Shobha

Advocating Participatory Governance for social development & environment protection.

[Shobha @Shobharanand]

Making chess accessible to all, ensuring it is not a privilege reserved for a few. Rural public libraries in Karnataka are making a difference.

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

On helping children to become lifelong readers.

[Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) @akanksha_trust]

Empowering rural education, one school kit at a time!

On June 1st, 2026, Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) had the immense privilege of distributing GetixHealth School Kits to 80 bright and enthusiastic students at Navodaya High School, Bettampady.
#TimeToACT

[Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) @akanksha_trust]

TechSpark Summer Camp 2026 : Outcome Data
Just analyzed the data from our Tech Spark Summer Camp! 30 rural high schoolers. When we provide access to digital tools, the enthusiasm to learn is off the charts.
#TimeToACT #TechEducation #STEM #DigitalIndia #TechSpark2026

[Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) @akanksha_trust]

Dhanvitha’s secret? Reading just one Kannada paragraph daily.

That small habit led her from 80% literacy to a perfect 100%, and she now reads the morning newspaper during prayer time at GUPS Mukve! 📰
Math? Up from 50% to 92.86%. 📈 Total classroom leader! 🌟
#TimeToACT

[Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) @akanksha_trust]

Outstanding growth from Theerthaprasad at BEM Manjalpadpu! 🌟 After a year of FLN, his literacy hit 100% (from 50%) and numeracy surged to 85.7% (from 21.4%). A powerful testament to his dedication and the impact of foundational learning.

#TimeToACT #NIPUNBharath #FLNImpact

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

“I was determined to succeed without joining any coaching centre. So I stayed in Bengaluru, took a room there and studied independently in a library everyday from 10 am to 12 midnight.” - Karnataka youth who has topped the IFS exam. #librarieschangelives https://t.co/EEgTUVoiYa

[Akanksha Charitable Trust (ACT) @akanksha_trust]

Giving the Mandekolu Library a Colorful Makeover! 🖌️✨

Day 1 of our educational artwork initiative at the Gram Panchayat Library and Arivu Kendra was a massive success

#CreativeLearning #AkankshaCharitableTrust #Mandekolu #LibraryVibes #EducationForAll # #time_to_ACT

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Two years ago, we met a group of women in Chikkodi, Belgaum. Many were in debt. Some had never thought about savings or budgeting. We spent 2 days together learning the basics of financial literacy through @ZerodhaVarsity with the help of Svatah Foundation (@teamsvatah) and Pankh India (@TweetPankh).

But instead of stopping there, we kept in touch and continued helping them for 2 years. Today, most of these women are debt-free.
For someone from a low-income background, that's true financial independence.

This is why we do what we do. 😀

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

“The most able students aren’t always those with the highest test scores but those who’ve proven themselves over years in their schools & communities. These are the students most likely to drive social mobility - the core of the public mission.” Indeed. https://t.co/MP73eWixMS

[Mahatria @Mahatria]

🔴🔴🔴
You do not get
what you desire;
you only get
what you deserve.

Desires become
deservingness
only through
CDSIE:

Consistent
Directed
Self-motivated
Intelligent
Effort

You don’t have a choice.
Cannot skip any of the 5.

Other factors aren’t
in your control but CDSIE is…

[Panchayat Raj Commissionerate - Karnataka @CommrPR]

ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ – 2024

ʼಪಂಡಿತ್ ದೀನದಯಾಳ್ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಸತತ್ ವಿಕಾಸʼ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರದಡಿ ʼಬಡತನ ಮುಕ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿʼ ವಿಷಯ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಪಡೆದ ಮಡಿಕೇರಿ ತಾ.ಗಾಳಿಬೀಡು ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂ. ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು!!
https://t.co/hQpUH8Yi5w
@readingkafka

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

So pleased to address the group of newly selected taluk and district coordinators for the NARI-KILP Inclusive Livelihoods project with BRAC & PRADAN. We have great hopes from this important project for Karnataka.

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

This mother, a sanitation worker in Tenkasi, is crying about her young sons getting addicted to alcohol and how she is supporting her family working so hard.

I meet a lot of women like her in my rural travels. They are the ones who are keeping our society together. They are under extreme stress.

We need a mass movement against alcohol - these women are reaching a breaking point.

[Mallavva Bhimappa Meti @meti_sadas8671]

ನನ್ನಗೆ ಬಂದ ಗೃಹಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹಣದಿಂದ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾತ್ಮಕ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬರೆಯುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ್ದು ಇದರ ಸದುಪಯೋಗ ಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ
@laxmi_hebbalkar
@readingkafka
@siddaramaiah
@CMofKarnataka

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

In their own voices #librariesforall

[Shobha @Shobharanand]

Instruction boards in braile at Abdul Nazeer Saab State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Dharwad, enhancing accessibility and embracing Inclusiveness.

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

So good to see: ten SHG women of Bengaluru Rural who were trained in driving last year as part of our SWM initiative have now been recruited to drive airport vehicles. Inspired by their determination! 👏👏 #womenintheworkforce

[Shobha @Shobharanand]

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.
- Nelson Mandela
NARI-KILP is an initiative of GoK to address extreme poverty through capability building approach.

[Sanjay.K @aesanjay]

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high,
where knowledge is free
where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth............ Rabindranath Tagore

78वे आज़ादी दिवस की शुभकामनाएं। @69_rakeshsingh