Rural Education in Rajasthan

Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch 
Jyoti Khandelwal, Mayor Jaipur in Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch om december 6

Meeting 1392, on November 29, 2009

Rampal garlanding Anil Kothari

President of Meeting

Audience seating in the Sun

Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch forum discussed the topic " Rural Education in Rajasthan"  today. Educationist Dipankar Vishwas, Chief speaker told "Situation of rural education in Rajasthan was not good at the time of independence. It was among the most illiterate states of India".

The situation has been changed in last decade. Rajasthan is no longer at the top list of uneducated states. Number of good institutions are working in cities like Jaipur and Kota and other urban areas. Rural scenario has also been changed. All these become possible with the combined efforts of Government and private entrepreneurship. Public-private partnership has worked well in several places.

Non government and voluntary organizations have played key role in eradicating illiteracy along with the state government. Many voluntury organizations worked hard in this sector.

He especially reminded the works of Ekal Vidyalaya. They are working to educate tribes of Rajasthan in the remote areas. They run approximately 1500 tribal schools in Rajasthan.

Mr. Ramraj Gujar informed about the situation of rural education in Dausa district. Mamta Kothari told that state of women education in Rajasthan is improved. Girls are now started going schools. However, large number of older rural women are still uneducated. Adult education program did not help them much. Dinesh Kasliwal, Pradip Chouhan and Meenakshi also participated in the discussion.

Anil Kothari, Jeweler, Presided over the meeting. He told that rural artisans coming to work were mostly illiterates in last decades. Most of the new artisans are literate now. This has changed the business scenario.

Earlier, Rampal Garlanded the Chief guest and president of the meeting. Jyoti Kothari, Addl. convener of Gulabinagar Vichar Manch conducted the forum discussion. Tejkaran Parashar Extended the vote of Thanks.
Sanskar Club Meet

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

Jyoti Kothari is an author and hubber who writes about Gems and Jewelry, India, Economy, Finance, Management, Skills, Job, Employment, Food, Environment, Jainism and on many other topics.
He is proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur, representing centuries old tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry.

Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch mourns for its founder Dr. Ujala Arora

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Vasumitra and Priyamitra Arora 

Mirza Habib Baig (Center)

Photograph of Dr Ujala Arora

in the back ground

 Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch has organized its 1385 meeting on sunday, October, 11, 2009  to mourn its 

 founder Dr. Ujala Arora. Vasumitra and Priyamitra both of her sons garlanded in her picture before starting the condolence meeting.

Pradip Chouhan described her life in brief. Satyanarain Sharma "Kalakar", Vaidya Ratan Pareek, Ravishankar Pandya, H.S. Sharma, Swami Hanumatdas, Rampal, Ms. Razia and many others among the audience paid homage to her.

 Tejkaran Parashar, Publicity in-charge,  Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch and a long time companion of Dr. Ujala Arora spoke about her laboriousness and popularity.


Jyoti Kothari, Addl. convener, Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch and a long time companion of Dr. Ujala Arora also remembered some of his incidents with her. He added that the Munch has lost both of their parently figures Girdharilal Bhargava, MP, Jaipur and Dr. Ujal;a Arora, former Minister, this year. He promised to run the Manch with same spirit in future.

Raja Sadai, an Urdu poet, chanted and sang some gazal and sher to comemorate  Dr. Ujala Arora.

Vasumitra Arora, son of Dr. Ujala Arora told, " This is the first time i am visiting manch alone. Every time I visited here before, accompanied with my mother". He promised to extend all supports to the Manch.

Mirza Habib Baig "Paras" presided over the condolence meeting. He also chanted a Sher to comemmorate the deceased, also a poetess.

Pradip Chouhan, Addl. convener, Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch, conducted the meeting. The forum observed silence for two minutes to pay homage to their deceased founder before coming to an end.

Thanks,

Jyoti Kothari


Jyoti Kothari is an author and hubber who writes about Gems and Jewelry, India, Economy, Finance, Management, Skills, Job, Employment, Food, Environment, Jainism and on many other topics.
He is proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur, representing centuries old tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry.

Introduction

Gulabi Nagar Vichar Manch is a public forum of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The Manch has been meeting every Sunday to discuss various topics e.g. matters of public interest, education, society, culture, religion, health, etc.

Dr. Ujala Arora, former Sanskrit education minister of Rajasthan along with Shree Girdhari lal Bhargava, Member of Parliament, have founded this Manch on 26th day of June 1983.

The Manch has conducted more than 1300 meetings continuously since its inception. It calls Government authorities, academicians, leaders of respective fields or a celebrity as its chief speaker every Sunday to discuss a given topic. A reputed person adorns the chair.

Presently, meetings are conducted in Scouts and guides hall, Ramniwas bagh, Museum road, Jaipur from 10.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

General public are entitled to join the meeting. They can raise their questions. The chief speaker answers those questions. General public can also suggest, add or modify.

This is an open forum and joining is absolutely free of cost. Organizers arrange for everything needed to conduct the session. They also arrange for tea and snacks.

eminent personalities like Admiral B.S.Shekhawat, Lt. General Sagat Singh, Hon'ble Chief Justice M.N. Mukherjee, Hon'ble Justice B.S. Dave, D.R. Mehta, Chairman, Stock and exchange Board of India; M.L. Mehta,Chief Secretary, Rajasthan, have attended the meetings as chief speakers.

Famous Gandhian and Sarvodayee leaders such as Siddharaj Dhaddha, Puran Chand Toonkalia, Jawaharlal Jain and Banshilal luhadia have also adorned the chair as chief speakers.

Many other eminent statesmen, educationists, administrative and police officers, social servers, doctors. scientists, poets, singers, sports persons, religious preachers have facilitated the Manch in last 26 years.

To the best of my knowledge, this is the only forum that has conducted more than 1300 consecutive meetings without a break. The Manch meets all 52 Sundays in a year.

Present set-up:

1. Dr. Ujala Arora, ex. minister, founder.
2. Girdhari lal Bhargava, MP, Jaipur, convener.
3. Advocate Pradip Chouhan, additional convener.
4. Jyoti Kothari, educationist and businessman, additional convener
5. Tejkaran Parashar, promotion and publicity in-charge.