Sunita Devi: Let's hear how Eldercare India rescued a woman named Sunita Devi from the sidewalks of the city center, giving her a new lease of life and returning her to her own home. It was on December 25, 2022 the day the President of Elder Care India saw her in distress at the intersection of City Center. After keeping an eye on her for 3 consecutive days, the team of Eldercare India rescued her on the chilly evening of December 28 at around 6 pm. At that time, Sunita Devi was wearing a torn saree, holding a stick and a small bag. In this condition, she was brought to the old age home. A strong stench was coming out of her body. The home staff bathed her and changed her clothes. Then we noticed that she was not talking to anyone, was muttering to herself, shouting for no reason, even coming forward to beat the staff of the home. As a result we realized that he was a mentally unbalanced person. Day by day her nuisance continued to increase. She didn't want to take a bath. She was forced to bathe every day. She used to get angry with the one who bathed and changed her clothes. She used to eat more than she needed and after eating, she kept a lot of food in her bag for the next day, just like she used to do when she was on the pavement. She used to keep other people's things with herself. Seeing all these reactions, she was treated by psychiatrist Dr. Indrajit Sengupta. She would almost fall asleep after taking the medicine as prescribed by the doctor and would have the same reaction after waking up. At this time she used to leave the home by opening the gate, chasing the children on the street. Thus seven months passed and we noticed many changes in her. There was a change in her personality. She became a calm person, kept doing her chores, got along with everyone in the home, helped other elders as needed. These changes in her made her a normal human being. She started going for morning walk in the morning with the old people of the home, talking openly with everyone. The turbulent atmosphere of the old age home calmed down. After that she sometimes talked about her house, address, children, which was unimaginable to us. But then we realized that her past memories were coming back little by little and she kept expressing her desire to go home. To fulfill her wish we verified the address given by her and decided to take her home after consultation with the police. Then on 4th of July our team made all the necessary arrangements and got her on the train. On 5th July, she went alone to her sister's house in Salaiya village in Bihar. After 5 years, her sister was shocked to see her as the whole family knew that Sunita Devi was dead. We came to know from her sister's conversation that she is a daughter of a noble family. She is survived by her husband, 6 sons and 1 daughter. Due to a dispute over property with her husband, she fell victim to mental illness and left home. What a cruel irony of fate! On hearing that she was alive, her 6 sons took her back home. Eldercare India wishes Sunita Devi a healthy and safe life. We feel blessed to be standing next to a person like Sunita Devi.

Sandhya Devi: Today's 70-year-old Sandhya Baker was born in a small village of Belgachia in the capital Kolkata. She was growing up with ten siblings. She was not educated due to poverty. As she grew older, she married a Christian boy of her choice with the help of a friend during her youth. Due to Sandhya and Brine's religious differences, the two families started a major turmoil. Her husband was a bus conductor by profession. Due to scarcity, there was chaos in the family. On the other hand, the husband was intoxicated. Due to her husband's torture, her father thought of marrying off her daughter for the second time. After that, she became pregnant. Brine Bakar did not fulfill any of the duties of a husband and father. She had to move here and there for food and a roof over his head. After that, the husband and wife started living separately. The difference between the parents caused the girl a lot of pain. The daughter became independent and took the responsibility of her mother. But after marriage, the girl left her in Kolkata and went to Bihar. During this time she started working as a housekeeper to support herself. Suddenly she got the news that her husband died in a road accident. The grieving wife did not see her husband for the last time. Passengers on Brian Baker's last journey didn't know he had a wife and daughter. Eldercare India came to know about her life story and rescued her. His daughter said, "You couldn't stay with father, I couldn't keep you. Finally, your address is anold age home." This taunting "Old age home" has given her a new direction today.

Bina Devi: Let's listen to the life story of Bina Santra, a 65-year-old woman from Harsuna village inPurbaBardhaman district, who is in our old age home. Her father died at a very young age. She was growing up with her mother and brothers. Due to poverty,she did not have the opportunity to study in school. She was married at the age of 14. Her married life was miserable. She brought up 6 children with difficulty. One of her sons committed suicide. The death of a child at anearly age deeply grieved her. Despite suffering from childhood, she did not get the love and peace she expected from her children. Even the children did not want to take her responsibility. A member of Eldercare India came to know about her situation and gave her the address of the old age home. She came to our old age home hoping for a peaceful life by holding the hand of that member to get rid of the life of hardship. Eldercare India has brought endless joy to her life. Even after receiving so much abuse from her children, a compassionate mother wants her children to be well. This is a mother's love.

Lakshmirani Devi: The old woman's name is Lakshmirani Pradhan. She is 85 years old. Her home is Nandakumar,Kumarara. She is the youngest among 4 siblings in the family. Her father worked as a day labourer and managed the family in hardship. At the age of 8, she was betrothed to a 25-year-old man. There was no end to her suffering at her father-in-law's house. She endured the abuse of her husband and brought up 4 children. After her husband died, she lived with her elder son. Suddenly, the elder son suffered from paralysis. She was forced to work hard to support herself due to poverty, starvation and misbehaviour of her son. She had no roof over her head to stay. Many years passed like this. A member of Eldercare India saw her working on the streets and came to know about her situation and assured her of a peaceful and secure life. Herdaughter-in-law prevented her from coming to the old age home for fear of censure. As she grew older, she lost his ability to work. Feeling her own helplessness, she wants to come to the old age home. Our team rescued her. Here she is spending her days well with everyone's love and care. SHe said, "The food that I did not get at the age of 85 years, I am getting that food here today."

Malati Devi: The old lady's name is Malati Hansda. She is 76 years old. She was born in a farming family in Sultanpur village of Purba Bardhaman district. Their family consisted of parents and ten siblings. There was no trace of education in the family. She used to sing, dance and even play theatre since childhood. She was married at a young age and soon had two daughters. As her husband got married for the second time, she went to her father's house with her two daughters. There she spent her days as a farmer. After marrying off her two daughters, she got the news that her husband had died. Within a few days, her elder daughter fell ill and died. The younger daughter could not bear the torture of her husband and died of poison. The untimely death of her husband and children in succession deeply grieved her. She lived in his brother's house doing farming and animal husbandry. Then she went to nephew’s house for shelter and spent her days begging. Her nephew contacted Elder Care India and sent her to an old age home to give her a better life. She is fine at home. Here sometimes she sings to us with the joy of his heart.

Sandhya Devi: Sandhya Shaw was born in Tamluk town of Purba Medinipur district. Her current age is 66 years. Being the eldest daughter of the house, she was very fond of her parents. The financial condition of the family was good. Her father was a businessman by profession. Being an elder sister, she took care of her younger siblings. Her father married her when she was only 9 years old. Within a year of marriage, she came to know that her husband was an evil, drug-addicted man. 10 years passed through poverty, misery and family turmoil. When the daughter was 4 years old, her husband married a second time. Although the father wanted to take responsibility for the 4-year-old child, he did not want to take responsibility for his first wife. So Sandhya Devi spent 14 long years in her father's house with her daughter. The girl grew up in her grandfather's house. She realized that her place in brother's family was not long. She continued to spend her days in her father's house, enduring the insults of her brother's wife. She was deprived of her father's property. Then after her daughter's marriage, she started working from a rented house in Tamluk. 15 years passed like this. The daughter's attraction to her mother, who had entered old age, was not strong. On her way back from Kolkata for work, she suddenly had a fatal accident on the road. At that time, the daughter and son-in-law avoided responsibility by giving excuses for fear of expenses. She recovered due to complete treatment from her father's house. Due to an accident in her old age, her work stopped. As she did not have shelter in the family of his brother and daughter, she started living in a rented house again. A member of Eldercare India came to know about her condition and rescued her. She is fine at home, she is not having any problem. She donates a large portion of her savings to the old age home, which shows her great heart.

Kananbala Devi: 85-year-old Kananbala Dey was born in a well-to-do family in Kelomal village of Tamluk. She spent her childhood days happily with 6 siblings. She was very loved by her parents. She had a good childhood. She got married to a married man through her uncle's connection. The married man's first wife was died and left behind a daughter. However, there was no defect in her husband's love in her life. She spent her days happily in the joint family of her father-in-law’s house. She brought up the 3-year-old daughter of her husband's first wife with care. Suppressing all the pain in her heart, she forgets to have children herself to fulfill her husband's wishes. Meanwhile, the girl could never give her the place of her mother. After the girl's marriage, her husband suddenly died in an accident. She became alone. In this situation the girl refuses to take her responsibility. Soshe herself moved to her sister's house in Mahishadal. After spending 20 long years in her sister's house, she sought the address of the old age home due to the turmoil in her nephew’s family. Eldercare India rescued her. She is quite happy to have other old people as companions in her lonely life in the old age home. Ironically, the one who had a good husband, abandoned her motherhood and ended up her life in an old age home.