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Covid Heroes of the Day from Chennai: Mom and daughter cook free meals for patients
Covid Heroes of the Day from Chennai: Mom and daughter cook free meals for patients
Deshna Krupa and her mom Ahalya from Chennai have been cooking free meals have been cooking free meals for Covid-19 paients who are quarantined at home. They also customise the meals according to the patient s wish.
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Ahalya (L) and Deshna Krupa (R) cook free meal for Covid-19 patients in Chennai.
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us to be dependent on each other. From running errands to cooking meals for neighbour and strangers, people across the country have been stepping up to help others. Today s Covid heroes are Deshna Krupa and her mother Ahalya from Chennai. For the past two weeks, the mom-daughter duo has been lending a helping hand to fellow citizens.
Landmarks illuminated in bid to make St Brigid’s Day a national holiday
Illuminations include portraits of mother and baby home survivors by Karen Morgan and powerful haiku poems by Laura Murphy
Breastfeeding Madonna by photographer Myriam Riand and conceptual artist Áine O Brien. Pictures: Steve O’Conor
Mon, 01 Feb, 2021 - 06:30
Neil Michael
Landmarks are being illuminated to promote a campaign to make St Brigid’s Day a national holiday.
The Brigid’s Day the Herstory Light Show, by brand awareness and illumination firm Dodeca, is illuminating landmarks across Ireland in honour of mother and baby home survivors.
The venues include Galway City Museum, St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare, Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea, and Athlone Castle and Belvedere House in Westmeath.