Karuna Mind Care Foundation is a dream project of Dr. Amitabha Mukerji (Son of Dr. Karunamoy Mukerji), Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, practicing for last 35 years in Kolkata. He was greatly inspired and motivated by Swami Vivekanada’s “shiv gyan ey jeev er seva” & “Bahujan Sukhaye Bahujan Hitaye” philosophy!
This idea was implanted in his mind by his father since childhood. Keeping this idea in mind, he founded KMF few years back to specifically serve the Senior Citizens to aid and improve their psychological well-being. Because of socio-economic and various other reasons, the joint family system has collapsed and has given birth to the concept of nuclear families and now ultra-nuclear families. As a result, senior citizens are increasingly becoming lonely and psychologically insecure and helpless.
Karuna Mind Care Foundation was finally formed and registered as an NGO in the year 2016.
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