A
tale of a true grit and hard work
 R.Balaraj…a child laborer turned student on a Mission to serve his country in the battle field
Balaraj was born into a poor family in the village Rekulampally. He lost his father very early in childhood.
To make both ends meet he used to sweat it out in roadside hotels along with his mother and illiterate sister and brother. When they did not find work he was looking after the cattle of the local village landlords. Life was not easy for Balaraj by any stretch of imagination. It was hard grind all the way. He has been ill treated and manhandled at times by his employers. He was humiliated and dejected.
Amidst all this Balaraj however harbored a simple dream of going to school like any other child and leading a normal life. He wanted to get educated and serve his country by joining the Military service. It was his passionate dream. But in his financial situation it was too much to ask for until he was identified and rescued by the Chord team.
This is one life time opportunity Balaraj did not want to lose at any cost. After all it it was His life's long cherished dream to attend school and make a mark in life. He grabbed it with his both hands. Once enrolled in Aashirwad as a student he never looked back. In fact at the time of his enrolment he was an illiterate.
But Balaraj was determined to do well. He worked hard at his studies. He was a diligent student liked by his teachers. His grit and hard work paid rich dividends be it in the sphere of sports or studies.
Today Balaraj is preparing for class VII board exam. He likes to move on.
In the field of sports he stood first in District karate championship. He also finished second in National karate meet in Mumbai. His life is rich source inspiration to other students.
His story hasn't ended yet. He is still fighting on after all he is yet to realize his dream of joining the Army. He seriously believes he will….
Lets wish him the very best. Our society needs such courageous children as role models
From Small time Mechanic to a
Stage performer
 Neelam Sreenivas is an orphan right from his birth.
He has been adopted by his foster mother as an infant.
Sreenivas has had a chequered childhood.
Despite his mothers efforts he always felt lonely and he still is…Going to school was a luxury for him.
Though he has been adopted his father never accepted him as his own child.
This outright rejection of his father left an indelible emotional scar in his tiny heart.
He always longed for father's protection and care. Parental apathy, emotional trauma, family poverty has all culminated in Srinu ending up as a small time scooter mechanic.
When CHORD team rescued him from the clutches of child labor he was in an extremely bad state both physically and mentally.
Despite all his troubles he had a great passion towards dance. He always nursed an ambition of becoming a choreographer.
When the alert teachers at CHORD nurtured his dancing skill, he blossomed in to a fine dancer giving many stage shows for CHORD.
His talent has been duely recognized when he was spotted by renowned choreographer Shiamak Dawar.
He was immediately enrolled into his group and was trained during his vacation time.
Today Srinu is on the verge of completing his class X. He has won many laurels as a dancer and very soon will realize his ambition
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For him as he recounts his past it's been quite a journey from a roadside mechanic to an dazzling entertainer.
Rajini Kanth - A Surgeon in the making
Rajini Kanth was born in a daily wage laborer's family.
If ever one wanted to witness abject poverty his household provided the perfect example.
Seasonal work, Persistent droughts and the Governmental apathy have made them penniless.
It was a gigantic task to make both the ends meet. A family with five stomachs made the matter more worse.
As if to add salt to the injury his father developed a mysterious tumor in his stomach.
This had hit the family hard. Due to sheer negligence he was operated on the wrong organ by the physician of his village necessitating further costly medical intervention in Hyderabad.
Among these ruins on account of accumulating debts her mother started selling flowers and forced Rajini Kanth into work.
But Rajani always wanted to pursue higher education.
Thank God CHORD team rescued him at the right time.
Today after quickly completing the Bridge course with his sharp intellect he has also completed his class VII with flying colors (First class) and is about to join high school.
Resolute parents and Tenacious son
 Srinu was born into a big family.
He had two sisters and two brothers.
His parents are daily wage laborers eking out living on odd jobs.
Poverty is the undoing of this otherwise well knit family.
Although his parents forced him into child labour they always had faith in education.
Though working as a small time helper in Automobile work shop, Srinu wanted to become educated and live a dignified life.
Even while working in the Auto mobile shop .He dreamt of going to school.
He dropped out of school as the family cannot afford it anymore.
It was at this juncture by fortuitous quirk of fate Srinu has been identified and rescued by CHORD team.
There after Srinu never looked back in his life.
Neither his parents, resolute as they are on getting him educated discourage his studies.
The dogged pursuit of this model parents and a persistent son has paid rich dividends in that Srinu having completed his schooling and is now pursuing hotel management course in the professional intermediate mode and is getting trained as a Steward.
Today he stands as a role model to many a child rescued from the bondage of child labor.
When preparation meets opportunity it always turns into success… some call it luck…but who cares as long as you accomplish your goal
Children Learn What They Live.......
If children live with
criticism they learn to condemn...
If children live with hostility they learn to fight...
If children live with ridicule they learn to be shy...
If children live with shame they learn to feel guilty...
If children live with tolerance they learn to be patient...
If children live with encouragement they learn to be confident...
If children live with praise they learn to appreciate...
If children live with fairness they learn to be just...
If children live with security they learn to have faith...
If children live with approval they learn to like themselves...
If children live with acceptance they learn to love the world...
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