AIBOC CIRCULAR NO. 166 DATED 28th DECEMBER 2010

AIBOC issued its circular No. 166 on AIBOC Silver Jubilee Celebrations. We are reproducing the same here for our readers.

CIRCULAR NO:166                        28^th DECEMBER, 2010

TO ALL AFFILIATES/MEMBERS:

AIBOC SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – SOCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITY BY AIBOC, KARNATAKA STATE UNIT

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Tumkur is a growing town, seventy kilometers from Bangalore. As we pass through the Picturusque six lane highways, we see rows of rocky hills on either side. We take a deviation at Kyatsandra Village, go into the hills through a winding narrow road and bump into a sleepy hamlet called ‘Kondanayakana Halli”.  Further down is a very small remote village called ‘Ramadevara Betta’. At the foothill is the ‘Shri Shiva Shaikshanika Seva Ashram’ and within the one-acre campus is the Annapoorneshwari School.  It is an Orphanage and a School run on the ancient Gurukul Style, which houses 88 poor students of all ages.

As we enter this screne campus we pass through the positive vibrations created by the environment and the pious nature of Shri. Lepakshappa and his wife Lakshmi Devi who run the Orphanage cum School.

Sri.Lepakshappa.E, who himself was as a boy, a bonded labourer, brought up by good-natured people. He worked as a coolie, doing odd jobs and did his graduation in the evening college. He was a disciple in a religious mutt and served the Guru and the devotees. Later he got the job as a forest guard in the Forest Dept.  He went on to become the General Secretary of the Karnataka State Forest guards Association. Instead of staying in a Bunglow amidst the high echelons of power politics, he chose to buy land and build the Ashram with his own funds. He did not have children. He prayed God blessed him with three. Today in his Ashram, he has eighty-eight Children.  His wife cooks for all the Children. His entire family has dedicated themselves for this orphanage cum school.  It was a pleasure to watch small children, playing happily, brought in a Cultural, religious and disciplined environment.

It was here that the AIBOC, Karnataka State Unit decided to conduct its Silver Jubilee activity.  The entire flooring of the girls dormetory room was redone with granite. The girls and the boys toilet which was in a very bad shape was renovated with granite. The entire cost was more than eighty thousand, which was met by AIBOC, Karnataka State Unit, Central Office AIBOC, and contributions made by the State Affiliates.

Inspired by this, the OMR’s of SBI, Karnataka, (Officers Marketing and Recovery) who wanted to express  their gratitude to the SBIOA(K) and the AISBOF on account of their absorption on a permanent basis, donated 100 steel plates, tumblers and 2 steel push carts to carry the plates, costing around Rs. 40,000/-.

Com.Shankar.N.Joshi, the Zonal Secretary of SBIOA(K) Tumkuar Zone who was instrumental in planning executing the activity welcomed the gathering. Com.B.S.Ravindra, Secretary AIBOC who identified the project and inspired his team in his preliminary remarks congratulated all the comrades who strived to make this programme a success.  He said that this was a pious activity and a god given opportunity for the officers of ‘Banks to give back to the society what they got from it’. 

Later Com.G.D.Nadaf, the General Secretary of AIBOC and AISBOF spoke about the year long Silver Jubilee Celebratons and said that it is in such places that we intend to conduct Social Service activities, as they are the real temples of humanity.  He said that, the child will remember for life, what it has learnt in the formative years of Childhood.  Therefore, these values, which have been imparted by Shri. Lepakshappa will make the Children good citizen and they will give back to the Society in abundance he said. He also said that many amongst these could be great Scientists, Leaders, Doctors and serve the country in the years to come. This activity is wonder gift for Christmas that we can give to the Society he said.

Later Shri.Lepakshappa spoke about the difficulties he faced in bringing the Ashram to this shape and sought help from all the like-minded people in the Society. In a very fluent style, quoting from scriptures and slokas he mesmerised the entire audience, highlighting what a man could do single handedly, if he is determined.

“I asked god for a Child’.  He gave me hundred,” he said amidst tears of joy. Later Shri. Lepakshappa and his wife Lakshmi Devi were honoured for their yeomen service to the society. The function ended with vote of thanks by Smt.Anita Lakshmi SBI, LHO.

The State Unit arranged a sumptuous lunch for the invitees and inmates.

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The programme was ably compered by Shri.Nagaraj Shastry, Treasurer of AIBOC(Karnataka State Unit). Lunch was arranged for all the guests and the Children.  ‘Children are the greatest assets of the Nation’. ‘True education converts a normal child into a Vishwa Manava’. There are many people who work silently, not for name, fame or money, but dedicate themselves and all that they have for the welfare of humanity. Shri.Lepakshappa and his wife belong to that tribe.                                          meaning Anatha or orphans are protected by god. True, God come in the form of a human to serve mankind. His life and tale should inspire all our affiliates to conduct more and more such activities. 

Kudos to the Karnataka State Unit of AIBOC, the Tumkur Unit of SBIOA (K), the OMR’s of SBI, Bangalore Circle and the entire team who made the event a memorable one.

With greetings,

Sd/-

(G.D. NADAF)

GENERAL SECRETARY