Sunil loves to travel and always has a bag packed – just in case. Going on the train to a different place always makes him very happy. Here he is in Puri, traveling with the girls from Lula Bari and Pappu.
Sunil loves to travel and always has a bag packed – just in case. Going on the train to a different place always makes him very happy. Here he is in Puri, traveling with the girls from Lula Bari and Pappu.
Pappu Mishra (chairman of shuktara) and Sunil are accompanying all the girls and staff of Lula Bari. They take the overnight train to Puri together and stay in a small hotel near the beach. Since it's the hottest time of the year everyone takes a "bath" in the sea.
Raja Mohan Das, our resident deaf artist, and Pappu Mishra who runs shuktara in India.
Learn more about Raja…
Learn more about Pappu
Yesterday (April 25th) the houses shook in Kolkata. Everyone left the building and Anna decided it was time for a shower, a shave and fresh clothes. We don’t know what he thought. Today (April 26th) there have been more tremors and they left the house again.
We are talking about Kolkata. So our thoughts must be with those people so close to us in Nepal.

Lali came to shuktara in 2008 after she and her sister were abandoned by their parents. Since then her sister has been in a missionary home here in Kolkata and yesterday they were reunited.
Read about Lali here:
http://shuktara.org/the-shuktara-family/lali-khatoon/
Read more about Prity: http://shuktara.org/the-shuktara-family/prity-kundun/

Arvind, the driver, takes Moni and the other girls to REACH in our vehicle and they, of course, demand that the music is played loud.
You can see how happy Moni is in these photos and you can follow her story here:
Moni Mondal


On 10th September 2014 Moni came to us.
Last week she chose her full name and is now Moni Mondal and on Monday (6th April) she starts at school for the first time in her life. She will be in REACH Special Education Unit.
It’s all happening here at shuktara for Miss Moni Mondal.
Read her story here: http://shuktara.org/the-shuktara-family/moni/

Rajesh came to shuktara in 2006 after he lost his parents at Howrah Station.
You can read his story here:
http://shuktara.org/the-shuktara-family/rajesh-roy/



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