यादें !

जब कभी गुजरा जमाना याद आता है,
स्कूल की मस्ती और नवोदय याद आता है|

वो पीटी सर की सीटी रोज बजती हमें जगाने को
वो एक सर से रोज डांट खाना याद आता है |

वो एसएसटी की घंटी में अपने फंडे देना,
वो म्यूजिक क्लासेस, वो हारमोनियम बजाना ,
जरा सी बात पर क्लास में हँसना-हँसाना याद आता है |
जब कभी .....................

वो बोर्ड पर लिखना, वो चाक से खेलना ,
हमेशा दूसरी प्राणियों पर कमेन्ट करना ,
सेक्शन-बी के पहली बेंच पर बैठी उसका मुस्कुराना याद आता है !
जब कभी....................

शनिवार का सीसीए, शिवालिक हाउस का जीतना,
ऐसे में किसी का वहीँ रो देना याद आता है ,
जब कभी....................

वो एवेनिंग गेम्स, फिर स्नेक्स बंटना,
वो खाने को लड़ना, वो लाइन में लगना,
भोजन मंत्र के बाद सब भूल जाना याद आता है |
जब कभी ..................

वो नाईट अत्तेंदेंस, वो मच्छरदानी लगाना,
फिर नई सुबह के लिए सो जाना याद आता है |
जब कभी गुजरा जमाना याद आता है...
अपना बचपन, अपने दोस्त, अपना नवोदय सब याद आता है |
जब कभी .....

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ~From the television show " The Wonder Years "

Introduction to Navodaya

Navodaya Vidyalayas are the residential and co-educational schools in each district fully funded and administered by the Govt. of India. They provide free boarding and lodging, expenses on uniforms, text books, stationery, to and from rail and bus fare upto kids home etc. They are founded on the belief that education is intrinsic to human development. Their significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with good quality modern education comparable to the best in a residential school system without regard to their family's socio-economic condition. They ensure all round development of the personality of the children by including a strong component of culture, awareness for environment along with good facilities for Sports, NCC, Scouts & Guides, Adventure activities, and Computer education etc.They focus on to assure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages. National integration through education, integration with the immediate neighborhood through pace setting activities and integration with regions other than one's own through student exchange programmes are some of the other goals on the charter of Navodaya Vidyalayas. Throughout the journey from setting up of Navodaya Vidyalayas till now, they are working as the focal point for improvement in quality of school education in each district and are bringing out the best of rural talent.