Festivals & Celebrations

Saraswathi Pooja / Ayutha Pooja, in simple terms it means “Worship of Implements” Apart from religion, caste the

people celebrating the pooja to worship various types of equipment on this occasion. Olden days the soldiers are

worshiped their weapens during this pooja. Now the tools are revered by artisans. The pooja is considered a meaningful

custom, which focuses specific attention to one’s profession and its related tools and connotes that a divine force is

working behind it to perform well and for getting proper reward.

The Saraswathi Pooja / Ayutha Pooja celebrated in our Learning Centre and in our Rainbow Life Children Home on 13th

October 2013, all the children and staff team members are worshipped the supreme power. The centre is decorated, and

the festival is celebrated with its custom value and meaning. All the vehicles, Bi-Cycles are cleaned and pooja made for

all the tools books. The children of Rainbow Life Children Home are taken around the mountain.

All the staff members are provided with new dresses, Sweets, Fruits to share the Ayutha Pooja Celebration.

Vijaya Dhasami is the day for the students, it is the auspicious day for starting their formal education. Students keep

their books in pooja, they use to worship, even non Hindu’s are celebrating this day, as it is the auspicious day to start

the education for their children. We celebrated this pooja in all our centre on 14th

October, all the children worshiped

the almighty for their better education.

Higher vegetable prices push October inflation to 8-month high of 7% Retail inflation for the month rose to a seven-month high of 10.09 per cent, the government said Tuesday.

All three key WPI components -primary articles, fuel and manufactured goods - contributed to the rise in inflation, but the main contributor was vegetables again, though marginally down from September.

Vegetables prices were up 78.38 per cent in October from a year ago, down slightly from 89.37 per cent in the month before, led by onions that were 278.21 per cent pricier than a year ago. Food inflation, which has 14 per cent weight in the wholesale price index, eased marginally to 18.19 per cent, against 18.4 per cent in September, but inflation in fruits and milk, eggs and meat categories gathered pace. Manufactured products inflation, with a 65 per cent weight in the index, climbed to a three-month high of 2.5 per cent in October. Core inflation, the rate of price rise in non-food manufactured products and an important indicator of demand, rose to 2.6 per cent in October from 2.1 per cent in September. The August wholesale inflation figure was revised upwards to 6.99 per cent from 6.1 per cent estimated earlier, on a sharp revision in the food category to 19.19 per cent and manufactured products to 2.3 per cent. Madan Sabnavis, chief economist, CARE Ratings, said food prices had gone out of control. "Monetary policy cannot help ease food prices," he said. That can only be done with the "easing of the supply side bottlenecks," he said. The government and policymakers are hopeful that after the good monsoons, the arrival of winter vegetables will help arrest the rate of increase in prices.

Source: http://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/indicators/higher-vegetable-prices-push-october-inflation-to-8-

month-high-of-7/articleshow/msid-25781650,curpg-2.cms

The diesel price has been hiked by 56 paise on October 31

st October.

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Good Practitioner of October

In Rainbow Life Children Home the good habit practitioner and example to others in October month is from Boys

Children Chandru selected as a best practitioner and among the girls Agila is selected as a best practitioner of October

month.

Special Information about Children

On 23rd

October 2013, Harish, 12 years boy referred by the East Police Station, Tiruvannamalai. Mr. Pandu, Sub

Inspector of Police, surrendered this abandoned child. During the discussion we found that the boy is worked in a

Photoshop in Melmalayanoor Village. The mother passed away when the boy is a small child, after this the father got

2nd

marriage and not caring the children, the elder boy is working in Chennai. Now the father, step mother and the grand

mother completely abandoned the boy. So he is roaming wherever he likes, in the situation the Police in Valathi station

found this boy and transferred to East Police Station, Tiruvannamalai. From their they referred the boy to our Children

home for the care and protection of the boy.

We kept him in our children home, provided all the support, in the meanwhile as he is abandoned we surrendered him in

the Child Welfare Committee, Tiruvannamalai for the further action. The CWC called for the Probation Officer Report

for the further action. Until the PO report comes the child said to be stay in our children home.

The boy Ramachandiran is ran away from the school on 22nd

October.

The school Head Master made a call and informed to our home,

immediately we searched him in all his relative house, we found that he

stayed in his sister’s house. We counseled him and brought him to our

children home, again on the next day he ran away to his relative house.

We had a long discussion with him, made comfort, counseling provided

to balance is emotional feelings.

The staff team members visited the children Soundharya and Sathya in Palur. The staff had discussion with the family

members, counseled them for admission in Rainbow Life Children Home, the family members said that they will try to

admit the children after Diwali.

Educational Information

This month we received the 1st Term exam results. The results of the children are as follows

Name Standard Tamil English Maths Science S.Science Total

Prasanth 10th

Std 77 59 56 86 60 338

Selvaperumal 10th

Std 39 22 35 56 48 200

Prabagaran 10th

Std 54 35 80 73 71 313

Ramachandiran 10th

Std 36 52 45 54 45 232

Venkatesaperumal 10th

Std 18 11 20 34 28 111

Sasikala 10th

Std 36 23 10 35 46 151

Banupriya 10th

Std 36 32 21 35 25 149

Anitha 10th

Std 09 13 10 22 13 67

Arulkumar 9th

Std C2 C1 C1 D B2 C

Venkatesh 9th

Std C2 C2 C1 C2 C2 C

Pandiyan 9th

Std C2 C2 C1 B2 B1 C

Sudhagar 9th

Std B1 B1 C1 B2 B1 B

Loordhupriya 9th

Std B1 C2 C2 C2 C1 C

Aasha 9th

Std C2 C2 C2 C2 C1 C

Agila 9th

Std B2 C1 B2 C2 C1 B

Iswariya 9th

Std B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B

Ramya 9th

Std C2 C1 C2 C1 C2 B

Barani 6th

Std A2 B2 C1 A2 B2 B

Vishnu 6th

Std C2 B2 C2 B2 C1 A

Sneha 6th

Std B1 C1 C1 B1 B1 B

Surya 6th

Std C1 B2 C2 B2 B2 A

Savariyappan 6th

Std C2 C2 C2 C2 D C

Parameswari 6th

Std C2 C2 C2 C2 B1 B

Amsaveni 6th

Std B1 C2 C2 A1 B1 A

Jaya 6th

Std B1 B2 C2 A2 A2 A

Rajeswari 6th

Std B1 C1 C2 B1 B2 B

The children studying in VDS Higher Secondary School, Chandru got pass marks in all the subjects, Ramesh failed in

one subject, Gopalakrishnan failed in one subject. We visited the children in the school, we requested the class teachers

to provide special attention. On 11th

October the children studying in VDS School are provided with free Bi-cycle.

Thiagrajan studying in Diploma in Automobile Engineering are provided with the model exam marks, the marks are as

follows;-

Subject Marks

English 13 12

Maths 1 16 10

Maths II 20 14

Physics 06 08

Chemistry 04 06

Engineering 08

Graphics

Parameswari scored the marks as follows

Paper Practical Theory Total

Medical Surgical Nursing 1 18 50 68

Medical Surgical Nursing 2 19 30 49

Medical Surgical Nursing 3 20 38 58

Birthday Celebration

Savariappan’s birthday celebrated with chocolates on 29th

October. The children are enjoyed the celebration.

Parents / Relatives Visit

In October month 12 parents for the boys children are visited them in our children home and 6 parents relatives of Girl

children are visited them in our home.

Anitha’s Borhter and Mother visited her, Ramya & Surya’s Aunty and Uncle visited her, Vishnu’s mother visited him,

Iswariya, Amsaveni, Sneha’s Grand father visited them, Loordhupriya & Savariappan’s Uncle visited them,

Ramachandran’s sister visited him, Sudhagar’s uncle visited him and Venkatesa Perumal’s Father visited him in our

Home. They are discussed about the family information, shared various joy and sad happenings in the family.

The parents relatives for Boys 4 of them are not visited and for Girls 12 of them are not visited them. The children are

provided with extra care, attention and affection to compensate the absence of the family members in the October

month.

Local Contribution

Chettinadu Hotel proprietor provided the lunch for our children on 10th

of this month, on 30th

of this month he also

provided sweets to share the joy of grand daughter’s birthday.

Lr. Arumugam Provided special lunch for our home children on 20th

October.

Mr. Chitrarasu our prolong supporter provided the Diwali Dresses for all the children in our Rainbow Life Children

Home.

Alamelu made the birthday celebration of her sister’s daughter Srividya along with our children on 8

th October.

Maintenance

The Vehicle Tata Magic Tyre had puncture and made it ready, then we found the tube is tear so we replaced with the

new tube. The Battery holding clamp got damaged and it is replaced.

Due to the Ayutha Pooja the vehicles are made water wash. The Two wheeler had repair, the Fork spares are replaced.

The Cooking Gas Cylinder regulator got damaged, immediately it is replaced and new tube also.

The electrical switch board had breakage, which are immediately replaced.

The meter box in Boys home got sudden repair, due to this the hole day the supply is interrupted. Immediately the

electrician is called and the complaint is made ready.

Again the Electrical Power supply interrupting for five to seven hours. So the Inverter is made service for better

performance.

Health Information

Thiagrajan had fever for which treated in GG Hospital, on 12th

October needed medicines provided, got cured.

Banupriya, Savariappan had fever, they treated with Dr. Siva Shanmugam on 17th

October, necessary medication

provided.

Ramya, Venkatesaperumal, Amsaveni are suffering from Cold, coughing and fever. They are treated with Dr. Siva

Shanmugam necessary treatment provided on 18th

October.

Asha, Sasikala, Loordhupriya had fever, Dr. Gowtham Raja treated the children on 24th

October, the medicines are

provided to them.

Visitor

Ms. Lilly, Speech Therapist, ODM, France came to our Home and had interaction with children.

Staff Information

On 1st October Mr. Krishnamurthy appointed as a driver, the monthly salary is Rs. 6,500/- He is doing his

responsibilities as prescribed.

On 2nd

of October Mrs. Alamelu appointed as a cook, her salary is allocated as 4,500/- in between 15th

October she said

her husband’s father got sickness. So she announced leave and went to home, she is not came back after her holidays.

As the cook is not came back, we search for the new cook. In the meanwhile the cook worked in Hariksha Learning

Centre wish to join as a cook of Rainbow Life Children Home.

Mr. Arumugam is appointed as a part time accountant from 20th

October.

Government Liasion

On 30th

October we met the Social Welfare Office Staff members and presented the needed documents, registers

towards the registration purpose. We submitted the covering letter, Staff Details, Children’s Details (Master List),

Attendance Copy, Trust Deed Copy, Trustees (office bearers) Details, Proposals, copy of the Building Stability, Copy of

the No objection Certificate from Fire and Rescue Department, Copy of Sanitary Certificate, Building License (FORM

D), etc., to scrutiny our registration process.

Mr. Shridharan, brought by the District Child Protection Office staff team member, to collect the information about our

children home. This data collection is under the Government scheme to map the child welfare programs and the

schemes in Tiruvannamalai District.

Give India Donations

Last two month we received Give India Online Contributing donation option in the Internet. In this both month we

received Rs. 41,200/- as a cash contribution for various options towards the Rainbow life children’s.