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"Kalyanam Pannipaar Veetai Kattipaar", is a famous Tamil quote about taking responsibility and experiencing its nuances. This proved to be true indeed, during the grand wedding of our BM family in March 2024. I joined this family just a year before the big wedding, in 2023. The first thing we do in preparation for the wedding...
“விதைத்தவன் உறங்கினாலும் விதைகள் உறங்குவதில்லை” -(Vidaithavan uranginaalum vidaigal uranguvathillai) – meaning “The one who sows the seed may sleep, but the seeds never do.” In December 2024, we had a SAMVAAD session on the subject of ‘The Joy of Giving’, anchored by Mr. Bharath Natarajan, our Joint Secretary. He highlighted the ripple effect of even the smallest...
I am a social worker at Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust (BMKT), where my role is to act as a catalyst for children's needs and wishes. At BMKT, we are driven by a fundamental belief that every child deserves a loving, supportive home. Our mission is to provide children with the care, protection, and opportunities they...
Each time a child comes into an institution such as ours, it is a great trauma for the child. A missing child or rescued children, who have been with their families all along, are suddenly estranged from their loved ones. This is a trauma that the child carries and finds it difficult to overcome. There...
“If you don't understand the language of money, and you don't have a bank account, then you're just an economic slave.” “Students spend 16 years gaining skills that will help them command a higher salary; yet little or no time is spent helping them save, invest and grow their money.” - Vince Shorb – CEO,...
“Successful crowdfunding is all about the coming together of credible storytelling combined with effective communication leveraging the latest technology to positively influence donor behaviour.” This blog is an attempt to explain my own approach to the recent fundraising and the reflections that I have on the whole process, the results thereof, etc. Hope the readers find...
As I write this on the last day of 2024, I have completed four months at Bala Mandir. And in this short period I have realised two things - Bala Mandir is an experience and one of its major initiatives, Kinship Care is an emotion! Having started my journey into corporate communications about four years ago,...
