Scholarships for the Needy: 2010 – 2011 March 3, 2011
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That gift which is given to a worthy person, in the right circumstance, from whom we expect nothing in return, is held to be most pure.
~ Bhagavad Gita, 17:20
Here is the list of students awarded the 2010 Shanbhag Scholarships in Kumta, India. I thank the many donors who made valuable contributions, so needy students could gain a good education. If you would like to make a donation for the next academic year starting in June 2011, please contact me.
As our program has matured, we have expanded to support 50 students (29 girls, 21 boys) at six schools in Kumta, with only 11 of 50 students at the Shanbhag High School. In the complete list below, the prefix Kumari, refers to girls.
Scholarships were granted purely on the basis of need and included full tuition and a daily fabulous lunch.
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Saraswati Vidya Kendra, Kumta
- Kumari Kamakshi PS, Class II
- Kumari Apporva VS, Class II
- Tilak DN, Class II
- Kumari Kavya UH, Class III
- Kumari Diksha DV, Class III
- Maruti SSP, Class IV
- Aditya NK, Class VI
- Nakul NP, Class VI
- Kartik PS, Class VI
- Kumari Nidhi SK, Class VI
- Kumari Nidhi BB, Class VII
- Akshay SS, Class VII
- Srinivas VS, Class VII
- Mahesh AS, Class VII
- Kumari Bhagavati SD, Class VIII
- Deepesh MN, Class VIII
- Gopalkrishna VS, Class VIII
- Vishal VS, Class VIII
- Kumari Namrata HG, Class VIII
- Kumari Yakshita JN, Class VIII
- Kumari Poornima KN, Class VIII
- Kumari Padmavati VS, Class IX
- Kumari Rekha KH, Class IX
- Kumari Akshata SS, Class X
- Kumari Nagaratna VB, Class X
- Ganesh AS, Class IX
- Vivek VN, Class IX
- SPeter D, Class IX
- Vinayak DK, Class IX
- Raghavendra S, Class VIII
- Kumari Dhanashree VK, Class VIII
- Kumari Malati BH, Class IX
- Kumari Mallika MP, Class IX
- Kumari Shweta AS, Class IX
- Kumari Poojita SN, Class IX
- Kumari Teena KD, Class IX
- Kumari Nisha MS, Class X
- Kumari Soumya SP, Class X
- Aditya AB, Class VIII
- Kumari Vanita NP, Class IX
- Kumari Hasanbanu MS, Class IX
- Ganapati NP, Class IX
- Chandrahas SA, Class IX
- Kumari Swati SP, Class IX
- Kumari Divyashri RN, Class X
- Kumari Divya B, Class VIII
- Kumari Soumya GP, Class VIII
- Gajanan GN, Class IX
- Jasper TN, Class IX
- Kumari Shraddha JS, Class X
Shanbhag High School, Kumta
Gibb High School, Kumta
Gibb Girls High School, Kumta
Mahatma Gandhi High School, Chitrigi, Kumta
Gibb English Medium High School, Kumta
NB: The Saraswati Vidya Kendra and the Shanbhag High School are managed by the Konkan Education Trust. The Gibb High School, Gibb Girls High School, Mahatma Gandhi High Shool, and the Gibb English Medium High School are managed by the Kanara Education Society, Kumta. Since many of the Kanara Education Society schools receive government aid, as well as food for their students, their scholarships costs are much lower.
Read more about our Scholarships:
- Scholarship Activities at Shikshan.org
- How to help; Ask me if you have queries or concerns.
- Scholarship for the needy 2008-2009.
- Scholarship for the needy 2009-2010.
My Posts on Kumta:
- Kumta: Jewel of the Konkan
- Kumta: Main Street
- Kumta: Field of Dreams
- Kumta: School Kids
- Young Women Making Papads in Kumta
- Video: Approaching Kumta on Konkan Railway
My Posts on the Shanbhag School, Kumta
- Shanbhag School in Kumta
- Lunch at the Shanbhag School
- Lunch at the Saraswati Vidya Kendra – Don’t miss audio of students chanting
- Academic Update from the Shanbhag School – 2008.
- Academic Update from the Shanbhag School – 2009. These students are good!
- Earlier visit to student homes
Academic Update from Shanbhag School 2010 July 30, 2010
Posted by Arun Shanbhag in Academic Updates, Education, Kumta, Shanbhag School.Tags: academics
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Here are the results from the 2010 Karnataka State Board Exams (Std X) for students at the Shanbhag School in Kumta, Karnataka. The top three students for the entire Kumta District were from our Shanbhag School. Yaay! I am constantly amazed at the caliber of the students and the teachers who toil for them. Congratulations!
Summary of Results:
82 students appeared for the X Std, Karnataka State Board Exams, 2010:
- Highest score of 98.08%
- 24/82 students scored greater than 90%
- 76/82 scored greater than 60% (First Class)
- 4/82 scored between 50 and 59% (Second Class)
- 2/82 students got pass class
- No student failed the X Std Board exams
Of the four Shanbhag Scholarship recipients in the graduating class, two received first class and two got II Class.
As I have said earlier, I don’t expect our needy scholarship recipients to excel, but I am proud we gave them an opportunity to study and rub shoulders alongside the best students in the district. how awesome is that!
I am still collecting funds to support scholarships for needy students at the school. If you would like to make a contribution, there is now an easy Pay by Credit Card option:
Shanbhag School Related Posts:
Scholarships for the Needy September 10, 2008
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This article was also posted here on ArunShanbhag.com
The Shanbhag High School, managed by the Konkan Education Trust does not receive any governmental aid. But it follows the state determined academic syllabus and guidelines. While we attract many students who can afford fees, our family wanted to make good education particularly accessible to the poor. As I have mentioned earlier, last year we gave 16 scholarships to very needy students to attend either the Shanbhag High School, or the affiliated primary school, Saraswati Vidya Kendra. See list of Scholarship Recipients for 2007-2008.
Last December (2007) during my travels to Kumta I visited most of the scholarship recipients in their homes. The visit served two purposes: (a) to meet the families and convince them of our commitment to support their child’s education ~ and in turn expect them to make education a priority; and (b) to ensure that these were indeed needy families, which I could determine from their living conditions.
They lived in simple dwellings, and it was emotionally overwhelming to experience the gratitude of these families. Below, I share with you some of the scholarship recipients in their home settings. Appropriately I have omitted their names.
We supported the boy in the center, flanked by his father and cousin sister. Being poor, the girl was enrolled in the local government run Kannada language school. She wanted to attend our English school, but being in 8th std (grade) it would have been academically disastrous for her to switch the language of instruction a year before the State Board Exams. This was an important reason why we started giving scholarships to students in primary school!
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Academic Update from the Shanbhag School Kumta June 22, 2008
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This article was previously posted here on arunshanbhag.com
I am cross-posting it here.
When I first posted on the Shanbhag School, the upper floor (1st floor) was still under construction. During my visit in Nov, it was a thrill to see students enjoying lectures in the new classrooms. You can see pics of ongoing classes later in the post. But first, an important question: How are the students performing academically?
In a word – EXCELLENT!
Summary of Results of 58 students who appeared in the 2007 X Std, Karnataka State Board Exams:
- Highest score of 97.7%
- 3/58 students scored greater than 97%
- 20/58 students scored greater than 90%
- 34/58 scored greater than 85%
- 54/58 scored greater than 60%
- 3/58 scored between 50 and 60%
- 1/58 scored between 35 and 50%
- No student in the entire class failed the X std Board exams
WoW! Congratulations to the students on their excellent performance. Also a big pat on the back for the teachers who did an outstanding job of educating the young. Since the Shanbhag School is a private school, it does not receive any Government subsidies or aid. Thus the teacher’s salary are much lower than at local government-aided schools. The dedication of teachers to teach is thus so much more appreciated. The 2008 exams has recently concluded and it will be some months before the results are out.
Here are a few pics of ongoing classes. Note: I did not know that Thursdays are “casual Thursdays” and students did not have to wear their blue and white uniforms (which you see in this post). Thus the school took on a festive appearance. YaaY!
It was a fabulous November afternoon. Looking towards the front of the school. For comparison, see here for pics from a few years ago.
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Shikshan IS Education June 10, 2008
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Shikshan is a not for profit organization dedicated to educating needy students in rural India.
We are busy working on site design and importantly on our educational mission -
Educating Rural India, One Student at a Time!
Please bookmark this page and visit us another time.
In the meantime, browse details of the Shanbhag School in Kumta, Karnataka, where we are giving scholarships to needy students.
Namaskar!
