Case Study: Dimbeshwar Rabha
Dimbeshwar Rabha has been a part of an integral project – ‘Small Farm Integration for Sustainable Agriculture and Improved Access to Market’ – funded by Tata Trust. The impact that resonates through his project cuts across the three very important aspects of socio-economic mobility keeping in mind environmental sustainability. He…
Changing Lives – Skill Development
Moniram Baru hails from a family of 9 members who find it difficult to make their ends meet. His father who is the sole earning member of the family runs a tea stall and Moniram as the eldest son feels the need to stand by his father to shoulder the…
Dedsung Baro Flying High
Dedsung Baro, an aspirant who successfully completed his training in Mechanic Motor Vehicle (MMV) trade in the 2007-09 batch from APPITI Rowta. Soon after he completed the training he was placed at Mumbai CFS where he worked for 15 months. The drive for excellence drove him to look for better…
Devika Bora – Crafting Better Futures
Devika Bora talks about the Rungamuttee Ladies Craft Centre The Ladies Craft Centre at Rungamuttee was started in 1989 when Mr. G. Dua was the Senior Manager of the estate. In fact, it was his wife, Ms Dua, whose personal initiative to teach Ms Neelam, wife of the bungalow’s domestic…
Digitally literacy earns Job!
Salim Ali, a graduate from Marangi College joined the DLC center in the year 2015 for BASIC course. He successfully completed his BASIC course with flying colours. His interest to learn more made him take admission in the Advance course as well. After successfully completing the course presently he is…
Dipak Kalindi – Palette of Life
Dipak Kalindi’s family migrated from Purulia district in West Bengal four generations ago. Born and brought up on the gardens, he thinks of himself as a ‘local’ in Assam. While Dipak works as an office clerk in Hattigor estate, his passion lies elsewhere. From childhood, he was drawn towards more…
Jushi Baruah
Jushi Baruah, who once worried about her family’s survival, is now a proud industrial engineer in the IT department who plays an important role in the entire production system. She got trained at VTC, Chabua and later started working as a sewing machine operator at Cotton Blossom in Tirrupur, Tamil…
Krishna Rabha – Engineering Perfection
Krishna Rabha’s closely knit family of four resides in a village 40 km away from APPITI, Rowta. His father is a daily wage earner while his mother takes care of the household. Living in a small house and within meagre means, their parents had ensured that both Krishna and his…
Kushal Limbo – Cooking Up A Storm
Kushal Limbo took admission in the cookery class at VTC, Dam Dim, because he was inspired by his father. His father is the cook at the estate Senior Manager’s bungalow and everyone speaks very highly of his cooking. While Kushal has always looked up to his father, he also wanted…
Lilima Tanti
Lilima Tanti, daughter of Ajoy Tanti comes from interior Tea garden and belongs to a poor family of Chabua, District Dibrugarh of Assam. The annual income of her entire family was around 48000/- only which posed a great challenge to sustain the family. When Lilima learnt about the training being…
Lina Rava
Lina Rava , Daughter of Promod Rava a student from Naharkata, Dibrugarh was very ambitious for her career and wished to be successful in life. But her family could provide her little support in face of the economic struggle. She decided to join the DDU-GKY Customer Care Executive (CCE) training…
Mahmooda Khatoon – Standing Tall
Fate dealt Mahmooda a cruel hand. Only 26 years old but she has seen how harsh the world can be. While still in school, her father married her off, as is the regular practice with so many young girls in this country. She stayed with her husband and in-laws for…