Sarvodaya Parivar School

At village Pindval, Taluka Dharampur, District Valsad. Gujarat.

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Sarvodaya School – Devi Saraswati.

Sarvodaya school compound.

Sarvodaya School.

Sarvodaya School.

Sarvodaya school prayer hall.
Children playing. 30th March, 2008.

Sarvodaya School Samuha bath for the boys.

Fire wood for cooking at Sarvodaya.
Government of Gujarat does not give
Cooking gas in these mountain Ashram Shalas.
They have no alternative but to use firewood.

Fire wood for cooking at Sarvodaya.

Ganeshbhai –Acharya, Sarvodaya school.

Ganeshbhai Acharya of the School with family.

Sarvodaya girls getting ready. In these mountains, students may be living at a distance of several kilometres form the school. Commuting every day is not practical.
Ashram shalas are hostel –cum-schools for the children.

Sarvodaya girls getting ready.
By their very nature, girls help each other.

Lunch at Sarvodaya.
Kantibhai, Surendar, Pravinbhai, Pradeepbhai.
(From left to right.)

Lunch at Sarvodaya.

Sarvodaya handloom – building.

Sarvodaya Khadi building.

Sarvodaya Handloom.
Tribals weaving clothe.

Sarvodaya Handloom.
30th March, 2008.

Sarvodaya Handloom.

Sarvodaya Mountains surround the school.

Sarvodaya Mountains surround the school.

Sarvodaya photo Session.
Sarvodaya School children posing for photos.

Sarvodaya photo Session.
30th March, 2008.

Sarvodaya School children in kitchen.
In the ashramshals, there are no/minimum servants.
All work has to be done by the teachers & children.

Sarvodaya School children making chapattis.
None of the child appears to be more than ten years old.

Sarvodaya School children washing utensils.
How do students at Mumbai schools spend their day!

Sarvodaya School children washing utensils.
Imagine their age!

Sarvodaya school children get time for play also.

Sarvodaya school girl students bringing water from village tap.
By March, there is acute shortage of water at Sarvodaya school.
If these girls have to work for the guests..
we feel guilty in going to the schools.

Sarvodaya school girl students bringing water from village tap.
They are quite happy.
In fact, we saw all children happily playing or
Doing their work at Sarvodaya, Pindval.

Sarvodaya School girls cleaning compound.

Sarvodaya School student taking away garbage.

Sarvodaya School girls cleaning Dal & Rice.

Sarvodaya School girls cutting vegetables.

Sarvodaya School Kitchen.

Sarvodaya student cleaning drain.
30th March, 2008.