{"id":24124,"date":"2024-04-14T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/?p=24124"},"modified":"2025-01-22T07:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T07:30:08","slug":"good-vibes-alert-dreams-soaring-to-sustainable-triumphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/?p=24124","title":{"rendered":"Good Vibes Alert: Dreams Soaring to Sustainable Triumphs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24124\" class=\"elementor elementor-24124\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47b940a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47b940a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a52a83\" data-id=\"9a52a83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a4f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a4f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\", serif;font-size: 66.6667px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">THIS IS HOW IT GOES...<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7619cfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7619cfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5363a1a\" data-id=\"5363a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fee34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fee34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt;\">In India, as companies and organizations wrap up their financial year, we too reflect on our journey. This year, amidst the hustle of closing accounts, we found ourselves taking a step towards sustainability. We reached out to<\/span><span style=\"color: #9d8600; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"color: #9d8600; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">women farmers<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #9d8600; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt;\">offering them mulching sheets and seeds to support their farming efforts. It may not have been a grand gesture, but the blessings we received from them felt priceless. We&#8217;ve captured a glimpse of this initiative in a humble video, a small token to share with our readers and friends. It&#8217;s another achievement for Literacy India, a reminder of our commitment to making a difference.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c1c08a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c1c08a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7e0e52\" data-id=\"d7e0e52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19664f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19664f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24125 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/agriculture-scaled-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/150;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e62c2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e62c2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d6e920\" data-id=\"0d6e920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cbc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"02cbc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/AvBP4LLowWo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86edd98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86edd98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13454d\" data-id=\"a13454d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d524e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9d524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee6c49c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee6c49c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ef6a\" data-id=\"7f0ef6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172fb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"172fb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">Meanwhile, from our<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\"><b>centre in Kolkata<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">,<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0where dreams take flight and resilience echoes in every corner, we&#8217;ve heard inspiring stories. Individuals like Sneha and Somnath have defied the odds to pursue their dreams. Through our vocational training programs, we&#8217;re not just imparting skills; we&#8217;re opening pathways to success. From beauty and wellness courses to mobile repair and even drone piloting, Literacy India offers diverse training opportunities tailored to meet the evolving needs of our students.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\"><b>Sneha&#8217;s<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">journey\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">is a testament to perseverance, while<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\"><b>Somnath&#8217;s<\/b><\/span><b>\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">passion<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">for photography found wings through our programs, leading him towards becoming a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">certified drone pilot.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4fb90 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d4fb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d68ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d68ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-126dc07\" data-id=\"126dc07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a047fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a047fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e63; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">At Literacy India, storytelling isn&#8217;t just about reporting;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #002e63; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\u00a0it&#8217;s about empowering individuals to rewrite their<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #002e63; font-family: 'MS Serif', 'New York', serif; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\u00a0narratives, overcome obstacles, and reach new heights.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3facfa9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3facfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7c6bf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7c6bf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc35c4b\" data-id=\"dc35c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e879220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e879220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24127 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/girl-power-scaled-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/150;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a9334 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a9334\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c03d08\" data-id=\"3c03d08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51c695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b51c695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ImageDisplayAction.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ImageDisplayAction.jpg 720w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ImageDisplayAction-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-756fb27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"756fb27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9399e47\" data-id=\"9399e47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13bc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a13bc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; color: #893f05; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the bustling streets of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><b>Nawbhanga, Chingrighata, Kolkata<\/b><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">lives a beacon of resilience and determination \u2013 Sneha, a 22-year-old whose journey through life&#8217;s trials has been truly inspiring. Life can be tough, but Sneha&#8217;s story reminds us that when faced with adversity, humans have the remarkable ability to persevere and make things happen. In 2016,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\"><b>Sneha<\/b><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0experienced the heart-wrenching loss of her father, thrusting her into a world of responsibilities alongside her devoted mother. With her mother working tirelessly as a part-time tailor and homemaker, Sneha became the pillar of support for her family. Despite the weight of her responsibilities, she remained undeterred in her pursuit of education and a better future. Completing her schooling and venturing into higher education, Sneha&#8217;s determination knew no bounds as she pursued a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Juggling her studies with providing home tuition for additional income, she exemplified resilience and perseverance. Driven by her dreams of becoming an e-journalist, Sneha sought to acquire additional skills. Through Literacy India&#8217;s field visit program, she discovered a newfound passion for the beauty and wellness industry. Sneha learnt beauty wellness, which made her intelligent and well-groomed \u2013 qualities highly valued by the hospitality or travel industry. Enrolling in the &#8220;Beauty and Wellness&#8221; course, she honed her skills in threading, pedicure-manicure, skincare, makeup, and hair styling, paving the way for a modest income through home services. Sneha&#8217;s fortunes took a turn when Literacy India presented her with an opportunity at the prestigious\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #893f05;\"><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">Taj Vivanta Hotel in Kolkata.<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Leveraging her impeccable communication skills, she secured a position as an assistant chef, marking a significant milestone in her journey. With a monthly salary of Rs 10,000 and the promise of job security, Sneha embraced her newfound role with fervour and dedication. She understood that the skills she learned were never wasted; they became\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">stepping stones<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">to achieving her lofty goals<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. Grateful for the employment opportunity provided by Literacy India, Sneha continues to strive towards her dreams. Despite her demanding job responsibilities, she remains committed to her passion for journalism, engaging in self-education through books and online forums.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #893f05;\"><i style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, verdana; font-size: 12px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt; color: #893f05; font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif;\">Her story serves as an inspiration to many youths who can learn to embrace challenges and view them as milestones on the path to success. Sneha&#8217;s journey is a testament to the power of resilience and determination in overcoming obstacles and reaching the pinnacle of life.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92c33ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92c33ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b49da38\" data-id=\"b49da38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395f8c1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"395f8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a791b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66a791b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-src=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drone-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24126 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drone-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drone-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drone-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/drone.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/913;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c2f01f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c2f01f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beb720f\" data-id=\"beb720f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f28f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f28f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 19pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">In the heart of every setback lies the seed of opportunity,<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">waiting for the right moment to bloom. Allow me to introduce you to Somnath, a young man whose journey epitomizes determination and seizing opportunities amidst adversity. At just 21 years old,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">Somnath<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt;\">faced the harsh realities of financial strain during the challenging lockdown times. Dreams of pursuing higher education seemed distant as his family struggled to make ends meet. But amidst the turmoil, Somnath held on to his passion for photography like a guiding light in the darkness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 19pt; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><b>From capturing moments in wedding halls to envisioning a future beyond, Somnath\u2019s spirit remained unwavering<\/b>.<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Despite the hurdles, he sought avenues to manifest his dreams, and fate led him to\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">Literacy India\u2014<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 19pt; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">a Lighthouse<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0in his journey. Enrolling in courses for mobile repairing, basic computer skills, and coding, Somnath embraced the opportunity for growth with open arms. Each lesson learned was a step closer to his aspirations, fuelling his ambition to soar to new heights.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 19pt; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #9d8600; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Then came the pivotal moment\u2014Literacy India organized a career fair called\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 20pt;\">\u201cLakshay\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">which opened the doors of opportunity wide. Among the myriad possibilities, one caught Somnath\u2019s eye\u2014a chance to become a certified drone pilot and embark on a journey into the skies of endless possibilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 19pt; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #9d8600; font-family: MS Serif, New York, serif;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;\">This became his compass for direction and Somnath embarked on the rigorous training, sponsored by Literacy India. Somnath passed his exams and is certified by\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20pt;\">DGCA as a Drone Pilot.<\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0However, the story didn&#8217;t end there. He secured a job in Jaipur, Rajasthan. With a monthly salary, food, lodging, and travel provided by the company, Somnath&#8217;s life is on the flight where he has made his family proud, and most definitely Literacy India.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860226c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"860226c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1ac27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1ac27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c93ff2d\" data-id=\"c93ff2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b294c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b294c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 25pt; color: #ffffff; font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif;\">So, to all the dreamers and believers out there, remember Somnath\u2019s journey of turning setbacks into stepping stones and transforming dreams into reality. Meanwhile, the work of Literacy India continues as there are many more dreamers out there to reach out to. We can use all hands on deck to help us out to help them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, verdana; color: #000000; line-height: 25pt; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 25pt; color: #ffffff; font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 30pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 25pt;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 25pt; font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif;\"><b style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important;\">What do you say?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India, as companies and organizations wrap up their financial year, we too reflect on our journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26129,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24124\/revisions\/26129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/literacyindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}