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……!!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Event #4 - Sri Saradha Sevashram


After three visits to these orphanages, suddenly the truth has dawned on us; we visiting these places not to help them but rather to get help from them! We may be just filling them with money for food; but they are filling our hearts with love and lessons to LIVE.
On August 15, 2009, We realized that people who create opportunities are more happy and successful than people who are born with them.
This time we visited Sri Saradha Sevashram, where there is just one more than two a dozens of children. These children are between 6 to 20 years. They are taken care by Sadhu Yoga Kumar who is a yoga teacher and a follower of Shri Rama Krishna Paramahamsa. His living is simple and beautiful as like the children there. In the absence of the yogi, these children are being trained by his student who has been training under the yogi for the last 5 years. He is a third year student of diploma in electrical & electronics in Balaji polytechnic. The yogi goes to Himalayas twice a year and during these times the children are looked after by yogi’s parents

The children are brought up with an attitude which every one would love to posses. We reached there around 11am in the morning and stayed there till 4 in the evening. In this course of time they taught us lot about living. The beautiful lesson they taught us included “how to live simple”, and “Healthy mind in a healthy body” through the Yoga performance they gave.
Their daily curriculum follows like this, they get up at 4a.m in the morning, do ashram activities followed by Yoga, and then they have breakfast and move to their respective schools and colleges. The children up to tenth are sent to a Mannivakkam Government school and the children who are in 11th and 12th are sent to Perungudi government school In the evening once they return from the school they involve themselves once again in the ashram activities and do yoga for 30 minutes. This is followed with the study time for an hour and finally the dinner. Their routine is disciplined, their characters are plain and their attitudes and living is superb.
A girl named Swathi pursuing her B.Com, is the eldest of all , and takes care of others treating them like her brothers and sisters.

The homes gets monthly donation from the philanthropists nearby and also from the yoga class he takes in HCL technologies. The children along with their master and yogi are arranging an exhibition in Madambakkam on 30th August 2009.

Lastly to say this is a place worth a while to visit to lighten your hearts and to learn.
Posted by HASTADHARAN at 10:42 AM

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Who is helping whom ??

Nature has its own rule of balance. It creates deficiencies in one place and provides abundance in other
It distributes everything unevenly and scattered… have you ever questioned why??
The answer to this is very simple… It wants us to follow the rule of sharing… the give and take rule….It teaches us that the abundance is always to negate the deficient… and the surplus should always come up to counter the scarce…


Our Life is also like that; we have many things to give and at the same time there are many things that we crave for..We are blessed with something in abundance, to help those who are scarce in it. And here what we can count upon is that in many a ways we are financially strong to help those who need it for survival….for basic needs; food and shelter.

The approach we had began with going the orphanages and spending our day with them is a small step taken towards it. We try to help them financially to bring them up and fulfill their basic needs. The only thing where we stand ahead of them is the "Money", but when we see deep down into it, they are the one who are sanctified more than us.

At this very tender age they know what affection is, they know how to care for others and they know what there responsibilities are. They possess much more understanding of life than what we have; they really know what life is…..

They have struggled for the very cause of their existence, from the time when they were left in pits and bins to be turned into carcasses. They have faced the naked truth of life with all the adversaries and yet they are there with that huge grin on there faces to teach us that however tough the life maybe, don't quit, fight back.

We see these kids bouncing and with enthusiastic face, which fills joy in every pore of our body, we receive positive vibes from them. These kids make us understand that "life will smile back at you if you smile at it" They always look so lively that makes us really change our outlook towards life.

They fill us with unconditional love, which in this busy life, we miss somewhere and somehow, and enrich us with the attitude for life, the 2 F's (Face and Fight). They give us love, they give us their attention, they give us their time, they give us a new outlook to life, and they give us themselves…..truly themselves….

They are the one with surplus, they are the one outstanding, and it’s we who are in scarce, and we who are receiving from them.


"Think of it- Are we helping them or they are the one helping us"

- Khushboo Singh
Posted by HASTADHARAN at 4:24 PM

Monday, August 10, 2009

Event # 3 - Jeroham Children Home


With two visits to our kitty , The hastadharan team got yet another opportunity to reach out. 18th July saw the hastadharan at the Jeroham children home at Pallikaranai, located in the outskirts of Chennai.
“Jeroham” literally means “Cherished and one who finds mercy”. This home was unique and very diverse than our previous visits, it had children of all ages and from different states. It is managed by a pastor of a church with his wife and some voluntary care takers. The Jeroham has a sister home in Nepal. Currently it shelters some 30 odd children picked up from desperate state of unwantedness, abandoned and orphaned for no fault of theirs. The home believes in its calling to help these abandoned children and show them that motherly love so that they don’t feel the pinch of loneliness in their hearts. The home keeps its door opened always for the destitute children who are otherwise left to die in open drains and on the railway tracks. Many a tiny tots stood testimony for the state they had come from. The home strives to impart basic education in their own possible way by enrolling the kids to the nearby schools. They even went beyond the basic education to provide career related courses to those who were interested in earning a living to start standing on their legs. The home finances the study for four boys to do their AC mechanic courses. The kids are brought up with a reverence for God and made prayers and church meetings a regular practice.
The home was originally located at a spacious place at Adambakkam but due to recent assembly election, made the home wanting for place and was left to operate at the current place as a temporary arrangement. This home lacked a proper accommodation presently as a new building was being built. The home makes its ends meet with the kind hearted donors who support regularly and it was interesting to know some noted people from the cine industry made it a point to help this home at regular intervals. Occasional visits like ours made bring cheer to the children and helped them lighten their financial burden to some extent. There was one interesting thing we noted with this home, a group of young people from the TCS took time in their busy schedule every week to come personally to this home and helped the children with their studies and prepared them for exams.
We, as the hastadharan team of 13 landed up at the home at 10 in the morning with joy in our hearts to share. We spent time interacting with the kids and had good time playing with the smaller kids, clicked picture and played cricket with the elder boys. We arranged for a special lunch from a nearby hotel and served the children. The post lunch we interacted with the bigger boys and shared some thoughts, the younger ones had a good time with our team members and sure they felt lots of happiness that day. Towards the evening, we left behind huge smiles on the faces of all the kids and we were laden with a heavy heart and a thankful heart for God giving us the opportunity to be a channel of blessings and happiness for those little kids of Jeroham.
Posted by HASTADHARAN at 12:40 PM
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Event 2- Udhavum Ullangal illam

Event 2- Udhavum Ullangal illam
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.

Event 1 - Balagurukulam

Event 1 - Balagurukulam
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.