Tata Trusts are the oldest, multicultural humanitarian organization. The Tata companies are the apex group of company, wealth that accrues from this asset supports a variety of causes, institutions and individuals in a wide variety of areas. In this manner, the profits that the Tata companies earn go back many times over to the communities they operate in. These funds have been deployed towards a whole range of community development programs across the country, for over 100 years now. More than a company, it is famous for Tata trust now. Tata trusts have played a pioneering role in transforming traditional ideas of charity and introducing the concept of benevolence to make a real difference to communities. Through grant-making, direct implementation and co-partnership strategies, the Trusts support and drive innovation in the areas of healthcare and nutrition, water and sanitation, energy, education, rural livelihoods, natural resource management, urban poverty alleviation, enhancing civil society and governance, media, arts, crafts and culture and diversified employment. The trusts engage with competent individuals and government bodies, international agencies and like-minded private sector organizations to nurture a self-sustaining eco-system that collectively works across all these areas.
This time we got an opportunity through PVCHR to work with
them and pleasure moment of our life. The program was for labors help them to
construct a Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya cancer hospital in Varanasi. There
were almost one thousand and fifty labors working on construction. Each labor
supposed to call three members from family and there were almost three thousand
people altogether. We were suggested to behave respectful, happy and helpful to
all the guests. When we heard the number of people coming for an event for the
first time, we were like oh my god! And
we (fk fellows) were in food department with major roles that we have to look
after single food counter. We were so excited and somehow frightened as well.
First day was a day of entrance people were coming turn by turn so it was not a
rush moment. There were more than thirty buses to pick up the family members of
labors. Receiving point was in three different places Mugal Sarai, Cantt
railway station and bus station where thirty four volunteers face the challenge
of it but the Tata trust facilitated all the people as much as they can. Not
only in transportation rather for bathroom and toilet services, health
services, accommodation, lights, mobile charging pot, clean drinking water and
healthy food. While entering with registration the guest had a gifts pack
according to gender.
We started our day serving
break-fast using only two food counter and we succeed. Both lunch and dinner
was also served according to that the people were on coming process till next
morning. Before having evening meal movie was shown toilet ek prem katha which
was about toilet problem in villages. We planned for next day that we had to
open all counter for total number of people coming for an event. The next day
was started with break-fast, increasing number of people and the excitement in
their faces was remarkable to see. People with different culture, nature and
their aspects were quite similar because what so ever they belong from the same
country. When we talk with the mass most of the people were from UP state like
Jharkhand, Bihar and state of Rajasthan.
Felicitated program started,
all the families were delighted to see the beloved one compliment. All the
labors who were working since ten months got medals and some gifts, Tata trust
also delivered their appreciation towards labors. The assumed manufacturing period was four years because of their hard
work, dignity, responsibility, patience and teamwork it only took 10 months to
complete it. All guest visited to
Saranath temple which is Buddhist temple where Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon called “Dharma Chakra
Pravartana” or “Setting In Motion the Wheels of Law” as it is known in
Buddhism, to his disciples in the deer park nearby. Everyone seems so happy and
getting back to the event place, there was a cultural evening with light,
dance, song, magic and a delicious food.
It would be a panic situation but our teamwork pays off that it was
completed fluently. The last day was to visit Kashi Viswanath temple and they
back to their home. We had an amazing three days, learnt about responsibility,
ability, communication, to lead, appreciation for works, team management and
team work.
By: Anu Baskota, Ganga Baik,
Madhu kumari, Vinti Vishwakarma, Sabin Magar and Rishabh Tripathi
