This is the story of group "Astitva" that we create last year. Now we are looking for like minded people to try together to make the world a better place to live in...

Astitva… a vision against odd

It started on the eve of 14th August, 2011 when a student, frustrated for not doing anything for the nation, decided to do something, something that is meaningful. He started teaching a child labor who used to work at TIC, Pantnagar at his own room and when the employer of that shop denied to let him go to the hostel, that student did something unusual.

                             Right from the next day, he started teaching that child at TIC itself.  Then, he persuaded other shop owners to send all child labors working on those shops for studying. It was unusual because this time someone was not cursing the system; someone was not begging for a change but was trying to make a contribution for the desired change.

                                          Aur bas esi trah karva banta gya.. And today we are 20 students dedicated and determined to work for the betterment of society. We are working on a no. of projects but mainly we are concentrating on a good and equitable education to every child irrespective of one's economic and social status. Our motive is to prepare ourselves for the greater role of nation building.

A number of questions are being asked to us that why we, Astitva, are working in this direction. The answers are simple:

1.      Social responsibility: We all are consuming resources of our nation. The government and society is fulfilling our daily requirements. So now, it is our responsibility to give it back.

 2.      A chain of inspiring/enlightening must continue: We are the people who are inspired enlightened to work for the society by someone and we would like to continue this chain by doing something that inspires others.
 

3.      We are optimistic and believe in our small contribution: Blaming govt., bureaucrats, police and politicians is of no use.  We ourselves have to become an instrument of change. We strongly believe that only small- 2 contributions made by everyone have the power to improve the present abysmal condition and materialize the dreams of our great leaders.

4.   We all are interdependent: "If your neighbor is not happy then you won't be happy for long". For example, we are getting food because a farmer is in a condition to produce it. And as time is passing things are becoming more difficult for him and in this way in future we won't have any food. The same case is with labors  riksha puller, hawkers, sweeper so we can't feel alienated from their pressing problems.   

Many students have asked us to be a part of "Astitva”. Now we would like to expand it and everyone is welcomed.

                                           The people we are looking for:

Many people appreciate us, but we don't need them. Some are willing to give money but sorry we don't need them too. We don't need the most intelligent or a computer geek, we don't need someone who believes that Es desh ka kuch nhi ho sakta, ya mai akela kya kr lunga, ya es college ka administration system bhot khrab hai and hum students kya okhad lenge.

                         The first and foremost thing that we require is A TRUE INTENTION, WILLINGNESS TO WORK and COURAGE TO SACRIFICE WITHOUT ANY DESIRE OF RECOGNITION.

              

Generally, everyone does have an excuse of not having any platform, so here is the solution. We are providing a platform to you to implement whatever idea you have and to give us a hand for the common good.  Now it’s your time to take a step on your behalf for the betterment of society. Let’s together try to make a difference by doing something constructive and meaningful. We, the Astitva family, invite all of you to please come forward and at least try to find out what actually it is...
                  Don't make an excuse that you don't have time, if you are busy and can't give much time to it but have an urge to work for society, you are totally welcomed with your ideas…
 

We don't want to stick to only a single problem but to create a more sensitive and innovative environment in our university at first and in whole nation in the long run. So at least give a try and let's see what we together can do.

"There are problems not because of misdeeds of bad people but  because of the inactivity of good people"

                       

                     BE THE PART OF CHANGE