mental (1026) day care (983) handicapped (134) badu (3) mentally handicapped (2) anandalok
Back in1989, this common problem and a divine intervention created an association between Mr. Ashok Sengupta, his close friend Bijoy Choudhury and Mrs. Mala Banerjee, a consumer activist and a social worker. Kashinath was the younger brother of Ashok Sengupta and Jayanta was a cousin brother of Mala Banerjee, and Bijoy Choudhury, although not directly affected, a true sympathizer of the problem and with social work mentality. This led to the formation of a team of like-minded persons who were sympathetic
The objective got fulfilled and the dream became a reality when a residential facility for the mentally challenged, away from their home, started operation on 7th January 1990 with Kashinath & Jayanta along with 5 more boys and men and with 4 full time Caregivers. Thus “ANANDALOK” was born. It started its operation from a rented accommodation in Bhadreshwar, Hoogly, West Bengal.
By the grace of the Almighty in 1991, our Society received a gift of a plot of land measuring 2.39 acres with an old single story residential house. It was situated in Badu, Barasat, North 24 Pargannas, West Bengal, some 10 KM from Dum Dum Airport. The property belonged to an organization Mahajeevan Sadhan Sangh, of 72, Masjid Bari Street, Kolkata – 700 006, under the control of one Saheb Bose commonly known as Sahed Da. Dr. P.K. Ghosh a friend of Mala Banerjee and a close friend of Saheb Bose helped ne