Inspired Indian Foundation National Coordinator Sindhu A. hands over the key of a bicycle to shuttle-marker Mohan, in Bangalore on December 12, 2010. Mohan was gifted a brand new cycle after his plight was referred to the Foundation through a well-wisher.

Inspired Indian Foundation National Coordinator Sindhu A. hands over the keys of a bicycle to housemaid Mangamma, in Bangalore on September 7, 2010. Mangamma was gifted a brand new cycle after she lost hers in a theft.

Webbazaar trains talented security guard in design

Bangalore-based leading website designing firm Webbazaar have come forward to back the dreams of a security guard, who has been gifted with talent in abundance. Following a report in Inspired Indian Foundation's website (see Inspiring Indian section), Webbazaar management have decided to train Srikanth Kumar Sahu (28) on various designing platforms. Srikanth is an ace painter and has so far drawn close to 5,000 paintings.
"We were tounched by his story and thought it will be befitting to the Webbazaar tradition to train a talented person. So Srikanth is been now given the basic computer training as the first step. We are teaching him how to browse various websites, the use of search engines and so on. Slowly seeing his response, we shall introduce various graphic designing tools to him. A team of 5 designers will take turns and teach him the nuances of design. They will also monitor his practical skills every alternate days. He is very keen to learn and that's a huge positive step," Ms Shweta Shetty, Vice-President Webbazaar said.
Reacting to the noble gesture by Webbazaar, the man of the moment Srikanth, hailing for a poor family in Orissa, said he was completely moved. " I am very happy. I was surprised when I was told to learn computers. I am thankful to God and all the good people who came to help me. I will become a good designer. I will try," he said.
Inspired Indian Foundation salutes the spirit of Webbazaar and its dedicated team.

Auto driver Manjunatha being honoured for his honesty by senior journalist  Ms Vinaya Hedge on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi in Bangalore on Friday. It was a ‘special Diwali’ for Manjunatha aka Honest Manja, an auto driver from Bangalore. And for this, he has only his honesty to thank for. This autowallah had returned two laptops to its owners after they forgot them on his backseat. The Inspired Indian Foundation congratulated this auto driver for his honesty and gave him an award of Rs 1,000 and other goodies.

Wheelchair athlete Ms Malathi K. Holla launches the website www.adifferentspirit.com in the company of her wards at the Mathru Foundation in Bangalore on July 6th, 2009. The website launch preceded the release of her biography A Different Spirit on July 8 by international cricketer Syed Kirmani. A Different Spirit is Inspired Indian Foundation's first project.

Inspired Indian Foundation Secretary Mr B.M. Arun Kumar honours leading Badminton coach Mr M.D. Murali with Life-time Achievement Award (Coach) and (below) leading Badminton umpire Mr R. Suresh Kumar with Life-time Achievement Award (Umpire) for their outstanding contributions in promoting Badminton. The award ceremony was held in Bangalore on February 28, 2010.