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12 Feb

2012-IIMB Trip

12th Feb 2012 was a bright and cheery sunday for about 40 Pragati Scholars, a day they got the opportunity to spend at the prestigious IIM-B campus that the “3 Idiots” made so popular! This is an annual Pragati-Vikasana ritual that is eagerly awaited by them. The volunteers of IIM Vikasana were gracious as ever! […]

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13 Feb

2011-IIMB Trip

Just guess??? What could have been the thrilling event early in the year 2011?? Yes!! It is the annual educational trip to the well known institution of Bangalore, the IIM-B on the 13th of February. Thanks to the volunteers of Vikasana who had meticulously organised all the facilities and made each and every moment comfortable […]

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25 May

2010-Big milestone for some of our scholars

We are truly thrilled that 5 of our scholars have achieved the milestone that they have been working hard for many years – they have secured jobs!. Two just started working (L&T, Infosys) and three have been placed (Tech Mahindra, Nokia Siemens, Qwest) and are anxious to join the workforce as soon as they graduate […]

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17 Jan

2010-IIMB Trip

If there’s one thing that is as sure as the sun and the moon in the annals of Pragati, it is the annual fun-filled & educational field trip to IIM Bangalore that happens early in the year. Generous volunteers of IIM-B Vikasana organized bus transportation, picking up Pragati scholars and volunteers from all over Bangalore. […]

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15 Nov

2009-Annual Day

On the cool morning of 15 November, about 150 smiling faces descended onto cubbon park to celebrate the Pragati Annual day 2009. The sky was grey and threatening to pour rain on our outdoor fun, but good luck prevailed and the entire event passed off without the need to run for cover. The scholars played […]

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11 Jul

2009- Lawrence University’s JB Sivanich spends Summer Grant on Pragati students

Some students at Hoodi school had the opportunity to improve their english for 2 months over the summer. This was made possible by a Volunteer Opportunity Grant from Lawrence Unviersity awarded to JB Sivanich. The students were observed to be speaking english with much greater confidence than before. Here is what JB says about the […]

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