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Volunteers
are very helpful in trying to fulfill
the needs of the visually challenged
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Various
activities are conducted in the Darshini center. These are some of
them :
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Darshini runs a centre for the visually challenged at one of our member's residence at Besant nagar. |
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We
have an audio cassette library with 1500 audio cassettes
consisting of the students study materials. |
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Financial
assistance is given for higher education ( M.Phil, PhD.) |
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Workshops
and lectures are arranged aiming at the overall personality
development of the students. |
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Students
are taken on one day picnics to places of interest to improve
their general knowledge. They have been taken to Mahabalipuram, a
historical place and Dakshin Chitra, a place portraying the south
Indian cultural heritage |
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Students
are taken to the beach occasionally where they enjoy playing in
the water and try to see the beauty of the ocean through the sound
of the waves. They have been taken aboard a ship to feel and enjoy
a few hours onboard. |
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To
encourage the sports talents in these students an open state level
chess tournament was arranged. It was the first of its kind to be
held in chennai. There was a very good response and in all, 49
students participated. |
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Inter
collegiate talent competitions are held.
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To
improve their overall personality, a three day residential
camp-VISION I was arranged in which 35 students participated. They
were exposed to eminent speakers and artists from different walks
of life . The students thoroughly enjoyed the camp and benefited a
lot from this camp. |
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Medical
help is provided when required. |
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Special
guidance is given to students learning vocal and
instrumental music |
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Counselling
is given to the diffident and the depressed. |
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A
visit to a place of historical importance - Mahabalipuram
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We
make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we
give.
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Winston Churchill
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