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At Akanksha the volunteers teach the underprivileged children basic English and Maths, and also values, selfesteem and confidence.

a) Can, 

b) needn’t, 

c) won’t, 

d) shall

In the orphanage she saw crying children, laughing children, quiet children and screaming children. She was confused. She saw the inequity of life there.

Shaheen Mistry: Good morning, Sir! I am Shaheen Mistry, a social activist. 

Principal : Good morning, Shaheen. I’ve heard aboufyou. What can I do for you? 

SM : Sir, I think you can be of great help to me in solving a serious problem that we are facing. For educating the underprivileged children, we have started an organization called Akanksha. We want a room here for conducting our classes. 

P : A room in this school? I don’t think it would be possible. We’re already running short of rooms and we nd it hard to accommodate our own students. 

SM : Sir, we need the room only after your regular class hours. We understand that you close the school at 4.00. So, maybe, from 4.30 you can lend us a room till 7.30 or so. Thus we get three hours to teach. 

P : Shaheen, I am really sorry that I can’t do that. Soon after the class hours we get the rooms cleaned and keep them locked till the following morning. 

SM : Sir, we assure you that the room you give us will be cleaned properly after our lessons are over. We are trying to uplift the underprivileged children. 

P : I do want to help, but

SM : Sir, don’t say “but”.. Please give us a room. Your good gesture will help thousands of underprivileged children here. So, please be positive, Sir! 

P : Okay, since you insist and since it is for a good cause, I will give you a room. 

SM : Thank you, Sir! Thank you very much!

P : It’s okay.

(i) Cover Letter 

Joe Paul 17,

 Azad Road

Irinjalakuda North PO 

PIN 680 125 

15 June 2015

The Chairperson 

Teach for India 

Kalian Mumbai

Dear Sir, 

I have seen your poster asking for people to work in your Enterprise. I would be glad to offer my services as a teacher at the secondary level.

I have a Master’s Degree in English from Ravishanker University, Raipur. I have worked as a teacher in HSS Irinjalakuda for 10 years, teaching English. I would like to utilize my talents for the betterment of the underprivileged.

I shall be pleased if my application is given due consideration. Although I am willing to come at anytime, anywhere, for an interview I would prefer any day between 20 June and 20 July, preferably in the Thrissur district, of Kerala.

I had been dreaming of helping my countrymen in my own way and I look forward to this opportunity.

Thanking you cordially, 

Yours faithfully 

(Joe Paul)

(ii) RESUME OF JOE PAUL Objective : 

To work in an Organization that

works for the welfare of the underivileged

Education :

Experience :

• Teacher (HSS lnnjalakuda Teacher -1998-2008)
• Lecturer in English (Students PG Centre lnnjalakuda 2009-1015)

Activities: I am a member of the Rotary Club, irinjalakuda Branch. I have organized blooddonation campaigns. 

Achievements: I have published many journal articles on the teaching of English. 

Skills: Conversant with computer, Word. I have been the Volley-ball captain while at College. I play the guitar. 

Languages: Malayalam, Hindi, English 

Interests: Reading, travel, Western music Joe Paul

The ‘search’ she had in her childhood was finding ways to help the kids in need. India was answering it because in India she found many children begging on the streets for food. She knew she could help them to live better lives.

Shaheen is very right in saying that the Indian education system is bookish. We lay stress on book learning. We give a lot importance to studying things by heart. The examinations also check our memory and not our competence in doing things. Theory is given much more importance than practice. We may know a lot about America and England but may not know the things in our immediate locality.

She faced a lot of problems when she settled in India. She wanted to help the underprivileged people of slums, especially children. She wanted to teach them. But finding a place was difficult. She went to 20 schools asking them to give a room just for 3 hours in the morning to teach these poor children. All of them refused. Some thought the idea of teaching underprivileged children was too revolutionary. Some thought the children would spread diseases to other students. A principal of a reputed school even said that the glass bangles worn by the poor children would scratch the ne desks. Finally, when she was about to give up, the Principal of Holy Name High School in Colaba, agreed to give her a room. That was the first Akanksha center.

They put forward two conditions: she would get admission into a good undergraduate college in the city and later she would go abroad for her graduate degree.

It was horrible. The slum once Shaheen walked into was a sprawling, low income community which was a maze of small alleyways. It was full of life. Some 10,000 people lived there without running water, no system of waste disposal, and shared six dark cubicle toilets in one alley.

I would say she forced the Principal to admit her. She entered the principal’s room through a side door. Before the surprised Principal, Fr. D’Cruz, could open his mouth she said to him, “Father, my life is in your hands. I want to do something for the children of India. I don’t know how, only that I must.” The Principal asked her a few questions and she was admitted.

Dear Sir, 

I would like to apply for the position of a Marketing Intern, as advertised in studentjob.co.in. I am a II Year student, doing M.Com. at the University of Calicut. My specialization is in Marketing.

I have always had a keen interest in marketing and that influenced my decision to study Marketing at the university and take part in extra-curricular activities. I am an active member of the Marketing Society where I help arranging events, society meetings and talks from prospective employers. I was responsible for establishing an effective marketing campaign for the launch of a new bookstore in the campus, using various methods such as social media. I therefore have a strong understanding of how modern-day marketing techniques can be used for business opportunities and networking.

Furthermore, I have been elected as the Team Leader of ‘Student Enterprise’, where we are required to develop our own business idea and pitch it to potential investors against an opposing team. This allows me to develop my leadership skills by delegating the appropriate roles and responsibilities to each team member, ensuring the team will successfully reach its aims and objectives.

I have many skills which I am able to contribute to the job role. My excellent communication skills allow me to interact with members of an organization at all levels. I developed my public speaking and presentation skills by making university presentations to new and prospective students and to the members of my Faculty. I am organized, efficient and strive to take up any challenge given to me to the highest standard.

Attached is a copy of my CV. I can provide the names of referees who will support my application.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully, 

Priya Sekhar