BANYAN – EDUCATION
The banyan tree is the national Tree of India. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. Here the material world is described as a tree whose roots are upwards and branches are below. We have experience of a tree whose roots are upward: if one stands on the bank of a river or any reservoir of water, he can see that the trees reflected in the water are upside down. The branches go downward and the roots upward. Similarly, this material world is a reflection of the spiritual world. The material world is but a shadow of reality. In the shadow there is no reality or substantiality, but from the shadow we can understand that there is substance and reality.
The banyan tree is considered sacred and is called “Vat Vriksha” in Sanskrit. It is thought of as perfectly symbolizing eternal life due to its seemingly unending expansion.
It has the ability to survive and grow for centuries and is often compared to the shelter given by God to his devotees. Lord Buddha, Rishis and Munis sat under the shade of this tree to seek enlightenment, held discourses and conducted Vedic rituals. To educate, spread awareness and enlighten the seeker is our prime motto.
- We aspire to offer very affordable management studies to meritorious students who cannot afford to pay the high fees.
- We will also be raising scholarship and sponsorships schemes for these underprivileged but deserving students.
- We will be organizing camps to educate the tribal, street and slum children.
- Highlighting the importance of education will be an integral part of this awareness campaign.
- We will be distributing free books and stationery to the poor.
INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN
Where the motto is Joy of giving, why not give freedom to the girls from an unhygienic lifestyle. In a society where gender equality is highly focused on, we wish to help them in the best possible way.
In the last few years we have distributed undergarments and sanitary napkins to underprivileged girls in semi-urban areas. Sanskiti India has also taken the initiative to create awareness about the critical role that hygiene plays in ensuring personal and public health, which has resulted in increasing attendance at schools and raising performance levels.
Volunteers of the Sanskriti Foundation reached out to these underprivileged girls, personally counselling them on the advantages of using undergarments and sanitary napkins, demonstrating how to use them, and emphasising how they could change their lives for the better through their usage.
“The campaign has enhanced the confidence of school going girls in semi-urban areas and empowered them to assert their independence and create new futures for themselves”, says Yogesh Amin, founder of the Sanskriti Foundation.
