Dhyeya Projects

To celebrate the doctors who have been tirelessly and selflessly working during the pandemic, we conducted a virtual bingo night! The night was lots of fun; we played bingo, did trivia, and had quizzes on Kahoot. All funds raised went to charity, of course :)

Confined to the walls of our home, we all seem to be trying to find ways to entertain ourselves and keep ourselves occupied. After much deliberation on what we could do at Dhyeya to help keep everyone around us optimistic and to bring smiles to those less fortunate, we thought of organising a virtual game of bingo.   Our first round of fundraising was when we called together a small group of friends and family to play the game on the 31st of May, 2020. Two rounds of the game were organised by us and in order to take part, each person had to pay a sum of rupees 200; the money donated by everyone would be used to fund the various projects we undertake. Everyone seemed absolutely enthusiastic about coming together to have a good time and to donate towards a good cause. We had nearly fifteen people come together for our ‘Bingo night’ ,and we were extremely excited about it as it was going to be a new experience for everyone. Everyone received the tickets for the game the night before a...

It all started in the kitchen, where my mother and I, per usual, were cooking food for the family. Spontaneously, we decided to cook twice the portion, pack it and send it to the security guards of our apartment complex. One thing led to another, and it soon became somewhat of an informal routine. We would cook extra, and send it to them. One day, however, while passing out food to the guards, I spotted a couple of children across the street, hungrily eyeing the food. We were separated by a gate, and I didn’t have enough food, so I returned upstairs, but the incident stuck with me. The next week, I decided to bring a potful for food downstairs and give it to the children. It was hot and summertime, so we bought some cold juice packets too. I had estimated we would serve about 4-5 children, but what happened next surmounted my presumption. When I crossed the street to give them food, I noticed more and more children emerging from a dilapidated house nearby. What happened next is honestl...

We all anticipated the arrival of a new year, hoping it would bring us bliss and joy. However, the year 2020 took us all by storm when the global coronavirus pandemic emerged. Even though many people may not have been directly affected by the virus, the lockdown of entire cities has led to economies suffering as a whole, leaving people unemployed and with no source of income.  In our city, Bangalore, many individuals do not have enough food and money to sustain themselves, leaving them in a troubled state. Seeing their plight, Dhyeya decided to join a group of young people distributing food and water to the workers present in a colony near Majestic, a locality in Bangalore on the 23rd of May, 2020.We funded the purchase of bananas for the various workers and distributed them among the people. As we entered their little colony with scattered houses, children began gleaming with joy; they seemed ecstatic. The adults and parents all came out of their minuscule houses and were extremel...

February to March was a very uncertain time in India. While the pandemic had not yet reached us, predictions of its onset were on every news channel. Knowing it was only a matter of time, we decided on conducting a clothing drive, in an attempt to supply orphanages and shelters with clean clothes for what we knew would be a difficult time ahead.  We created multiple posters, and sent them around to everyone we knew, requesting them to donate any spare clothes in good condition they may have. The response was absolutely overwhelming. People were eager to help, and we quickly got to work, packaging the clothes and sending them to the aforementioned orphanages and shelters.  Due to the success of the first clothing drive, we shortly conducted the second one, and the response was just as heartwarming. Both times, we had to hire trucks to transport the clothes to their destination. Below are images of both clothing drives.

Recently, Dhyeya Organisation  organised a Food Drive with Village Story India, whereby we distributed food to every child In Infant Jesus Children Home, a sanctuary for young children affected by the HIV virus. Often abandoned by their families and boycotted by society, this home is a sanctuary for those affected by the deadly disease. This was performed on the day of Diwali, an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated by the entirety of India, as a way for the little children to join in the celebration nationwide. We supplied food for approximately 40 children combined. Additionally, we also visited a nearby preschool, and distributed food to the infants present there as well.