Nei Tamana , a youth led Not-for-Profit Organization working in the fields of social awareness , education , health , environment etc and headed by DU student Aakash Pawar , organised TRANSFORMATION : THE WORLD NEEDS IT , an initiative to bring change by instilling awareness and understanding among people , from 22 to 24 January 2016
1. BROOM GROOM – CLEANLINESS AWARENESS DRIVE
DU students founded groups Nei Tamana and Mission E Safai in collaboration with South Delhi Municipal Corporation jointly organised a mass Cleanliness Awareness Drive on 22 January 2016 at DU South Campus . Honourable Member of Parliament Mrs. Meenakshi Lekhi Inaugurated the drive from ARSD College main gate along with Renowned Social Worker Ravi Kalra & DUSU Jt Secretary Chatarpal Yadav . The team Nei Tamana was led by Internationally Recognized Social Activist Aakash Pawar and Mission-e-Safai was led by Abdul Kalam Award winner Himadrish Suwan . The societies which included Parivartan , Enactus SVC , Enactus MLNC , Rhythmos and The Earth Saviours Foundation hugely supported the initiative.
DU students along with SDMC staff cleaned the area till MLNC College . Mrs Meenakshi Lekhi personally advised nearby shopkeepers to use dustbins .
She interacted with students regarding possible steps to make DU South Campus clean as well as promised the construction of public toilet near ARSD College . Students assisted SDMC staff in transferring collected garbage to dumping sites . Aakash Pawar & Ashutosh Singh also briefed her about other severe problems faced by South Campus students . Slogans like ‘ Swachh Bharat , Nirmal Bharat ‘ were main attraction during the drive .
2. NTSYMPOSIA – SYMPOSIUM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Nowadays , Indian youth have been increasingly provoked to extreme violence and productive energy embedded in them has lost its channel to flow . Understanding the importance this issue holds , NEI TAMANA organised NTSYMPOSIA , a symposium for social change on the topic ‘Increasing Violence in Indian Youth : Causes , Consequences & Solutions ‘ on 23 January 2016 at Sahoday Sr Sec School . Event began with lighting lamp by special guest Sr Joyce .
46 students from various schools and universities across Delhi – NCR took part in the symposium . The main causes put forward were lack of space , over cartered or under-cartered needs , media influence etc and consequences ranged from lack of self control , depression , drug addiction to learning disorders .Witty speakers also suggested some prudent solutions which included moral education , introspection , therapies , meditation etc . The judges were Mrs Rekha Gulabani , Director Resource , Indian Cancer Society and Citizen Journalist & Columnist Himadrish Suwan who adjudged Anshul Nagpal from Gargi College & Ankita Ojha from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College as 1st & 2nd best speaker respectively . Paritoshika Singh from Bal Bharati Public School , GR Marg & Nitesh Kotach from Kirorimal College won consolation prizes . Winners would be presented with vouchers worth Rs 25 ,000 and Certificates of Excellence . Nei Tamana President Aakash Pawar finally brought the curtains down by presenting a warm vote of thanks .
3. JOY SESSION
Nei Tamana organised a joy session for underprivileged children from Shahpur Jat and nearby places on 24 January 2016 at DDA RWA Panchsheel Park , which marked the end of its initiative . Children presented beautiful dances , songs , prayers etc and were also engaged in numerous games .
