CHINNA Aravadi is a village under the Karsari taluka of
Ramanathpuram district. Our service activities began here in
1992. It has today become an effective centre of social
transformation. A woman worker through daily coaching,
Samskar Kendra, monthly deeppooja, matri mandali, youth
centre, etc., started the project. In the beginning main
concentration was laid on education, as nobody in the village
was educated more than eighth standard and not only the
gents but women also were in the grip of alcoholism. There
was no unity among villagers. The village temple was closed
for years. But the villagers did not forget to visit the local
dargah on every Thursday.
The Hindu fishermen ruined their
own boats
due to liquor and started working on the boats
of Muslims and Christians.
But now the picture has changed. About 60 girls and
40 boys of the village are studying in various schools of
adjoining districts. It is with the efforts of Sewa Bharati that
28 youth of the village are pursuing their graduate courses.
Seeing this positive change in the village, the people of
surrounding villages have contacted the Sewa Bharati to start
similar projects in their villages. This process of social
transformation has been repeated in various adjoining villages
where also the positive results have been registered.
The government schools’ inspector when visited the Aravadi
village was so much impressed with the positive change
among school children that he instructed all the school
principals of the region to seek help from Sewa Bharati to
improve the results of their schools and also to bring positive
change among children. After the beginning of the Samskar
Kendra, regular deeppooja has begun in Aravadi village.
People have abandoned alcohol. Putting tilak on the forehead,
putting rangoli in the courtyard, visiting temple, celebrating Hindu festivals, proper welcome of the guests
and visitors, respect of parents by children and cleanliness
in the village have become a regular features in the village.
Not only the children but the elders also have attracted to
small savings. It has improved the financial condition of the
villagers. Now five people of the village have their own boats.
People of the village have stopped visiting dargah. Ten
Sevavratis from this village are now working on various
projects started by the Sewa Bharati. The women Sevavratis
after marriage have started Sewa Bharati work in their in-laws’
villages. Various male Sevavratis have also come out for
sewa. The people of the villages, situated at the coastal belt
of Rameshwaram to Syalkudi, have also requested the Sewa
Bharati to start several projects in their villages.
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