14.02.2022

The work and research of Calcutta Rescue in India: 4 clinics, 3 medical vans, 2 education centres, 30 slums; this is a story of hope

Of pandemic and peyanji: Calcutta Rescue protects the poor
One of the medical vans of Calcutta Rescue. Photo: © Calcutta Rescue

The Telegraph of India "Residents of Jodhpur Park will be familiar with the sight of Gour Das selling peyanji on his elevated kerbstone. For three decades, until lockdown 2020, the man has been a fixture at the corner, diagonally opposite Ashok Hospital, faithfully setting up his kerosene stand every afternoon. He used to be sold out in hours, before retiring to his dwelling inside one of the Jodhpur Park mini buses. He’s lived there for years, agreeing on a quid pro quo with the proprietor. Gour Das and his ilk form the demographic who have possibly suffered the most since the onset of Covid-19."