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 »

-penned by our Communications Intern Tanay Kagal The Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) at Sharana provides women with interest-free and collateral-free loans for establishing their own small business or for developing an existing one. However, Sharana’s support extends beyond giving the loan. Social workers regularly follow up on the business, the well-being of the beneficiary, and… Read more »

-penned by board member Mrs. Alo Pal “In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be” Ben Johnson Session I At the tsunami quarters – rows of identical little matchbox houses. Manuel : Close your eyes, think of Nature, what do you see? Women and children in a Community… Read more »

-penned by our Communications Intern Tanay Kagal Awareness Sessions in Schools The onset of the COVID 19 pandemic brought jurisdictional limitations on the mobility of people and significant changes in their daily routines. As we were shut inside our homes, many of us turned to a screen as our window to the outside world. School,… Read more »

– penned by our board member Mrs. Alo Pal The village sits together, the stage is set before them, everybody likes a good show, a departure from the routine with the buzz of a clan assembled in anticipation of fun and entertainment. And thus, a puppet show in the village focused on issues such as… Read more »

-penned by our board member Mrs. Alo Pal. One day, in 2019, Kavitha snapped, she abandoned her unproductive alcoholic abusive husband and she relocated to Coimbatore with her four children. Her oldest daughter Valli, who had just passed her 10th exam, started to work while the other three were enrolled in school. Since her move… Read more »

-penned by board member Mrs Alo Pal Early morning first they wet the patch of road in front of their houses, then make little dots in equidistant geometric patterns and then with a deft hand, plunge regularly into the box of white powder they connect the dots and lo you have a pretty fresh white… Read more »

-penned our board member Mrs. Alo Pal “I was selected on a contract basis through an outsourcing agency during the pandemic period…this was my first experience working in a central government hospital and was happy to work. I learned so many things and I played like a good team player in my ICU department. During… Read more »