The Ashoka Tree Blog

And This is How we Do It! Our first sale - and boy, was it big!! A big thank you to the OAOA - Orchard Apartments Owners Association at Mather Orchard, Panampilly Nagar - and everybody who bought our #RunTheWorld products at the #AnnualOrchardCarnival last weekend. Timed perfectly just before the Onam festivities begin here in Kerala, the income generated from the sale has sure spread a whole load of smiles!   Every rupee you spent has gone to the lovely ladies at our Anganwadis and Mahila Mandiram - and this is now our official 'happy dance'!

The fascinating legend behind Kerala's Onam festival tells of the generosity and goodness of a King who ruled the area. What better way to begin the festive season than with a perfect example of sharing, from our young. The charming kindergarten children of Stepping Stones, Global Public School, Cochin, began their holidays this year with a visit to four anganwadis in the Chottanikara district.  Handing out goody bags and singing songs with children there.   At The Ashoka Tree, we'd like to think this is the beginning of something new in these little minds.  The ability to open up and see the world differently, to actually be aware of those less fortunate, and to be able to do something about it. There is, after all, no greater joy than giving!