motivate and manage a successful team and experience of developing and implementing a wide range of innovative fundraising programmes.

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Accounts & Finance Manager, Admin & Personnel Manager and Hostel Executive
Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR Jaipur)
Location: Jaipur
Last Date: February 15, 2011
Email: jobs@iihmr.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR JAIPUR), a WHO collaborating center. It’s been engaged in quality research & training providing directions to health systems in India and abroad. The Institute offers Post Graduate Program in Hospital, Health, Pharma & Rural Management.

Invites applications for below positions:-


Accounts & Finance Manager: CA with 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Capable of independently handling Accounts, Financial Planning, MIS, Project Accounting, Costing, Finalizing of Balance Sheet, Reconciliation, Finalizing budgets, Income Tax Laws etc.
• Knowledge of SAP accounting software.
• Experience in Research/education industry shall be preferred
• Strong management skills required to interact in a leading organization

Admin & Personnel Manager: MBA/MSW or similar degree with 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Capable of independently handling entire gamut of Administration & Personnel activities with execution of new and existing policies and systems & sound knowledge of computers.
• Knowledge of SAP software.
• Will handle the Legal Issues and do the liaison with Govt. Depts.
• Capable of handling the logistics part.
• Experience in Research/education industry shall be preferred.
• Strong management skills required to interact in a leading organization

Hostel Executive: Preferably Ex-servicemen in the rank of Major from Army or equivalent from Air Force/Navy.
• Get to know all the students in your living unit and encourage and refer them, when necessary, to the proper campus service and provide follow-up after referral.
• Supervising housekeeping of the hostel.
• Advise students of all Institute policies and adhere to all rules and regulations in personal conduct.
• Inform students of fire and safety precautions.
• Be available to respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Candidate must have strong supervisory skills, administrative and computer skills also a must.
Compensation – Negotiable decent salary

Apply within 15 days with details in word/pdf format with subject line: Name/Designation (e.g.: Mr. Satish Sharma/Hostel Executive) to:

Sr. Manager A&P
INSTITUITE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport, Jaipur
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Senior Researchers for Rural Water Programme
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Location: New Delhi
Last Date: March 1, 2011
Email: jgupta@cseindia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Senior Researchers for Rural Water Programme

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is an established policy research institution based in New Delhi, is looking for senior research professionals for it’s work on rural water issues with the aim of empowering rural communities to take action and secure access to resources.

The work involves travel, reporting, networking and organising meetings, training and public communication. Candidate must be versatile in both, English and Hindi and be willing to travel. Computer literacy and writing skills are a must. We are looking for those with 3-5 years of experience in water and natural resource management issues.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and skills.

Send in your detailed resume within to: jgupta@cseindia.org

Or Post it to

Ms. Jagdeep Gupta
Executive Director – Planning & Operations
Programme Management and Administration

Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062
Tel: +91 (011)-29955124
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879
E-mail: Website: www.cseindia.org

N.P: Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated
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Advocate
International Justice Mission
Location: Kolkata
Last Date: February 28, 2011
Email: kolkata@ijm.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

Requirements:
• Relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law or beyond.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite Software and Windows XP

Responsibilities:
• Fully understand the relevant laws and procedures.
• Prepare written briefs, memoranda and arguments for various courts with well-researched authorities.
• Develop and implement litigation plans for each case.
• Manage multiple cases in various jurisdictions simultaneously.
• Appear in various courts to prosecute police initiated and private complaint cases.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local contacts, the bar and government leaders.

Application procedure:
Suitable applicants can forward their resume to kolkata@ijm.org.

Note: Position is based in Kolkata, West Bengal and may require travel,. Position reports directly to the Director of Interventions.
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Nature Education Camp Programme Post
CEE South
Location: Bangalore
Last Date: February 28, 2011
Email: ceesouth@ceeindia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

CEE South invites applications for their Nature Education Camp Programme operating from Bangalore.

Qualifications: Candidates with First Class Master’s Degree / Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science / Natural Sciences / Social Sciences / Agriculture / Forestry education may apply.

The job: includes executing training programmes, nature camps, networking, documentation and so on. Candidates having passion towards nature, forest and wildlife are welcome to apply.

Consolidated Salary:will be in the range of Rs.9000-15000/- depending on educational qualifications and experiences.

Interested candidates may send their detailed biodata year round to The Assistant Administrative Officer, CEE South, Kamala Mansion, 143, Infantry Road, Bangalore 560 001 or email to ceesouth@ceeindia.org
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Resource Development and Fund Raising Manager, India
Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD)
Location: Bangalore
Last Date: February 10, 2011
Email: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

LCD is committed to recruit and retain high quality staff and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Staff policy and other benefits would be at par with the international organisations policies.

Salary Offered: INR 6,88,895/- (per annum)

Please send your applications along with the resume to the address below. Specify the job title clearly on the top of the application.

The last date for receiving applications is 10th February 2011.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview. We do not send regret letters to those who are not short-listed. Follow-up of any sort will not be entertained.

Please send your resume and cover letter to: kameswari@lcdsouthasia.org

We especially encourage Women & Persons with disabilities to apply for the aforementioned position
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Health Education Expert / Strengthening the National and State Institutes of Health and Family Welfare (Distance Health Education, Health Systems Research)
Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise (P) Ltd. (IPE)
Location: India
Last Date: February 10, 2011
Email: pacharya@ipeglobal.com (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)

How to Apply?
Please send resume with position title in the subject line of email to: pacharya@ipeglobal.com, sabbi@ipeglobal.com the call for application is until end of this week, 29th January 2011.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Latest Ngo News

CARE India winds up tsunami relief programmes

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Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Non-governmental organisation (NGO) CARE India Tuesday formally wound up its three phased tsunami relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programme for the victims of the 2004 calamity.

The organisation has helped around 20,000 families to rebuild their lives devastated by the tsunami that hit the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar islands.

'We spent around $32 million during the past six years towards tsunami relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities,' said R.N. Mohanty, chief operating officer or CARE India.

Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of a function here Tuesday to celebrate the positive change CARE and its 19 other NGO partners brought into the lives of the tsunami affected, Mohanty said: 'We built 2,128 houses, including 1,828 in Tamil Nadu and 300 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and provided livelihood training to the victims.'

He said CARE India will now start its work with small tea growers in Nilgiri district and help them to plug the gaps in the the skill sets.

'We will study the entire value chain - farm to market- and help the growers in areas they lack expertise,' he added.

Part of the programme is to have organic tea farming on a pilot basis.

Speaking about CARE India's tsunami relief operations and its impact, Mohanty said: 'More than 6,000 households have reported a direct increase in economic activity through strengthened dairy, poulty, goat rearing, micro enterprise development and micro credit options.'

He said almost all the households have leveraged support from government and bank schemes to the value of Rs.10 million.

New salt production methods for salt producers of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh has helped them to earn 33 percent more.

'It has been a great learning experience for us in CARE India working in tsunami relief activities. We are winding up the tsunami related activities as people are ready to be on their own,' said Muhammad Musa, CEO and country director.

'Tsunami has given us many experiences and taught many lessons. God's gift of inner strength came to the fore for many who were affected by the tsunami. If you empower women the whole family will be liberated,' said Krishnammal Jagannathan, noted social service activist.

Lauding the tsunami survivors and the way they gathered their lives and moved ahead, the founder of Sankara Nethralaya, a famous eye hospital chain, said: 'India was a beautiful country but it lost its sheen. We have to bring it back. Change is what is need in every sphere of life as the moral fibre of the country has gone down.'
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Grant management to NGOs in India to be more transparent

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on Friday said that the transparency in managing grant system was imperative.

She said this while addressing the delegates of voluntary organisations after inaugurating the National Consultation for Evolving an Efficient Grant Management System towards Improving GO-NGO Cooperation in WCD Schemes.

In view of greater penetration of voluntary organisations in far-flung areas, and their demonstrated capabilities in implementation of Five-Year plans, “They were in better position to manage the issues at grass-root level, the Minister said.

She said, more the number of voluntary agencies, higher the pace of development.

“They are the eyes, ears and legs of the government,” she added.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing many schemes with the help of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs).

The two-day consultations is organised by NIPCCD in order to seek cooperation / participation of NGOs in effective implementation of the Schemes.

The objectives of the consultations are to review the existing pattern, process and procedure of Grant-in-Aid under different schemes.

The consultations recommended evolving a transparent grant management system, creation of a single window system for the grant proposals, timely release of grant requests, simplification of procedures, grievance redressal machinery, and on-line management of grant proposals.
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Children rescued from carpet unit

Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 26 (IANS) Six child labourers from Bihar have been rescued from a carpet manufacturing unit here, officials said Wednesday.The six - aged 10-13 years - were freed late Tuesday during a joint operation carried out by district officials and police in Dulmadspur town.

“Acting on a tip from an NGO, we carried out the operation. But the owner and the other staff of the carpet unit escaped,” Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ranvijay Singh said in Bhadohi, some 250 km from Lucknow.

According to police, all the children came from poor families and were brought to Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of providing education along with high income jobs.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Latest NGO News

[GiveIndia.org - Spreading a giving culture] The Silent National Anthem


I went to a BIG Cinemas to watch a movie this evening. As most of you know, any movie in Maharashtra requires that the national anthem be played before it. I was absolutely floored by what I saw today!


Normally everyone sits down by the time the last line fades away. However today not a single soul in the theatre sat down till well past the last note of the music! Do see it. Its absolutely fabulous!





Conceptualized by Mudra and directed by Amit Sharma this was released today on the occasion of Republic Day. On the first day of the release, this video has already received more than 125,000 views on Youtube and more than 1000 ratings & comments on the video. Congratulations Reliance Mediaworks, BIG Cinemas, Mudra and especially Amit Sharma who have all come together to shoot one of the most evocative renderings of our national anthem.
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'Teaching Peace' with Linda Hess, Feb 3, Pune

Teaching Peace: An interactive discourse by scholar and writer Linda Hess

Venue: Open Space, 301, (second floor), Kanchanjunga bldg. Kanchan lane,
off Law College Road, Near Krishna Dining Hall, Pune -411004

Date: February 3, 2011
Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm

Most
violent events in history involve ordinary people, not just criminals,
lunatics or sociopaths. We ask ourselves “How can people do such
things?” “Could we also do such things under similar circumstances?”
“How could we prepare ourselves not to behave that way?”

Is
education irrelevant and useless to learning ways of dealing with
conflict? Can education touch children and youth in a transformative
way--a way that gives them hope of integrating the various parts of
themselves and their world, changing themselves and the world?

To
arouse a deeper and more powerfully felt engagement with these
questions, Open Space invites youth, educators, activists, artistes,
media professionals and all interested to interact with Dr Linda Hess,
who has developed an experimental course to:

(1) investigate the connections between inner and outer worlds, the personal and social-political roots of (non)violence;

(2)
take steps, as participants in history, toward recognizing and
transforming violence in ourselves at the same time as we strive to
solve social, political, economic, environmental, and other problems
that confront us.

This interaction is a continuation of Open
Space’s Keeping The Peace lecture series to encourage discussion and
dialogue on issues that are dividing and polarising society and public
opinion.

The interaction will explore new ways of teaching compassion and ethics.

Linda
says: “We keep things compartmentalized. It is this hard separation
between what we call “intellectual” and the other parts of our being,
including the emotional, imaginative, and moral, that gives rise to
despair about the meaning of education…”

All are welcome.

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Dr
Linda Hess is a scholar, writer, and a lover of Kabir. She began her
travels to India in the 1960s and has been studying and translating the
poetry of Kabir since the 1970s. Her publications and present research
include The Bijak of Kabir, (with Sukhdev Singh), considered by many to
be one of the best translations of Kabir into English, and Singing
Emptiness: Kumar Gandharva Performs the Poetry of Kabir. She is
currently working on a book titled Bodies of Song: Kabir Oral Traditions
and Performative Worlds in Northern India. She has also been an advisor
to The Kabir Project since 2003. She is a Senior Lecturer in the
Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University and is
Co-Director of Stanford's Center for South Asia.

Open Space is an
initiative of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies
(CCDS). OS helps young people unpack their differences and learn to see
themselves and the world around them through different lenses.

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Origami workshop for 10 to 12 years old

The ancient Japanese art of paper folding - Origami,
is coming to life only at Open Window.

Origami is not only fun to make, but also helps
spark your child's creativity. The action of making a simple and eventually complex
structures which will help calm your child down, and help them become
patient... it also develops their eye - hand coordination, and helps them
concentrate better and for longer time.

Open Window Presents Origami - the Japanese art of
paper folding, conducted by a renowned Origami practitioner, who will take
your children into a wondrous world, where they will learn and create new
sculptures using only paper and spark the creativity within them.

About the
trainer:

Mr. Manilal Dand is Origami enthusiast, who has taken his
hobby to the next level. He is the member of Origami - Mitra, which is a group
of people who love the art of Origami. He has been conducting classes and
creating works of art for many years now, may it be school, or his backyard he
is always practicing and teaching this ancient art.

Other details:

Please register for the workshop by 2nd
Feb 2011


Days and time: every Saturday from 11.00 am to 12.00noon
Age group: 10 to 12 years old
Costs: 150/- per session

Venue: Open Window Learning center, 2/12 Vaid
building, Nagdevi street, Crawford market, Mumbai.

Contact:09820828261,09819036502

Hope to see you there.

Team Open Window
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Community Enagagement -Creating a template to gauge community readiness and opportunity / potential based on key qualitative and quantitative measures by March, 2011

Read the complete story at:

Project Description:

1.Describe the project that the intern will be helping you with.

1.What is the status of the project?

The stated project is one of the key goals for the objective “Building enduring relationship with the community with shared plans to pursue opportunities and implement rural enterprises of the organisation”.

Started since : 1st week of January 2011

2.Who else is involved in the project?

Senior management including Board members are a part of the strategic team for Community Engagement. Satyan, an Ashoka Fellow, is a member of the 'Top Management' team and is also a co-founder of Drishtee.

3.Objectives of the project :

Collaboration: Build enduring relationships with communities with shared plans to pursue opportunities and implement rural enterprises

- Create template to gauge community readiness and opportunity / potential based on key qualitative and quantitative measures by March, 2011.

2.Describe the role of the intern & KRAs.

Create template to gauge community readiness and opportunity / potential based on

key qualitative and quantitative measures by March, 2011.

a. Intern Work Location : Noida Head Office OR Project Site

Drsihtee Head Office Noida , Uttar Pradesh & Field


b. Mandatory Language : English / Hindi

Hindi

c. What are the intern’s deliverables?

A template for capturing information relevant for effecting enduring partnerships with rural communities.

d. What resources will the intern require to accomplish the role?

1.Human skills for interacting with the community
2.Research skills related to gathering of data and analyzing the same
3.Good spreadsheet skills for creating a measurable template

e. How will the intern’s work be used after he/she leaves Drishtee?

Drishtee is presently covering nearly 5000 villages with its range of services and products. It plans to take up 500 of these villages under its Model Village program by 2015. The template, once developed, would be utilised to capture necessary information, essential for developing a common plan of action for each of these 500 villages.

f. How many hours per week will this position require?

48 hours

3 Education Qualifications :

a. What qualifications are required for this position?

MSW/Experienced graduates/Any other individual with relevant experience

b. Experience

More than 2 years

c. Skills & Interests

Research, Analysis, Need Assessment, Spreadsheet and Documentation skills

4. Value proposition for the intern/volunteer?

The intern would gain immensely during the project as he/she would understand rural India really well. The experience would be most fulfilling as the project involves the front end field interactions and back-end work on creating the template.

5. How do you express gratitude for his/her contribution after successful completion of his term

The intern would be felicitated with a certificate on successful completion of the assignment. In addition, the intern would also go back with lot of blessings from the village communities.

6. Expenses :

a)Is their a Stipend: No

b)Will the accommodation & food be catered for by Drishtee: Only, in the field

c)Travel Allowance: Yes only if related to work.


7. Who & How is the Feedback /Evaluation conducted

Will be provided by the Project leader. The final report would be presented to the top management of Drishtee.


Head Office Address:
DRISHTEE
Knowledge Boulevard , Tower B, 8th Floor,
Plot No. A-8A, Sector-62, Noida-201 301
Uttar Pradesh,India.
Phone: +91-120-4661000 Ext:1013
Fax: +91-120-4661002

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Spic Macay Scholarship scheme 2011 | Deadline: February 7, 2011

It is my pleasure to announce the commencement of scholarship scheme 2011.

Through the scholarship scheme SPIC
MACAY makes an attempt to bring the students closer to a world of
wisdom, inspiration, dreams, discovery and exploration. It brings them
in contact with such dedicated and acclaimed people who have achieved a
lot in their respective fields through the strength that comes from
sheer hard work, discipline and inherent talent.

The likely Gurus are His
Holiness Dalai Lama’s Monastery, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Hari Prasad
Chaurasia, Smt. Girija Devi, Smt Anjolie Ela Menon, Guru Ammannur M
Chakyar’s pupil, G.Venu and Kapila Nangiar, Ustad Fariduddin
Dagar,Ustad R. Fahimuddin Dagar, Smt. Girja Devi, Janab Abdul Rashid
Khan, Swami Niranjananand Saraswati of Bihar School of Yoga, Smt. Aruna
Roy, Shri. J. Gurappa Chetty of kalamkari, Shri Prakash Amte,Shri
Shivanand Hegde of Yakshgana, Kerala Kalamandalam for Kathakali, Smt
Teejan Bai, Pt. Kumar Bose, Smt. Daya Bai. Smt. Prerna Shrimali
(Kathak), Shree Hirachand Vikamshi (Painting), Pt.Govindrao Deshmukh (Tabla), Swami Dayanand Saraswati. The possible / confirmed dates with each Guru will be mailed in next 10 days.

For submitting the application the
candidate can use the above mentioned tentative list of Likely Gurus. To
apply the candidate should send his / her profile, along with a one
page write-up on “Why I want to go”. Candidates can download the form from our website (www.spicmacay.com) from Scholarship Scheme link. Selected candidates will be called for interview.

All final selected candidates for
this scheme will have to furnish a bond of Rs. 3,000/-, which will be
refunded after successful completion of the tenure.

The scheme will commence in the months of May, June and July, each candidate will be required to stay with the Guru for a month.

Please send your applications at the following address by 7th Fabruary:

National Coordinator

Scholarship Scheme

SPIC MACAY

41/42, Lucknow Road, Delhi-110054


Rules and Regulations:

1. The scholarship entails staying
with a guru for one month in summer. Travel expenses to and from the
guru’s residence (Second Class Sleeper) will be borne by SPIC MACAY.

2. Applications screened for the
interview will be informed by email / phone, following which they will
have to present themselves at specified centers. Please note that travel
expenses incurred for interviews will have to be borne by the
applicants.

3. While the selection panel does
its utmost to place the applicants with one of the gurus of their
choice, this may not always be possible. In such cases, the decision of
the panel in placing the student will be final.

For further and complete details, please refer to the scholarship document at our website (www.spicmacay.com) under scholarship scheme link. download the form

I can be contacted for any further information or query.

Regards

Harsh Narayan

National Coordinator

Scholarship Scheme

Cell: 99 11 75 90 77


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Student Seminar at TISS, Bombay on Jan 29-30

The idea of “art” has worn many garbs through the centuries and has shaped and become part of multiple and varied conceptions of social reality. Art, once it discarded its burden of verisimilitude to a reality out there, has often been seen as potentially subversive because of its ability to defamiliarise the familiar, to open up new ways of seeing and being. This potential of art to resist dominant ideologies has generally been attributed to avant garde “high” art, as opposed to popular forms.

Moving from a once canonised exclusive social milieu where art forms were viewed as reserved only for a “discerning” elite class, we have seen ruptures in space and time where popular culture, indigenous, folk and traditional art forms have entered the academic debate with the sort of energy that shook the ivory tower of high culture from its foundations. Moreover newer forms of expression have emerged out of the unique encounters and the social processes that the contemporary scenario throws together. It is important then at this critical juncture to look afresh at our conception of art and how we can view its articulation within relations of power and resistance in the social matrix.

In a broad sweep of “the arts” we can include visual art of all kinds, (cinema, painting, installation etc.) literature, performative arts as well as other more innovative forms which use an aesthetic base to project their content.

One cannot view the arts in isolation from social and political events. The very production of these works is often embedded within broader discourses of the communities and the prevalent cultural dynamic. In this seminar we seek to understand and critically interrogate works of art that question dominant ideologies and structures within the frameworks of gender, religion, caste, class and the nation. We are looking specifically here at forms of art which offer up the potential for a subversive politics within the subcontinent.

*Schedule*


*Day 1 – 29*^*th* * January, 2011

*10-10.30 Introduction


*10.45 -11.45am

Cartoons/ Comics as Sites of Subversion*


‘Fangirls’ and Gay Boys: An Examination of Art allowing for the Subversion of Traditional Gender Roles in Japanese Boys’ Love Manga

Lakshmi Menon, MPhil JNU

Pakistan under siege: Editorial cartoons and dissent in Pakistan

Amrita Singh, MPhil, English, Delhi University

R. K Laxman’s Common Man: Silence and Resistance

Bestin Samuel, MA English, University of Hyderabad


11.45-12.00 Tea break


*12.00-1.00pm*


*Censorship, Contestation and Marginal Voices*

The Right to Remain Silent: Freedom of the Press and the Leunig case

Nerida Little, CMCS, TISS


Performing ‘Fine Art’

Akhilesh Arya, MA Cultural Studies, EFLU, Hyderabad


Protest and Pawns: The Culture of Protest in Bengali Little Magazines

Anway Mukhopadhayay, MA, JU, Calcutta


*1.00 – 2.00pm Lunch*


*2.00 – 3.30pm Sajad Malik Installation art and discussion*


*3.30-3.45pm Tea break*


*3.45 – 5.30pm*


*Conflict/Revolution/Expression: *


What is an outside? What is a revolution without outside? What is an outside without revolution?* *

Samrat Sengupta, CSSS, Calcutta


Realizing Telengana: Gaddar’s Folk Art and the Movement

Monu Rajan, MA, University of Hyderabad


A Night of Prophecy: Challenging Alienation through Art

Ajinkya Shenava, CMCS, TISS


Performing A Million Resistances

Raju H, CMCS, TISS


*5.30 – 7.00pm*


*Art as Subversion*:


Acknowledging Minors - influences of popular culture in works of Chitra Ganesh

Rajarshi Sengupta, MFA, SN School, Hyderabad


Curatorial Governmentality: Two Discourses on ‘Air-Conditioning’ in Contemporary India

Anirban Gupta Nigam, SAA, JNU


When Bodies Attack: Disgusting Bodies and Bodies that Disgust in Art Practice – Agastaya Thapa, M.Phil, Visual Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU


Between the Generic and the Specific: Thinking through Subodh Gupta's Everyday Objects

Nandita Badami, M.Phil, Centre for Political Studies, JNU


*7.00pm Onwards: Theatre Performance*


*Day 2: 30*^*th* * January, 2011*


*9.15-11.00am*


*Gendered Transgressions

*Performing Identities: Resistance through Performance of Bodies

Aratrika Das, M. Phil, English, DU


Refusing the tyranny of categories: Nation, ethnicity and sexuality Shyam Selvadurai’s Funny Boy

Divya Nadkarni, BU, Mumbai


Gender politics in the famous wonder tale /novel Chandrakanta

Bharati Arora, MPhil, JMI, Delhi


Performing the Postfeminist: Women's collegiate theatre in DU

Promona Sengupta, MA, SAA, JNU


*11.15-1.00pm*


*Indigenous Expression and Spaces of Resistance *


Resistance through Performance by Parayas in Central Kerala : A study

of Malavaazhiattom

Aparna Eshwaran, MPhil, JNU


The Bauls of Bengal: Lives and Music as Art

Ashawari, MPhil, Sociology, DSE, Delhi

Resistance through Performance: A Study of Bonbibi-r Palagan of Sunderbans Mousumi Mandal, M.Phil, JNU

Dances with the Bows: Culture Wars in the Santhal Parganas

Upamanyu Sengupta, EFLU, Hyderabad


Lalon Fakir: The Wanderer and his Songs

Sharib Ali, CMCS, TISS


*2.00-3.30pm*


*The Subversive Net *


Identity and Resistance on the Internet

Anand Vijeyan, EFLU, Hyderabad


Internet and the growth of Independent Music: Opportunities for counter-hegemonic action

Johann Salazar, MA, BU


New media and the potential for subversion as seen in the pornographic web comic Oglaf by Trudy Cooper

Shruti Dhapola, CMCS, TISS


Hip Hop Ain’t Dead…

Ayesha Mualla, CMCS, TISS


*3.30-5.15pm*


*Popular Cinema as Resistance? *


Rustic warrior to Rowdy sheeter: ‘Oor’ subjects in Tamil cinema

Dickens Leonard, MPhil, University of Hyderabad


Reading Resistance: The Politics of Change in Some Recent Popular Films in West Bengal

Binayak Bhattacharya, PhD, EFLU, Hyderabad


Shift of agency: symbolic emasculation of Devdas in Anurag Kashyap’s DevD – An act of resistance?

Anurag Mazumdar, CMCS, TISS


Narratives of urban poverty: A Reading of Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ and Roy’s ‘Do Bhiga Zameen.’

Ishani Dasgupta, CMCS, TISS


De-Bang of Cinematic Violence

Isha Pungaliya, CMCS, TISS

5.15-5.30 Tea break

*5.30-7.00pm*

*Literature and Subaltern Voices *

Mahasweta, Globality and the Postcolonial Turn

Sreenanti Bannerjee, WS, TISS


*Dalit literature: its context in modern times*

Meenakshi Iyer, SIMC, Pune

Language as resistance in Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies

Kruti Trivedi, BU, Mumbai

Being the venereal sore in the private part of language : the poetry of Namdeo Dhasal Bedatri Datta Choudhury, MA, JNU

*7.30 Onwards: Presentation and Performance by Taimur Rahman, lead guitarist and singer of LAAL band*
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Anjali Monteiro, Ph.D., Professor and Chair

K.P. Jayasankar, Ph.D., Professor

Centre for Media and Cultural Studies

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Bombay 400 088, India

Phone:+91 22 25525661,25525660
Fax:+91 22 25525050
e-mail:cmcs.tiss[AT]gmail.com
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Old rail engine transformed into a vacuum cleaner

Indian railway officials, while looking at a efficient way to collect trash from the railway tracks came up with the idea of recycling an old rail engine. An old rail engine that was to be relegated to the scrap yard has been converted into a garbage collection system.
Read the complete story at: www.therecycletimes.com/2011/01/old-rail-engine-to-chug-along-collecting-...
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GREAT HUMAN RACE 5k to send homeless kids to camp!
On March 26, 2011, Genesis Home will be participating in Durham's 16th Annual Great Human Race, a 5k run and community walk. Our goal is: Summer Camp for Homeless Kids!


Sign up to walk/run in the Great Human Race for Genesis Home or to make a donation to send our kids to camp, please visit:www.active.com/donate/ghr2011/genesishome


Read the complete story at:www.active.com/donate/ghr2011/genesishome 
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Sponsors for a Youth Peace Festival in Jammu ((tag: Events))

Maaz Health and Education Society - a registered non-profit non-government organisation with secular credential - is working for under-privileged section of the society from past four years .This organization has been extensively working on themes of Education, Health, Peace-Building, Communal Harmony as well as efforts in safeguarding the unity and integrity of the country.

We are going to organize a Youth Peace Festival- A Mega Event in Jammu from 8th Februray , 2011 lasting for 5 days with participation of around 1500 youth from all over the State. The enclosed Program Schedule and estimated expenses of the event may kindly be seen at Annexure.

It is understood that the event is being organized on a very short notice but as we all know . The prevailing situation in the valley, in the wake of killings and frequent violent protests, requires this kind of program on priority basis facilitating a tool in diffusing tension which is prevailing especially among the youth.

The main motive of this kind of event is to bring youth towards Nation Building and National Integration. ,

We are also soliciting your support in cash OR ANYONE CAN THEMSELVES COME TO J&K AND PAY THE BILLS FOR FOODING to feed 1500 youth from all the disturb areas of JAMMU AND KASHMIR so that the thrust of this Organization, behind making this Noble event a successful one, may be fulfilled with a landmark and your kind blessings.

Any kind of query and information sought shall be highly appreciated.
Looking forward with great anticipation.
With warm regards.

(Mohammad Ali)
President

Mob. No. 09818783750

Annexure

Program schedule:
Youth Peace Festival
Cricket Tournament consisting 12-15 teams from all the disturb areas number of participants =250 odd youth

Taekwondo Tournament State level number of participants =350 youth
Other Activities: Film Screenings, Role Plays. Quiz Competition, Debate Competition, Drawing Competition .Painting Competition, on themes of Conflict Resolution. Peace Building .National Integration , Nation Building. Secularism. ,Democracy, number of participants 400-500

Counseling on Hiv/Aids, Mental Health ,Career Guidance ,Legal Aid.etc By Professionals
Total Number of Confirmed Participants.1200-1500 youth from all across Jammu and Kashmir

(A) Taekwondo championship 2011

1. 30 participants from Distt., Srinagar @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days. (1+3+1)
18750.00

2. 30 participants from Distt., Budgam @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)

18750.00

3. 30 participants from Distt., Poonch @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)
18750.00

4. 30 participants from Distt., Anantnag @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)

18750.00

5. 30 participants from Distt., Rajouri @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)
18750.00

6. 30 participants from Distt., Kathua @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)

18750.00

7. 30 participants from Distt., Udhampur @ Rs.125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)
18750.00

8. 30 participants from Distt.,Kargil @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)

18750.00

9. 30 participants from Distt., Samba @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)
18750.00

10.

11. 30 participants from Distt., Doda @ Rs. 125/- per head per day for 5 days (1+3+1)

Hall booking for 3 days @ 1100per day (1100*3)
18750.00

3300

12.

13. Misc. like Photographs, Banners. & Tent

Medals, Trophies & Momentos. 25000

30000

14. Printing of Certificates & invitation Cards

15. Staying arrangement for 300 out stationed players @ 75 per head per day 225 *4 days 90000

16. Staying arrangement for 25 officials @ 150 per head per day
-3750*4 - 15000

7000

Total= 4,23,800.00

(B) Cricket Expenses
No of teams from jammu province 4 | Players from jammu province 4*16=64

No of teams from Kashmir province 4 | Players from Kashmir 4*16= 64
No of teams from laddakh province 2 | Players from laddakh 2*16= 32
Total no of teams 10 | total no of player 160

Expenses for tournament
1 Players travelling from jammu province @500 return per player 500*64 Rs 32000
2 Players travelling from Kashmir province @500 return per player 500*64 Rs 32000
3 D.A to 10 officials @ 100/- per head per day for 5 competition days. Rs 5,000

4. Expenses for food @85 per player per day 85*160
Including break fast, lunch,dinner …. Total for 5 days Rs 68000
5. Expenses for accommodation @60 per player per day 60*160 …… total for 5 days Rs 48000
6. Miscellaneous Rs 5,000

Grand Total Rs 190000
( Rs. One lakh ninety thousand only ) Rs 190000

(C)
Amount required For Painting Papers. Paints, Boards, and other Stationary items= 52,500 Rs
35 x 1500=52,500 Rs

Miscellaneous such as fuel ,wires electricity. water, and other items approx = 45,000 Rs
Enumerations for Professional such as Doctors. Lawyers, Counselors 1000x5x5 days=25,000Rs

Total =1,00,000 Rs

Amount Required A+B+C 4,23,800+1,90,000+1,00,000 =7,13,800 Rs.

Grand total required for successful event =7,13,800 Rs

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of the Project: ABHIYAAN (A STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE)
2. Name and Address of the Organization: Maaz Health And Education Society D-11 Abul Fazal Enclave Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25.

3. Name of the Project Holder: MOHAMMAD ALI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
III. Legal Status of the Organization: Registered under societies registration act 1860
A. Registration/Certification Information: Registration No. S/58708/2007

Name of the Organization : Maaz Health and Education Society
Website : www.mhesindia.org
Date of establishment : 24th May 2007
Place of Registration : NCT Dehli.

Jurisdiction of the Society : The Jurisdiction of the society extends to whole of India
B. Banking Information:
Acc. No.-S/SOC12 Delhi State Co-operative Bank, Tikona Park Jamia Nagar New Delhi -25
1-PAN (Permanent Account Number)AABTM8907H :

C. Tax-Exemption Status:
1. 12AA Exemption Number of the I.T. Act :F.No.D.I.T(E)/12A/2007-08/M-1559/1181
2. Approval u/s 80G (5)(vi) of the I.T.Act : DIT(E)/2009-2010/M-1559/1835 valid from A.Y.2010-11 to A.Y.2012-13
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Interest-Free Loan Scholarships from the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation ((tag: Funds Offered, Education))

The Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation

Last Date 18-March-2011

About Scholarship http://www.nsscholarship.net/images/spacer.gif

Under its Narotam Sekhsaria Scholarship
Programme, the Foundation awards interest free loan scholarships to
Indian students with a consistently good academic record. The amount of
scholarship, up to a maximum of Rs. Ten Lacs, is decided as per the
assessment of the Foundation.

Scholarships are offered for postgraduate
studies at prestigious institutions in India and abroad, in the fields
of Pure Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Law,
Architecture and Management.

Selected students
will have the benefit of the Foundation’s mentoring program, where they
will be guided and advised by mentors from the academia, industry and
the professions.

Who is eligible for this scholarship?


Indian nationals, residing in India


Students below 30 years of age as on 31st Jan 2011


Graduates of a recognized Indian university with a
consistently good academic record (Students in the final year of the
degree course, or those awaiting results are also eligible)



Students planning to pursue post graduate studies
at prestigious institutes from the Fall – 2011 semester (Students
awaiting admission are also eligible, but the award of scholarship is
subject to securing admission)

Documents to be furnished at the time of application

Attested copies of

(a)All mark sheets and degree certificates

(b)GRE / GMAT / TOEFL / IELTS / GATE / CAT scorecards, as applicable

(c)Award letters of scholarships / awards received

(d)Your application to the university and/or offer letter(s) confirming your admission

(e)First 4 pages of your passport

How to apply
An application fee of Rs
300/- by cash/DD/MO drawn in favour of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation,
should accompany the duly filled forms. ( No cheques will be accepted)

Selection Process for the Scholarship
All
applications will be screened for short listing. Short listed
candidates will be required to attend a personal interview at Mumbai
during April 2011. The interview is mandatory and is the basis for final
selection.

Post Selection Formalities

1.Selected scholars will have to submit attested copies of :

(a)The letter confirming admission to the College / University.

(b)Form I-20 ( in case of admission to universities in
the US) or copy of letter offering financial support ( in case of
universities in other countries).

2.Scholars will be required to attend an Orientation Programme at Mumbai, before the commencement of their course.

3.Scholars will have to sign an MoU with the Foundation and agree to its terms and conditions.

4.Scholars will have to take an insurance policy and assign it to the Foundation.

5.Disbursement of the scholarship will be done in
installments based on the fee statement from the College/University to
be furnished by the scholar.

Schedule of Repayments to NSF

Repayment will commence one year after course completion as per the following schedule :

1st year after
course completion

2nd year after
course completion

3rd year after
course completion

4th year after
course completion

NIL

30% of the scholarship amount

35% of the scholarship amount

35% of the scholarship amount

For more information regarding scholarship contact NS Foundation


Administrator
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation,
102, Maker Chambers III,
Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.
Tel:91 22 22824589 / 22824705