“ ” Photographs courtesy The Banyan
The banyan tree, indigenous to India, has long been associated with being a safe haven, shelter and open space accessible to all.
Top: A resident from The Banyan’s shared housing program works in a garment export company. Above left: Persons with mental health issues and their caregivers at The Banyan’s annual usercaregiver advocacy meeting. Above: Vaishnavi Jayakumar (from left), Ashok, Vandana Gopikumar and Kamala Easwaran. Jayakumar and Gopikumar are founder trustees of The Banyan. Left: Residents work on an order for wedding cards at The Banyan’s vocational training unit. Below left: Residents employed in the kitchen at The Banyan’s transit care center work together to make rotis.
18 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015