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Stories from the Field

Field reports, donor spotlights, heritage stories and programme deep-dives from four decades of work in rural Bagar.

Eye check-up at a medical camp Field Report
February 2026 4 min read

Free eye check-up camp at Bagar — 142 villagers screened

On a crisp February morning, our volunteer team set up a free eye check-up camp at the Samiti premises. 142 patients from Bagar and surrounding villages walked in — many had never seen an ophthalmologist before.

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Community distribution event in India Field Report
January 2026 5 min read

Winter blanket distribution drive — 280 families reached across 11 villages

When temperatures in the Shekhawati region dropped to 4°C in early January, our volunteer team mobilised a blanket and warm clothing drive that reached 280 families across eleven villages surrounding Bagar.

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Children at a village school in India Donor Spotlight
December 2025 6 min read

How Shri Sitram Jindal Foundation powered our education programme

For over a decade, Shri Sitram Jindal Foundation has been one of the most steadfast supporters of our educational initiatives. Their CSR funding has put books in hands, uniforms on backs, and kept children in school who would otherwise have dropped out.

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Elderly man in a rural Indian village History & Heritage
October 2025 7 min read

Parmeshwar Lal Rungta — the vision that started it all

Late Shri Parmeshwar Lal Rungta never ran an NGO. He never published a manifesto. What he did was simpler and more powerful — he lived by a single conviction: never lose an opportunity to help the poor and the underprivileged.

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Painted haveli in Bagar History & Heritage
September 2025 8 min read

Bagar's painted havelis — the Shekhawati fresco legacy

Bagar sits in the heart of Shekhawati — an open-air art gallery where every haveli wall tells a story. The frescoes painted on these walls between 1830 and 1930 are among the most remarkable folk art traditions in India.

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Indian woman working at a sewing machine Programme Deep-Dive
August 2025 9 min read

Women empowerment since 1987 — four decades of quiet revolution

In 1987, when the Samiti launched its first sewing training programme for women in Bagar, the idea of rural women stepping out of their homes to learn a skill was met with scepticism. Today, over 2,000 women have been trained.

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Girls studying in an Indian school classroom Programme Deep-Dive
July 2025 8 min read

Education in rural Bagar — our literacy journey

When the Samiti was founded in 1976, literacy in rural Bagar was estimated below 30%. Today, through four decades of persistent work — adult literacy classes, scholarship programmes, book banks, and school infrastructure support — that picture has changed.

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