Astha Jyoti

Be it a birthday or a rice-feeding ceremony, a wedding or a memorial service – the members of Sukher Chador always make a humble effort to save a portion of the event expenses and contribute it towards the welfare of the underprivileged, helpless, and ailing members of society. On 15th April, 2025 Sukher Chador two members Sri Sandip Kumar Das & Asit Kumar Banerjee attended the Rice feeding Ceremony of KIMAYA, grand daughter of our members Sri Ashok Sinha Roy & Jaya Sinha Roy at Baguihati, Kolkata

After cutting the cake with little fairy Kimaya, Mrs Jaya and Mr Ashok handed over a cheque of donation to Sukher Chador in front of all the guests and relatives.

Mrs Jaya shared how happy and proud they are to be part of a voluntary organization like Sukher Chador, which dedicates itself year-round to various humanitarian efforts and supports the underprivileged, helpless, and ailing through a dozen long-term projects.

Sukher Chador is truly grateful to our friends Mrs Jaya & Mr Ashok for such a lovely invitation and for allowing us to be part of this noble initiative inspired by their daughter and son-in-law. We wish their granddaughter Kimaya a bright and beautiful future.

We hope people from different area, states, culture will be inspired to make their joyful or commemorative events equally humane and meaningful.
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On 11th April, our benevolent well-wisher, Ms. Anindita Jana from Ghatakpukur, South 24 Parganas, generously arranged nourishing meals for 50 forsaken and homeless elderly mothers and fathers. The route spanned from Ghatakpukur to Bantala, via the waterways of Sonarpur, returning through Ghatakpukur and Ghoshpur — all facilitated through the Help Homeless Foundation.

Meal provided: Rice, lentils, eggs, and bottle of water.

Some may be recognised and reunited with their families. We also aspire that this silent testament may stir compassionate souls to extend the simple yet profound gesture of sponsoring a meal — even if only once a year.

Today marked the successful wedding of Asha Hari, under Sukher Chador’s Aastha Jyoti initiative — the 7th daughter whose marriage was supported through our Sukher Porinoy (Ashtha Jyoti) project.
After Asha’s birth, her father abandoned the family. Her mother raised Asha and her sibling by selling flowers on the roadside. Though Asha pursued her graduation up to the second year of her B.A., she couldn’t complete it due to financial hardship. She then started helping her mother by selling flowers too.
Last month, her marriage was arranged with Kajal Kundu, a kind-hearted and responsible groom from Naihati who works in a private firm. Despite having modest means, Kajal and his family readily agreed to a dowry-free marriage.
We learned about Asha’s situation through our sister Juhi from Shyamnagar, who informed us that Asha’s mother was seeking help for her daughter’s wedding. Gautam-da and I visited them, conducted a detailed survey, and our Sukher Chador committee decided to support Asha’s wedding in every possible way.
Asha is now the 7th daughter whose marriage has been fully taken care of by Sukher Chador. Our women members handled every aspect of the ceremony — from traditional shankha-pola to guest arrangements — with the warmth and care as if it were their own daughter’s wedding. Sukher Chador provided everything needed: clothing, brass utensils, bedding, temple costs, jewelry, and hospitality for the guests.
Asha’s wedding was held at 9:30 PM in the presence of around 70 guests, along with nearly 40 other couples who got married at the temple that evening. Earlier that day, the “gaye holud” ceremony took place at sister Juhi’s home, followed by a simple lunch. I had the honor of adorning Asha’s wrists with the sacred “shankha-pola”. A kind sister did Asha’s bridal makeup for free. Another well-wisher gifted her gold bangles. Some donated brass utensils, others contributed the groom’s attire. Many sisters gifted Asha sarees, bedding, beauty products, imitation jewelry, towels, and a trolley bag. One sister and brother took responsibility for serving snacks (kachuri and sweets) to all 70 guests.
Sukher Chador strongly believes in self-reliance, especially for women. Today, our President Rupali Majumdar and Treasurer Mitali Sengupta handed over a ₹5000 cheque to Asha, which she will invest in a fixed deposit to support herself in the future.
We are immensely grateful to all members, supporters, and well-wishers of Sukher Chador, whose love and generosity made Asha’s dream come true. Special thanks to the brothers and sisters of Juhi’s Valley of Smile Foundation for their unconditional support.
We wish Asha a happy and fulfilling married life ahead.
Stay well 🤝 Spread wellness.
— Jajabor

Today, under Sukher Chador’s “Sukher Porinoy” project, we handed over this morning the marriage assistance including different materials to Mou, our third dauhter of this year 2025 for her wedding.

On behalf of Sukher Chador, we handed over Mou a Banarasi saree, a gold nose ring, a dinner set, a bed and bedding set, a Korean blanket, brass utensils, two additional sarees, bed sheets, an umbrella, several imitation jewelry pieces as gift and ₹5,000 transferred to her account. This amount she will deposite in bank as fixed deposit, which we hope will help her to become a little more self-reliant in the future.

Mou’s father is a rickshaw puller, and her mother works as a domestic working lady. Her groom is from Sonarpur and drives a toto (electric rickshaw) . We were deeply touched by the warm hospitality of Mou’s parents.

We are grateful to our friend Chaitali, through whom we came to know about Mou’s situation. Our heartfelt thanks also to all members and supporters of Sukher Chador for their generous gifts and unwavering support.
Our well wishers and members eagerly wait to support this type of social activities

Stay well, Keep well

A few days ago, through our volunteer friend Chaitali Das, the Sukher Chador team—Mitali, Sudeshna, Laxmi Da, and Asit Da—visited Jyotinagar, near Kestopur, to conduct a survey for our Sukher Porinoy (Marriage of Happiness) project. The survey was for the upcoming wedding of Moumita, a girl from a very underprivileged family.

The entire family lives in a tiny 5 ft by 6 ft room, where they cook, eat, and do everything. Moumita’s father is a van-puller, and her mother works as a housemaid in four households. Moumita, their only daughter, is 19 years old. She studied up to Class 9, but due to financial constraints, she couldn’t continue her education. Though she had hoped to pursue a beautician course, that too remained unfulfilled due to similar reasons.

Her wedding was originally scheduled for November last year, and the family had managed to gather a few essentials. However, an unexpected medical emergency requiring surgery forced them to postpone the wedding. The new wedding date is set for April 29th. The groom lives in New Town and works as a mason. He is the youngest of three siblings, and both his parents have passed away. He lives with his elder brother’s family.

Following the survey and a meeting with the team, the Sukher Chador Executive Committee decided, as per our guidelines, to stand by Moumita in her marriage. As part of our support through the Sukher Porinoy project—this being our 11th such initiative—we will provide:

• ₹5,000 worth of essential items like bridal wear, groom’s clothes, shoes, sarees, and other wedding necessities.

• An additional ₹5,000 as a fixed deposit in Moumita’s name, which she can use in the future to become self-reliant.

• We will also contribute half the cost of a bed for her new home.

Although we had planned to contribute towards her Banarasi saree and marriage registration fees, someone else has taken responsibility for those, so we will not duplicate the support.

We, the friends of Sukher Chador, sincerely wish Moumita a joyful and fulfilling married life ahead.

Stay well, spread love.
👣 Jajabar 👣

Today was Annapurna Puja. As we know, Goddess Annapurna is the deity of food. It is said that no one goes hungry in her presence. These may be stories or legends, but even in real life, we find such divine figures — like a motherly Annapurna — who, every morning, cooks for 50 homeless people. The hot rice she prepares is then lovingly served by her worthy son Tapas Naskar and his friends, who walk the streets — in heat, rain, and cold — to feed those in need.

Tapas once made a humble request to Sukher Chador to stand by them in this noble cause. Answering his call, today marked the second day this month that we took up the responsibility of distributing hot rice along with egg curry, lentils, sweets, and bottled water. This responsibility was taken by a compassionate daughter of Sukher Chador, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Alongside this, on behalf of this same kind-hearted daughter, we also distributed sanitary napkins to 60 adolescent girls as part of our “Suchetana” initiative under the guidance of our dear Aastha Jyoti 🥀.

For your information, we’ve been providing sanitary napkins to 150 girls every month for the past six years.

Stay blessed, Mother Annapurna. Stay blessed, kind-hearted daughter.

👣 Jajabar 👣

Today marks the death anniversary of the late B.B. Dasgupta, beloved husband of Sukher Chador’s senior member Smt. Shipra Dasgupta, a resident of Noida, Delhi. We pray for the eternal peace of his departed soul and extend our heartfelt respects and salutations. 💐🙏🏻

In loving memory of her dear one, Shipra Di has generously contributed midday meals and refreshments for the children of Probratok Orphanage, as well as financial assistance for the children of Sukher Pathshala.

With the presence of her brother and sister-in-law, respected members Sushil Da and Sumana Di, the children at Probratok Orphanage were served lunch. Also present at Probratok were Sukher Chador’s Secretary, Shri Sandeep Kumar Das, and member Piyali Basu.

We extend our heartfelt respect and gratitude to Shipra Di for her compassionate and noble gesture. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Today marks the first death anniversary of the late Shiv Shankar Chakraborty, beloved father of Sukher Chador’s well-wisher Smt. Sutapa Kundu. We pray for the eternal peace of his departed soul and extend our heartfelt respects and salutations.

On this solemn occasion of her father’s death anniversary, our well-wisher Sutapa Di has made a generous contribution towards the welfare of the children at Sukher Pathshala. We express our sincere gratitude and admiration for her compassionate gesture and humanitarian spirit.

May kindness and goodwill continue to spread. 🙏🏻💖

We are extremely happy with the initial success of “Sukher Sugandh” incense sticks. Through Sukher Chador’s Aastha Jyoti self-reliance project, we have not only provided one-time assistance to our visually impaired brothers and sisters to encourage their self-reliance but have also aimed to create a sustainable support system for them. Our goal is to enable them to carve their own path with confidence.

For this reason, Sukher Chador has been actively assisting visually impaired individuals in learning the process of making and selling incense sticks. They are constantly striving to maintain the quality of the incense sticks so that people are attracted to their fragrance and standard, rather than purchasing out of mere sympathy.

We are delighted to announce that, in the past month, the three batches of sandalwood and rose-scented incense sticks, along with mosquito-repellent incense, have been completely sold out! Encouraged by this success, they have now produced a fourth batch of Dhoono-Sandalwood scented incense, which is also receiving an enthusiastic response. Soon, in the fifth batch, they will manufacture four types of incense sticks: Sandalwood, Rose, Dhoono-Sandalwood, and Mosquito-Repellent.

Sukher Chador continues to provide all necessary support, and its members are wholeheartedly involved in making Sukher Sugandh incense sticks. Our commitment remains strong—to find happiness by spreading happiness.

Stay well, and spread happiness.
👣 Jajabar 👣

Yesterday, on 6th March, Ruma Ghosh Hazra, a member of Sukher Chador from Berhampore, wished to arrange lunch for some underprivileged people in memory of her late husband, Sujoy Ghosh Hazra, on his 5th death anniversary. For the past five years, Didi has been commemorating this special day in the same way — through Sukher Chador.

Yesterday, Sukher Chador, in collaboration with “Help Homeless Foundation” from Ghatakpukur, South 24 Parganas — an organization that provides daily meals to around 50 homeless and mentally ill people along the roads from Sonarpur to Ghatakpukur — arranged food for 50 such individuals.

I personally accompanied Tapas Naskar, the head of the organization, and witnessed the 25-kilometer journey where we fed these homeless people. It was a truly moving experience for me.

Sending lots of love to our member Ruma Di, and heartfelt respect and prayers for the departed soul of Sujoy Ghosh Hazra.
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Yesterday, we visited Habra to attend the wedding of our daughter-like Nilanjana Das. We had received this invitation a year ago, and Nilanjana had one earnest wish — that some of us from Sukher Chador must be present at her wedding and accept a gift from her on behalf of Sukher Chador, thus fulfilling her heartfelt desire.

Yesterday, I, Goutam Banerjee, Rekha Sanyal, and Sabari Halder Roy were present at her wedding. Nilanjana lovingly handed over two beautiful red Benarasi sarees to us and, on behalf of her father-in-law, gifted us two bedsheets and a mosquito net. We were truly overwhelmed by the warmth and humanity of such kind-hearted people.

From Sukher Chador, we presented Nilanjana with a floral bouquet and our “Sukher Sugandh” incense sticks — made by our visually impaired brothers and sisters under our self-reliance project.

Throughout the year, Sukher Chador strives to stand beside the financially backward and helpless people of society through our 12 long-term projects. Among these, under the Aastha Jyoti Sukher Porinoy Project, we also extend support to financially challenged girls in their marriages.

Soon, the Benarasi sarees gifted by Nilanjana will adorn some other brides from struggling families as they sit at their wedding altars.

We appeal to everyone — in your moments of joy and celebration, or even in remembrance of loved ones, please spare a small fraction of your planned expenses to support helpless and underprivileged people, either directly or through any voluntary organization.

We wish Nilanjana and Suman a married life filled with happiness and joy — this is our heartfelt prayer.

Stay well, and keep spreading goodness.
👣 Yayabar 👣

🎹 We Need a Synthesizer 🎹

For the past 10 months, every Sunday at 11:30 AM, a music class has been running beautifully at Sukher Chador’s main office in New Barrackpore under the guidance of music teacher Shri Baidyanath Chakraborty.

Many visually impaired students attend this class regularly, where music education is provided completely free of cost with care and dedication. After class, tiffin is served to all students.

Recently, along with visually impaired students, we have also started teaching music to some financially weak but sighted students — also free of cost. Interested students are welcome to contact us.

In many cases, we have even provided harmoniums or tablas free of cost to extremely underprivileged but music-enthusiastic children. Similarly, if any kind-hearted brothers or sisters wish to donate their unused musical instruments, we gladly accept them for the benefit of our students.

At this moment, we urgently need an old, unused keyboard or synthesizer for our visually impaired brothers and sisters. If anyone is willing to donate, it would be of great help to us.

Stay well, and keep spreading goodness.
👣 Yayabar 👣

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Self-Reliance Project Workshop at New Barrackpore 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦

Yesterday, Sunday, a Self-Reliance Project Workshop was held at the Sukher Chador office in New Barrackpore. The entire office was abuzz with activity since morning.

👨‍👩‍👧 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM:
Our visually impaired brothers and sisters prepared 🌸 Sukher Sugandh 🌸 incense sticks.

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM:
Music class at Sukher Sangeetalay – the music school for our visually impaired brothers and sisters.

👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM:
A special workshop under the ☂ Aastha Jyoti ☂ self-reliance project for our sisters.

More updates will come from Mitali, the project lead of Aastha Jyoti.

🖋 A Few Words on the New Workshop of Sukher Chador’s Self-Reliance Project 🙋

Today, Aastha Jyoti, a part of Sukher Chador’s self-reliance project, took a new step forward. For the past few days, our visually impaired brothers have been working tirelessly on a grand project – preparing thousands of packets of Sukher Sugandh incense sticks.

Alongside this, a special workshop was held at Sukher Chador’s office with a few skilled trainees from our sewing training center in Tarakeshwar. The main objective was to teach these women new skills and help them take a few more steps toward self-reliance. We hope these sisters will one day pass on their knowledge to others in their villages and create modern, marketable products aligned with changing times.

Joining this effort was their trainer, Asima Didi. We were fortunate to have Ratna Di, a retired teacher from South Point School and a well-wisher of Sukher Chador, who came all the way from Ballygunge to provide expert training. Also present were our members Tandra Kakima, Jhumurmoni (who works in Batik, Bandhani, and fashion design), Krishna Dasgupta (owner of her own boutique), Mallika, and Mousumi – all engaged in various creative fields.

The workshop ran from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, filled with energy and enthusiasm. Everyone expressed their eagerness to be part of many more such future endeavors.

We are hopeful that, moving forward, Sukher Chador will not limit itself to sewing but will also initiate new plans to support our underprivileged brothers and sisters, empowering them towards self-reliance in various ways.

To all members and well-wishers of Sukher Chador, we say – please continue supporting us. Let’s walk forward hand in hand, with unity and discipline, towards a brighter future for Sukher Chador.

Stay well, and keep spreading goodness.
👣 Yayabar 👣

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Today, 12/3/25 (Wednesday), once again Sukher Chador (SUKHER CHADOR) organized food distribution for 50 helpless, homeless elderly fathers and mothers from Ghatakpukur to Bantala, from Jalpath to Sonarpur, from Sonarpur to Ghatakpukur, and from Ghatakpukur to Ghoshpur in South 24 Parganas through our Help Homeless Foundation.

Food Menu: Rice, Dal, Egg, and Bottled Water.
(We apologize for not being able to take pictures of everyone.)

A heartfelt thank you to all the members of Sukher Chador 🙏🙏

The only reason for posting the pictures of these homeless elderly fathers and mothers is to spread this post so that some of them may find their way back home and many kind-hearted people may see this and come forward to take the responsibility of providing food for a day in a year. 🙏

Our contact number: 👉 098324 84577 (NO NGO)

Today, a new step was taken in Sukher Chador’s Aastha Jyoti Self-Reliance Project. Over the past few days, a significant project has been underway, focusing on our visually impaired brothers, who have been working hard to produce thousands of packets of fragrant incense sticks.

Amidst this, a special workshop was held at the Sukher Chador office, involving a group of students from the Tarakeshwar Sewing Training Center, which has been running for the past six months. The main objective of this session was to teach new techniques to skilled learners and help them take further steps toward self-reliance.

We hope that these women will, in turn, educate others in their villages and create modern products in line with contemporary demands. The workshop was attended by their teacher, Asima Didi, along with Ratna Di, a well-wisher of Sukher Chador and a former teacher, who traveled all the way from Ballygunge to provide valuable training.

Also present were:

• Tandra Kakima
• Jhumur Moni (who works with batik, bandhani, and fashion design)
• Krishna Dasgupta (who owns a boutique)
• Mallika and Mausumi, both involved in creative fields.

The session took place from 1 PM to 4 PM, filled with enthusiasm and dedication. Everyone expressed their eagerness to participate in similar future workshops.

We are hopeful that this initiative will go beyond just sewing and will expand into various other skill-based activities, helping our financially disadvantaged brothers and sisters become self-reliant. We invite all members and well-wishers of Sukher Chador to come forward and stand by this cause.

Let us move forward together, hand in hand, making Sukher Chador stronger and more impactful.
Let’s stay well and spread well-being to all.
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On February 26, 2025, on the occasion of Shivratri, under the initiative of Sukher Chador and the banner Shiva Jnane Jiva Seva, milk, bread, and biscuits were distributed among street children, students, and homeless people across 17 centers in West Bengal and other parts of India. This initiative was successfully completed. May Sukher Chador continue to progress in this noble endeavor!

Milk flows down the streets,
Children cry for milk but get none.
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On 26th february 2025, On Occation of Shivaratri Sukher Chador has taken a vow to provide milk and bread to more than 1550 poor children across 22 centers of West Bengal and outside Bengal.

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Let’s take a look at this year’s differant centers:

🔱 Dongaria – South 24 Parganas
🛖 Orphanage
🍼 120 divine children

🔱 Chandannagar – Hooghly
🛖 Orphanage
🍼 40 divine children

🔱 Dumdum Cantt Station – North 24 Parganas
🚕 Street children
🍼 30 divine children

🔱 Konnagar – Hooghly
🛖 Special Child Center
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 Madhyamgram – North 24 Parganas
🗼 Brick kiln
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 Barrackpore – North 24 Parganas
🗼 Brick kiln
🍼 100 divine children

🔱 Devpukur – North 24 Parganas
📚 School
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 Ranaghat – Nadia
🚕 Street children
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 Kaikhali – North Kolkata
🛖 Labor colony
🍼 200 divine children

🔱 Dakdahi, Jhargram
📚 School
🍼 100 divine children

🔱 Hindmotor – Hooghly
🗼 Brick field
🍼 100 divine children

🔱 Ballygunge – South Kolkata
🚕 Street children
🍼 30 divine children

🔱 Sheoraphuli – Hooghly
♀ Red-light district
🍼 45 divine children

🔱 Ahmedabad – Gujarat
🚕 Street children
🍼 80 divine children

🔱 Nashik – Maharashtra
🚕 Street children
🍼 15 divine children

🔱 Mirzapur – Birbhum
🛖 Orphanage
🍼 75 divine children

🔱 Hridaypur – North 24 Parganas
📚 School
🍼 125 divine children

🔱 Kalighat – South Kolkata
🚕 Street children
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 New Town – Kolkata
📚 School
🍼 50 divine children

🔱 Krishnanagar – Nadia
🗼 Brick field
🍼 70 divine children

🔱 Diamond Harbour – South 24 Parganas
📚 School
🍼 35 divine children

🔱 Chakdaha – Nadia
🗼 Brick field
🍼 50 divine children

Total number of divine children: 1550

Stay well, keep others well.

In this project, we prefer your donation amount minimum is 100 or more.

Donation shall qualify for deduction vide DIN & Order No. ITBA/EXM/S/80G/2020-21/1031341040(1) Dated 09/03/2021. PAN No:- AAZAS5484L

Astha, means trust or faith. We feel very proud and glad when we see this astha on Sukher chador by so many people who are in need of help. May it be in the field of education, or in need of food and necessities when they have lost their jobs in this pandemic situation. Sukher chador has pledged to be their by the side of these helpless people and keep up this astha bestowed on them.

In this project, we prefer your donation amount minimum is 100 or more.

Donation shall qualify for deduction vide DIN & Order No. ITBA/EXM/S/80G/2020-21/1031341040(1) Dated 09/03/2021. PAN No:- AAZAS5484L

Suchetana is one of the noblest project of Sukher Chador. This project is undertaken to spread health and hygiene consciousness among those girls and women who are ignorant about the use of sanitary napkins, that would give them a clean, hygienic and healthy life.

In this project, we prefer your donation amount minimum is 100 or more.

Donation shall qualify for deduction vide DIN & Order No. ITBA/EXM/S/80G/2020-21/1031341040(1) Dated 09/03/2021. PAN No:- AAZAS5484L