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PATIENT CARE”. Everyone was made to
understand that Compassion is a virtue and a
necessary trait that everyone working in the
Hospital should practice and follow. In simple
terms, being responsive to the care needs of patients
and giving them the feeling of emotional relief from
pain. The Hospital has already gained a good name
in the locality for being compassionate for which the
staff were congratulated. The Doctors and staff of
Gayathri Hospital took an oath of maintaining
compassion to the patients by all means.
The period we are now crossing through is very
challenging with Covid-19 taking a heavy toll on
lives everyday. Now is the time for all of us to be
compassionate and help each other to overcome the
malady. Let us all take a vow to join the league of
compassion to keep this world ever smiling.
Wear face mask & keep social distance for a safe and
corona free life for all.
I thank everyone for the support being extended to
Udavum Karangal.
“Compassion” is a very simple term but that has a
profound meaning both in terms of thought and
action. As we all know compassion means to “suffer
together”, to be more specific “to feel others’
suffering and work towards relieving them of that
suffering”.
I take pride in saying that the very premise under
which Udavum Karnagal was started was
“Compassion”. Almost 24 years back, in 1997, Smt.
Padmavathi, (in the poster above) who was herself a
senior citizen aged 64 years knocked the doors of
Udavum Karangal with a just born baby seeking
shelter for the infant. She said that she was from
Kerala and her daughter died while delivering the
baby. She had none to take care and so she too
wanted to die after finding a safe place for her
grandson. Her grandson was admitted along with
her. She now thrives to live with all motivation as she
was conquered by “Compassion” at Udavum
Karangal. Her grandson is now a grown up boy who
lives on his own and now she has become Padma
Patti, at 88 years, to all the children at our Home. This
is the wonder that Compassion is capable of –
turning misery to bliss.
FOREWORD BY Thiru S.VIDYAAKAR
loitering aimlessly near Maduravoyal Government
Hospital and Mr. Jacob, Social Worker of Udavum
Karangal identified him as being mentally ill. He
was immediately rescued on 3rd February and
brought to our Home at Thiruverkadu. He was
referred to our Psychiatrist who identified him as
depressed mentally ill patient. Subsequent to
medication, the patient started opening up and
divulged some information about his family and
place of living.
He disclosed that his father worked in a Hotel in
Pondicherry and mother a house wife. He is from a
place called Parangipettai. He has a sister who works
in Dubai. He was also married and has children who
are at Mumbai. Since he was not earning and had no
money, his wife along with his son left for Mumbai
to her mother’s place. He gave the phone number of
his mother, Jarina Begum.
The Social Workers of Udavum Karangal contacted
her and she was happy to know that her son Jaseem
was found at last. She told us that he was missing for
the past 5 days and that she has filed a FIR with the
local police in Pondicherry. She came to Udavum
Karangal, Thiruverkadu on 5th February to take him
back and she was telling us that her only wish was
that he should live with his wife. After treatment she
was likely to take him to Mumbai to reunite him with
his wife. She thanked Udavum Karangal for the
reunion as she was in tears.
Mr. Suban, Karnataka
Kerala, on behalf of Divyaraksha Social and
Charitable Society, Mylacombu P.O. Thodupuzha,
Kerala, authorized for transfer of Mr. Sopan (Suban),
REUNION OF RESCUED PATIENTS
A 28 year old mentally ill man, who was missing
from 2016, was reunited with the family after nearly
4 years of aimless wandering on the streets. Udavum
Karangal rescued him on 1st January 2021 and
reunited with his family on 11th January this year.
The mentally ill man was found squatting on the
pavement of National Highway near Madurai. Our
Social Worker Mr. Mahendran of Udavum Karangal
rescued him and brought him to our Home at
Kariapatti near Madurai.
prescribed medicines. Surprisingly within 3 days of
medication, he was back to normal and revealed his
name as Rajesh, his father working in a hotel and has
a few siblings. Udavum Karangal contacted one of
his brothers Mr. Joshwanth who immediately
rushed to our Home on January 10th. After all
formalities of documentation, Rajesh was reunited
happily with his brother and it was an emotional
moment.
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12th Dec 2015 for further care, treatment and
restoration. On arriving at Udavum Karangal he was
given extensive psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation
and care. After a period of 5 years, the patient was
able to recollect certain details about his family and
the location of his earlier stay.
He remembered one Mr. Suresh Kirana a Shop
owner near his house at Belakalla Village, Koppall
District, Karnataka. Based on this detail our Social
Worker searched through internet and found
Mr. Suresh Kirana’s shop. The Shop owner
Mr. Suresh somehow got us the number of
Mr. Sopan’s brother Mr. Peer Saheb and Uncle
Mr. Khaja Sab. We sent Sopan’s photo and they
confirmed that his real name as Suban Saheb (earlier
name disclosed as Sopan) aged 40 years, producing
his Voter ID.
expressed his happiness. He along with his uncle
Mr. Khaja Sab rushed to Udavum Karangal,
Thiruverkadu on 5-2-2021. They thanked
Mr. Vidyaakar, Founder Secretary for getting his
brother back after 6 years of having lost him.
Mr. Peer Saheb, disclosed that Suban was mentally
sick for quite some time but married and has a
daughter. Mr. Vidyaakar counseled his brother on
the continuity of psychiatric treatment and also gave
free medicines as prescribed by the Psychiatrist.
Mr. Shankar, Padi - Chennai
A 40 year old mentally ill male who was missing for
the past 4 months, was reunited with the family on
8th March 2021. He was rescued and admitted to
Udavum Karangal on 22nd January 2021. He was
loitering on the Girivalam Road, Emalingam,
Thiruvannamalai, when our Social Workers of
Thiruvanammalai Unit rescued him. Udavum
Karangal was able to find out his family in Padi,
Chennai and reunited him with his family.
After rescue of the patient he was given psychiatric
treatment and he started slowly recovering. With
small details given by Mr. Shankar, Social Worker of
Udavum Karangal, Mr. Srinivasa Rao, found his
family through local phone contacts. The entire
family including his wife and mother were happy to
see Shankar hale and healthy.
Mr. Murali, Andhrapradesh
9 months from his home in a village at Warrangal,
Andhra Pradesh, was reunited with his family on
15th Feb 2021 by Udavum Karangal, Chennai.
The Social workers of Udavum Karangal on
9th February found a man self-talking, dirty and
with matted hair at Velappanchavadi signal near
Poonamallee, Chennai. He was brought to
Shanthivanam Home at Thiruverkadu, where male
mentally ill patients are treated and rehabilitated.
He was immediately referred to our Psychiatrist
who found him to be schizophrenic with post-
concussional syndrome. Medicines were prescribed
and counseling by Social Workers was commenced.
With the continuing treatment and medication, the
patient started divulging small information about
himself and his family. His name is Gaddala Murali,
aged 35 years, was working as a Mason doing Shankar with his wife Devi, Mother & Social Worker
construction work. His family consisting of wife
(Rama) and two daughters aged 11 & 7 (Sindhuja &
Sreeja) were at a village called Station Ghanpur in
Warangal District. He had his parents and a sister
also living in the village. He gave the phone number
of his sister.
called upon his sister and mother and informed
them of Murali being housed at Udavum Karangal
Chennai. They came to our Home on 15th Feb and
were happy to see him alive. They disclosed that he
was missing for the past 9 months from their village,
since lockdown was announced. He developed
psychiatric problems due to an accident in which he
suffered head injury for which he was undergoing
medical treatment. They thanked Udavum Karangal
for tracing him and handing over to the family.
Udavum Karangal gave free psychiatric medicines
for a week.
A 64 year old mentally ill male who was missing
from 2003, was reunited with the family after nearly
18 years. He was rescued and admitted to Udavum
Karangal on 30.01.2017. Udavum Karangal was able
to find out his relatives from Bihar and handed him
over to his family from Bhagalpur District on 26th
February 2021.
treatment and he started slowly recovering. He
started to divulge small details like his name and the
place of his stay. He called himself Mr. Virendra
Mandal from a village called Pharka in Bhagalpur
District. He has wife and a son. His son is working as
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Mr. Srinivasa Rao, Social Worker of Udavum
Karangal, found his village and contacted his family
at Pharka.
rehabilitation centre for mentally ill patients)
Coimbatore, spoke to the family at Pharka Village.
His son Ashuthosh kumar gave the details of his
family that Mr. Virendra Mandal was having a
general provision store in his village. He was
mentally sick with no proper history. His son was
only 15year old when he left his home without any
notice i.e. in 2003. His son was searching for him for
the past 10 yrs in all the villages. His son along with a
family advocate immediately rushed to Udavum
Karangal Home at Coimbatore on 26.02.2021
(Friday) and were happy to see Virendra Mandal
hale and healthy.
continuing psychiatric treatment and regular
medication besides family love and affection, to
avoid further relapses of his psychiatric problem.
DONATIONS
and he was so excited, he thanked Udavum
Karangal.
a dilapidated hut, unable to walk or hold things with
his hands due to defect in nervous system. Udavum
Karangal provided him with a new wheel chair,
Mr. Jothi Mr. Rajesh Mr. Ramaswamy
which made him very happy. His family and village
people also supports him.
with a car accident 5 years ago, developed bed sores
due to prolonged illness and remaining bed ridden.
Unable to afford an air bed by himself, Udavum
Karangal donated a new air bed to him which would
give him some relief. He was thankful to the
organization.
Donated Cot,
Matters, Wheel
Donated Diapers (45 boxes, each box containing 100
Diapers) to Institute Of Child Health And Hospital
For Children, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
Donated Cupboard, tables, and physiotherapy
items to Perumbakkam, PHC.
Dr. Jawahar Raja Rathinam, Associate Professor of
KMC acknowledged the receipt of the above items
and thanked Udavum Karangal for the kind gesture.
Essential Provision Kit
Udavum Karangal distributed essential provision
kit (10 Kg Rice Bag and Groceries) to 150 Staff of
Government Corona Hospital (King Institute,
S.No. Description Qty
Under Parivartan scheme, Udavum Karangal had
distributed pair of Goats and Tailoring machines to
the recovered / rehabilitated mentally ill patients /
family members of Coimbatore in order to give them
an opportunity to earn their livelihood. They were
given a pair of Goats (male and female) free of cost
for rearing, multiplying and selling them for benefit
and thereby earn income and become self-reliant.
Similarly, the tailoring machines would help them
earn their living and stand on their own legs. The
expected impact is to empower the rehabilitated
mentally ill patients by giving them an opportunity
to earn their livelihood which provides them a valid
ground to gain the respect not only from their family
members but also in the society.
Rehabilitaion Programme -
organized at Coonoor office Campus, Nigliris. On
this occasion, sewing machines were distributed to
the recovered / rehabilitated mentally ill patients in
order to give them an opportunity to earn their
livelihood. . Sewing machines were distributed by
Mr. Ratan Vidyaakar, Facility Administrator;
beneficiaries felt very thankful to Thiru S. Vidyaakar
for his timely help.
and Lab specimens
We thank A. R. Industry for having given the Green
Chalk Board and Lab specimen for the students for
the year 2021 under Corporate Social Responsibility,
which will be very much helpful for the RVN School
children.
Covid-19 patients on 03.03.2021.
Based on the request received from the two
orphanages in Chennai, Udavum Karangal has
donated 50 Bags of Rice & 25 sets of Wire Cots, Bed,
Pillows and Bed sheets. They thanked Udavum
Karangal for the timely help.
Community Outreach Programme -
Udavum Karangal conducted the Community
O u t r e a c h P r o g r a m m e o n 2 9 - J a n - 2 0 2 1 a t
Myleripalayam, Coimbatore.
Udavum Karangal, Coimbatore has implemented a
P r o j e c t n a m e d “ PA R I VA R TA N ’ ’ [ m e a n s
“TRANSFORMATION”]. It is a community mental
health initiative in rural Coimbatore, where a team
of Social Workers, medical and paramedical staff
visit villages and make a survey to identify persons
not only with mental ill-health but also other major
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PHILANTHROPHIST FROM AUSTRALIA DONATES MOBILITY AIDS
U d a v u m K a r a n g a l t h a n k M s . H a r i p r i ya
Chandrasekaran, NRI from Australia for having
donated the following items during Feb 2021 for the
disabled patients.
2. Crutches (Adult size) - 2 numbers
3. Walker - 4 numbers
Under CDPS, the facilities provided by Udavum
K a r a n g a l t o t h e f o l l o w i n g s c h o o l s i n
Thiruvannamalai Dist are given below:
Government School, Perumbalai:
for students
• Laid tiles for class room for 1200 sqft and wall
painted
Marriage kit sponsored
by MEDIMIX COMPANY
kit of marriage donation including vessels, cot and
mattress, steel cupboard, grinder and mixie. A
representative of Medimix came to Thiruverkadu
during the marriage of one of our resident girls Ms.
Maragatham and donated the items for her
marriage.
to eat Millets.
the benevolent act of Master. Harish and
Ms. Prathiksha, son and daughter of Mrs. C.S.
Shanmugapriya, Gujarat. They have sacrificed their
birthday expenditure and have donated food to 100
abandoned children of our organization during Jan
2021, by sending us Ecojivan’s Foxtail Millet Bisi
Bela Bath (Ready to eat). All the children enjoyed the
meal and appreciated the love with which, they have
been given. The children and the residents prayed
for the well being, happiness and a good career of
Master. Harish and Ms. Prathiksha.
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• Painted the entire school building
PROGRAMMES Pulse Polio Camp at Thiruverkadu
Pulse Polio programme conducted at Thiruverkadu
for 3 days (31-Jan to 2-Feb). Jeevan Community
College Nursing students participated in the camp
and contributed their services with the help of
Primary Health Center, Kaduvetti. JCC Nursing
students provided drops to the community children
in and around Thiruverkadu. Certificate of
appreciation was awarded to nursing students by
the PHC Medical Officer.
A medical camp was organized by the ACS Hospital
Lab for the 100 women residents of Karunai Illam ,
Maduravoyal on 23.03.2021. All the women
residents were screened for diabetes, blood pressure
and various other diseases. Overall the camp was
very useful for follow up treatment by our Doctors.
Cancer Screening Camp at Coimbatore.
Classroom - Tiles flooring School Building – Painted
Book Racks
March 2021 in Thanjam unit, Udavum Karangal,
Coimbatore. The screening camp was organized by
Dr. Chitra, Project Head, Ramakrishna Hospital,
Coimbatore. The Camp was very useful to the
inmates. First time, we organized the Pap Smear
camp for the inmates. Total number of the patient
screened during the camp was 50. In that 13 of our
inmates were identified with some minor problem
for which the Doctors have prescribed medicines
and follow up action.
The 3rd Anniversary of Gayathri Hospital was
organized on 15th Feb 2021, at the Hospital
premises. The General Manager Mr. Aswin read the
Annual Report and gave details of the performance
of the Hospital during 2020-21. The Founder
Secretary honored the Doctors and staff who
performed well during the year. There was a
cultural performance by the Jeevan Community
College Students during the event.
Women’s Day Celebration at Gayathri Hospital
Women’s Day was celebrated at Gayathri Hospital
on 08th March 2021, marking the achievement of
women in the field of medical profession.
The lady Doctors, Nurses, Technicians and
Attendants all attended the celebration. The
speakers were all praise for the lady staff of Gayathri
Hospital for their valuable contribution in attending
to the patients in a courteous way, earning a good
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all the lady staff on the occasion.
Kathak Workshop for girl children
at Shanthivanam, Thiruverkadu
children of Shanthivanam Home. The first session
was organized on 21st Feb 2021; Mr. Anand Tiwari
came to Shanthivanam and taught the students. The
workshop was co-ordinated by Ms. Poonam Narkar
from USA while it was co-ordinated by Ms. Lara,
and Ms. Kavitha, at Chennai.
Ms. Dhanashree Weds
M r. Muthukumar
Ms. Mangai Weds
Mr. Arun Pandiyan
Ms. Maragatham Weds
Mr. Bharath Rao
Mr. Dinesh
MARRIAGES AT UDAVUM KARANGAL Marriages conducted during the period Jan 2021 to Mar 2021, to our resident girls of Udavum Karangal are as
follows:
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Mr. M.S. Perarasu