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Jayanthi S (Gurukul)

Children……bundles of joy and full of surprises!!! Passionate about working with children, she feels it’s a great pleasure being with them & getting an opportunity to understand their little kingdom. She feels they help her discover her passion and has not looked back ever since she took over in Banjara’s Gurukul many years ago. Very hard working, dedicated, and has loads of patience. She has learnt to stay calm & composed in most situations and thoroughly enjoys her work. Since she feels that every child is different and unique in his or her own way, she tries to bring out hidden talent, special abilities, and at the same time has been a perpetual learner, feeling fulfilled and getting a great sense of contentment.
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Venu (Office and Administration Manager)

An all rounder who has grown tremendously in the past 20 years of his working life, steadily rising up the ladder by dint of hard work and commitment. Genuinely interested in seeing the growth of people and willing to help them in different ways. An excellent team player, always willing to learn, take up new type of work and even take the lead spontaneously whenever required. Looks up to knowledgeable people to gain greater insights and learn from their experiences. Very meticulous in fulfilling his responsibilities, does not give up till he has found a solution or brought a task to completion. Absolutely punctual and keeps all tasks in mind with a high sense of responsibility.
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Anees Fathima (Human Relations Manager)

An excellent people’s person who has the innate ability to understand others around her. A good team player, she can play both the role of a leader or that of a follower with equal ease. Helpful, smiling and pleasant demeanor. A person with a strong sense of commitment and dedication, backed with the willingness to work hard and diligently. She possesses the natural ability to diffuse crisis situation at most times, and also does not hesitate to ask for help when required. Her greatest strength is to withstand stress with the least distress. Her ability to build rapport with people and understand their needs is also very strong. She has an open mind and is a keen learner, very open to learn both from people and experiences.
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Arun Kumar Jana

From a small village and agricultural background to a competent professional managing the facilities, security and establishment, is one of our senior-most staff members. He has come all the way from West Bengal, and made Bangalore his home for the last Three decades.  He has been completely in charge of the premises, the assets, the housekeeping and the services.  One of the most responsible and committed persons that we can come across.
His colleagues recognize the following sterling qualities in him:
  1. Forgives and forgets, does not bear grudges
  2. Non-interfering
  3. Very diligent in money matters
  4. Guides in distress, helpful
  5. Committed to his work
  6. Fully devoted to Ali and the Academy

 

Every baby and small child has an innate desire and curiosity to explore, learn and acquire skills. 

Adults find it so difficult to hold back toddlers who wish to move around all over the place and investigate everything within their reach. They use all their senses to see, listen, touch, taste & smell whatever they come across.

As the child grows older, he is sent to school to get ‘educated’, but all his motivation and desire to learn reduces.  He then has to be forced to listen to the teacher, take notes, do calculations, complete his homework, and ‘mug up’ for exams. Is it the fault of the student, or is it the fault of all of us adults who kill the curiosity and the joy of learning?

Instead of blaming the system or authorities, each one of us can, and should, do our bit to rekindle the spark of learning in any child we interact with, and send him off on a path of growth to become a capable adult.

It’s not difficult.

Confused about what career you’ll eventually be taking up?

Annual exams are over, results have been announced, and admissions are one.  If you have not finalized your long-term career goals you may land up taking admission in a wrong course. This is the time to evaluate your future goals. Keep in mind that once you choose your career, you will probably be working in that field for over 40-50 years.  Hence it is good to start the process of narrowing down, even if you are in 9th or 11th .  Once you decide your career, it becomes easier to select subjects and courses to take you towards your goal.

What course you take e.g. science, commerce or arts, what degree to pursue after 12th and even what post-graduation to take up after degree – all these should be decided based on a careful and scientific evaluation of the combination of interest + aptitude (skills) + personality traits + opportunities.  Do not wait till the last moment when admissions are closing and you need to take immediate decision. Get yourself assessed at Banjara Academy.  We will list out all your traits holistically and once you agree that we have analyzed you correctly, we will list out most suitable careers, and then we will work with you on what courses, colleges, subjects you need to select to take you to the right goal.

 

Problem  of  Plenty

There is interesting research to show that though we are upset when not given choices, we also get overwhelmed and confused when there are too many choices.

You may have gone to a restaurant which has pages and pages of Menu, and got more and more confused as you kept reading the variety of dishes.  People who want to get married and have too many proposals cannot decide which one to opt for.  If you have too many job offers you tend to take up the wrong one.

Be aware of this human habit, and do not get overwhelmed.

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Whenever you have a problem of plenty, break it down to smaller lists, eliminate those which are not very appealing, and practice taking thought-out and evaluated decisions.

Decision making is an important life skill.