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World Book Fair 2018, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Mridula Tandon and Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar at the   Book Launch of Anuthe Rishte of Author Neelam Saxena Chandra  at the World Book Fair 2018, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi I was invited to be Guest of Honour to an interesting event – Book Launch and discussion on the 8th by a very amazing individual – author, poet, engineer, bureaucrat – she wears many hats with consummate ease. A collection of 21 short stories.Translated into Hindi, by Ritu Bhatnagar, from the original version…

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About SAKSHI

    Sakshi – Centre for Information, Education and Communication – is a non-profit voluntary organization registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, & Section 80G of the “Income Tax Act”. Founded in 1993 by Dr. Mridula Satish Tandon, to address the rampant health epidemics and high mortality rate in urban slums, establishing the Health Project which provides medical services and Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Project which builds sanitation facilities. She worked diligently to expand Sakshi’s offerings, developing project…

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National Girl Child Day, 24 Jan

National Girl Child Day, 24 Jan 2016 Celebrating in the SAKSHI Center in Badshahpur, Gurgaon. Behind the celebrations of this day lies a dark and ugly reality. Our Society discriminates against the girl child in innumerable ways, We all need to awaken the collective conscience and bring back to our beautiful country an era where the Feminine was SHAKTI, The land in which the girl is welcomed, given equal opportunity and allowed to flower, develop and contribute meaningfully to the…

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medical camp for the underprivileged at the SAKSHI Centre in Jasola, Delhi

A Medical Health Check up and Nutrition Camp for the community in December  saw a turnout of over a 1000 beneficiaries. The crowd was enormous, so my medical degrees came to good use as I jettisoned other plans and pitched in with the Doctors enlisted for the check up. The next 4 hours went in a whirl of very productive activity. It was also a chance to catch up with the tiny tots and middle school going children at SAKSHI’s…

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