St. Joseph UP School, Kunnamkary

28/02/2020

Celebrated 38th anniversary and Farewell for out beloved teachers after their 33+ years of service....................... We wish all the blessings from Lord and our prayers..................

30/10/2017

31/07/2017

സല്യൂട്ട് സര്‍ (y)

10/05/2017

The real Great Father......

I never told my children what my job was. I never wanted them to feel ashamed because of me. When my youngest daughter asked me what I did, I used to tell her hesitantly that I was a labourer. Before I went back home every day, I used to take a bath in the public toilets so they did not get any hint of the work I was doing. I wanted to send my daughters to school, to educate them. I wanted them to stand in front of people with dignity. I never wanted anyone to look down upon them like the way everyone did to me. People always humiliated me. I invested every penny of my earnings for my daughters’ education. I never bought a new shirt, instead I used the money for buying books for them. Respect is all I wanted them to earn for me. I was a cleaner. The day before the last date of my daughter’s college admission, I could not manage to get her admission fees. I could not work that day. I was sitting beside the rubbish, trying hard to hide my tears. All my co-workers were looking at me but no one came to speak to me. I had failed and felt heartbroken. I had no idea how to face my daughter who would ask me about the admission fees once I got back home. I was born poor. I believed nothing good can happen to a poor person. After work all the cleaners came to me, sat beside me and asked if I considered them as brothers. Before I could answer, they each handed me their one day's income. When I tried to refuse everyone; they confronted me by saying, ‘We will starve today if needed, but our daughter has to go to college.’ I couldn't reply to them. That day I did not take a shower; I went back to my house like a cleaner. My oldest daughter is going to finish her University very soon. Three of them do not let me go to work anymore. My oldest girl has a part time job and the other three of them do tuition. Oftentimes, my oldest daughter takes me to my working place. She feeds all my co-workers along with me. They laugh and ask her why she feeds them so often. My daughter told them, ‘All of you starved for me that day so I can become what I am today, pray for me that I can feed you all, every day.' Nowadays I don't feel like I am a poor man. Whoever has such children, how can he be poor? – Idris

29/03/2017

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"വനം കയ്യേറി കേരളത്തെ നശിപ്പിച്ചവര്‍ കാണണം ഈ അത്ഭുദം "
"രാജസ്ഥാനില്‍ ഒരു ഗ്രാമത്തില്‍ ഒരു പെണ്‍കുഞ്ഞു ജനിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ആ കടുംബം കൂടെ 111 മരങ്ങളും നാടും "
"കുഞ്ഞിനെ പോലെ തന്നെ ആ മരങ്ങള്‍ അവര്‍ പരിപാലിക്കും ...അങ്ങനെ ആ ഗ്രാമം ഒരു മഹാ വനം ആയി മാറി " പ്രകൃതിയും മനുഷ്യനും തമ്മിൽ ഉള്ള ബന്ധത്തിൽ ഉരിത്തിരിഞ്ഞ ഭാരത സംസ്കാരം പുനർജനിക്കുന്നു ഇവിടെ ...ഇവിടെ വനം കയ്യേറുക അല്ല ചെയ്യുന്നത് ..വനം സൃഷ്ട്ടിക്കുക ആണ് ..അതും മക്കൾക്ക്‌ ജന്മം നകുന്ന അമ്മ തന്നെ ...

ഇവിടെ ഗ്രാമം തന്നെ ഒരു ചെറിയ വനം ആയി ...

രാജസ്ഥാനിലെ ഈ ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ ജനിക്കുന്ന ഓരോ പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയുടെ
പേരിലും ആ ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ 111 മരം നാടും.. രാജസ്ഥാനിലെ പിപ്ലന്റ്രി ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ ആണ് ഇത്രയും നല്ല ഒരു കാര്യം നടക്കുന്നത് ..ഒരു പ്രായമായ സാമൂഹ്യ പ്രവർത്തകൻ ആണ് ഇങ്ങെൻ ഒരു ആശയം മുന്നോട്ടു വച്ചത് ..അദ്ധേഹത്തിന്റെ മകള ചെറുപ്പകാലത്ത് തന്നെ മരിച്ചിരുന്നു ..അതിനെ തുടർന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയോട് ഉള്ള ഇഷ്ട്ടത്തിൽ നിന്ന് തുടങ്ങിയത് ആണ് ..എന്തായാലും ഇന്ന് ആ ഗ്രാമം വലിയ വനം ആയി മാറി ..ഗ്രാമക്കാർ തന്നെ മരം മോഷ്ട്ടക്കളിൽ നിന്ന് മരങ്ങളെ സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും ...കൂടാതെ ഓരോ പെണ്‍കുട്ടി ജനിക്കുമ്പോൾ തന്നെ ഒരു നിശ്ചിത തുക ബാങ്കിൽ ഇട്ടു വിഹാഹം ആകുമ്പോൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും ...In a country that still favours the birth of a son, Piplantri village in Rajasthan not only embraces daughters but has created a tradition that benefits both the local people and the planet. This endearing village makes a conscious effort to save girl children and the green cover at the same time, by planting 111 trees every time a girl is born. A brilliant exercise in eco-feminism, this should inspire India and the rest of the world.

This wonderful eco-conscious tradition ensures that an increase in human population will never come at a cost to the environment. It is literally helping to ensure a greener future with each new generation.

The village gathers as a community and plants 111 fruit trees in honour of every newborn female child.Village residents collect Rs. 21,000 between themselves and Rs.10,000 from the girl’s parents. This sum of Rs. 31,000 is made into a 20-year fixed deposit for the girl.Parents are legally bound by a signed affidavit stating that their daughter will receive proper education. The affadavit also mandates that the girl should be married only after she reaches legal age and the trees planted after her birth have been correctly looked after.The community ensures that the trees survive, attaining fruition as the girl grows up.

The villagers don’t just plant trees, they look after them as well. To protect the trees from termites, the residents plant aloe vera plants around them.

These trees, and especially the aloe vera plants, are now a source of livelihood for several residents.
http://www.folomojo.com/indias-other-daughters/ —

02/11/2016