Tag: Help

  • Beacon of Hope

    By Kelly Munro YOU have cancer, is a phrase so many will be told this year. ‘We can help you,’ is a phrase the Indian Cancer Society says to those that cannot help themselves. The Indian Cancer Society, based in Mumbai, has a 60 year history of saving lives. They have helped thousands of underprivileged…

  • How it all began at Drishti

    The train was running two hours late. I saw a station approaching, and heaved a sigh of relief when I saw ‘Chitrakuta Dharm’ written on the board where the train halted for 3 minutes exactly. As I de-boarded, Mr. Pankaj, the manager of Drishti Blind School received me. Exhausted due to fluctuating temperatures and irregular…

  • DEAN Foundation wants no one, even people from remotest villages to die of suffering and pain

    As the date for my visit to the DEAN Foundation was confirmed, I was a little apprehensive. I did not know what Palliative care or Hospice was and felt I was stepping into the unknown. DEAN Foundation is a one-storied building located in Kilpauk. The clinic is on the ground floor and the office on…

  • How it all began at DEAN Foundation

    Deepa Muthiyan, the founder of Dean Foundation was born in Renigunta, Andhra Pradesh and grew up in the Nilgiris. It has been said that very strong bonds are formed between grandmothers and granddaughters, both powerful and meaningful. Such was the relationship between Deepa and her grandmother. Her grandmother was a doctor herself who lived and…

  • How it all began at Neptune Foundation

    THE Neptune Foundation has been built under The Neptune Group, one of India’s leading real-estate companies. Social work has been the Group’s focus – even during its initial stages. As it grew brick by brick, there was a clear vision to give back to the communities they lived in. Quite socially conscious, the company strives to follow…