Tag: Sunil

shuktara home for young adults with disability - Pappu, Pinku and Rajesh at a Durga Puja pandal

Enjoying Durga Puja

Posted on October 11, 2016August 14, 2017 by shuktara

Durga Puja is one of the most famous and important festivals in West Bengal. This ten-day Hindu festival celebrates the victory of goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.

This is a time for everyone, no matter what religion, to dress up in new clothes and go out with family and friends to enjoy the celebration. The young people at shuktara eagerly await this holiday. They love to go out visiting the magnificent pandals that house the Durga sculptures, complete with her lion mount and her ten arms wielding ten weapons.

The boys and girls go out together in two big vehicles over two days. The older boys go out again later on both those nights. This means that Sunil, who absolutely loves the Pujas, gets to go out four times!

shuktara home for young people with disabilities - 2016 October - Sunil, Belinda and Ashok at Fire & Ice

Pizza at Fire & Ice, Kolkata

Posted on October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 by shuktara

shuktara home for young adults with disability - Ashok and Sanjib

Sanjib’s birthday at shuktara

Posted on September 24, 2016September 24, 2016 by shuktara

shuktara home for young people with disabilities - September 2016 - Sunil celebrates Vishwakarma Puja

Vishwakarma Puja with Sunil

Posted on September 18, 2016September 18, 2016 by shuktara

shuktara home for young adults with disabilities - 2016 September - Sunil flying a kite

Sunil flies a kite – and Puja Season begins

Posted on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by shuktara

shuktara home for disabled youth - 2016 August - Ramesh, Rajesh, Bablu Lal and Sunil

Accidents happen

Posted on August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 by shuktara

We obviously prefer to give you good news and happy stories but the reality is when you are caring for a large number of young people living together accidents do occasionally happen.

About a week ago Rajesh damaged one of his fingers by slamming it in the kitchen door. He spent the night at hospital where they bandaged his finger.

A few days after his overnight stay he was taken back to the hospital for the dressing to be removed. The medical staff decided to keep him there for a few days so that his finger could be operated on. Clearly his finger needed slightly more attention than we originally thought.

Rajesh came home from hospital August 3rd - still bandaged and he says in a little pain - but home!

The original crew with Pappu

Posted on April 6, 2016May 8, 2016 by shuktara

Colours of Holi

Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by shuktara

According to Wikipedia:
"Holi (होली) is a colourful and happy Hindu holiday celebrated primarily in India on the last full moon of the lunar month of Phalguna at the end of the winter season. It falls in either late February or early March. It is also known as the Festival of Colours."

At shuktara Holi has a long history - every year everyone at shuktara throws coloured powder and liquid colour in bright, vibrant hues at each other, the staff and friends who come by. For days afterward the colour is still visible on faces, hands, and clothes as it slowly fades. Holi is a wonderful holiday, one that everyone participates in and completely enjoys.

Celebrate Durga Puja 2015 with shuktara!

Posted on October 18, 2015November 10, 2015 by shuktara

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