Tag: social service

who is Ruma Roka?

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Do you know Ruma Roka?

Suppose you are attending a quiz show, and you do not know who is vidya balan, but you know who is Ruma Roka, then you can feel proud of yourself. J

Yes, it’s true. There are so many unsung heroes and heroines around us and the media never makes them popular. But it gives so much publicity to people who do not deserve it.

I came across this video on the works done by Ruma Roka through indibloggers idea caravan contest. Again another very inspiring and heart touching performance by someone who is as simple and down to earth like me and you!

Ruma Roka learnt the sign language and tried to understand the potential of the deaf and dumb comrades of our society. Then she tried to educate them, teach them how to use computer in a 2 BHK house, and starts this venture with 6 students. And can you imagine now she is able to place 580 people in different big organizations!

The punch line is deaf and dumb people work better than us, as they are not distracted by what others are talking!

That reminds of the story of the frogs which fell in the well, and the deaf one jumped up even though those on the floor were shouting you cannot do it, give up. It thought they are encouraging, and the one who could hear, got demotivated and died in the well!

Well Ruma Roka is really great. I am sure she must have had a lot of opposition, heard lot of criticism from the so called normal people of society. But her will to bring everybody to the common stream has made her achieve the real success. So what is the message?

Just be deaf to all the demotivating words when you are working towards a noble cause. We can do it too. Let us do it.

Watch her narrate her success story here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ai3XTLyGboQ


Franklin Templeton Investments partnered the TEDxGateway Mumbai in December 2012.

Actions speak louder than words – Success story of Arunachalam

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I feel I am lucky to have come across this Indiblogger’s Idea caravan competition. In this we are supposed to watch some videos and blog about the same. Each video is so inspiring and motivating.

In this post I am going to write about Mr.Arunachalam.

Arunachalam hails from South India and is a common man like most of us. He did not study in any IITs or foreign university. But still the simple thought of finding a solution to the everyday problem of the women of the house has made him a great Inventor. So according to him if you have to invent something, create something new, succeed in life, and then all you need is a problem!! Such a thought provoking, philosophical message is there in this statement.

He just invented low cost sanitary pads, the product already existed in the market, but at a higher price tag. Nobody thought of making one for lesser cost. They might have tried, but failed because of the monopoly of the big players in the market. But then how is that Mr.Arunachalam succeeded? Because he started it with a selfless motive. He started it for a cause. The wanted to provide a hygienic pad to all those ladies who could not afford to buy the costly ones. So without keeping profit as the motive, he just started manufacturing the pads, and also taught others to manufacture it. When he could put a factory at the top of a hill in Himalayas, which competitor will go and open his factory there!!!

The big message I get from the video is, we have to think out of the box, we need to have problems in life, welcome problems and find solutions to them, and share your learning, help others find solutions to their problems. Don’t run behind money but run for a cause. Let the cause be selfless.

And he narrates the entire experience in such a humor filled words, it sounds like humor but it’s also a reality. You will get lot and lots of punch lines in this 14 minute video. Watch the video and read the description below that to know about all this ventures, awards and accolades he got.

You can watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQI0TngMm_0

Arunachalam Muruganantham http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u1iWhljEbTE

http://www.franklintempletonindia.com/partnered the TEDxGateway Mumbai in December 2012