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of several social campaigns. The avid fitness
enthusiast who is also trained Bharatanatyam
dancer, has been a part of Youth and Truth,
Rally for Rivers and Cauvery Calling initiatives
launched by Sadhguru.
List of Winners:
Longest putt - Nand Kishor Desai
Longest Drive - Parav Karia
Closest to the pin - Ashutosh Sharma
(17-24) Handicap Runners-up - Gurpal Sachdev
(17 to 24) Handicap Winner - Dhruv Gupta
(0 to 16) Handicap Runners-up - Manish Sinha
(0 to 16) Handicap Winner - Dr Dilip Nadkarni
Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation,
golfs every year at the fundraiser for Isha
Vidhya, a rural education initiative that he
launched in 2006 to transform the quality of
education in rural India.
Several business leaders and corporate
houses have been generous in their support
for Isha Vidhya through the Golf Jaunt. The
education system in rural India needs urgent
transformation and they are only too happy
to support efforts like Isha Vidhya. They are
encouraged by the effort and the results.
With over 75% of IndiaÊs population living
in villages, quality education is the only way
to develop a better equipped workforce
that can compete in the global market. The
importance of good foundational education
cannot be overstressed. Back on the greens,
the mood is infectious. The cause may be
serious, but no harm in having fun addressing
it. Especially if youÊre around someone who is
a strong advocate of joyfulness. SadhguruÊs
endeavor is to hit a ball with every participant
and needless to say, the participants were
overjoyed.
Isha Vidhya
Isha Vidhya, a not for profit education
initiative, works for the economic and
social empowerment of rural children in the
villages across southern state of Tamil Nadu,
India. Through this effort, the foundation is
committed to raising the level of education
and literacy in rural India and to helping
disadvantaged children realize their full
potential. The foundation, through its Isha
Vidhya schools, offers a nurturing approach
to education in villages. Isha Vidhya has been
an active supporter of promoting education
among female children in the villages and all
our schools have seen an increased enrollment
of girl children. Isha Vidhya currently runs
10 schools and this has had a great impact
in the lives of villages in the surrounding
locality. The schools presently cater to more
than 8523 students from nearby villages,
with approximately 60% of students on
free education through donations from our
scholarship program.
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