Category: shuktara

young boy held by his mother smiling

Purulia update

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On 5th and 6th June, after visiting 9 villages and 25 families in Purulia district, Pappu has decided to take on supporting 14 young disabled children who are most in need. This will involve medical and physiotherapy needs as well as most importantly moral support.
Thank You for your support, because we could not do this without you!
And welcome to our new extended shuktara family:
Kali
Malika
Gopal
Sunaina
Gour
Ani
Mahabir
Bhagbat
Badal
Puran
Subhankar
Subham
Puja
Krishna

Young girl in pink striped tee smiling, sitting on string bed
boy with Snapchat tee, half-smiling
boy held by his mother wearing orange sari
disabled girl broadly smiling lying on string bed, mother behind wearing sari with bright blue blouse
boy in sitting device in a room with bright blue door
young girl in long green dress standing in her village on a dirt lane
young boy smiling in his mother's arms, she's wearing an orange sari
older boy in light green t-shirt not looking at camera
Young girl smiling with her mother in a yellow sari helping her daughter to stand
young disabled boy sitting on string bed
girl with white bead necklace not exactly smiling
Older boy in red shorts sitting on a chair
boy in hospital bed talking to a man, woman in sari in the room

Successful operation in Purulia

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Phatik has had his first successful operation!!!!

He is autistic and was born with an imperforate anus.

Pappu is working with doctors and the hospital to get the second part of the operation done as soon as possible.

Phatik Mohato is one of the young people we have been supporting for the last three years in Purulia District of West Bengal.

Pappu drove ten hours overnight from Kolkata to Ranchi to be with Phatik and his family. The treatment has taken place at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science and shuktara is financially supporting the family during this time.

Young woman with dark hair and sunglasses looking out at a body of water

Lula Bari goes to the Sundarbans

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6th and 7th January 2025

Lula Bari Trip to the Sunderbans

Thanks to the generosity of one of our friends.

girls on a boat
Moni, Guria and Prity on the boat
eating outside in a field on a blanket
Eating al fresco
Three young women with disabilities on a cart
Puja Basak, Moni and Prity
young disabled woman with holding the arm of the person next to her
Pappu and Puja Basak
Two young women outside a vehicle and another young woman smiling inside the vehicle
Tamina, Prity and Muniya
woman in sari on cart with several young women
Visiting the Crocodile Project
woman holding on to a cart with other women on the cart near a small house with green doors
Transportation in the Sundarbans
Young woman in floral dress smiling
Prity on the boat
Women in saris and young women on a boat
On the boat with Tamina
Three young women with the jungle behind them
Guria, Lali and Prity
On the boat
“Khub bhalo lagchhe!”

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Adam and his family visit shuktara

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Adam Thompson, Chairman of Shuktara Trust UK, along with his wife Kate and their two children spent last weekend (19th and 20th October) in Kolkata seeing Pappu and spending time between Anna Bari and Lula Bari. Below are photos from their visit.

Older man, younger man and male teenager standing on a roof looking at the camera and smiling
Adam and Pappu
at Anna Bari
Young Indian woman smiling wearing a pink long sleeved shirt and green leggings with visitors - two young people and their mother sitting on a couch
Muniya with Adam’s wife Kate and their two children at Lula Bari
Man and two disabled girls in a house with pink walls
Tamina, Pappu and Moni
Two disabled young woman smiling and standing in front of a red door and pink wall - posing for a camera
Tamina and Lali
young disabled woman sitting on a parked motorcycle smiling for the camera
Tamina on Pappu’s Enfield
Young Indian woman sitting with two British women (child and mother) talking
Muniya with Adam’s wife Kate
Young disabled woman wearing a yellow shirt smiling for the camera
Guria
Young girl sitting with two disabled women
(L-R) Lali, Adam’s child and Muniya
Young disabled woman in a yellow shirt in front of an open window
Lali
Young disabled woman sitting on a motorbike making signs
Tamina
Two disabled young women smiling for the camera
Puja Bagh and Lali
Women standing or sitting next to a marble shelf
Adam’s child, his wife Kate and Muniya (Lali is in doorway)

ShuktaraX25 in London

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On Sunday 13th October we celebrated 25 years of shuktara with our friends and supporters in London. It was wonderful to have Pappu, the chairman of shuktara, with us to celebrate ShuktaraX25. No-one knew he was coming, only David and Pappu’s wife Deepika.

We were delighted to have to our friend and supporter Fern Britton with us to interview David and Pappu.

Thanks also goes out to Xen and Elena and the team at Tsiakkos & Charcoal for their generosity in hosting the event.

And thank you to everyone who came. 

Fern Britton and David Earp smiling
Fern Britton and David Earp
ShuktaraX25 Supporters in London

During the afternoon, we showed this edited clip from the Shuktara Documentary Film which is still in production.

Two people colorfully dressed smiling
Fern Britton and David
Table setting with red napkins, pink roses and heart shaped cookies
Table setting ShuktaraX25
three people sitting on stools in front of a sheet in a restaurant
Fern, David and Pappu
People in a restaurant sitting at small tables listening to a woman and two men talk
Supporters at Tsiakkos & Charcoal