ANAVI – 3rd Anniversary On the afternoon of 16 June we went to the Chetla Nabanir nonformal school. Sharmila de took great pain and decorated the school premises with flowers and rongoli. Mr. Pradhan lighted the diya and cut the red ribbon and we entered the school. Mirande sung an opening song and it was […]

Visit to Tiljala Care Center For Poor Children This Day Care Centre cum Nursery School comes under the banner of the Women’s Co-ordination Council of West Bengal. There were 15 children from the age group of 2 yrs to 6 years present. The 2 teachers as well as the Members of the Co-Ordination Council were […]

Visit to Apon Ghar Our visit to Apon Ghar on the 28th March 2012 was as always a touching and beautiful experience. The inmates total 17 – were all awaiting us and had big smiles when we met each one of them in their rooms – most of them stay in their beds only – […]

Visit to Apon Ghar Apon Ghar is registered under AIWC (All India Womens Conference), P57,Ranganathpur Colony, Near Bagalomukhi Mandir, Opp. 3A Bus Stand, Thakurpukur,Behala. The inmates pay Rs.800/- per month for their stay in rooms having at least 5 beds and 3 single rooms for Rs.1000/- per head. Most of the inmates are paying for […]

Annual Picnic The Anavi Ladies organised their annual picnic on the 22nd January 2012. This is our 3rd consecutive picnic which is one of the most looked out for events every New Year. There were approx 50 picnickers which included children as well. We left for the picnic spot which is in a place called […]

Rashmee School Tutorial Class I arrived at the place at 5 pm and was directed to the Terrace for our class – the class room which we are paying a rent for was occupied so this was the new place – it was extremely cold and windy on the terrace and the 12 kids that […]

Visit to Ramola Bhavan and Rashmee School A few people celebrated the year end festival season a little early this year. “O aamar theke bodo piece peyeche (He got a bigger piece than me)”. The little kid complained to auntie. “Sabay saman peyeche (Everybody has got an equal piece)”, she explained. That seemed to have […]

Visit to Nabneer Home, Chetla Aaami aar paari naa (I can’t do it any more). Kintu aamra sobai aapnake shunte eschi (But we all have come to hear you). A little bit of prodding and she obliged. It is remarkable how well this inmate of Nabneer Old Age Home at Chetla, Kolkata can sing even […]

Visit to Sarsuna Home On 17th September, Mrs Mita Chakraborty along with her daughter , Mrs Sangita Mukherjee & my self went to the Sarsuna home. They were as usual happy to see us. All the students of the Primary section assembled at the Hall & Chumki distributed 100 packets of combined 2 pens, 2 […]