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The TOS in the Assam and Arunachal Region, India

The TOS in India engages in immensely varied activities for those in need.  Here are some photos from the Assam and Arunachal Region (situated in the easternmost part of India) – about as far from our TS international HQ as it is possible to get.  Opposite we see members participating in animal welfare work.
Two key TOS workers sit down to tell uplifting stories to the children of a TOS run school and a local orphanage	Blanket distribution after floods
Hearing aid presentation	Wooden chairs made to measure for three handicapped children

TOS in Nairobi, Kenya

The TOS in Kenya has a long tradition of making substantial donations to selected charitable causes in Nairobi. Each year on November 17, Theosophical Society Founders’ Day, it donates several tons of foodstuff to homes for orphans, children with HIV/AIDS, impoverished elderly people, etc. It thinks also of the vegetable and animal kingdoms by giving various kinds of support to animal welfare organisations and by undertaking tree planting exercises as part of forest conservation projects. Members believe strongly in the Unity of all that exists!

Mrs Hansaben of Nairobi Lodge presents a cheque for the sponsorship of a student’s education.	Mr Anil Abdulla, bookstall manager of Nairobi Lodge, presents a cheque to a sponsored student for his tuition fees
During their lecture tour in May 2009, overseas guest speakers, C.V.K. and Sunita Maithreya, presented a cheque to the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals on behalf of the TOS in Nairobi. They were accompanied by Narendra Shah (TS Assistant General Secretary) on the left of the photo and General Secretary, Navin Shah, on the right.	Maithreya and Sunita also presented a donation to the Daphne Sheldrick Home, a refuge for orphaned baby elephants.

TOS in Northern India

Extreme cold conditions in Northern India caused unprecedented suffering to the homeless of the Noida community. So the Sanatan Noida TOS Group in Delhi took a personal, hands-on approach to relieving this suffering. Members contributed over Rs 10,000 and purchased good quality quilts. The suppliers, in view of the cause, discounted the price, enabling more quilts to be bought.

The quilts were distributed in the most personal way possible. Having identified where people were sleeping unsheltered by the road side, members visited the sites at night and physically covered the shivering people with the quilts. Isn’t this a wonderful example of compassionate action reflecting true altruistic theosophical ideals?

TOS in West Bengal, India

A group photo of the East Zone TS/TOS Conference. Sitting, from the left: Justice Shyamal Sen, Former Governor of West Bengal; Dr Radha Burnier, International President, TS/TOS; B. L. Bhattacharyya, National Director, TOS India; S. Sundaram, General Secretary, Indian TS.	Radha Burnier, giving a wheelchair to a handicapped person in Kolkata, with B. L. Bhattacharyya and Shaikh Md. Zaki, President, TOS, West Bengal

The local TOS groups provided aid at the Aila Relief Camp, following devastating floods in the area