Kaziranga is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam, India.It is a World Heritage Site, and two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses live in the park. Kaziranga has the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park has large breeding populations of elephants, water buffalo and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognised as an Important Bird Area by Birdlife International for conservation of avifaunal species. The park has achieved notable success in wildlife conservation compared to other protected areas in India. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines high-species diversity and visibility.<!--break-->

Pokhran is a city and a municipality located in Jaisalmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.Pokhran shot into International Limelight on September 7, 1972 when the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gave authorization to the scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay to detonate an indegenously designed nuclear device. Throughout its development, the device was formally called the "Peaceful Nuclear Explosive", but it was usually referred to as the Smiling Buddha.

Next time you are travelling by a BMTC Bus, you are very likely to see the life saving mantra - "Looking for Blood - Dial 080-1062 (in Karnataka)". You are very likely to see college students keenly tying red bands around their arms proclaiming to be a Life Saver. Not to forget the Brand New PCs which are coming their way. People from all parts of town are helping the city battle with teh summer shortage by organizing camps. read more to know it all :)

"It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said.

"Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary,

but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

Rakta Kranti:

(a) Colleges: The Blood Awareness Week held at Sapthagiri college led the institution to organizing a fabulous blood donation drive. The camp in Sapthagiri College was held on 20th March. There were two Blood banks and the number of units collected were around 275 units. With this the Team Red in Sapthagiri College becomes the first to taken an organization through the complete cycle of awareness-education- motivation and then donation.

A few days ago I got a call from my old college mate whom I haven't seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had and about his recent graduation, changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.<!--break-->

His father's declining health made him to stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from imsomnia and often talking to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watch of his father's condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silence and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.

I had been working much too long on this job. I guess things could have been worse. I certainly wasn't doing hard labour. But going door to door asking questions as a representative of the federal government wasn't the most satisfying position either. It was August. It was hot. I had to wear a tie.

'Hello. My name is Bob Perks and we are doing a survey in this neighbourhood.'

'I'm not interested! Good bye!'

You can't imagine how many times I heard that. I finally caught on and began with.

The recent Union Budget for our Nation was full of sops almost for everyone. A person finds it hard to understand how the government is planning to bring the money back to government coffers which it is planning to spend so generously. All of us agree that it is anothre poll gimick. But, in an overall context, do you think such budgets are good for the country.

We would love to see you comment in your opinion once you have voted! 

Its was 6:30 in the morning, when most of the other were enjoying the sleep of National Holiday, Sankalp volunteer were busy to get ready to catch the bus. They were full of enthusiasm and energy to go out and celebrate our National Festival. As they do every year to spread the love and patriotism around.

This year, on the Republic Day, they decided to go with MindTree, one of the highly social responsible companies, with their TSA (Technical for Social Activity) team to visit a Sri Lankan Refugee School by the name of IGIA (Indira Gandhi Institute Academy). MindTree is supporting this organization from around last 8 year. It was a nice experience for all volunteer to interact with children and new people. We could not visit the old age home as we had to move to our next destination i.e. the Azadi Express.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed next to the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The growth of an organization depends upon the people who are leading them. We at Sankalp benchmark all our people on the following five parameters to be able to mark and measure the strengths and weakness of our people and to track the growth of the organization. There five parameters are responsiveness, teamwork, leadership, initiative and delivery. Recently we completed a comprehensive feedback survey where all the volunteers got a change to evaluate the senior volunteers who lead them.

Here are the results of the first formal Sankalp 'Senior Volunteer' Performance Evaluation Process.

To strength the organization and learn from the experience from the people who has be a source of inspiration and energy to us we have decided to make a Board of advisor's for the Organization. This board will be composed of Honory Members who the people who have directly or indirectly guided us, and helped us with the larger vision that we are following today. Its was because of trust and support of these people that we have the courage to do the things which the world believes to be impractical.These people give us the strength to have faith in our own beliefs and give them shape.

Some of us are guilty of a crime. A crime which is by no means small in the largest democracy of the world. We are committing a crime by NOT VOTING.

Please use this poll and the attached forum to discuss this issue. 

If things are to change at the top level in our country, then the educated will have to lift up the banner and use the most powerful tool they have to shape the country - a Vote! Karnataka Assembly elections are around the corner. We will be choosing.. Choosing the people who will determine the way this state and this country takes in the coming 5 years.

This article is for those who throight blood of one group can be given to patients of other group.

NEW DELHI: This would rate among the most embarrassing slip-ups by the country's premier medical institute, AIIMS. In a horrible mix-up, the institute medics have transfused blood of a wrong blood group into a middle-aged man. The patient is now battling for life.

The 50-year-old patient, RN Tripathi, underwent a knee replacement surgery on October 17 during which he was reportedly given O+ blood instead of B+ after which he suffered acute renal failure. He has already had at least seven dialysis sessions and is still in bed number 4 in CT2 ICU, which is a cardiology intensive care unit of the institute.

There is a special reason for excitement and enthusiasm in Sankalp Volunteers in the month of October. Bright young people, who have the implacable desire to make this world a better place join the organization and begin to carve their way for a revolution.

The co-operation and support of the Principal of MSRIT Dr Rajanikanth, ensures that each year we reach out to the first year people in a big way. The permissions were in and the stage was set. There were posters being made, strategies to visit classes were being drafted and energy was being pumped in to ensure that each first year at lest gets to know about the organization. The class talks that pour Volunteers went forward with gave us a good 250 new blood donors ready to take on the challenge.

The quest to find that magic potion that makes a perfect leader brought us t the idea of putting up a poll on sankalpindia.net. 9 traits of leaders were chosen from Harvard Business Review and we set up a poll that was to unravel what people want in their leaders.

The results were amazing. We got a one sided response to the poll with 52% respondents asking for Vision as the single most important leadership quality. Next followed Passion which received 12% of the votes.

8% respondents felt that the most important leadership trait were Judgement and the same percentage opted for  Integrity and Knowledge. Creativity, Honesty, Charisma and good communication lost the race and were scarcely opted choices.

One of the respondents replied -"A leader is incomplete without any one of this quality." Read more comments by visiting the poll.

Read more about leadership traits here

We wanted to see where does the youth of India see the country heading in next few years. And see the response! This is a time of raised optimism and high thinking.

Education completes a man is a famous saying. How true!!. This is what makes me and you read this newsletter at the moment. Sankalp wishes to extend this opportunity to a lot more young lives. Strengthening the bond between the "Swami Vivekanand School" and "Sankalp" we got a invitation to join them on occasion of Independence day during their cultural celebration. Read on to know what the volunteers who visited the young kids experienced and how Sankalp wishes to play a role in the development of the school. What can we do to help shape these innocent lives? is what the society as a whole needs to think about and act.

India Independence Challenge is a chance for you to test how much you know about our country's freedom struggle. Meticulously designed to ensure maximum learning the quiz will unravel many forgotten aspects of the Indian Freedom Struggle and help in clearing the dust that settles in our minds over the great contribution of our freedom fighters.

Jai Hind.

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