The Enemy Air Raid in 1941 - 42
Every year during Gangasagar mela, the South 24 Parganas district Administration requisition Saity's hearse vanservice. Hindu Satkar Samity sets up two camps, one at Kadwip and another at Sapan to carry the dead bodies of pilgrims, if any.
Apart from disposing the unclaimed dead bodies in a decent and hygienic manner, every year the Samity organises the Tarpan ceremony on Mahalaya day to pay homage to these departed souls.
The samity has set-up Shree Bhutnath Yatru Nivas at Puri for convenient stay of pilgrims at Sree Shree Jagannath Dham.
Apart from disposing the unclaimed dead bodies in a decent and hygienic manner, every year the Samity organises the Tarpan ceremony on Mahalaya day to pay homage to these departed souls.
The Enemy Air Raid in 1941 - 42
The Great Famine in 1943
The Great Calcutta Killing in 1946
The Great Refugee Influx from 1948 - 52
Several Natural Calamities including Covid 19 Pandemic
Railway accidents
With a humble beginning of carrying and cremating 161 dead bodies in the very first year of its existence, the Samity has silently served the people of Calcutta, Howrah and the Suburb for the last 81 years. Since its inception till the present times, the Samity has carried and cremated about 3 lacks of dead bodies!
In widely acknowledged and appreciated. Presently the Samity has a fleet of Four Hearse Vans to carry dead bodies, which apart from operating in Kolkata, Howrah and their suburbs, carry dead bodies to the neighbouring districts and states. Every year the Samity is serving the society by the way of carrying and cremating unclaimed dead bodies.
Mother Teresa’s Nirmal Hriday
Ramakrishna Mission Seva
Government Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Jails
Vagrant Homes
Mental Asylums
Railway Stations
We appeal for generous financial help to enable he Samity to continue activities of the much-needed ever-increasing service of the Samity and for successful completion of our projects. All donations paid in favour of “Hindu Satkar Samity” are exempted under sec. 80G of the Income Tax Act.