10 Years Later ? A Life Remembered

By Megha Sahghal and Leena Kamat On Friday, November 20, 2009, a gathering of approximately twenty individuals from several organizations including Narika, Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA) and South Asian Sisters, convened amidst rainy weather in front of Berkeley’s Pasand restaurant in remembrance of Chanti Pratipatti, who passed away at the age of [...]

Manju Seal Talks about Violence Against Women

Recently, well-known Indian fashion designer, J J Valaya’s MAGIC Foundation donated Narika – a CA-based non profit – a part of the proceeds from their fashion show. My thoughts highlighting Narika?s work that nite are below. ? Manju Seal, President, Board of Directors for Narika, Nov 15, 2009 “It gives me great pleasure to be [...]

A Unique and Easy Way to Give Back

Below is a note from a long time Narika friend and supporter Vandana; she recently got married and chose to dedicate her gifts to help survivors of domestic violence. We thank Vandana and Jaspal for their generous and meaningful support of Narika and hope this note will inspire people the think of unique opportunities to [...]

Helpline Advocacy ? You Can Help

I have been a Narika helpline volunteer for about 5 years and plan to be a volunteer for many years to come. My role as a volunteer entails interacting with callers who call the Narika helpline and supporting them in any way possible. This could mean referring them to legal services, finding them shelter on [...]

Seventeen Years and Counting

My support for Narika goes back to the weekend afternoon in 1992 up in the Berkeley hills when Narika was founded by a group of dynamic and committed South Asian women. Then, fifteen years along, I got to attend the Narika Anniversary Gala and chair the fund-raising segment of the program. And during these fifteen [...]

Getting Involved

As we approach Father’s Day, I’d like to take a look back at a poll, conducted on behalf of The Family Violence Prevention Fund, that was taken two years ago for Father’s Day. Don’t worry, I’m not going to assail you with a slew of numbers Just some of the more interesting findings. This survey [...]

His Volunteer Stories

I was at a place in life where I was looking to meaningfully contribute my time and effort to a good cause. I had a few cause?s in my mind that I could pursue however the cause Narika champions was no where in the radar. Furthermore, as I started getting familiar with Narika and its [...]

March 2007

At one time, I too was like you. I was secure in the typical Indian family environment.  My first marriage ended in divorce, and it took me ten years to have the courage back to get into another relationship. It took only four short months for my life to be destroyed all over again thanks [...]