| Name |
Brahmacharini Kamalbaiji |
| Born |
In 1923 at Kuchaman City,Dist.Nagaur,Rajasthan. |
| Childhood |
Born in a middle - class family Brahm.Kamlabaiji became an unfortunate victim of widowhood at the tender age of 14 ,barely 2 years after her marriage. Being totally illiterate, She found herself in wilderness. The agony of this utter helplessness made her aware of the necessity of spreading literacy among females, more specially in backward areas. This idea motivated her to shift to Shri Mahavirji - a small tribal town in Karoli district Rajasthan. |
| Self-Education
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Brah.Kamalabaiji joined Shri Mahavirji Mumuksha Mahila Ashram - An Orphanage for Ladies .She not only educated herself, but acquired knowledge about jain Scriptures, History & Culture. |
| Flame of Education Kindled |
Having equipped herself with knowledge and learning Brahmcharini Kamalabaiji started her own Adarsh Mahila Vidyalya in 1953 with just 6 girls.This Vidyalay has grown into an "Ideal Seat of Learning" with over 2000 girls mostly from backward and tribal segments of the society. |
| Girls' Hostel |
In 1956,Brahmcharaniji started a girls hostel with barely 36 inmates.The number of hostellers is today is above 650.Hostel charges are nominal and even free for poor students. |
| Infrastructure & Facilities
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Brahmcharaniji has motivated philanthropists to donate liberally for the construction of school and hostel buildings with necessary infrastructure and facilities. Nearly Rs.2 crores have already been spent. The above projects have an Annual Budget of nearly Rs.1.5 crores which collected through donations & Govt. Aids.The buses have been provided to collect girls from their villages. |
| Examination Results
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The students of the vidyalaya have been showing excellent results finding palce in Merit-List also. |
| Teaching-Teachers
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Kamlabaiji has started B.A., M.A. classes & B.Ed.for teachers to prepare them for spreading literacy and education. |
| Vocational Training
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Several Vocational Training Courses have also been introduced so that the girls may ultimately support themselves economically. |
| Motivation to Others
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Kamalbaiji does not preach sermon but has successfully been motivating other to take up literacy promotion programmes in remote rural areas. |
| Future Projects
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Land Measuring 50acres has been acquired to provide latest job oriented modern facilities for imparting training in different vocations viz., Tailoring, Handicrafts, Computers etc. The projects estimating Rs.10 crores which have already been started are taking concrete shapes. About 40% of the works costing Rs.4 crores have been completed. 70 rooms have been furnished and are fully occupied by the girls students attending classes there. |
| Laurels Won |
Brahmcharaniji has been honored by the Government and several Voluntary Organisations many times for her extraordinary and outstanding contribution towards removal of illiteracy specially in rural and tribal areas. |
Rotary India Award 1998
By Rotary Int'l
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Seventh Rotary India Award 1998 for Literacy was presented to Kamlabaiji on Dec.9,1998 in recognition of her dedicated services towards female literacy in tribal areas of Rajasthan. She was chosen for the award out of 69 nominations from all over India by the Jury under the Chairmanship of Dr.L.M.Singhvi. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.2 lacs and citation. Brahmcharaniji Kamlabaiji has donated the whole
amount to a Trust created for Spreading and Betterment of Female Education to help the needy and poor students. |
Sahu Ashok Jain Smriti
Puraskar 1999
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Brahmcharini Kamlabaiji has also been honored on 22/4/2000 with "Sahu Ashok Jain Smriti Puraskar" which carries a cash prize of Rs.1 lac & a citation.The whole amout has been donated to the trust by Baiji.
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| Stri-Shakti Purskar |
Brahm. Kamlabaiji has been selected for "Stri-Shakti Purskar" to be awarded by Govt. of India. |
| Our Pride,Our Polestar |
Though managing such a towering institution having an Annual budget of Rs.1.5 crores with 2 thousand girl students, she is living a very simple life. She uses only 6 white cotton sarees, sleeps on a wooden plank measuring 6*3 feet, and takes meal once in a day. She does not have any family legacy and so dedicated herself completely to the institution, society and nation. She is our pride and our polestar. She is an extraordinary example for others to follow her.
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