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| Community goal When like minded people form a group or a team it becomes a community. People irrespective of their ages and religions get together at one place, share their feelings with each other and enjoy their time. The community concept is getting popular all over the world very fast as people, sick and tired of their hectic professional schedule are always searching for some mental relief which they get at a community center. Earlier, communities were formed by people within a locality, but thanks to internet, today communities are much bigger. Today one can become member of a community that has been formed by people living in different corners of the world. There is no need to know your other community members physically. Youb can interact with them through your online community. Such online communities are growing in numbers everyday as we are always looking for like minded people with whom we can share our thoughts and feelings. There are different kinds of online communities that one can join to make new friends. There are general communities where people simply interact with each other as well as communities that have been made with a specific moto. There are tour communities, travel communities, sports lovers community, pet lovers community and so on.
The goal of a community is to create an invisible bond between a group of people who think in the same way and can do things together. Apart from online communities, there is countless number of communities that organize different kinds of recreational and cultural activities, which help the members to get rid of their monotonous professional lives for a while.
Indian communities and Bengali communities are very popular in USA and European. Millions of Indians and Bengalees, who are settled overseas for professional reason, have formed communities to maintain their traditions. Durga puja by Bengali communities in Los Angeles and London and Diwali by the Marwaris are quite well known and the best part is even the original inhabitants of the cities participate in the activities of such communities. That’s the spirit of a community. It s a magical bond that keep a group of people attached to each other despite of their differences in religion, language, skin complexion, financial status and job profile.
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Here's one thing that all of us should support with our hearts and a bit of money...
Yours truely has also contributed 4 photographs in this Calendar!
Shanker Foundation Darjeeling Network of Positive People is the only foundation run by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the Darjeeling Hills. It believes and promotes the dignity and right to life of persons living with the disease.
Show you care by buying a Shanker Foundation Calendar and help people living with HIV AIDS in Darjeeling. (Rs 75/- only) An ideal gift for your loved ones for the year. 2008 Available at Glenarys, Das Studio and Products Himalaya
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The Shanker Foundation Darjeeling Network of Positive People (DjNP+) is a forum addressing the concerns of people living with HIV in the Darjeeling Hills. It believes and promotes the dignity and right to life of persons living with the disease. It provides care and support to Positive People as well as undertake community awareness programmes around the Darjeeling Hills.
The foundation has members from all walks of life: mothers, young adults, children…the list is endless and increasing rapidly. The disease is yet to be accepted due to lack of awareness. Increasing number of women and children living with HIV is adding challenges to the Network. Due to their positive status, women and children living with HIV are further marginalized in a society which already marginalizes this vulnerable group.
The social stigma and discrimination attached to HIV/AIDS has made it extremely difficult for Shanker Foundation to come out in the open. In this regard, Shanker Foundation has decided to take out a Calendar for the year 2008 in order to raise awareness on HIV & AIDS as well as raise funds for the network. In this calendar, which depicts the day to day activities of the network members, 5 of the active members have decided to come out in the open as a means of giving a face to HIV AIDS in the Darjeeling Hills to reduce stigma.
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The news of Loreto College Darjeeling to be handed back to the state government spells disaster for higher education in the hills. We already have a serious dearth of both good and enough number of colleges, forcing a brain drain from the Darjeeling hills. The latest development will cause more of our talents to flee the region.
Every girl child of the hills dreams of studying in Loreto College once she grows up. Loreto College Darjeeling is a symbol of women’s empowerment, opening doors to a brighter and a secure future. The goodwill of Loreto College is recognized not only nationally but even abroad, thus giving greater options to its wards.
We do not believe that the government can bring the same level of dedication and reputation to the college. Like other government-run colleges in the state, Loreto College once handed over, will also face a sharp drop in the quality of education imparted and the management of the institution itself. The future of our coming generations will be threatened.
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