CENTER DAY #2 and #3

Rusheel Nayak

Gurudev's Samadi

The 29^th and 30^th were both center days.  I worked in the play therapy (CBR department), and helped with data entry.  Because of the reports being written by all the departments, there is a tremendous need for data entry.  Therefore, all of us helped type up information and important data for CORD. After the workday, we visited the Sidhbari ashram and Pujya Gurudev's Samadi.  It was amazing being at the ashram during aarthi.

Meera Parat

These two days I did a lot of the same work as the last center day. This time, I edited another intern’s work. It was all the information about the Yuvti Samuh’s of different villages. I also translated another Legal case from Hindi to English, and did a little data input about a specific Panchayat. Trying to decipher the messy Hindi writing was definitely the hardest task!

Krishna Narra

For the center days I played with the children in the play therapy and encouraged them to do their exercises. One child, Abhai, loved nothing more than receiving applause. Every time he did something, we had to applaud him. His mom would also be there, and make him push himself in order to help himself stand on his own feet and walk. He also had a very responsible older sister, Ankita, who was nine years old. She took care of him as well as their youngest child, Sredha. I was astonished that someone, her age, was able to do so much without complaining.

Gurudev's Kutia (home)

Sonali Nayak

As a group, we do not have much work on center days because we do not belong to a specific sector within CORD. So, finding work that I could do was difficult, but finally, I was able to help input data on an Excel Spreadsheet. On the 30^th, we went out to dinner at Center Point, a hotel in Dharamshala. The food was delicious, and it was a nice change of scenery.

Gowtham Raja

For the center days I usually stayed with Rakesh and Sanjeev in the computer room and assisted them with various tasks. Also, I went to the room where the Mahila Mandal groups were meeting to and helped with data and logistics.