Founder of Deshpande Foundation

On 24 August 2009, the great philanthropist and Social Entrepreneur Dr. Gururaj Deshpande 'Desh' visited foundation. He addressed to all the staff members.

He visited LEAD office and spent some time with the LEAD members.
Mr. Naveen Jha (Derector Deshpande Foundation, DCSE), Annie Vijaya, Megha Hegde, Gururaj Deshpande (Founder Deshpande Foundation) and Ajay Suman Shukla.

New Responsibility in Deshpande Foundation

I am appointed in Deshpande Foundation as a Program Manager for LEAD (LEaders Accelerating Development)program. I joined after the day of fellowship graduation on 23rd July.

Thanks to all Hubli people, Deshpande Foundation staff and my co-fellows because of them I was able to perform the best and got this opportunity.

This is the best achievement for me to be the part of Deshpande Foundation and work for Foundation. As it is my passion to work with YOUTH so I am quite comfortable to contribute my services on this designation.

This is dream to make this program a National Identity. Each student is a LEADer to come with the best solution. LEAD believes in " Problems start with 'THEY'...Solutions start with 'I'..."

To know more on LEAD click and Visit www.dcselead.blogspot.com

DFP Graduation Day

Deshpande Fellowship Program Cohort - 2 graduation day was celebrated on 22nd July. It was a seven months long journey when I got an overwhelming experience from the fellowship. There were many unforgettable moments that I will never forget.

This fellowship was multi-dimensional learning as well as live experience. Normally people take the learning when they came across suddenly to some incidents and happenings or we learn from others experience. But this fellowship was a plate form for me to explore my self, keep myself always active, utilize the time maximum, get networking with the local and International people, check my potentials and skills, and enhance them up to the best level.

Deshpande Foundation has great opportunity for them who really want to make positive changes in themselves, their community and in the world. Here I recognize the strength of individuals and realize that;

"Everything is possible
making possible I can do into I do
No barrier of language and other hindrances to perform the best
time never bounds to perform less
multi tasking at a same time
to be self motivated always
Enjoy the work in hectic schedule also"

There were number of success and achievements in fellowship that is continuing ahead ..... to see more...............

"Aaja Nachle" a dance charity show

Organizers: Dev, Usha, Meenakshi, Gayatri, Savitha, Latha and Ajay.

At the last month of fellowship Deshpande Fellows Cohort-2 organized a District level dance show on 19 July 2009. Objective of this event was to raise the fund for promoting and supporting social ventures for the development of Hubli city. It was a total charity entertainment show. 17 Dance performances from 14 dance troops including 60 participants made the audience stick to the chaires for constantly three hours.

Solo and group dance of bharatnatyam, kucchipudi, mohiniattam, katthak, hip-hop, Michel Jackson,etc. were the performances on which more than 350 audience of Hubli-Dharwad made their tune with the performers.

Fellows Devdanam, Latha, Meenakshi, Savitha Bai, usha, Gayatri and Ajay collaboratively worked to organize this event.
Fellows raised charity fund of Rs 70,900 through this event.