“Love cannot remain by itself-it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service.” This story showcases the power of love and service as the Asha slum community comes together to help an elderly…
January has begun with the practice of Hindus and Muslims as well as persons from low castes and high castes washing each other’s feet. Such an act gives rise to wonderful emotions of love and fraternity and breaks down all…
Here is the story of 75-year-old Samarti Devi, a native of UP, who lives alone in the Mayapuri slum Southwest Delhi for the last thirty years. She was married very young age and came to Mayapuri with her husband and…
Hello folks, as I sat and reflected on how I would like to ring in the New Year, I decided to invite some of the poorest and most abandoned elderly from Asha to my home for a sumptuous lunch today.…
Hi everyone, as I saw the wonderful pictures of people in the Asha communities lovingly embracing one another, I thought I’d share something of the Power of Touch in our lives. Touch is a fundamental necessity, just as the air…
Asha has been looking after Sheela and Ramyag, an abandoned elderly couple in the Zakhira Slum colony, for the last 12 years. Sheela suffered from a paralytic attack in 2010, and since then, she has been bedridden. Ramyag, a heart…
Hello folks, I had a light bulb moment as I sat one afternoon reflecting on the elderly and the untouchables in the slums who have suffered so much all their lives. My home has been a place where we have…
Desolation is defined as the soul being disturbed, being agitated, without hope, without love, tepid, sad. May we learn to read desolation and the inner depth of sadness in a person’s soul. And then may we give them abundant love…
Rajkumari, 70 years old, widow, lives in Kalkaji Slum. She originally belonged to a small village in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Her parents, landless farmers, were forced to marry her when she was only fourteen. The young couple shifted…
We are looking for the poor and the suffering in every corner of our communities, and serving them with great tenderness and compassion. May we bring healing to their heartaches, their broken spirits, their sad and lonely lives. May the…