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Spark is a fledgling social work/social service group at Chennai Mathematical Institute. The conception and name are due to Bodhayan Roy, a first-year student at CMI. Currently, around 20 CMI students are actively involved with Spark activities.
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Activities
Activities currently being considered
Mrs. Rajeshwari Nair gave some suggestions for future Spark activities in a mail to the Spark mailing list.
Following up these suggestions, a meeting was held on January 11, 2007, to discuss directions for Spark in the January - April 2007 semester and beyond. Details of the meeting are available here.
After the January 11 meeting, Anirbit and Vipul began a survey of SIPCOT. Details of the survey are available here. Following up on this survey, Bodhayan, Jayanth, Ravitej and Vipul approached the project office at CCCL Hexaware proposing to educate the kids of labourers. The project office members were very cooperative and currently, Spark is seriously considering this activity. Tentatively, Spark members will address the workers on the coming Sunday.
Details are available at CCCL Hexaware: the project begins: by Vipul.
Past activities
The main activity of Spark members in August-December 2006 was educating the children of construction workers involved in building the CMI hostel. Check out Educating the kids: the story for more details.
Means of communication/coordination
Mailing list
Spark has its own mailing list: spark at cmi dot ac dot in. The mailing list is managed by Anirbit Mukherjee. Here's the Web link for the mailing list. Much of Spark's official communication is carried out through this mailing list.
Wiki
This wiki is an unofficial record of Spark activities. The wiki is managed by Vipul Naik.
Finances/funds
Spark finances are managed by Bodhayan Roy and Moulik. Information on Spark finances are available over the mailing list. It will also shortly be put up over the wiki.
Important pages on the wiki
Text pages describing current activities
- January 23 meeting: the details: by Vipul
- Agenda for January 23 meeting
- CCCL Hexaware: the project begins: by Vipul
- The debate rages: by Vipul
- SIPCOT survey: by Vipul
- January 11 meeting
Text pages describing past activities
Please discuss any changes to the wiki in How to organize this wiki.