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 […]

Repair work done at Jankalyan Society School The children at Jankalyan Society School had been having a unique experience this monsoon. They were studying in a swimming pool. Well almost. The roof of their classroom had been damaged by the incessant rains and even a small downpour would lead to flooding and eventual cancellation of […]

Anavi goes Green, Visit to Children Welfare Association Most of our members and a new entry – Samantha Mendonca were present for this visit. Saplings of big trees and flowering ones too, were handed over to the children of the school – groups of 5 were made and 7 such groups planted the saplings with […]

Visit to Nabneer Home “Aamake khide peyeche, ki holo?” (I am hungry, what happened) “Aajke special ranna hocche, ektu upekha korun .” (Today we have a special menu, please wait a little) It was past their usual lunchtime but the ladies were patient enough. Today they were due for a special lunch courtesy members of […]

Visit to Sarsuna Girls School Nothing is unusual about catching a Saturday afternoon movie. Waiting for friends before the movie is pretty normal too. But what if the movie show is a specially organized one and the “friends” are the aunties from Anavi? That is what the kids from Sarsuna school had in store for […]

Visit to Ramola Bhavan It is little difficult not to get a lump in the throat when one visits the 1st floor of the Ramola Villa. It houses the senior ladies of the old age home. One of them is 104 years old. She still smiles and responds to our gestures and even recognizes some […]