Role Model Initiative

12/17/2015

Amazing segment on NPR today -
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/16/456533840/free-music-lessons-strike-a-chord-for-at-risk-kids

05/11/2015

Scared Students Commit Su***de Across Tamil Nadu Due to Board Results

By Express News Service Published: 09th May 2015 06:02 AM Last Updated: 09th May 2015 02:34 PM

CHENNAI: Failure in the Class XII examination and a morbid fear of flunking seem to have driven at least seven students across the State to take the extreme step. Two students, who ended their lives out of fear, did pass the exam, though it was too late by then.

Two other students tried to commit su***de, but fortunately survived.

In Tiruchy, Aishwariya (17) committed su***de on April 30 by setting herself ablaze after a tiff with her mother over the Class XII examination. She scored 939 marks and was the school topper. The girl’s su***de came to light when district social welfare officials contacted her mother to inform her about Aishwariya’s achievement on Friday.

In Vellore district, heartbroken by their failure in Class XII, J Raghu (18) and N Gunasekaran (17) of Nellorepet Government Higher Secondary School, Gudiyattam Taluk, killed themselves on Thursday afternoon.

In Thanjavur, a student who failed in five out of six subjects committed su***de. In Tirunelveli, an 18-year-old girl student from Ayikudi, who failed in two subjects, committed su***de by jumping into a well on Thursday evening.

In Madurai, Class XII student Ajith’s playful behaviour ended in tragedy. Fearing he might fail, Ajith consumed insecticide two days before the result believing it would distract his parents, and they won’t scold him even if he failed. “When my son was semiconscious in the ICU, he begged us to save him,” said his tearful father M Shankar, who is a grocer. However, Ajith died on Tuesday.

In Theni, Ajay (17) of Ganeshapuram and a student of Government School committed su***de, though it later emerged that he had passed the exam.

Meanwhile, two Class XII girl students, upset over their poor score, attempted su***de in Nagercoil. Fortunately both of them survived.



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03/27/2015

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10/06/2013

Fascinating story on This American Life. Quoted by dhavner3of4 on YouTube: "An inspiration to millions and millions of young women who are outstanding in so many ways that could use a guise to freely express themselves".

A bank robber on an undercover mission. A teenage girl with the powers of a tiger. A vigilante seeking vengeance in Ciudad Juarez. All have secret identities. But not all of them chose those identities for themselves.

09/03/2013

U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage
It was Nyad's fifth try to complete the approximately 110-mile swim. She tried three times in 2011 and 2012. She had also tried in 1978. 35 years!!! is what it took to fulfill her mission. We salute you. Congratulations! Diana Nayad after setting foot on the shore - "I have three messages. One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you never are too old to chase your dreams. And three is, it looks like a solitary sport but it's a team."

05/19/2013

Couple of gems from the movie "The Million Dollar Baby" -
Best way to punch is to step back.
Any one can loose one fight.

04/30/2013

Scientific validation of the fact that mentoring begins at home. "Good behavior in older siblings can be as contagious as bad. It just seems that — particularly when families are struggling — the fate of the kids is more tethered to their siblings than we originally thought. For good and, apparently, for bad."

Psychologists have long known that children often model their behavior on the actions of parents or peers. But science has only recently begun to measure the influence of siblings. An older brother's or sister's behavior can be very contagious, it turns out — for good and for bad.

04/30/2013

"The miracle that occurred when ordinary people do something miraculous, not the bu****it that occurs when ordinary people are ordinary" - Rubin Hurricane Carter.

Do you know ordinary people who have had an extraordinary influence in your life?

Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties/Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise/While Rubin sits like Buddha in his 10-foot cell/An innocent man in a living hell. - Bob Dylan, Hurricane He was down for

04/20/2013

Interesting platform. IndoGenuis is conducting interviews with successful women across India to help provide maps to successful career paths and education.

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