Satsang Seva Journal

Team SSM Mumbai ushered in the joyous occasion of Christmas with a medley of sevas filled with great joy and enthusiasm. On Sunday, 25th December 2022, a few team members offered a freshly prepared lunch of vegetable pulao, gulab jamun, and pickle packed in 100 meal trays to the community of slum dwellers living near the Sai Baba Temple, Chembur .  Soon after lunch, 100 blankets were offered to the senior citizens and the most needy families of the community. A few other team members organized a fun-filled Sports Day for 155 children of the migrant workers and slum dwellers living in the Labour Camp, near the Hiranandani Estate in Thane .  Watch the video here. The Hiranandani Park was abuzz with excitement as the children aged between 7 and 14 years participated in the Sack Race and the Skipping Race as they raced animatedly towards the finish line. Exhilarating Kho-Kho and Kabbadi matches and a thrilling Tug of War demonstrated the strength, stamina, and skill of these won...

On 6th November 2022, Team SSM Kerala commemorated Sir's birthday with annadaanam seva and celebrations at  Mathruchaya Balabhavan located in Chowara, Kochi. Mathruchaya Balabhavan is an orphanage for boys and senior citizens. The 20 young boys between the ages of 10 and 20 years sheltered here hail from less privileged families. They are provided with food, clothing, shelter, and education while the 18 elders at the home receive care and medical aid. The children sat together, meditated, and chanted the Gayatri Mantra. This was followed by a traditional Kerala Sadhya for everyone, and the cutting and sharing of a birthday cake, and an aarati in reverence to Sri M.  The team members also distributed 50 kgs of rice, 20 liters of oil, and some cakes and biscuits for the children. The team also got an opportunity to plant saplings at this sacred place.   The celebration ended with an offering of stationery for all children.   It was an inspiring experience for the tea...

In commemoration of Sri M's birthday, Team SSM Chandigarh visited the Government Senior Secondary School at Ramgarh, Chandigarh and interacted with the students of Grades 11 and 12 on 3rd November 2022.      While the parents of these youngsters have the wherewithal to provide the basic necessities, they are often unable to provide educational material that is beyond their spending ability. The team members therefore offered a set of Physics textbooks to the students to help them explore, learn, and assimilate the core concepts and put them into practice during their lab sessions under the able guidance of their teachers.   To support the initiatives of Team SSM Chandigarh, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org .

With the reopening of schools after the summer vacation, Team SSM Mumbai decided to distribute essential school items to children from less privileged families. On 18th June, 2022 the team members visited Dr. S.V. Samant Vidyalaya, Turbhe and Modern School, Vashi Sector 7 and offered school bags, notebooks, drawing books, pens, pencils, erasers, foot ruler, and raincoats to 120 students from Grades 4 to 8. It was truly wonderful to have interacted with these bright children and put a smile on their faces as they start a new academic year! The principals, school teachers, and other personnel of these schools also deserve a special mention for their help and support.   To support such special initiatives, please contact us at connect@satsang-foundation.org or visit www.satsangsevamission.org .

The Lakshmi Bai Seva Sadan Balika Trust in Alwaye, Kerala is an institution that promotes the empowerment of girls through education and skill training. While the state government takes care of the school fees and uniforms of government school students, often less privileged students have to buy their own school supplies.      On June 12, 2022 Team SSM Kerala decided to ease this burden off the young shoulders of 18 girl students at the trust by providing stationery kits that comprised school bags, notebooks, pens, pencils, drawing books, color pencils, and compass boxes.     The intention was to encourage both these young girls and their caregivers to take education seriously and enhance holistic growth and development, thus ensuring that these promising youngsters will tread firmly on the path towards a successful career and a happy life.     During lunch, the team members shared a simple meal with the 'little champs' and offered them sweets and cake...

ANIKET Sevabhavi Sanstha is a home which nurtures 60 cognitively-impaired children who have been abandoned by their families.  Team SSM Pune has been associated with this organization since the past three years and has supported these special children through annadanam seva, provision of groceries, medical check-ups, distribution of clothes and essential items, and financial support towards the payment of the monthly electricity bill. On the 5th of April 2022, the third day of the Chaitra Navratri , the team members spent a fun-filled evening of yoga followed by dinner and the distribution of  stationery kits. The children learned how to imitate the postures of animals and trees with pictures as visual aids and the guidance of a team member, who is a graduate of the Teacher Training Course of the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra, Madanapally.  Joyful laughter and enthusiastic cries marked this yoga session as the children performed asanas such as Marjariasana (Cat pose), Bhujang...

The Mathru Abhaya Foundation, situated at Medipally in Northeastern Hyderabad, is an orphanage that provides a safe haven for children who have lost their parents or are less privileged. On receiving a request from the founder to provide school bags for the boys, the team members set out on the 18th of December, 2021  to meet these extraordinary children with goodies: school bags and stationery kits that included drawing books, coloring books, notebooks, pens, crayons, color pencils, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, and rulers.   They were greeted with endearing smiles and sweet words of gratitude from the 18 little boys and the 7 young men as they handed out the school bags and the stationery kits. They then distributed juicy, delicious apples as an evening snack and chatted with them about their daily routine and their aspirations. A couple of the young men proudly shared that they would soon graduate from engineering college and look for jobs. Their confidence and ...