A 34 years old Saravanan reached Pondicherry 10 years back. He became an orphan after the death of his parents. He had one elder brother, but he too died in the road accident. The in beginning days, he knew no one in Pondicherry, so he started to collect trash on
On 16th of October 2021, kanthari provided us a place in the heart of the city to demonstrate my learned social business skills. 27 participants from different countries and states participated with unique ideas and products. This day was a bit unfortunate for all the kanthari participants because many parts
“Wine has drowned more men than the sea” –THOMAS FULLER-. A woman comes back home, hungry and exhausted after a long day of work. Two of her kids are also hungry and crying for food. A little while later the mother opens her cupboard to pick up some money to
When you marry an irresponsible husband what happens to your life? Family is a vital part of every person in this world. We all learn every good and every bad from our family and friends circle. Think about a person who grows in a less privileged family, where a father
A 70-year-old Sundaram (widower, the name changed), pushed out on the streets to live a lonely life. Sundaram is a goldsmith; he used to work 14 hours a day to feed his only small family. In ten long years gap, he became a father for an only son. He loved
“World Environment Day” has been celebrated every year on 5 June, engaging governments, businesses, and citizens in an effort to address pressing environmental issues. For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the
A 65 year old Mr. Murugasan from Panruti, a city in Tamil Nadu became homeless after the death of his wife. He has two sons but they never wanted Murugasan to be with them. Therefore, he left his village and came to Pondicherry to survive. He knew no one in
A 27-year-old woman waiting for her husband till 11 pm in the night. The whole day children were crying and waiting for their food. Its lockdown time, for months no proper work. The House owner keeps on pestering for the rent, no creditors left to take loans on interest. At
Helping and empowering the women’s community is always a vital activity of Snehan. A huge number of families in India live in separation, poverty, and unemployment because of alcohol addiction by men. The women who are completely dependent on their husbands for their survival and their kids are left in
Mr. Poopathi, a 60-year-old man got out of his family due to family conflict, he got two sons settled, married, and they got children. He is never wanted nor celebrated in the family; therefore he came out of his family, was living on the street as a homeless person. He
