May my life be an homage.

- Nowadays-Preity Shah

- Understanding the child's mind, understanding the feelings, listening calmly and encouraging them - are all important

Sriram V., who left a lucrative job in the corporate sector to become a social entrepreneur. Iyer is counted among the top fifty social entrepreneurs of India today. 64-year-old Sriram was born in a happy family in Chennai. His father wanted him to study CA, but Sriram was not interested in it, so he pursued a masters degree in advertising. Got a good paying job in customer relationship management software and also got a golden opportunity to travel to many countries of the world. Also worked as a director for some time in Amsterdam. He came to Mumbai in May 2002 and happened to come to Vadodara for a few days, at that time Godhra incident was covered in newspaper news. All those incidents had a deep impact on Sriram's mind.

An incident in 2003 brought a radical change in his life. One day a meeting was going on with a client from Australia in the Chennai office. At that time a twelve-thirteen year old child came to his office. Seeing him, his first question was whether there was a security guard outside or not. But his friend calmed him down and asked why the child had come, only to find out that he had come to sell incense sticks. Twenty km from Chennai. This Vinod, who lives far away, used to study in school during the day. His father was not alive and his mother and sisters wove incense sticks. After completing his schooling, he used to earn his livelihood by selling incense sticks. Seeing Vinod's struggle, Shriram's heart was filled with pain. He thought that even in such a situation there is a strong desire to study! If a mentor is found, his talent will emerge. He thought that if there are many such children, if we make a bridge by connecting them with people working in the corporate sector or other places, then the disparity between the rich and the poor in the society will be reduced and the children will get adequate education.

Sriram Iyer's mind had long been imprinted with the scenes of Godhra Kanda and Tsunami. In such a state of mind, this incident made him think. After resigning from his job, he formed a development center in Chennai. In which there were only six children. There was little experience in this field and not much money. Also, due to his decision, the girl with whom he was to be married also refused to marry, but he continued his campaign. Tried to know the minds of children. He observed that our current education system is boring to children. If the behavior of the teachers is not liked, sometimes the parents take the child out of school and make him work, so that he can earn some income. Labour, Violence, HIV Also, he established the 'Nalandave Foundation' for the purpose of providing education and guidance to the needy children trapped in human trafficking.

The Nalandave model is inspired by Nalanda University. Children between the ages of three and seventeen years are planned to be educated and their entire personality developed by the mentor. Teachers, Child Psychologist, Neuro Psychiatrist, Montessori Teaching Method and most importantly harmony between children and parents are taken care of. They take the mentor by checking. Mentors act as unselected volunteers and then become mentors as they develop skills. Those selected as mentors have to work for at least one year after joining and devote one hour a week to the child and family. Parents also have to fill a consent form for this. Six months are important for building trust. Understanding the child's mind, understanding the feelings, listening calmly and encouraging them - all these are important.

At Nalandave Foundation the emphasis is mostly on 'Achievement through Art'. Since the subject of history does not seem dry to children, it should be taught through drama. Sriram Iyer has made the arts a medium for education and skill development. Angol city in Andhra is known for child trafficking. His 47 children were trained in folk art and theatre. Since 2008, these children have presented their art in many places. Under 'Bihar Children's Radio Project' sixty girls from four districts were trained in screenwriting, reporting and interviewing. It was broadcast from Patna Akashvani for sixty weeks. A recipient of the World Bank Development Marketplace Award and several other prestigious awards, Shriram Iyer today through his foundation teaches theater, dance, music, photography, storytelling and screenwriting to millions of children in Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Jammu-Kashmir and yes, incense sellers. Kid Vinod is working in a firm in Chennai today!

The woman got a new identity

Housewives who work with 'women' and sell their products earn anywhere from five thousand to twenty thousand rupees per month.

Born on December 26, 1996 in a middle-class family in Lucknow, Anamika Pandey is today making many women self-reliant with the startup 'Nario'. Father was an architect in Sahara, but since his paternal grandfather's house was in Gorakhpur, he returned to his hometown and started his own business. Gave great attention to daughter Anamika's education. N.I.T. Went to study engineering in Warangal and moved to Chicago to pursue an MBA degree, but returned to pursue a diploma course in business.

Since childhood, Anamika saw most of the women around her imprisoned within the four walls. Returned from Chicago in 2017 and got a job in a startup in Bengaluru and then a senior position at BigBasket. She came to Gorakhpur for her birthday in December 2019 and while drinking tea that morning, Anamika said to her mother, 'You make such good masala, why don't you sell it outside? How about making it a business?' But immediately his mother said, 'What will people say about us if we do this? What will your father say? Where is the loss of money?' Then talked to mom's friends. Many of these housewives were willing to start a business with their own skills if an opportunity arose, many housewives had no idea how to start.

Anamika spoke to all the housewives and learned about their skills. A workshop has been organized in Gorakhpur. Housewives prepared to present their samples, making them themselves. Four of them were so good that Anamika packed and sold the samples. All sold out immediately. Even in Bengaluru, she started talking to the women in the society where she lived. He created a WhatsApp group. Talked to more than four hundred women from Bengaluru and Gorakhpur and prepared a blueprint of the work. He thought that there are two types of women. One who is employed needs home made products and other housewives who make products with their own skills and get work. With all this in mind, he left his high-paying job at Big Basket in 2020 and ventured into a completely unknown field. He created a business model from his own experience. Fourteen lakh rupees of his savings were invested in 'Nariyo' organization and people like Shiroz founder Sairi Chahal, Times Prime's Harshita Singh, Ankit Mehrotra and Yash Desai invested in 'Nariyo'. Explaining her point, Anamika says that housewives living in four walls who have many skills in their hands. Which makes our life and food delicious. This is an attempt to make self-sufficient housewives whose labor is not valued but respected. That is why the name of his startup is given from 'Nari' meaning woman and 'O' meaning opportunity.

Anamika has been working continuously for the past two years after launching the startup 'Nario'. Today its products are found in six Indian cities Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Lucknow and Indore. Apart from this, it is also sold through its website or other social media. At present 'Nario' has as many as nine products. This includes products like special flour, garam masala, Lucknow masala, classic muesli, jaggery powder with tea masala, coffee, rose sherbet, pink salt, pickles. Five thousand housewives have joined 'Nario', which started with ten people, within a year. Housewives who work with 'women' and sell their products earn between five thousand to twenty thousand rupees per month. These are women who have never worked outside the home.

Anamika has assigned the responsibility of each area to the head woman of that area. An organization called Mahila Bank gives loans ranging from five thousand to two lakhs to women associated with 'women'. Kanchan was a 39-year-old housewife from Lucknow. After the death of her husband, she was constantly worried about the responsibility of the children, but life took a new turn when she joined the 'women'. He makes chai masala and jaggery powder for the 'women'. He says, 'Women not only gave me financial self-reliance, but also gave me an identity.' Anamika is happy that women themselves are becoming self-reliant and at the same time showing this path to others. 'Nariyo' is becoming India's first natural and organic food brand. whose products are made at home by housewives. Anamika wants to change the mentality of the housewives by bringing them out of the four walls of the house, that's why she says, 'Badloge to hi baladge'.