Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained(Anjali - Jennifer)Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
Anjali & Jennifer
Ms. ANJALI, aged about 14 years is a psychiatric patient. She was rescued from the
streets of Retteri, Chennai by our Volunteers on 10.10.1995. Since she appeared to be
mentally retarded, she was not in a position to furnish any details about herself or her
background. She was admitted in our facility and was on medication as prescribed by our
Psychiatrist. One night, she escaped from the Home uninformed in Jan 1996.
It was on 2nd December 1996 that a person by name Mr. Gurumurthy, a well wisher of
Udavum Karangal of Share and Care Welfare Society, informed over phone that a lady
with a new born baby was lying on the street and there was none to help them with food or
medicines. Mr. Vidyaakar, immediately rushed to the spot and took them to the Home at
Thiruverkadu for further care and management. The kid was named as “Jennifer”.
Jennifer was admitted in a school for Special children at Thiruverkadu maintained by
Udavum Karangal, where she studied upto 7th Std. As she grew, her interest was on care
giving and helping the mentally ill patients including her mother. At the age of 22, she was
married to Mr. Manikandan and gave birth to a boy baby named “Akilan”.
On 22nd August 2021, Jennifer her husband and the kid, Akilan visited
Udavum Karangal’s Home Shanthivanam at Thiruverkadu. Anjali was thrilled and excited
and took Akilan into her hands. She caressed, kissed and was not willing to part with the
baby.
But for Mr. Vidyaakar’s timely intervention in rescuing the mother (Anjali) and the baby in
1996, we could not have seen the three generations living so happily. Mr. Vidyaakar has