Matendla congratulates its alumnus Srikanth who just learned he is the top student at his college! Srikanth, 17 years-old, attained 1st rank out of 100 students at Trinity Junior College in Karimnagar, where he is studying BiPC (botany, zoology, physics and chemistry). He scored 421 out of 440 marks on his inter 1st year annual [...]
Archive for the ‘Alumni’ Category
1 Mar
Alumnus success story
Congratulations to Matendla graduate U. Bhagyamma who recently secured a seat at Telangana University in Dichpally, Nizamabad. RDF has greatly supported Bhagyamma’s education. She was chosen to participate in GE’s English training program. And she was exempted from fees during Class 10 because her father was paralyzed and the family is supported by Bhagyamma’s mother, [...]
10 Oct
Promoting RDF
RDF participated in the Karmayog Seva Mela at the Zoroastrian Club in early October. The event — during India’s “Joy of Giving Week” — brought together dozens of NGOs, which set up stalls to publicize their good works. Alumni from Kalleda volunteered at the event, telling visitors about how RDF differed from other schools. G. [...]
23 Sep
Celebrating Independence Day
On the occasion of Independence Day, RDF Kalleda School was proud to invite an alumnus, Sri Banoth Seethya to hoist the flag. For the past eight years we have trained students with new skills in relation to agriculture, Sri Banoth Seethya implemented these skills which resulted in a very large agricultural yield. This even enabled [...]
17 Aug
Overcoming adversity with a little help from RDF
N. Suresh lost his parents in an accident and was unable to pursue further education. RDF realized his talent and potential and offered him free education and boarding in the hostel. We are proud to share that N. Suresh not only secured first class marks in the intermediate examination but has also trained in photography [...]
7 Jun
Kalleda alum earns top marks
Kalleda Rural School alum Banoth Bhaskar has done exceptionally well in Indian Institute Of Technology – Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). Bhaskar ranked 653 out of the hundreds of thousands of students who took the test, making him eligible for one of the few coveted spots at the nation’s premier engineer colleges. Bhaskar, who hails from a [...]
2 May
PE teacher helps students reach for gold
Twenty year old Kalleda physical education teacher, Raju S says he owes his success to the education he received as a young boy at Kalleda School and later at the adjacent Junior College. He grew up loving sports and decided to become a PE teacher so that he could continue “playing games” and motivate other [...]
13 Apr
Balamani: A great role model
RDF Matendla believes in empowering girls and one of its teachers is a living example of the school’s ideals. Balamani began teaching at Matendla after graduating from 10th class at the same school. She is dedicated to her profession. Not only does she teach Telugu and environmental science, but she works with students outside the [...]
7 Feb
RDF Matendla School Alumni Profile: Babu Daripally
Johanna, a Bridges to Understanding volunteer at RDF Matendla School, writes about her experience meeting Babu, an RDF Matendla School alumni student. Babu Daripally is 17 years old and graduated from Matendla in 2010. The young boy approached us at Matendla School. He was eager to meet us and although only a few words were exchanged, [...]
