11 Sep 2008, Bhaliya, Bihar Many of the places we go to have almost no or very limited medical services. The medical team from the ashram is Godsend to the people. It has been sent by Amma. No other organization is providing such specialized and qualitative service to the people. Somehow where ever we go […]
11th September, Bhaliya We started early for Bhaliya as it was a three hour journey from our accommodation but still managed to reach only by 1 pm. Immediately the camp was set up and the doctors went into action. Meanwhile myself and Nijamrita went to Rehapura, another village, travelling by four wheeler and two wheeler, […]
10th September, Bhaliya, Bowanipur While the doctors were busy with their medical service on another part of the city we went visiting more in accessible places, so that we could reach out to more and more needy people. So along with a local press reporter as our guide we left Bowanipur, and went by boat […]
10 Sep 2008, Bihar The initial days here in Bihar have been extremely tough for me physically and mentally. We have been running from camp to camp offering medical support for the effected, at times it was difficult for me to just film the situation, without being directly involved, having to stay always behind the […]
9 Sep 2008, Bihar Today in the morning we had a surprise but welcome visitor. Shri. Avdhesh Narain Singh, the hon’ble minister for labour came to our accommodation to consult our doctors! What better validation for the quality of services we are providing to the people of Bihar! After finishing some of the endless jobs […]
9 Sep 2008, Bihar Yesterday we had a medical camp in Janaki Nagar, but at another locality within that general area. As usual as soon as we set up our facilities there was a huge line of patients were waiting impatiently to be examined. After getting the prescription from the doctors, the patients were to […]
Sept 9th 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar The morning started with lots of activities. A team of doctors and paramedics had gone to a pharmaceutical company storehouse for getting a large supply of medicines as we were running out of medicines. Shri Avdesh Narayan Singh, the Minister in Charge for Purnia and also Labour Minister for Bihar […]
Sept 8th 2008, Purnia, Bihar. Today Br. Unni who heads the ashram fabrication works arrived from Amritapuri. As he had to be helped in the purchases of hardware for erecting temporary shelters, we split into two teams, one with the doctors for the medical camp and me and Unni along with a local person to […]
7 Sep 2008, Bihar The second day of camps. We went to Banmankhi – opposite in direction to Bhawanipur where we went yesterday. It was a camp of ramshackle huts – made of bamboo and plastic in most part. Again the same scenes of poverty and lack. When we reached there and were setting up […]