Mar 1, 2022
Vasudeva Kudumbakam
I spent a couple of days at 'Nana Nani', a senior retirement community at Coimbatore, where my sister has moved in.
Mar 1, 2022
Vasudeva Kudumbakam
I spent a couple of days at 'Nana Nani', a senior retirement community at Coimbatore, where my sister has moved in.
Feb 19, 2022
Meet a Guinness record holder
Meet Mr Sathyakumar, all of 37 years and what a great attitude!
Jan 19, 2022
Welfare Schemes Awareness Booklet
ARCOD has prepared a 'Welfare Schemes Awareness Booklet', thanks to Mrs Nalini Keshavraj and Mr Paneerselvam.
Jan 29, 2022
My Sreedevi left me
A small portion of food you made for your youngest, taught me my first lesson in Love.
Jan 8, 2022
Friendship should be like number 9
I heard an interesting perspective on friendship according to Mahatma Gandhi.
Dec 20, 2021
Another Successful Day for Centre for Excellence
Bhaskar, a friend and a supporter of our work with the children for the last 11 years visited our learning centre yesterday and interacted with our 25 girls in the CFE
Nov 25, 2021
Children of Krishnagiri: An inclusive Society
We have been distributing nutrition kits every month to all our children for the last 9 years.
Nov 22, 2021
A little Hero
This little hero, Kavy (name changed), a challenged child became extremely close to us in the short time we spent with him.
Nov 23, 2021
A day well spent
A day spent with the teachers and Govt School children with whom we work with was refreshing!
Nov 1, 2021
Recovery and Reflections
A useful time to reflect and observe changes in a defined life.
Oct 11, 2021
Children of Krishnagiri’s Center for Excellence
We at ARCOD and Children of Krishnagiri are delighted to announce the ‘Center for Excellence’ initiative.
Oct 1, 2021
Entering the 12th Year with Hope!
A moment to look back with pride and look forward with hope, as we enter our 12th year of journey with love and learning.
Sep 25, 2021
The Start of a Dream
Center for Excellence commences its first 2-day residential programme today at 'Namma Veedu'
Sep 24, 2021
Lessons From my Alteration Tailor!
Irfan, my ‘Alteration Tailor’ and the lessons learnt.
Aug 24, 2021
Another visit and some more sharing.
A lot has been said and written earlier by me about the 'Indian Association for the Blind', Madurai and its present head, my friend, Abdul.
Aug 1, 2021
Lesson on perseverance and forgiveness
It was a pleasure to have our neighbour/friend Manjula joining us today with her husband Prem, son Vishnu and a great friend Santosh.
Aug 1, 2021
2-day residential workshop
A 2-day residential workshop was done with 12 girls who will be getting into college for graduation from our 'Children of Krishnagiri' group.
Jul 17, 2021
Our 3 months Hiatus
We met 10 of the 16 children who will be starting college this academic year.
Jul 9, 2021
An incredible story
Senthil came to work for me a few decades ago as a young Collection Executive.
Jun 10, 2021
Create a paradise when you move on
What a wonderful video was made by the children of Snehagram (A divine organisation working for the orphaned HIV+ children in Karnataka).
Jun 7, 2021
Good News
Our child, Tina (name changed), who came to us first at the age of 9 delivered a healthy baby girl on Saturday.
May 24, 2021
Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river
I know I haven't read a thousand books (had I read, I would have, perhaps, batted a thousand), but allow me to enlarge upon this quote.
Apr 12, 2021
My Journey With COVID-19
The word 'Positive' was a go-to word for many years in my growing years, until I started working for Children of Krishnagiri.
Apr 9, 2021
Miracles Aren’t Miraculous!
We were surprised when a company called 'Fragoman' approached us last year wanting to do something for the Children of Krishnagiri. We were clueless about who they were!
Apr 5, 2021
Ubuntu – I am because we are
During the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the pleasure to pen down my journey of life. I thoroughly enjoyed the process.
Mar 28, 2021
Another Beautiful Sunday IV
It was another achievement for us as we completed the 4th Sunday of LLL-COK
Mar 18, 2021
Another beautiful day with wonderful people.
Met Mr. Hari Haran, the author of 'Butterflies, Parathas and Bhagavad Gita' and 'A street puppy's guide to Indian Religious Wisdom'.
Mar 16, 2021
What drives them?
An 80-year-old grandfather brings his grandson to our learning sessions traveling over 3 hours one way, every Sunday.
Dec 19, 2020
Corporates & The Art of Giving.
HSBC gave us Rs.19.50 lacs for our Children of Krishnagiri yesterday.
Mar 8, 2021
Why Do We Need To Talk About Women and HIV?
HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus has an adverse effect on the human immune system.
Mar 7, 2021
A New Beginning At Children Of Krishnagiri!
Mr. Srikanth and Mr. Krithivasan have launched this program across 30 government schools in Tamil Nadu...
Jan 25, 2021
A Beautiful Day Of Learning
My happiness knew no bounds when I met Raina, Parvathi and Rijjul.
Dec 10, 2020
Mama and learnings
2020 has been a really hard year for most people- we’ve lost jobs and family members, had to deal with major changes in our life
Our chat with Shradha Sharma from YourStory
We recently had the pleasure and honour to have a chat about our journey with Ms Shradha Sharma, CEO and Founder of YourStory.
Diwali Celebrations Fundraiser with David Goggins Challenge
In preparation for the upcoming Diwali celebrations, Murali and a few neighbours took up the David Goggins’ 4x4x48 challenge in an effort to raise funds.
Aug 16, 2020
Divya and Avijit’s noble deed
What a beautiful way Divya Dinakar and Avijit Ravi decided to celebrate their wedding today.
Ubuntu
We come alone, we go alone is an oft-repeated phrase I’ve heard on life’s philosophy.
Silence
A nothingness, but a sense of completeness.
Jul 31, 2020
Lessons on Friendship – What we’ve forgotten over the years
Friendship blossoms whenever there is a common ground between people.
Jul 27, 2020
Journey as an Organic Agriculturist
My learnings as an Organic Agriculturist for the last 3 years has been manifold!
Jul 12, 2020
Loving Grace
Today I am striving to break the block to write about my cousin, Murali Gopalakrishnan.
Jul 11, 2020
A Walk In Memory Of Dr Hirji Adenwalla
My friend's wife, Mrs Meher Thomas, is walking 800 km in Singapore to raise funds in memory of her late father, Hirji Adenwalla, a compassionate doctor from Thrissur.
Jul 9, 2020
Manu
With no educational background or experience but just the love to serve those in need, Ms Manu took care of 25 mentally challenged people in Bangalore.
Jun 28, 2020
Pani uncle
Pani uncle was a wonderful human whom I had the pleasure of knowing briefly.
Sathya’s amazing grandmother
While living with her grandmother who is 52 years old, Sathya lost her grandfather 3 months ago.
Jun 8, 2020
Munirathna
Munirathna is a 31-year-old single mother who does everything she can within her means to care for her 15-year-old son, Murali.
Jun 8, 2020
Online Education
One of the major discussions I hear about, in the circle I live in, is about online education for children including its feasibility and effectiveness
May 12, 2020
Harish
Harish, a 17-year-old boy and a child of ours, a rebel who refused all along to accept his HIV status and not take his medication
May 8, 2020
Taslim, The Reliable Soul
Taslim came as a 10-year-old under our care. She is 21 years old now and carries a difficult past like most of our children.
Apr 28, 2020
A random occurrence or the universe conspiring?
Mr S. P. Iyer, with a doctorate in chemistry, was a storehouse of knowledge and a great conversationalist
Apr 27, 2020
Sage wisdom from Mr Vidyaakar
An early influence in my life was Mr Vidyaakar of 'Udavum Karangal' (Helping hands) in Chennai
Apr 21, 2020
Sushma, The Playful Soul
Like most of our children at Krishnagiri, Sushma too lost her family to HIV.
Apr 13, 2020
Thank You Team CoK For Your Invaluable Support And Dedication
We have a team of 4 people to call our children daily and enquire about their need for food, medicines and general health
Apr 8, 2020
Sridhar, The Resilient Soul
Meet the boy who braved the loss of his mother and lives with HIV
Mar 27, 2020
These two ladies are on the forefront of fighting COVID-19 outbreak
Mrs Jabeena Taj and Mrs Visalakshi from BBMP is surveying Bengaluru city and are on the forefront of fighting the Coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 20, 2020
Fighting since birth
My children of Krishnagiri have been fighting a similar but more intense battle with HIV from birth!
Mar 20, 2020
Thank You Synergos!
Ten years of work summarised in a few months with creativity and compassion! That's Team Synergos.
Mar 18, 2020
Sultana, The Affectionate Soul
The 5-year-old sweetheart who found a place to call home in Krishnagiri
Mar 13, 2020
Shakuntala Devi – The Super Mom
An auto ride with Mrs. Shakuntala Devi reaffirms my point of support for women empowerment.
Mar 13, 2020
At it again!
A big job fair was conducted today at Hosur by our District employment office in which 57 private companies participated. Hats off to Private/Government hand-holding.
Mar 13, 2020
A Woman’s Grit
It's been 4 long years since he left me! Many memories and an unexplainable void!
Mar 13, 2020
Three’s Company
This weekend's story is about my 3 colleagues, Gowtham, Radha and Lakshmi.
Mar 13, 2020
Meet Sheela and Paneer
25 children, 30 hours, 400 plus km, 2 trusted lieutenants, is all it took to experience 'Divinity'!
Feb 18, 2020
I Thank You For Your Constant Support
A tribute to those who continue to stand by me and my children
Jan 16, 2020
Abandoned but Abundant
These days you can’t go two posts on the internet without running into someone posting “I’ve lost my faith in humanity”.
Jan 6, 2020
YRG Care Conducts a Residential Camp for COK
The joy of the children grew leaps and bounds
Jan 2, 2020
A New Milestone – Commencing Operations in Krishnagiri
Commencing operations in Krishnagiri
Dec 18, 2019
Children of Kelamangalam – Krishnagiri
Children of Kelamangalam - Krishnagiri Visitor Blog