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, March 22, 2010

Event 11 Nethaji Mercy Home

Nethaji Mercy home in velachery, domicile of 20 kids, impressed many of our members। The two storeys home has all the amenities required for breathing. It gives an impression that the caretakers are undertaking whatsoever probable by them for these children.

The children are being educated in Guru Nanak School and a government school which are at walk able distance from the home। The kids here are also being trained in yoga and dance. The troop of these broods has staged for many corporate events.

Every Year the custodians plan to take these kids on excursions during the summer holidays based on the reserves they can formulate in the entire year। These expeditions aid in killing their monotony and also make these kids aware of the world around them.

The care takers are able to make the kids feel at home. Furthermore they are functioning in the direction of shaping their future with the funds donated by the philanthropists and the sponsorship from the corporate for staging the dance shows.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Heads you lose Tails you lose

Yes it is a strange title but it is true for any one born with wooden spoon.

A child born bright and exceptionally endowed is admired and perceived by all the people around him. They may be friends, teachers or any one knowing him. They contemplate that this child will accomplish whatever he/she hanker after. But many times as the child grows up these same people are flabbergasted to find him/her doing the meanest of trade for his/her endurance.
Why this does happens?
Is it a strange case?
No, it is recurrent in our society and, you who is reading this article may have come across people in plenty like this.

Why this happens, is the child at fault in ravaging his/her flair?
Perhaps it is can be true, if so also this may be a rarity.
What comes to my mind for such circumstances is that being impoverished all through his/her rearing is the focal cause for this. Lack of money, lack of needs strangulates a person's dreams. The harsh state of affairs makes life so difficult that dreams get the back seat in mind and slowly vanish. What matter at that time is Money, however you get, from wherever you get.

Being born poor is not a person's fault but dying poor is truly his/her fault. But making money through ways which presently propels you for money rather than inner pleasure is sheer waste. Doing a job for money which you never want to do, is like committing murder, murder of your dreams for the sake of money. You may become richer undertaking this but in the long race you are a loser.

The world today is very competitive, born with a silver spoon gives you an edge over a person born with a wooden spoon. There are always exceptions, but these exceptions are the rarest of rare, might be 1%. So let's be practical. Money isn't everything in world but it is something which will drive you to do things you would like to do and thus be a winner in life.

Abraham Maslow theorized that there are 5 levels of human needs. The highest level being the self actualization where the person is able to do things at full potential and with creative expression and the lowest level where gratifying hunger, shelter and clothing need is paramount.

There are many out there in our society amongst us who call for our monetary help to slowly climb the five levels of human need.
Let's bequeath a helping hand to those endowed offspring's to achieve and execute things that they would like rather than talking in future about the pathetic condition of their life and the dream which had died for the sheer need of money।

- आदर्श वर्मा ||
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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.