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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……!!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Event 6 - Mahalakshmi Foundation, Avadi

Hastadharan has crossed a milestone in its endeavor in joining hands to help the needy, yes Hastadharan celebrates 6th month of its existence ।This event 6 had been a very special and close to our heart। We dedicated this visit to our friend Miss Lekha in fond memory of her। We chose to visit an orphanage on her birthday and thus we visited the Mahalakshmi Foundation located at Avadi। This home extends its sheltering arms for the children who have no one to call as parents and those children who have single parents but are financially very poor to even support their own children। This orphanage shelters 35 children from the age group of 5 to 15 years of age. The children are nurtured in a surrounding that is full of values and discipline and imparts good education to all its inmates. Apart from that every child is given special training in yoga and other activities like singing scriptures and poems from legendry poets. Bhakiya, a 6 year old child from the orphanage was the center of attraction for us she recites the 1330 thirukural by heart apart from that she knows many poems and songs devoted to the Lord Almighty. Few of the children are trainined in Keyboard and Drums. Every weekend we have a kind hearted soul from the near by locality who comes to the orphanage and teach English and Maths to the children. The most surprising fact is that we have 4 important celebrities in the home, they are karupa, vella and Tony (Dog) and muthalagi(cow). The amount of care the children take for this pet is really appreciated and awesome to see. The type of affection these animals have on the children is also a notable one.

The orphanage is registered under the Government and is exempted from tax under the law. The children have their school done in a nearby Government school for which the funding is provided by the outside donor and from few other donors in the same locality. It maintains its financial support from kind hearted donors who visit at regular intervals to share their valuable time and resources. The basic support for the orphanage is from the monthly income of their incharge and his wife, who work as Ayurvedic doctors. Many personalities visit this orphanage for their important ceremonies and festival and enlighten the kids here by providing food and other resources. Some IT companies have even taken the kids on a one day outing and spent time with them.

We spent some quality time with the kids by playing with them and watched them perform and exhibit their talents. Then we provided lunch at their place and distributed sweets and other snacks. We had our
hearts filled with a sense of gratitude and happiness that we spent some quality time with the less fortunate kids and our presence there sure brought about great joy to those kids also.

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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.