–penned by volunteer Aastha Agarwal who was with us in the months of May and June. Inspired to share her experiences, she wrote this piece on her own initiative. I had 2 months before heading off to university to pursue my Masters and I wanted to spend my time doing something meaningful and enriching; something… Read more »

The following stories are a documentation of his work by Mr Manuel Theremand, our in-house Expressive Arts Practitioner and Art Therapist, as well as our Child Protection Officer. Penned by Board Member Alo Pal. Born to alcoholic parents, living on the streets, used by their parents for begging with not a remote intention of sending them… Read more »

-penned by Board Member Alo Pal and Communications Intern Tanay Kagal One of Sharana’s main objectives has been to send children from the streets and slums to school, keeping them from harm and abuse. Once they are in school our next objective is to prevent dropouts, and have regular follow-ups with parents and schools on problems… Read more »

-penned by board member Mrs Alo Pal Life imitates art but sometimes life imitates bad art in tenacious meticulous detail. Married into a rather poor family where her relationship with her in-laws was strained, Durga (name changed) moved back to her parents’ house after the demise of her husband in a freak electrocution on the… Read more »