Dr. Mridula Tandon, medical doctor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder member and President of SAKSHI NGO.

Education: under-privileged children studying at SAKSHI Centres

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under-privileged children studying at SAKSHI Centre for Education

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About Mridula Tandon

Dr. Mridula Tandon, medical doctor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, President and co-founder of SAKSHI, a not-for profit registered organisation, and The Legacy Project, is widely recognized as a Social Enterpreneur and for her expertise in Education,Health, Community Development, Women’s Empowerment, and Revival Of India’s Cultural Heritage.

There is an incomparable joy in making a difference to someone else’s life and making it better .What keeps me going is the evident, visible changes that our efforts produce. The ability to contribute to society in a significant way is an enormous privilege.

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President of SAKSHI ngo

A haven, a place of learning, a builder of futures, SAKSHI’s centre works at different levels, the one absolute factor is that it enriches ones life whether you are a worker or a beneficiary

speaking on social issues

Speaking about Women’s issues is but one aspect of speaking about strengthening Civil Society

New Ghazal- Mere Mizaj ki , Ghazal Album Dekho Toh

Ghazal – Mere Mizaj ki Awaargi pe Marti Hai Ghazal Album-“Dekho Toh”

Composer-Singer: Shakeel Ahmed

Poet: Farhat Shahzad writer of Ghazal Kehna Ussey sung by Mehdi Hasan

Music Arrangement: Ustad Aleem Khan Album – “Dekho Toh”

Produced by: Mridula Satish Tandon

Waseem Barelvi

Zahid Hussain (born 8 February 1940), better known by the pen name Wasim Barelvi, is an Indian Urdu-language poet. He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular He has been awarded with the “Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award”, the Kalidas gold medal (by the Haryana government, in recognition for his services in the field of Urdu poetry); the Begum Akhtar Kala Dharmi award; and the Naseem-e-Urdu award. Barelvi is Vice Chairman of…

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AANIS MOIN- Urdu Shayar

AANIS MOIN – his poetry immortalises him. A life tragically cut short in his 27th year on 4th February 1986 ho jā.egī jab tum se shanāsā.ī zarā aur baḌh jā.egī shāyad mirī tanhā.ī zarā aur kyuuñ khul ga.e logoñ pe mirī zaat ke asrār ai kaash ki hotī mirī gahrā.ī zarā aur phir haath pe zaḳhmoñ ke nishāñ gin na sakoge ye uljhī huī Dor jo suljhā.ī zarā aur tardīd to kar saktā thā phailegī magar baat is taur bhī…

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Sharing my happiness at the addition to our Project for sustainable livelihood program to benefit The migrant workers’ communities as they have been rendered jobless by the COVID 19 Pandemic. So SAKSHI Sustainable Livelihoods Project has opened the Sakshi Skill Development Camp; Creche Centre at Dundahera, Udyog Viha, Gurugram, Haryana.

Migrant workers receive training in either Garment Stitching or Mobile repairing. Subsequent to their completing the training, the workers will be provided employment in different companies. Migrant Workers’ Children receive care – meals, Health Care and an education in The Creche while their parents attend the training thus enabling single parents / women to also benefit from the program          

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Army Day – India

Army Day, in India, is celebrated on 15 January every year, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. Celebrations are in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New Delhi as well as in all headquarters On 16 January 2021, India celebrated its 73rd Indian…

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Swami Vivekananda – an inspiration, a Yug-purush !

Swami Vivekananda -12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902 Born as Narendra Nath Datta, in an affluent family in Kolkata in 1863, Swami Vivekananda excelled in music, gymnastics and studies. He became the chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic- saint Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to humankind. In December 1886, Narendranath  took formal monastic vows and adopted the name “Swami…

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Ahmed Faraz

Syed Ahmad Shah better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008 Urdu poet & scriptwriter and chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters. During his lifetime, he criticised military rule and was arrested for writing poems that criticised military rulers in Pakistan. . Subsequently, he went into self-imposed exile and stayed for 6 years in Britain, Canada, and Europe before returning to Pakistan His contribution to poetry and Urdu literature places him in the…

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Mohan Rakesh (Madan Mohan Guglani)  8 January 1925 – 3 January 1972, one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani (“New Story”) literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He was given an Award by the Sahitya Akademi for the first modern Hindi play that he wrote, Ashadh Ka Ek Din. He made significant contributions to the novel, the short story, travelogue, criticism, memoir and drama. His plays continue to be performed and receive acclaim worldwide मोहन राकेश –…

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Colonel Narendra Kumar – Indian soldier and mountaineer.

Colonel Narendra Kumar, PVSM, KC, AVSM, FRGS (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2020) Indian soldier & mountaineer. Ace mountaineer Colonel (Rt.) Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar led the first Indian team to climb Nanda Devi and helped India secure the Siachen Glacier. This was one among the many exploits in an illustrious and impactful career in adventure spanning more than six decades. Lt. Col Narendra Kumar was the fourth principal of the prestigious Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling, later Principal of the…

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Narendra Kohli – Hindi language novelist, playwright and satirist.

Narendra Kohli (born 6 January 1940) Narendra Kohli is a Hindi language novelist, short story writer, playwright and satirist. His first published story was ‘Do Haath’, which came out in 1960. He is a modernist and yet well-connected to his Indian roots. His unique approach makes him distinct from his contemporaries.. He is credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose. He is also regarded as a trend-setter in the sense that he pioneered the creation of literary works…

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Bharatendu Harishchandra

Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 1850 – 6 January 1885) Regarded as the father of Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. He is considered as one of the greatest Hindi writers of modern India. . He authored several dramas, life sketches and travel accounts; a recognized poet, he was a trendsetter in Hindi prose-writing using new media like reports, publications, letters to the editor, translations and literary works to shape public opinion. Writing under the pen name “Rasa”, Harishchandra represented…

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