The story of 70 year old Rajathi Ammal will move even the stone hearted. Despite having six children, today she lives a life of loneliness and her state is one of helplessness. Having already lost her husband, she is neglected by her five children because their mother chose to care for her youngest child, a mentally ill boy. Blame it on the social taboo of a household with a mentally affected child or the care not attitude of her own children? It's difficult to pin it on one reason or the other. Until the pandemic struck in March 2020, for years Rajathi Ammal had found a way to make a living for herself and her son. Every day she would...
Most of the younger children are stuck at home even post-lockdown. A lack of physical activity and addiction to computer games and gadgets has led to obesity and unhealthy lifestyle. While that's the case with urban children, it's been a wasteful year for children living in rural areas with schools closed and no activity. Find more on how Potter's Hand is helping these children pursue physical activities and sports by providing them with basic facilities for Volley Ball, Badminton, Cricket, etc.
Neglected by daughter in law, ignored by son, this women's day, Potters Hand brings to you the story of an abondoned mother pushed into begging to fill her hunger. Her story is a stark reminder of the countles elderly women abondoned by their own children mercilessly.
