Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal Shanmugavalli, 21, has just landed a job, two months after completing her B.Com. She is working as an assistant in an audit office and earns around ₹10,000 and month. Her mother, who has worked all her life as a housemaid, has worked hard to ensure that all three daughters… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal  Anandi had a very difficult childhood. When she lost her mother at the age of seven, her maternal grandmother took her in and brought her up. Despite the challenges she faced early in life, Anandi went on to complete a two-year diploma in nursing and was recruited by a… Read more »

Penned By Communications Officer, Asmi Dolia  On Saturday 19th September, Sharana conducted a one-day workshop on Basic Visual Communication for approximately 75 college students from different disciplines. The workshop was organised through Sharana’s Digital and Language Lab, with the aim of introducing students to the fundamentals of visual communication and giving them an opportunity to… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” Steve Jobs Jana was bright, passionate about maths, and model child whom our social workers described as “obedient, disciplined, calm, interested… Read more »

Penned By Intern Tapomagna   For a child, the sea can hold many memories: a place to swim, play, collect shells and watch the waves. But what happens when the child begins to wonder why there is plastic in the ocean?  This question lies at the heart of Sea Change, an environmental education programme developed… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal By mid-March 2020, the distant buzz of COVID-19 and the detection of the first cases in India had become a calamitous cacophony, and the school where I teach shut pre-emptively in mid-March. I moved to a farm in the village with my children, unsure of what to do about… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali At Sharana, we believe that education is about much more than ensuring children attend school and perform well in examinations. While access to education remains central to our work, we recognise that children need support beyond academics to truly thrive. Confidence, resilience, emotional well-being, and life skills all play… Read more »

Sharana was honoured to welcome Mr. Etienne Rolland-Piègue, Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai, to our Social Centre. During his visit, Mr. Rolland-Piègue learned about Sharana’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) and its work towards supporting women’s economic independence. He met with our Founder, Rajkala Partha; CFO, Murugaiyan; and CEO, Vandana Shah, who shared… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali On 31st July and 1st August, Sharana Social and Development Organization marked an exciting milestone with the launch of its first round of AI workshops for college-going students from our Digital Lab and Language Lab. Bringing together 81 students from both current and alumni batches, the two-day workshop transformed… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali Sometimes, creating lasting change is not about introducing something new, it is about helping people access the opportunities that already exist. Last November, Sharana began its collaboration with the Ariyankuppam Post Office by organising a financial literacy and awareness program for our Women’s Social Entrepreneurship beneficiaries and the residents… Read more »