The Karunai Illam Trust wishes all its supporters and contributors a very happy Diwali! Diwali (known as Deepavali in Tamilnadu) is celebrated all over India and symbolises the victory of good over evil and light over darkness! Most of our children have gone home for the weekend to celebrate the...

As you know, a third of your donations can be reclaimed. Our new treasurer Anand is organising tax receipts and they will be coming soon. Those of you who have paid by PayPal can use the PayPal receipt as proof of donation. For supporters who wish to donate the rebate back to the Illam...

Great news - DHAN our local partner has secured funding to build a new boys hostel!! This has been a long time coming and will help us realise the vision of Jean Watson for an integrated complex with more equal numbers of boys and girls. This development ensures that the boys have similar...

Gond painting is an Indian mystical art form using dots and lines to depict local flora and fauna, similar to Aboriginal Art of Australia. Gond art is rooted in their folk-tales and culture, story-telling is a strong element of every painting.

From Wellington’s Mudra Dance Company - young dancers Jeevika Dhanwani and Jiya Dhanwani will perform. Come and see these young students perform their beautiful dance recital.

Jo Coffey, a long term supporter of the Illam, reflects on the photo exhibition at Mahara Gallery. The exhibition is the story of two Kiwi storytellers - Jean Watson and Mo Greig. Jean and Mo never met, but Jean would have loved Mo for her gift with words and images, her compassion, her insightfulness and her sense of social justice.