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Name: Kannan


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Date of Birth: 9-11-99

 

Prior Educational Experience : Government Public School

Personal Description: Kannan is six years old and wears blue sandals, the footgear he received when entering the orphanage. Previously he had lived unshod with his family, who for lack funds could not buy him any shoes. He still prefers to be barefooted on trips to the park. Kannan shows an interest in academics, and wants to be a doctor when grows up. He joined the orphanage with his sister Dhanalakshmi when their parents, subsistence farmers, met with a string of poor harvests and financial reverses that forced them to give up their eldest two children.
 

 

 

Name: Manikandan


Nickname: Mani


Date of Birth:2-19-1995

 

Prior Educational Experience : Government Public School

Personal Description:  Mani Kandan is seldom seen without a smile. He is tall and loose limbed with a love of cricket and swing sets. Manikandan is also the oldest of the orphans. Always ready to give up his sandals if another boy forgot theirs or carry a younger child over a puddle when crossing the road, Manikandan embodies the  Indian spirit of selfless generosity. He shows a passing interest in scholarship and a lasting interest in altruism. His aim is to become a policeman. Manikandan joined the orphanage after his mothers death. His father works as a package carrier in the vegetable market, a job of so meager a salary that it did not permit of supporting a child.

 

 

Name: Vinitha


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Date of Birth:19-3-2001

 

Prior Educational Experience : None

Personal Description: Vinitha survives her father who recently expired. This misfortune has not dampened her spirit or adventurous nature. She is the first to reach the swing set at the park and and her favorite sport is "car race". Vinitha would like to become a police officer though her scholastic aptitude is suggestive of a scientific or academic career. She joined the orphanage after her mother separated from her father (a chronic alcoholic) and was unable to support Vinitha on a maid's salary.

 

 

Name: Nithyasree


Nickname: Archana         


Date of Birth:9-27-2001

 

Prior Educational Experience : None

Personal Description: Nithyasree is seven years old and exceptionally quiet. It is not known whether this is the result of early childhood trauma or merely her retiring nature. Her favorite sport is "sliding" at the playground. At school she prefers her English lessons and has designs to be a nurse when she reaches adulthood.  She joined the orphanage after her mother remarried following her father's death, and the stepfather refused to accept Nithyasree into his family.

 

 

 

 

Name: Tamil Selvan


Nickname: Selvan

       
Date of Birth: unknown

 

Prior Educational Experience : Lower Kindergarten Public School

Personal Description: Tamil Selvan is the resident academic of the orphanage. Crippled from birth, Selvan makes up for his physical infirmity with a sterling scholastic record. When the other children are playing outdoors, Selvan prefers to pour over a book. For recreation he plays Carem and other board games and when he grows up he wants to earn his keep as a lawyer. Tamil Selvan joined the orphanage after his mother separated from his father and failed to find a job with remuneration enough to support a son.

 

 

Name: Dhanalakshmi
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Date of Birth:3-25-1998

 

Prior Educational Experience : III Standard Government Public School

Personal Description: From her introduction at the orphanage, Dhanalakshmi has played the part of an elder sister to the other girls. Though only nine, she relishes being a leader among her peers and the overall sentiments of the group often hinges upon her whim. Fortunately for all, she has a happy  disposition and is not afraid to assert herself. Dhanalakshmi would like to become an officer in the IAS, India's civil service mechanism. She is one of five children and joined the orphanage when her parents fell on hard times and found thier funds insufficient to feed her or her younger brother, Kannan.

Name: Sabina sabina
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Date of Birth: not known as yet (aproximatly 4 years old)

 

Prior Educational Experience : no prior education

Personal Description:
Four year old Sabina, of Muslim extraction, was given over to the orphanage by her mother. She is the second child to her family. The father fled shortly after her birth, deeming the girl to be an unlucky omen. So far she has provided only luck, happiness, and smiles for us at the Arunai Childrens Home. Though she speaks solely in Urdu, Tamil and English are coming quickly to her.


Name: Viramani Virmani
Nickname: Mani      


Date of Birth:12-2-1995

 

Prior Educational Experience: 6th Standard Government Public School

Personal Description: Viramani was brought to the orphanage by his sister who is working in Bangalore as a maid. He was previously staying inside a restaurant and working there as a cleaner of dishes. His mother died of diabetes and he never met his father who suffered from alcoholism. Of the sports, he enjoys cricket the most. He would like to be a doctor when he gets older. In his family there are four sisters who are in a destitute way and unable to look after their youngest brother.