soulful ayurveda

After reading my blog and posts about Dhaanu many people reacted many of them they wanted to do something on their own,some offered financial help to some NGOs working in the area and rest just expressed their regreat over the sorry state of affairs prevailing in our country.I myself had mixed feelings about the issue, helplessness , anger, frustration etc. anyhow coulnt stop thinking about the issue.when I went to the chatrapati shivaji museum,churchgate I suddenly saw a lady who looked like a tribal selling artificial jewellery.I started a conversation with her first asking the price of the neckles ,then her name and soon we started chatting.I thought of sharing a cup of tea with her as she seemed really friendly and nice,soon we started chatting like old friends. The things which told me caused me even more anxiety from within.shanta tai told me that se was from solapur kheda.she lived there till she had three kids.the famine and malnourishment forced her to leave her village...

we at IAC-Mira bhayender had collected a donation of old clothes ,toys and books under “Ek Jodi Kapda” campaign to be distributed in advaasi and rural ares of Maharashtra especially areas which are near Mumbai,we got a very generous response from everyone and managed to collect over 5000 jodis of kapda,which was more than enough for 4-5 villages.we decided to distribute the same on 19 th feb as it was shivajimaharaj’s birthday.For this purpose the villages selected in the first phase were Aina,Dibhon and Ohiliwadi (dist Dhaanu).we at IAC do not feel that donations of any kind can solve the problems of people but as it was one of the coldest winters in the country and we needed something to break the ice with the people so that they can trust us with their problems we selected the donation of clothes.Eight IAC volunteers along with a truck driver ,who was generous enough to offer his service to us free of cost , left for Dhaanu from Mira road station at around 8.30am. We reach...