There were several instances when people asked me about the most memorable day of my life & I said that the day is yet to arrive in my life….
Today - 26th July 2009! 
I can say with proud “The day has come!”… I am overwhelmed with a mixed feeling of happiness & satisfaction that I cannot express in words. Today I experienced what it means to live for others– the joy & happiness earned is for a lifetime & even more.
I can say with proud “The day has come!”… I am overwhelmed with a mixed feeling of happiness & satisfaction that I cannot express in words. Today I experienced what it means to live for others– the joy & happiness earned is for a lifetime & even more. I always wanted to teach the underprivileged children because I always felt that knowledge is the biggest & the most valuable asset that one can share with others especially with the less privileged who due to certain circumstances are unable to devote time to studies. Also, I strongly believe that, “A leader is the one who under his supervision provides others with the opportunity to grow”. In line with my beliefs & ambitions, I registered myself with www.karmayog.com as a volunteer – a medium through which many NGO’s got in touch with me. One of the NGO “Dream India” which interested me the most was about teaching the underprivileged children. As these children live in slums & hail from very poor families, they do not have the sufficient means & time to study. Also, most of them don’t even go to school in order to support their family & supplement their family’s total income. I decided to volunteer for “Dream India” & got in touch with one of the volunteer’s named Jamuna. She introduced me to “Dream India” & guided me to talk to Mr. Gawarikar who has been involved in this initiative from the very start. I then talked to Mr. Gawarikar and we decided to go to one such place in Borivli on 26th July–Sunday where Dream India teaches the underprivileged. I was very excited & was looking forward for this day.
I had a certain picture in mind about the place but never even imagined that the condition would be such. As soon as we entered the area, Mr. Gawarikar told me that we will have to go to a hut, catch hold of a kid and ask him to call other kids for a study session. Walking towards our destination, I enquired with Mr. Gawarikar about the age groups of those children and as to what all things should be taught to the children as this was the first time I would be teaching kids. He very patiently cleared all my queries. That was a slum area and people there were struggling to live each day. As soon as we reached the slums, we called a kid and asked her to get all the kids from nearby huts. 
She called all of them within minutes and all of us gathered in a nearby Temple. The youngest kid that came out of the hut was barely 2 years old and he had come with his bag on and a killer smile :)... I was introduced to the kids by Gawarikar Sir and they mixed up with me very soon. I started teaching the little kids and realized that it was noon only when Sir reminded me of it. When I informed the kids that I would have to take leave for now, they stopped me from going initially and then finally agreed on the condition that I would come next week also. This was a clear indicator that they had the spark to learn. They then bid me good bye by kissing on my hand. They also left me till the Rickshaw stand and kept saying bye until I disappeared. It was such a rewarding experience that I would cherish it throughout my life. This is also a new beginning of my life as it provided a new direction to my life...
She called all of them within minutes and all of us gathered in a nearby Temple. The youngest kid that came out of the hut was barely 2 years old and he had come with his bag on and a killer smile :)... I was introduced to the kids by Gawarikar Sir and they mixed up with me very soon. I started teaching the little kids and realized that it was noon only when Sir reminded me of it. When I informed the kids that I would have to take leave for now, they stopped me from going initially and then finally agreed on the condition that I would come next week also. This was a clear indicator that they had the spark to learn. They then bid me good bye by kissing on my hand. They also left me till the Rickshaw stand and kept saying bye until I disappeared. It was such a rewarding experience that I would cherish it throughout my life. This is also a new beginning of my life as it provided a new direction to my life...
