In
the autumn of their lives, the residents of Aadhar Old Age Home take each day
as it comes. Battered by failing health, weakening memory and a deep sense of
loss from being abandoned by the very families they help build, these
superstars have not forgotten to smile. On Wednesday 31st July,
2013, from 6pm to 7pm, Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust plans to
give the residents a fresh reason to cheer.
Bhajan Samrat Padmashri shri Anup Jalota ji will perform in a Bhajan Sandhya organized by the trust exclusively
for the residents of Aadhar. Mr Jalota is expected to sing several
evergreen classics like ‘Aisi Lagi Lagan’, ‘Chahe Krishna Kaho yaa Raam’ and
‘Rang De Chunariya’ along with newer compositions for the residents of the old
age home who number over 125.
The
institution mostly houses senior citizens abandoned by their families, and
includes couples. Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa Charitable Trust has been
associated with Aadhar Old Age Home for the last 10 years. The trust’s social
work initiatives are inspired by Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s teachings that ask
devotees to go beyond the temple and engage in good works for the benefit of
all beings.
Sanjeev
Gupta, a devotee of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa and a member of the trust,
which handles the entire gamut of social service initiatives of the Hindu guru
that includes women’s empowerment programs, health camps, blood donations,
support to schools for students of limited means, orphanages, old age homes,
gaushalas and temples, said, “Our trust supports various institutions like
Aadhar with food grains & snacks, Free Medical – Dental, Food, Heart
checkup, free cataract operation, medicines, distribution of sewing machine,
laptops, stationery, also clothes distribution. We also organise pilgrimages
for old age home residents to spiritual locations nearby. However, we believe
that it is not enough to feed, clothe and care for the body. The heart and soul
also require nourishment. It is equally important to address one's spiritual
longing. Which is why we routinely organize bhajan sandhyas in old age homes,”
Mr Gupta said.
“Guru
Maa says that Narayana resides in all hearts. We are happy that Aadhar Old Age
Home has given us an opportunity to serve the senior citizens and through them
helped us to serve guru and God,” he added.
One may also volunteer in Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa’s social initiatives that include book donation drives, blood donation drives and heart – check up
