If there is a lesson to be learnt while dealing with real, raw human problems it is that of shedding the comfort of knowing the job. We live in a world of codes and formulae

Warm and hearty New Year Wishes from the entire Sharana Team

For a few years now, Sharana has consciously tried to generate its own income, to move slowly but surely towards integrating a social business model in all programs. We believe that for an organisation to move ahead and sustain itself locally and internally in the true sense is the truest fruition of its endeavor. In… Read more »

For a second year around, we have received volunteers from an agricultural university in the South of France, Ecole d’Ingénieurs de PURPAN in Sharana this September. For three months, 4 volunteers will work alongside the Sharana team in green initiatives. While Marion and Clemence are helping with

Sharana’s oatmeal ragi cookies are flying off the shelves at Grinde! To help the cookies travel better, we’re making them in button-sized bites, too. And we’ve given them a festive Deepavali dress-up look in rolls. Have a look:

We were happy to receive Belgian volunteers, Alexander Alexander van de Voorde and Wouter Gyssels in Sharana early this month. They have both completed their engineering studies (mechanical and energy respectively) before coming to Sharana for a one month volunteering and field experience. They are going to rebuild the

The wait is finally over, dear friends. You have been asking us where you could buy the irresistible Sharana special oat and ragi chocolate chip cookies. Well, since about a couple of weeks

Prakash and Vadivu, social workers of the Gayatri House participated in a 2 day workshop organised by Tulir- Centre for the Prevention & Healing of Child Sexual Abuse on the 9th and 10th of September. The title of the workshop was: It’s Everyone’s Business – Working Together to Prevent Sexual Abuse

Sathiya Priya, sponsored since 2005, is presently pursuing her second year in Bachelors in French course at a reputed Government college. She is the youngest of 4 sisters, born to parents who

For the past several weeks, the Sharana team has been buzzing with creativity and enthusiasm, in preparation for our participation in this year’s Pondy Photo event. We participated once before, in 2014. This time the event was held at the old Pondicherry port: an abandoned but immense property, which is part of the history of… Read more »