Year 3, Day 6, Oct. 7th

The Joy of Giving Week has been lucky to have good support from the media. Be it print or electronic, the media has been very enthusiastic in supporting the cause. Here is a link where we are featured on the front page.  To be featured on the front pages is flattering as also humbling. This year there is  a new initiative that we hope will take off and that is donating one's property to be used for the welfare of others. The media has focussed on this initiative and above is an article on that called 'My House is your House'. The above appeared in The Times of India.

This write-up in The Hindu sums up the events slated to be held in Chennai during JGW 2011. We at the JGW team are grateful to the media for partnering with us to take the message of spreading joy through giving, to as many as possible. 

of forgiveness and friendship......

The Hindu : Today's Paper News : A tale of two letters

On this, our 64th Independence Day, comes a story of regret, forgiveness and friendship. As countries continue to battle, as communities continue to mistrust and religious identities are more marked than ever before, this story of a Pakistani army personnel expressing regret for an incident that occured in the line of duty 46 years ago, is proof that empathy is all it takes to break barriers that seem insurmountable. The words of regret poignantly expressed forms a beginning of a new friendship. People reaching out to other people, irrespective of the colour of the skin, irrespective of the flag they owe allegiance to, irrespective of the God they worship and the homes they live in, is absolutely essential for us to live in a safe, peaceful and more equal world. The Joy of Giving Week is an endeavour that seeks to heal wounds between people and communities for it has as its genesis a hand extended to help and hold other hands, spreading security and by extension freedom from fear thus forming an unbroken link in society. The Joy of Giving Week 2011.