HASTADHARAN

About Us

The very name "Hastadharan" connote what we insinuate to comprehend. To aid the orphanages fiscally, with the intention that they have enough funds to afford victuals and haven for the vagrants. The plain yet imperative

Obligations - food and shelter.

We came into existence, with the nativity of deliberation in our hearts and moreover entrenched deep in our soul, to lend a hand. A hand in the offing to hold the one in need, to support the less fortunate's, and to embrace the insolvent, wherever, whatever, however and whenever, it is possible.

Hastadharan originated back on May 20th 2009, with measly participation of twelve people, and an eternal motive of supporting the orphanages which are struggling to run their homes due to lack of funds. The initiative we took was a minute step towards the colossal goal, we had in our minds. And this minuscule steps have cemented a potent trail to reach our aspiration.

In the company of our troop, we onset the voyage of visiting the orphanages and evaluating them on the scales of need of fiscal assistance, with that the first stopover of Hastadharan was marked by the trip to Balgurukulam.Our first stride in the line of attack of reaching out to the orphans.

That was our instigation and from then we are never on rest.

We now have approximately forty to forty five members since our onset, and the number keeps going up. The membership of this group is wholly volunteered. The people who have the immense compassion and huge zeal to serve the deprived are the element of the set. They all have the same revere, "Lending a Helping Hand".

To reach out to the mob, which has the identical fervor, we came up with our Blog, a spot where we share our stances and also ventures made so far. This Blog spot facilitate us by providing a middling for extending our horizons, also creating a great deal of societal consciousness and errands towards our fellow beings.

We amass the contributions of all the members and the volunteers who join hands with us and bequeath it to the orphanage we visit.

Hastadharan, with its vision and mission has completed a few expeditions through the manifold helping hands. The idea at the rear of all these visits is the assortment of the solitary orphanage amongst all, which is found scuffling financially, to keep up the motive of cherishing the destitute, and supporting them on chronic basis with unremitting funds.

Our mission is immense and hands are few, but the voyage we commenced will never recede…..since we believe that; As Hastadharan unfolds, indubitably our hands will proliferate……

Join your hands with our hands…….. We embrace more willingly than holding……!!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Back to Balagurukulam

Bala Gurukulam, this name has a very great part in the History of Hastadharan, this House of happiness and care named Bala Gurukulam is the first Orphanage we visited when Hastadharan was formed. We visited this home again this month to see the progress they have made in the child care development. This place is situated in sylvan surroundings on the outskirt of Chennai in South India which houses about 50 children from the age group of 1 to 15 years. This Orphanage was started with 2 children. Every day here starts by 4.30 A.M with a cup of neem or alovera juice and they have an hour of deep and calm meditation and yoga session. Following this they start their routine mechanical life of school, books, lessons and home works.
The In charge of the house of care, Mr.Ranjith and Mrs.Sumathi, the former is an Ayurvedic Doctor and the latter was an employee of a MNC software company. The Children are educated in 4 different schools in and around Ambattur. On 13th of November we visited this place. As we reached the orphanage Mrs. Sumathi gave us a warm welcome, we registered our details with them and went running into the hall to meet our old friends like Saradha, Bharathi, Reshma, Rajesh,Aravindh, Bala to name a few, whom we met one year before. The Child Tamil selvi who was just born when we went last time has grown up to a level that she was having her food by herself and didn’t allow anyone to feed her. This was the level of maturity these people get from this home. The home doesn’t have any Television for entertainment instead they do crafts, paintings and learn thirukural and slogans.
Saradha the topper in studies and extra curricular activities who was very naughty had turned to be a very silent girl but her talent to bring name and fame to Bala Gurukulam still continues. Our day there started with Bharathi and Reshma reciting national anthems of 5 different countries, followed by Rajesh and Reshma reciting the name of countries, Flowers and Vegetables in A-Z order. Mrs.Sumathi told us that the children are in the progress of learning the names of Rivers, Fruits in A-Z order. She also showed us the photos of the children performing fancy dress and dance. After finishing our lunch with those tiny tots we left the place with a heavy heart.
Bala Gurukulam constantly needs financial support to help its children to enjoy the best of food, medications, books and other basic requirements. A constant funding of whatever we can will relieve them out some pressure. We got to know a monthly expense for vegetables alone reaches 6000 which I think WE as a Hastadharan team can do. Hastadharan will be deeply indebted to every one of you who make this happen.
Hastadharan wish every child at Bala Gurukulam to become a great record breaker, tread where no man has tread, hold their head high and succeed in their life.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Once again to Sri Saradha Seva Ashram

It was twilight when we paid a visit to Sri Saradha Seva Ashram in manivakkam .A juvenile boy greeted us at the entrance of their home with a smile and a Namaste. A Namstaey with a slight bow, hands pressed together, palms converged and fingers pointed upwards, front of the chest. Once we entered the home we could see the girls sweeping and cleaning the house and making arrangements for the evening prayers whereas the boys were seen playing outside adjoining the home. We also got the opportunity of meeting parent of Sadhu Yoga Kumar beneath whose supervision these children are growing up.

We were contentedly seated and were served with sweets and water, and only after this we were taken to see sadhu yoga Kumar who was seated in a thatched room which was also within the premises of the home. Sadhu who practices and preaches yoga didn't look older by a year from our previous visit but the children there had grown taller and smarter. Sadhu explained us that owing to the demand for yoga among the general civic, he has to take up extra classes and his disciple also conducts two or three classes to help him. With the revenue earned through this, they are overseeing the home.

All the kids of the Home formed a circle and gave us there introduction; we in turn introduced ourselves to them. We were also introduced to the caretakers whose number amplified largely from the last time. The reason could be the girls in the home are growing up and this demands more protection and care.

This year around 4 of them are in their final year of schooling, 2 of them will take up their 10th board exams and 3 of them doing ITI and 2 of them are about to finish their college.

We offered them some cricket and shuttle bats as well as skipping ropes recalling their gusto towards sports, whilst we visited prior. The kids, without more ado took these things and kept it in front of the god they worship. For them even these things need to be sanctified by god before they can be used; awe-inspiring devotion!

While rolling the dialect with the sadhu, we could hear to the children ovation while playing volley ball which attracted us and aroused the kid inside us .We too joined them and started playing; stopped only by the darkness drowning the earth.

After the play we were shown the painting of the boy vettri who's earlier works we posted for in our blog. When told this, he was really thrilled and wanted to see it himself, but desolately there was no internet connection in the home. We promised him that his recently drawn painting will also be posted.

After spending few more hours with them and feeling the gratification of being a child yet again; we had to say good bye …!!!!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Wishes from members on Our first Anniversary

Hi Team,

Kudos to all team members !!!

Lets congratulate each other in this memorable occasion and also for their
noble contribution to our society.

Regards
Srinivasan K

One of the greatest moments.....folks...wid all ur support....I feel so happy that we have completed one great milestone...the first..which s also the best :-)..Happy birthday to hastadharan,,...

-jegan
Hi to all th hastadharan members.....congratulation and appreciation for completing one successful year.....hope we have very very long life

-adarsh

happy anniversary hastadharan :) -divya

Happy B'day [:D -khushboo

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

An Orphan's Dream

She wakes me early with a smile
And she holds my head so high:
"Don’t you ever let anybody put you down
‘Coz you are little angel"of mine
Then she makes something yummy and warm for me to have
‘Coz it’s chilly out there, she thinks
Then she walks with me to school
though I ain’t no fool
I just think my mum is amazing
She makes me feel
As if I can do anything
And when she’s around me
There’s nowhere else I’d rather like to be
After school, she’s stands by the gate
I’m so glad that I just needn't wait

To rush home to tell her how my day
Eat the yummy food only that my mum makes
Then I wind her up ‘coz I don’t want to bath
No matter what I say, she gets her way
and make me do her say
I think my mum is amazing, amazing
When the dusk falls she tucks me into bed
And I wrap my arms around her head
Then she tells me a tale of a child far away -
Who became a princess one day
I’m so happy that I am with her
So she lies in bed with me
As I close my eyes and think
How lucky am I
To have a mum that’s so amazing and

Then I wake up in the morning ,she’s not there
And I realise she never was,it was all my dreams
And I’m still here in this lonely orphanage to be what I am to be
With so many just like me in the lonely orphanage

And as my dreams begin to fade where might my mom be
I try hard to look forward to my day and feel the pinch astray
But there’s a pain in my heart that’s a craving:
How I wish I had a mum that’s amazing, amazing
Would be amazing! would be amazing

But my lonely eyes see the sky
To see where god placed her,
I wish she comes every night
To give me my delights ,and
I would say again my mom is amazing

Source: From Hub's

Friday, April 23, 2010

Event 12 :Life Giving Home Charitable Trust

Hastadharan Team came around to Life Giving Home Charitable Trust in Sriperambudur, to affix one more gem to the coronet of hastadharan's safari account.

Life Giving Home Charitable Trust shelters the orphans and takes care of 30 children from the age group of 5 to 14. This trust is having its one more division located in Ayanavaram. Each dwelling accommodates 15 children. It encompasses the provision of nutritious food, shelter and clothing for the children.

Children are given the finest education in CSI corporation school of Sriperambudur. Summer camps are arranged for the kids where they have the full freedom of play indoor as well as out door games. Work of art is another indulgence which is prominently encouraged. Kids are given a huge box full of colors to elicit their thoughts on the piece of paper. Many more extra curricular activities are also made a part.

The orphanage revealed the sumptuous backing offered via some foreign group by flaunting the facilities including swimming pool, trekking games, swings, slides, see- saw etc .

The care takers pay special attention on the kids and make them feel at home with there tender love and affection. They give them what they need - Support, Love and Hope.

Our team with its motive to bring a smile on these kids face spent almost half a day with them, a blissful day.

"HAND THAT SERVES IS HOLIER THAN THE LIP THAT PRAYS" -Mahatma Gandhi

Udhavum Ullangal Illam- an orphanage home started in the year 2001 is situated near St Thomas Railway station. As on date, it houses 125 children who are between the ages 3 ½ years to 15 years.

The children here strictly follow the daily routine of waking up every day at 5:30 am in the morning and doing meditation for half an hour. They are given 45 minutes as study time, after which they have their breakfast and go to their schools. In the evening after coming from their schools they are given time for playing and watching TV. They again have study time allocated, which is around 2 hour, after which they dine and sleep by 9 pm.

The people around the locality of this home sponsor the food for these children on special occasions like wedding anniversary and birthday’s. They get sponsorship for approximately 15 days in a month. For the remaining days of the month they are providing food from the revenue that they gather. On the sponsored day they are provided special meal which consists of a sweet and more than one dish and on normal days their meals have only one dish.

These children are educated in two schools namely Rosily school and A G S Nidhi school, the former being a primary school and the latter higher secondary school. This academic year 10 of these children are going to write their High school board exams. The children who had suffered psychologically need extra help for continuing their studies which is being provided by volunteers. The children of age more than 12 are given basic computer training by Apollo computer centre free of cost. The tailoring class is especially organized for all the girls above the age of 13 years.

The children here are forced to play only indoor games as the home has space constraints.

The home is raising funds by conducting Musical concert every year. It is also getting sponsorship like philanthropists.

The home requires help in purchasing groceries as they are not able to manage it. They also require help in stitching uniform for these children.

Balagurukulam, a place which houses 45 orphans of various ages, is located in a village called Kalikuppam near Pudur. This home is surrounded by vast water body which gives it a scenic view.

The first impression that we got on seeing the children is that they were much matured for their age; the elder ones were parenting the younger ones. The caretakers are doing a good job, like training them in yoga and meditation. The children here are also taught to paint, make handicraft items and swim. The care takers carry out all the daily activities with the assistance of the children and with the support of another volunteer.

One of the caretakers is an ayurvedic doctor by profession who does research on ayurvedic herbs. He is also a counselor of personality development who takes classes in some colleges in the city. The other caretaker works in a private company as an HR. The Organisation is run partially by the caretaker’s monthly income and through loan that have been raised from banks and donation that they get from various philanthropists.

The Organisation wants to bring into their fold minimum of 100 orphans who would be educated and brought into the main stream of society, who in turn could help other orphans to come up in life.

In Line with this motto, 22 of these children are being educated in top schools of that area, namely Vivekananda vidyalaya and Velammal School. These schools charge an amount of Rs.15000 per annum per child without any concession. This academic year the organization has to pay an amount of Rs.1.2 lakh which has not been yet arranged. The daily expenses for feeding these children with milk and food amounts to Rs.2000.

Every year on January 26th, a christening ceremony is held for all the children who have completed one year in age.