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.
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/
cojean in Paris who sponsor Shuktara Cakes Training Centre have sent Lau over to Kolkata to work with the team for one year. As they have had a busy week and Lau just arrived, they decided to go to Shankarpur to get to know each other and plan the year ahead.
Of course, any trip away means that Sunil automatically gets included!
Here are some of the photos they took…
Like many of our boys, Saroo left his home on a train for a bit of excitement, and ended up in a care home here in Kolkata.
The only difference is that Saroo finally landed in Tasmania and found his family again through Google Earth.
His life story, starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, is being filmed in India and Bablu, Ashok, Sumon and Raju all had small parts to play – interestingly enough, in a scene very much like some of them have lived through themselves – in a Government Home.
Read the amazing story here:
A Home at the End of Google Earth
Thank you to Hilary Niederer and Miranda Harcourt for putting us all together, choosing Ashok, Bablu Lal, Sumon & Raju to be part of this amazing story, known as LION – but especially for the generosity and love from Anurag, Ambica and Sunny – Assistant Directors taking time out to visit us yesterday during filming.
Sunil and Bablu Lal on the roof of the shuktara boys house in 2009
photo by Paula Harrowing
1st January 2015
Someone had fun on New Years Day!!!! They clearly know what to do with the old Christmas decorations at shuktara!
Photo of Anna Das by Pappu Mishra (Chairman of shuktara)
Ziffit is partnered with Virgin Money Giving to allow you to donate 100% of the value of your unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, and games into cash donations to Shuktara Trust (UK).
You can donate the value of your unwanted stuff to charity – without leaving your home – through Ziffit.
Click here to find out more about Ziffit and download the app.
Give as you Live Online is a free and easy way to raise money for Shuktara Trust (UK), just by shopping online.
Once you’ve signed up, you can browse the Give as you Live website for the store you want to shop with. Click ‘shop & raise’ to go to their website, then continue to shop as normal.
Click here to find out more and sign up to Give as you Live.
