This Holi, Let your Kindness Replace the Tears of These Matajis

This Holi, as colors fill the streets with laughter, there is a silent prayer rising from Radhe Karunamayi Public Charitable Trust in Vrindavan.

“Bhagwan, please don’t make us wander here and there. I have only one child… and when I call him, he doesn’t pick up.”
These trembling words belong to one of the Matajis who now calls this ashram her home.

For many of these elderly women and widows, Holi was once a festival they celebrated with their families. Today, they have no one waiting for them. Some were abandoned. Some were beaten in their old age. Some were left on the streets to survive alone. Their stories were left incomplete.

But inside these walls, something beautiful happens.

Here, they are not a burden. They are not forgotten. They are family.

Founded in 2015, this ashram is now home to nearly 150 Matajis. Shyama Didi, the founder, says, “Why should there be an old age home? Everyone deserves to live with their family.” For her, this is not an institution, it is her home, and these women are her own.

Holi is the one festival they wait for all year. It is the day they dance. The day they laugh. The day they forget the wounds of their past. The colors here do not fade, they heal.

But today, the ashram faces its biggest challenge. They have a shortage of funds for food, medicines, and basic living arrangements. The hands that once cooked for families, raised children, and built homes now depend on your kindness.

This Holi, when you step out to buy colors and sweets, remember the Matajis who only needed one thing – A family.

Your donation can ensure they have nutritious meals, medical care, and a safe place to live with dignity and love.

Let your colors reach them.
Let your kindness become their celebration.