Saturday, December 4, 2010

[ZESTCaste] 2010 donations - urge for help during this festive season

 

Dear friends,
I am still waiting to hear from you. Only a few days left in 2010 and we are planning to conduct the 2010 function in Jan 2011.
 
We spend a lot on trivial things. In this festive season, I urge you to please consider the following:
1. a donation to help us help these kids.
2. tell about our project to your friends, relatives, and colleagues

I am counting on you. Your help of any kind will be a great boost for us to help the most descriminated sections of Indian society.
With regards
Ben Kaila 
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An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society.
-Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar

From: Benjamin Kaila <benjamin_kaila@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:53:16 AM
Subject: Donations for 2010

Please circulate it widely to your colleagues, friends, relatives, organizations, and social and email groups.

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Dear donors, friends, and well-wishers,

It has been over a month since I came from India. I am still busy with my personal matters (my brother's death is still bothering me a lot) and so I could not devote time to give information on my Indian trip or work on FFEI projects. I have yet to finalize the accounts for 2009. I will complete it ASAP.

 

I am thinking of sending donation appeal after finalizing accounts; but time and tide wait for none.

 

So, I am appealing for donations for 2010. Please send them as early as possible so that we will make arrangements. You have been patronizing FFEI (Ambedkar Scholarships) since 2003 and I expect the same this year as well. Our responsibility has greatly increased as we have adopted kids for education at 5 different states and we need your help. Please come forward with whatever you can spare. We need your help.

 

In the past one month, the following activities have been taken place:

 

We sent advertisement to all schools in AP and expecting to get the applications by the end of October.

 

We disbursed Rs. 1,00,000 to Sakya Hostel for its maintenance.  As the funds are running out, its maintenance is worrying its managers. I was very impressed of its working when I visited the hostel. Thanks to Prof Shiva's initiative, the donation was made by Prof David Mumford of US. Thanks to both.

 

We disbursed Rs.50,000 to a microloan project (called "Centring" in building construction), thanks to Prof Anandswarup of Australia.  A group of 10 construction workers will become owners with this donation in a year or so. I met them, listened carefully the proposal, and requested help. Prof Anandswarup, as usual came forward. Thanks Professor.

 

We also planning to buy a computer for the library in Veluru, again with the donation of Rs.20,000 by Prof Anandswarup.

 

We are pleased to announce that Dr Siddoji Rao, Director, AP Study Circle (IAS coaching center run by AP Government) is willing to associate with FFEI. He is a young and dynamic. He studied in JNU, USA, Australia and gold medalist all through his academic career. He was a dean in an Australian university before coming to India to do social work.  I saw his dedication and sincerity from close quarters. We may officially induct him at a later date. Thanks, Dr Siddoji for coming on board.

 

I have been in dialogue with individuals and organizations I visited during my trip on how we can work together to help the most needy children.

 

So, friends, please come forward with you generous donations for 2010. We have 501(c)(3) in USA and your donation is tax deductible. We are hoping to get Income Tax exemption in India as well, most probably by the end of this year.

 

We are planning to wind this drive by Dec 31, 2010. Please rush your donations.

 

Please send your donations to one of the following methods:

Online donation: http://www.friends4education.org/scholarship/0Main/html/donate_address.htm

 

USD donation:

In favor of :FFEI (Friends for Education International)
Bank        : US Bank, La Crescenta, CA

Benjamin P Kaila
2755 Sanborn Ave

La Crescenta, CA 91214
Tel: 818.248.5889
 

Indian rupees:

In favor of: Friends for Education International (India Chapter)
Bank:
Corporation Bank, Nampally, Hyderabad

Mr K L Paul
Gayatri Apartments,
Block 1, Flat 407, APIIC Colony, Jidimetla
Hyderabad, India 500 055

 

With regards

Benjamin P Kaila

 

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An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society.
-Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar

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[ZESTCaste] SC frees John Pandian in Kovai murder case

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/sc-frees-john-pandian-kovai-murder-case-898

SC frees John Pandian in Kovai murder case

December 4th, 2010
DC Correspondent

Delhi/Salem, Dec. 3: The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted dalit
leader John Pandian and four others, while upholding the conviction
and life imprisonment of two persons in a 17-year-old case in which a
man was killed by the jilted lover of his wife in Coimbatore.

A Bench headed by Justice V.S. Sirpurkar, acquitted five co-accused,
including John Pandian, for want of sufficient evidence against them.
They were earlier awarded life imprisonment by the trial court.

"We hold Kumar and Pavunraj guilty and further confirm the judgement
of the appellate court convicting them. We, however, allow the appeals
filed by Sivakumar, Ubaiadulla, Yusuf and Abdul Kareem and John
Pandian giving them the benefit of doubt and acquit them," the bench
said in its 98-page judgement.

The apex court was deciding on a bunch of appeals lodged by several
convicts against the judgement of the high court which had awarded
rigorous life imprisonment to them for their varying roles in the
murder.

The Bench termed the murder of Vivek alias Vivekanandan a pathetic
story of a love triangle having resulted in the gruesome end of the
deceased on August 17, 1993, on Diwan Bahadur Road near Richy Rich
restaurant in Coimbatore.

Key accused Venkataraman committed suicide inside the jail and,
consequently, the appeal against him was abated. Venkataraman was
upset with the marriage of Sunita with the victim.

He allegedly conspired with others and got the victim eliminated.

Meanwhile, in Salem, jail officials said they have not received the
Supreme Court's order, which will happen only next week after which
John Pandian will be released.


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