Somdutta Sarkar

Nabuur Village

Ms. Somdutta Sarkar, Nabuur Neighbour

Introduction

Somdutta is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts with English Honours at Presidency College in Kolkata (India), and has ranked second in her first year university finals. A winner of such honours as the ‘Children of India Award’ conferred by the International Society for Women Development and Child Care and the ‘Swami Vivekananda Samman’ in the Avantika International Talent Search Competition during her school years, she has served as a prominent student leader/representative in school. In college, she has taken up voluntary action with such international organizations as WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and NABUUR (the global neighbour network), and in addition, is attempting to promote education among street children.

Interests

Somdutta's passion for writing has won her various accolades and has encouraged her to take up activities such as citizen journalism, literary groups, blogging and editorial training. Some of her works have gained exposure in various local and global publications, including in The Telegraph (India) and the international VoicesNet anthologies. An amateur photographer and a film enthusiast, she is also interested in about music and social networking. Somdutta intends to pursue a career in media and communications, and is equally inclined towards environmental and social activism.

NABUUR Work

Somdutta currently serves as a voluntary storyteller at Nabuur. She has written the Koliyonkulam stories 'Running for a Cause' and 'Shop to Support'. As a Nabuur neighbour, she has also constructed the Nabuur wikipedia page. Somdutta intends to act as a Nabuur facilitator for the education of street children in the near future.

I Support

• World Wildlife Fund
• Nabuur - the global neighbour network
• The Fight Against Thalassaemia
• Education for All
• Women Empowerment
• Coral Reef Rights and Marine Life Protection
• Animal Rescue

Articles: News Stories

Education sources for children

English: English Alphabet, English letters
Mathematics: Arithmetics training, Chess, Chess and mathematics
Physics:
Chemistry: Actinoids, Lanthanoids, Multiplication table, Periodic table of chemical elements
Biology:
Geography: Capitals of Indian states and union territories, India, Koli, Koliyankulam, Map of Tamil Nadu Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Surat
Languages: Language, Tamil language, Sanskrit

Evening School project in India

School: Evening school 2007 - 2008, Evening school in 2009, Evening school in 2011, Evening school in 2013
Students: Dinesh Rajas, Mariya Jesu Raj, Mickel Annad Anuja, Ronial student, Sudarmani Sundar
Partners: HELP organization, Nabuur, Partners
Promotion: Donation, Link exchange, News Stories, Video, Webshop