 Allahabad Branch

Roshni  January - March 2021

By Smt. Ranjana Gulati, President,

The year 2021 started with a New Year’s celebration in a virtual meeting on 5th January.

It was joined by our respected Patron Smt. Jamnotri Gupta, Dr. Jaya Majumdar, Prof Vidya Agrawal and Dr. Vimla Vyas. Many active members took part, and the event was much appreciated by all. On 10th January, youth were honoured by Dr. Kirtika Agarwal.We also celebrated Swami Vivekananda's Jayanti at Vatsalya Sabha Ghar. From 12th to 24th January initiative was taken by our members to celebrate Youth Day and Girl Child day by uploading motivational slides on social media to show strength and unity. On 26th January under Mission Shakti Abhiyan, we distributed 200 blankets to the poorest community of our society.They were also motivated to take vocational training to earn their bread by Dr. Vimla Ji. Smt. Sarita Rastogi promised that she would help poor children get education in her institution. The students of Aarya Kanya Basic Junior High School, Kalindipuram, also joined the program. They were taught about SumanglaYojna and also how the distribution of the tablets to girls will give them wings to fly. Smt. Radha Agarwal gave her blessings. On 2nd February a General Body Meeting was held at the residence of Smt. Indra Sharma.

On 3rd Feb, Constituent Branch of Allahabad City Branch, Vandana Child Care Trust distributed woolens and food packets to under privileged students and gave a talk on Health and Hygiene. On 1st March, Women's Day was celebrated with students and staff members of Sanskar Public School. The topic of discussion was Women's Safety and Empowerment. The hospitality of Smt. Santosh Tripathi was appreciated by all the members. The students also gave lovely speeches and recited poems on Women’s Empowerment. On 6th March, we celebrated Women's Day with some jail inmates and legal counseling was also done by advocates. On 24th March, Dr. Vineeta Vishwakerma organized a program for training the nursing staff under the project Atmanirbhar Bharat. She also conducted free Covid vaccine drive in her hospital on Women's Day and did a lot of social work during the pandemic.

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