"Ehsaas" The vision and the mission

Ehsaas is basically a iniatitive by the youth of Pune to give something back to the society. The average age of the group members can be put to be around 23-24. So why are these people in such a age group, notorious for creating "trouble" in the society behind such a cause. Lets analysis the emotions and the belief behind setting up "Ehsaas" one by one:

What is "Ehsaas"?
Ehsaas is a group which has a mix of students as well as working professionals. We have MBA aspirants, MBA students, software professionals and people working in various other industries among us. The philosophy behind "Ehsaas" is to get together on weekends and put our spare time to some use.

So How was "Ehsaas" born?
Ehsaas was born primarily in THE most popular youth forum in the country Pagalguy.com There is a special section on the website dedicated to community service iniatitives in various cities across India, named as "Touching Lives" Anyone who is interested in community service can check out the the respective thread in their cities in this section. Thus most of us involved in "Ehsaas" are the members of Pagalguy.com We interacted online first on this forum and then had our first meet on 26th February 2006. The thread where the members of "Ehsaas" discuss the various issues involved in the functioning of "Ehsaas" is Ehsaas - Community Services in Pune

Philosophy behind "Ehsaas":
Its a genuine and sincere attempt by a few like-minded individuals coming together. We dont expect any returns from this. All we are doing is just answering the call of our conscious. So the thought is simple. Utilise the time that we can spare at the present for something that we care for. Its getting further from the attitude of "Kuch Karna Chahiye"
So "Ehsaas" was born with a simple vision of actually getting to work, rather than just talking about it

So Is this inspired from "Rang De Basanti"?
NO. This is not inspired from any fictional story. In fact the idea of "Ehsaas" was born much before "Rang De Basanti" We are not a socio-political organisation, but just a group who are interested in doing work at the grass-root level.

So What have we done till now?
The first meet of "Ehsaas" was held on 26th February 2006. Since then we have met on every weekend. It took us some time to zero in on the issues that we want to address. Right now we are working on a couple of projects:
1) English & Computer classes with kids from Patil Estate slum in Pune. we have kids ranging from age 12-18 who we regularly interact with over the weekends.
2)We are also working with the deaf and dumb school in Vagholi, in the outskirts of Pune which also doubles as a residential school for the not so fortunate kids whose parents cannot afford to ensure their basic needs, let alone educate them. We would be involving us in mentoring the kids and provided some conselling to the the kids about to pass out from school .Also we have plans to start computer lessons there.
3) We are also involved in a small way in the rehabilitation process of the homeless in Pune

Future Plans of Ehsaas:
We also plan to work in a auxillary with some more organisations in Pune. Also as our strength grows we will pick up some new project.

How Can You Help:
You can volunteer with us. We generally carrry out all our work on weekends. So you can join us. If you feel like you can also volunteer on the weekdays, then we would be delighted to have you with us

If you want to help financially in the cause you can get in touch with us. We would be involved only in co-ordinating you with the respective organisations and NGO's. We would not be handling any money matters, but just a bridge between you and the people who need your help

If you want to know more mail us at ehsaaspune[AT]gmail.com

"Ehsaas" Pune Cares... Truly