शिक्षक व 'गुरुकुलम' के संस्थापक उद्देश्य सचान ने ईटीवी भारत से खास बातचीत की.
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00:00There is a saying that the right decision taken by you will take you to the heights of success.
00:06Today, we are going to introduce you to a young person from Kanpur
00:10who not only established himself, but today he is providing free of cost education to 300 children.
00:17He is providing everything from their education to their dressing sense etc.
00:25He is running an organization called Gurukulam
00:29in which he is providing free of cost education to all the children.
00:31Today, we have with us the founder of Gurukulam, Udhay Sachan
00:39who not only established himself, but today he is taking 300 children to the heights of success.
00:45We will introduce you to Udhay Sachan and find out how he achieved this success.
00:54Udhay, first of all, welcome to ETV.
00:56Thank you very much.
00:57How did your journey start? What are the challenges?
00:59Please tell our viewers about it.
01:01Yes, sure. I belong to a lower class family.
01:04My father is a tailor and my mother is a housewife.
01:07So, when I had to go to work, what used to happen was that the school fees was financial
01:12and my mother was sick at that time, so I was expelled from the school.
01:15So, an incident occurred in my mind that I am being expelled from the school because I did not pay the fees.
01:21After that, when I grew up, I realized that the syllabus that I studied in school is not helping me in my life.
01:28And then I did some small work and realized that I don't have the skills.
01:34I realized that it is not just me, there are many children who are wandering here and there due to the fees and lack of skills.
01:41So, it came to my mind that school is such a thing that brings change in the lives of children.
01:46Then I wanted to open a school where children will be taught how to live their lives, whether it is philosophy, psychology or skills.
01:52So, it was a little difficult in the beginning, but the idea came to my mind.
01:55So, I started from the bottom of a tree.
01:57It was a bit of a struggle.
01:58Today, I have my own school where 300 children study.
02:01So, what do you think, when you started this journey, there were many financial issues.
02:07How did you maintain those financial issues?
02:09Because when you said that the journey started from the bottom of a tree,
02:13and today you have reached a school where 300 children are studying.
02:16So, how is their education being provided to them?
02:19And did we get any kind of motivation from any NGO or any organization?
02:23So, I told them that money is required for every work.
02:26So, it was a big struggle in the beginning.
02:28I had given Rs. 250 from home.
02:30So, I kept on promoting, people kept on joining, children kept on joining.
02:35Then my work became viral in social media.
02:37There are many good people in the world.
02:39The world is full of good people.
02:41Very few good people.
02:42So, the good people gave us some donations from their own pocket.
02:45All of this has made our school run very easily.
02:48They send us some textbooks, some copy books, some clothes.
02:52Whatever they like.
02:53So that the school can run easily.
02:55You named it as Gurukulam.
02:57Yes.
02:58So, what is the meaning of Gurukulam?
02:59Gurukulam means that the current education system is based on Matala.
03:02And everything is in English.
03:04So, we want that the education system of Gurukul should be taught to children at a new level.
03:09If we apply for Gurukul now, it will become a little old.
03:11It should be in both English and Gurukul.
03:13So, we named it as Gurukulam.
03:15If it is accessible, it will be good.
03:17So that we stay in a modern way.
03:19And we don't have to worry about our expenses.
03:21So, if we talk about the board, which class are we studying in?
03:25We have children from P.T. to A.S.
03:27And we will teach those children gradually.
03:30And for the boards, we have the support from the schools.
03:33So that our children's education can come.
03:34So, this means that the system is registered.
03:37Yes, it is registered.
03:38So, the children who are coming in this, do you only give them education or do you have any other teacher?
03:43I have hired 5 teachers.
03:45Because it is very difficult to teach 1.5-3 children.
03:47Then there will be a formality.
03:48So, I am looking for 5 teachers.
03:49The salary goes properly and they teach well.
03:51So, you give them with your own money.
03:53Yes, I have.
03:54I don't have any donation.
03:55I manage everything.
03:56So, if we talk about it till now.
03:58So, the children who are being taught.
04:00So, tell us about some such skills that the children are learning.
04:03So, the children, normally, till now they were just roaming around and playing properly.
04:09But now the children are learning music in school.
04:11They are learning dance.
04:12And playing the flute.
04:13Like some children play the harmonium.
04:15Cricket has come a lot in this course.
04:17And after this, they are learning some soft skills like computer.
04:20So, they have not left anything behind.
04:22They are coming in every field.
04:23So, do we organize any such competition where the children participate or show their talent?
04:29Right now, we are at the level of the school itself.
04:31We get the children from another school to participate in competitions.
04:34So, the children get an environment.
04:36If they see the children from a big school and compete with them.
04:38So, their morale increases automatically.
04:40So, right now, little by little.
04:41But in the coming time, it will happen on a very large scale.
04:44And the children will get a level in this stage.
04:46In the beginning, when the journey started.
04:47So, how many children came and how to connect them.
04:49So, in the beginning, I thought that if I am coming for free, then many children will come.
04:53But I came with 5 children.
04:55But those 5 children stayed for 6 months.
04:57Then 5 to 10, when Covid came.
04:59So, things were bad for these people.
05:01Then poverty came more.
05:03So, people started a good business with me.
05:05So, from 5 to 10, from 10 to 20, from 20 to 70.
05:07So, I did everything alone.
05:09And it was easy.
05:10If we talk, then there must have been a lot of issues related to parents.
05:13Because somewhere in the mind of the parents.
05:15Maybe they are satisfied.
05:17But in the mind, there are some money issues.
05:19So, how did you connect the parents?
05:21And how did you make them understand that education is so important in today's time?
05:24So, the thing is that many guardians did not believe that education is important in today's time.
05:28They used to say that if you study today, you will get money tomorrow.
05:30Something like this happened.
05:31Now, 5 years have passed.
05:32But some guardians showed belief.
05:34They sent their 5 to 10 children.
05:36We worked on those 5 to 10 children.
05:38When they saw that the child who was supposed to study all, is speaking in English.
05:41So, the rest who were with them, their motivation increased.
05:44Then they sent them together.
05:45They did not reject that they should study.
05:47Then once when they give something for free.
05:49Then it has an impact on the outcome.
05:50The children started giving.
05:51Today, parents are also supporting.
05:53There are some parents who do negativity.
05:54And they also handle it.
05:56Let's talk about the children who are coming to you.
05:58What kind of children are they?
06:00Where are they from?
06:01From which place are they coming?
06:02The children who are coming, there are at least 50 such children.
06:04They go to the Jogi Basti.
06:05The children of the nearby villages.
06:07Is there a facility to take them?
06:09Yes, there is a well for the children.
06:11They go from the well easily.
06:12They do not have any problem.
06:13Let's talk about the message for the youth.
06:16Today is the youth day.
06:17You are doing a very good job.
06:19You are sending a good message to the society.
06:21What message would you like to give them?
06:22For the youth, it is enough to live a happy life.
06:25Do not worry too much.
06:26Develop a skill.
06:27Work on it.
06:28And life is one thing.
06:30There is no need to think too much.
06:33Just live your life as it is for now.
06:37If we talk about it.
06:39There was another question.
06:40If today's time.
06:42The youth is totally connected to social media.
06:45So if you want to save yourself from that.
06:47And join in such social activities.
06:49Or let's say if a youth wants to join you.
06:51So how can he work with you?
06:53First of all, do not save yourself from social media.
06:55You have to use the impact of social media.
06:58There are two aspects.
06:59One puts negative in your mind.
07:01One has a positive impact.
07:02You hold the positive.
07:03And work according to yourself.
07:05And those who want to join us.
07:06So come and meet the children.
07:08If you want to work in the field.
07:10You can teach the children.
07:11And wherever you can teach the children.
07:13I will support you from my side.
07:15How much peace do you get by doing this work?
07:17This work has become a soul.
07:19So there is peace.
07:21There is no problem.
07:23Life is very good.
07:25What is the plan for the future?
07:26I have made a vision for the future.
07:28This school has 300 students.
07:29And there are 300,000 students in the future.
07:30So slowly, slowly, slowly.
07:31This is what is happening.
07:32Who will you take with you?
07:33Yes.
07:34As good as you can take with you.
07:35Everything will come.