No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
– Aesop
Dear Friend,
Same as every year, this year too, I will be running the 21.1 KM Half Marathon at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon (VDHM) on October 12th, representing and raising awareness for a trusted and genuine non-profit organization. This year, I have chosen to run the 21.1KM VDHM as a Barrier-Free Champion for Akshya Pratisthan.
We are also creating a Fundraiser for Akshya Pratisthan, the funds of which will be utilized towards building a science lab, or the upgradation of their existing reading room for all the kids: Please do consider contributing, as also spreading the word to your friends and colleagues so together we can add more power to the work and programs underway for the kids at Akshya Pratisthan.
*Also, for everyone from St. Columba’s School, New Delhi, India, who might be reading this post (#SCS 🤜🤛), Mrs. Anjali Pant has joined Akshya Pratisthan as their esteemed Principal.
Friends & Batchmates from Alma Mater would remember Mrs. Pant to be amongst the kindest, friendliest & most well meaning teachers out there at SCS looking out and rooting for our well being, and who has had a profound influence on most of us during our formative school years (Personal memory: I went from being a kid who was average in Hindi in Class IV/ V to being amongst the kids who topped the subject in school in Class X CBSE, thanks to her tutelage, and unwavering belief in us over all those years).
Doston, itna toh hum sab Mrs. Pant ke liye kar hi sakte hain ✌️
More details for Akshya Pratisthan are shared below.
Let’s make this happen for the kids. Take care,
Best Regards, Monce
Acknowledging and thanking our wonderful donors who added power to Akshya Pratisthan via this campaign:
1. Vaibhav Jain (SCS 2002 Batch)
2. Anand Gupta (Vaibhav Jain’s Friend 🤝)
3. Varun Agarwal (SCS 2018 Batch)
4. K. Uday Rao (Vaibhav Jain’s Friend 🤝)
5. Anwer Ibrahim (SCS 2018 Batch)
6. Mihir Jajodia (SCS 2018 Batch)
7. Shrimay Mishra (SCS 2018 Batch)
8. Sarthak Sabharwal (SCS 2018 Batch)
9. Dr. Dhruv Sahni (SCS 2007 Batch)
10. Gaurav Bahl (SCS 2007 Batch)
11. Adip Puri (SCS 2003 Batch)
12. Satyam Thareja (SCS 2007 Batch)
13. Karan Sehgal (SCS 2018 Batch)
14. Aruj
15. Shyam (SCS 2007 Batch)
16. Shannon Victor Peter (SCS 2004 Batch)
17. Nikhil Bapna (SCS 1999 Batch)
18. Manhar Khanna & Seerat Sodhi (My Friends 🤝)
19. Suraj Andrews (SCS 2007 Batch)
20. Randeep Singh Bajaj (SCS 2003 Batch)
21. Rajat Gupta (My Friend 🤝)
22. Canute Pereira (SCS 2003 Batch)
23. Anshul Upadhyay (SCS 2007 Batch)
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More about Akshya Pratisthan
Akshya Pratisthan: Serving children who are differently abled and those from underprivileged backgrounds, without discrimination.
Since 1987, Akshya Pratisthan has been serving children who are differently abled and those from underprivileged backgrounds, without discrimination.
Today, around 300 children from Nursery to Class VIII are provided with free education, uniforms, books, and stationery. The transportation facility for the differently abled children is also offered. In this inclusive setup, children are provided with scholastic, co-scholastic, and skill development programs that improve their emotional quotient to be self-reliant and full of self-esteem.
Akshya Pratisthan provides services like medical checkups, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and counseling to children with special needs at no cost to their students. School also provides support for many disability spectrum like intellectually challenged, hearing impairment, locomotor impairment, and multiple disabilities simultaneously. They have a professionally competent technical staff for each of the major disabilities, and have sign language interpreters and all the requisite therapists. This is also an RCI-registered centre for D.Ed (HI) where professional training is provided to serve the HI students.
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Update on the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon Effort
Managed to wrap up the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025 as a Barrier-Free Champion for Akshya Pratisthan with a finish time of 2:37:51.
Dedicating this run to all the wonderful kids and everyone at Akshya Pratisthan, including my former teacher, Mrs. Anjali Pant, as well as all the wonderful donors (quick shoutout to all my friends and fellow Columbans) who chipped in large-heartedly to help build a science lab, or the upgradation of the existing reading room at Akshya Pratisthan, for all the kids.
Pic 1: Day preceding the Half Marathon
Pics 2-6: Official VDHM 2025 Photos
Pic 7: Picture with the West Delhi Runners (WDR) group, which has some of the most incredible runners, including individuals with records in half-marathons, full-marathons, and ultra-marathons
Pics 8-10: After earning the Finisher Medal
After the half-marathon, I also made a wonderful visit to Akshya Pratisthan.
Pics 1-3: At Akshya Pratisthan’s pottery and painting section, which will soon be open to corporate orders
Pics 4-6: At Akshya Pratisthan’s Physiotherapy section, where the kids were having a good time
Pic 7: At Akshya Pratisthan’s Hearing and Speech Therapy section
Pics 8-10: At Akshya Pratisthan’s Tie-Dye class, the products of which will soon be open to corporate orders
Pic 11: With the wonderful kids at Akshya Pratisthan during their Weekly Sign Language School Assembly (Instagram video for the Sign Language School Assembly has been linked to the pictures below. We can click on the pictures to see the full Instagram post)
Pic 12: With Mr. and Mrs. Dalmia, the Family behind Akshya Pratisthan, and Mrs. Anjali Pant, Principal, Akshya Pratisthan
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Akshya Pratisthan would be delighted to hear from potential supporters and donors, especially corporates.
For corporate visits and corporate orders, please do feel free to connect with the Akshya Pratisthan team at akshayprati@gmail.com