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……!!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Event 9 - Don Bosco Anbu Illam


200!!!!! Yes, we too reacted similarly when we heard about the number of orphans that the Don Bosco Anbu Illam cherished. But to all our surprise its true; and this truth is as equably overwhelming as it is astonishing.

This is the piece of information about our "Jan 2010 Hastadharan's Day Out" which flagged the beginning of the New Year.

Whilst we contacted them to be on familiar terms with their requisite and, in addition articulated our wish of attaining the victuals accountability for a day. They very courteously recounted that they are self-reliant in providing food to the children but they certainly entail some obligatory provisions of soaps and detergents.

As we became aware of their appeal, we were not sure of how to go about this, but then we decided that even if we facilitate them to get hold of half of the provisions they call for, we have indubitably helped them to an extent, the extent which marked our limit.

Being a squad of few members and having a meagre monthly contribution, whatever best we could accomplish, we made it. We offered them about 150 soaps and 10 to 15 toothpastes (Large combo Packs).

9th January, was the day we visited their home. They have a massive playing ground and giant building for sheltering these kids. This particular place, that we visited was only for boys and the girls where housed in a different locations. All the inmates of this home were not orphans, some of them were semi orphans and a few were street children who ran away from their parents for various reasons.

Now to talk about the foundation Don Bosco Anbu Illam, as you might have guessed is part of Don Bosco group which runs various other educational and charitable organisations. The kids here are educated in their own school and also in a near by school. These kids require motivation and encouragement and the home offers them both by having regular sessions with the help of trained professional as well as counsellors. Here the kids have the freedom of opting there line of work. Once they finish their education they are sent to ITI's run by them (Don Bosco).

The home is into its 25th year of continuation and has ample staffs to take care of the children. The human resources are regularly transferred among their various institutions. Apart from this staffs they have volunteers from foreign country who stay here for a year and take care of the kids.

The home gets funds from the nearby people also from various other places. They encourage foster care wherein the sponsor can take care of the expenses of the kid and are also allowed to see them once in a month as well as during the child's vacation. The home however doesn't allow the adoption of the kids.

The children have a meticulous schedule and are disciplined in following the schedule. The children are expected to keep themselves and their surroundings clean.

Posted by HASTADHARAN at 3:38 PM

Friday, January 1, 2010

Event 8 - Saraswathi Ammal Home


Hastadharan’s eighth leg in its mission saw itself at the Saraswathi Ammal home for aged and destitute children at korattur. The Saraswathi Ammal home shelters kids till the age group of 14, It takes care of 41 boys and 43 girl children under its cover and it has some 27 odd aged people. This trust solely stands like a pillar on the founder, Ms Hemalatha. This home is built on a single core value of compassion. She firmly believes on two values. One To build enough confidence and value system In the orphaned children which helps them to grow as a responsible children, Two to provide the support for the needy people and to make the evenings of their lives more interesting.

It is situated in a spacious building at the heart of the city and yet surrounded by calm and serene atmosphere the home nourishes a healthy relationship between the destitute children and the old people so that each other can draw strength from one other.

Apart from the basic needs of food shelter and care, the home strives to impart the best possible education so that it doesn’t deprive of something that is more than just an essential. The children of this home are admitted at famous schools in the vicinity of the home. The children have realized the importance of the studies and have taken them seriously and always keep the motto of the founder flying high.

Health is the next high priority at the home, It makes it a regular routine to get the children checked up for various illness and taken care of. The day we visited the home, the children underwent blood sugar tests and other regular checkups with the help of the volunteers from leading hospitals.

Apart from the regular activities the home also involves the children in to strict sessions of dance, swimming and other extracurricular activities which keeps the children involved and exhibit their talents at their schools with no inhibitions.

Hastadharan on its part offered to take up the cost of the lunch for the children for one day and contributed rupees three thousand towards the expenses. The team had a very good quality time with the children bringing smiles in to their lips in this festive season.

Thank you members for making this effort a great success... Looking forward to all your support in the coming year too…..

Posted by HASTADHARAN at 10:52 AM
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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.