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SRD Organises a Newspaper Drive

Always striving to come up with new initiatives, SRD organised a unique newspaper drive to raise funds for an orphanage. Arhat Touch children donned Mission T‑shirts and caps and went from door to door, collecting old newspapers to be sold for this noble cause. Explaining their cause to help the not so fortunate with vigour and passion, these young ambassadors won the hearts of many. People were moved by their gesture and were eager to help them. They insisted that the children conduct many such activities and visit often.


The children worked hard to get more and more papers and thought of the activity as a purposeful, fun‑filled outing, instead of a tiring task. Their perseverance and commitment was indeed an inspiration to all.
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Divinetouch at Shri Parshwanath Jinmandir

Divinetouch didis were invited by Mahasati Shri Shanti Prabha Shriji to conduct an Arhat Touch orientation during her 7‑day shibir at the Shri Parshwanath Jinmandir‑Dadawadi, that left children and parents spellbound. The session began with Navkar Mantra followed by captivating meanings of various Jain terms and stutis and an interactive treasure time.
The session was attended by various Mahasatijis and dignitaries like Mr. Ghanshyam Johri, President of Johri Mandal Kolkata. Mahasatiji was so impressed by the teaching methodology that she encouraged didis to enrol all the children for the programme

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Kolkata Centre Holds High the Mission Flag at the Kolkata Marathon

The Marathon fever reached Kolkata as the Amity Half Marathon 2013 was flagged off with an aim of raising funds to promote Education of the girl child. Actor Rahul Bose was the guest of honour. Abiding by the same theme of Mumbai Marathon – ‘One World’, members of the Kolkata Satsang Group, Youth Group as well as SRD children participated in the marathon with gusto and fervour. Filled with enthralling banners, Kolkata streets reverberated with slogans of ‘One World’ and ‘Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care’. With faces glowing with excitement, body filled with encouraging spirit and hearts flowing with love, they completed the 4 km Dream Run. Of the onlookers, a man was so impressed by the varied activities that he pledged an amount in support of the Mission. Instead of feeling tired at the end of the Marathon, their faces shone with undying enthusiasm.

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Youth Group Reaches Out to a Young Leukaemia Victim

Care and Concern, a Delhi based NGO, contacted the Youth Group members seeking help for Arpan Sardar, a 14 year‑old, diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL). Currently recuperating at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, Arpan needed approximately Rs. 2.5 lakhs for his treatment, which was a distant dream for his daily wage labourer father. Hearts of Kolkata youth ached at his plight and they collected Rs. 40,000 from amongst themselves as well as their friends, in a bid to provide whatever help they could. They also visited Arpan and other ailing children at the cancer centre. Having known that Arpan is fond of painting, they gifted him and other children with drawing books, crayons and other painting aids.