abhaya Foundation

Form 10B, Certificates u/s 12A & 80G, FC-4, Form TM-A... and the list goes on. All the above annual compliances are required under various acts regulating abhaya Foundation. To just promote a good cause and serve society, should one comply with all of the above mammoth tasks? Yes, very much. Being transparent and accountable is the duty of every NGO and abhaya's founder who is a Company Secretary himself has done his best to comply with these. All our receipts and payments are audited by a qualified chartered accountant and the same are published on our website. We also have the Trust Deed, Approvals from regulatory bodies including PAN card are hosted on the website for public access. To have a glimpse of them, click here Started in the year 2006 with a motive to "Love all and Serve All", we have crossed many milestones and many yet are to be reached soon. Some of the remarkable ones include CII enlisted abhaya in their Dossier of NGO’s Finalist in iVolunteer Award R

  The 2020 population count was a stellar accumulation of unimaginable numbers. It outlined the total population of the country sweeping 1.3 Billion in numbers. Given the gradual and imminent increase in the population over years we can approximate the numbers to have touched the ceiling limit of 1.4 million  – given the 50 births per minute record rate.      As obvious as it sounds, the census was not only about recording the total population. It counted the total males, females, poor, rich, healthy, sick, young, old, homeless … ah, the homeless. Let’s pause and have a look at what the report has to say about it.    It is defined in the report that the homeless are those who do not live in houses, but rather stay on pavements, roadsides, railway platforms, staircases, temples, streets, in pipes, or other open spaces. There are 1.8 million homeless people in India consisting of single men, women, mothers, the elderly, and the disabled. Let’s put this in perspective, alright? As I

Ebbs and flows are part and parcel in the cruise of life. Voyager’s intention is to hold the steering tight, face the mighty inevitable storm, sail through the torrential rains, beat the oceans in its own game. Srimati Alivelumanga Thayaru steered her ship through the mightiest of oceans, bent the societal flows, helped others build their ships and sail along with her, and in the end on the inevitable day as her ship sank her soul swayed away and mixed itself with the blue sky and started it's journey to God's Adobe to resonate the meaning of life forever. If it’s not clear yet, it is his holiness Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami ji's mother who is in the details. Like mother, like son. Many a time, Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji shared with everyone about his mother who permitted him to take sainthood (yathya:sram). He is ever grateful to his mother for happily letting him choose to serve the cause of his acharya, and not limit him with a unit family. Lovingly known as &qu

As the saying goes "Richness is measured in sharing the wealth, not having it".   Meenamma, a humble lady aged 85, made us realize the truth behind the saying.      When the heart and soul of abhaya Foundation, Mr. Balachandra, tests positive for Covid-19 on an unfortunate day. Panicked Meenamma rushes to the manager, gives her Mangalsutra, requests it to be sold for treatment and prays selflessly for his recovery.  Not many days back, she had also donated her Gold bangles for a good cause. A few days later, to our dismay, she falls sick and tests positive for the Coronavirus. The humble lady she is, offers to sell her earrings and gleans some money for the treatment. The founder , after a few days of hospital care, recovered and headed back to abhaya Home.  The news about Meenamma leaves him awestruck. Listening to everyone sing praises about her selfless being, the founder lands somewhere deep inside the melancholy of melody.  Her 85 years of selfless being, graced by G

All the big and successful business magnates like The Ambani's, Tata's and Birla's have one common mantra for their success, yes it's a generation run business, to be precise it's a third-generation run business. If a third-generation business can reach such great heights, we can imagine what Fifth-Generation artists would have achieved.    I take the opportunity here to introduce the famous Surabi Drama Co of Hyderabad which was set up in a mere garage by    Vanarasa  Govinda Rao  in 1885 which is now the only surviving example of Company Theatre.   In the initial stages, it started with Puppet shows and now more than 240 families are a part of the play. The plays are now been directed by Padmashri Rekandar Nagesh. All Surabhi productions are large-scale mythological and musical plays, based on stories from the  Ramayana , Mahabharata and Shrimad Bhagavatam.  To know more about the great works of Surabi Group, click  here     In the Mahabharata play, we all are awa

Durga prasad from Rajahmundry lost his leg due to blood clot. He needed funds to get an artificial limb. Family background : He lost his job after losing his limb. He is a father of 2 daughters who were 1 year and 4 years at that time. His wife is uneducated and cannot support the family. CS lakshmi a friend of Durga Prasad brought this mission to Abhaya and they requested for funds. Lakshmi gave Rs.50,000 but artificial limb may cost around Rs.1,20,000. This mission was posted in Whatsapp group. Within minutes, a very good response came from Dr.Suresh, Bionic Clinic, Hyderabad. He stated that he will take up the entire case. Durga Prasad was advised to visit Abhaya and Bionic and travel support was also given to him. Abhaya with the help of Lakshmi pooled Rs.25,000 for him. He was also educated about the usage of the artificial limb. Durga prasad came to stay in Abhaya in March 2016 for 10 days and took training in Bionic. He moved from immobility to mobility. He convey