Circle Network — Psy Shikha Kaushik
Work & Impact · Community

Circle Network

A small circle of friends and volunteers who show up — quietly, consistently — for the communities and individuals who need it most in Rajasthan.

"We don't have a grand mission. We have a shared belief that if you can help, you should."

Rajasthan, India · Grassroots
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Rajasthan
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About This Network

A Bunch of Friends
Who Show Up

Circle Network is not an organisation. It does not have a registered office or an annual report. It is a group of people — friends, mostly — who come together regularly to do something useful for the communities around them in Rajasthan.

The work is practical and humble. When a village outside Jaipur needs a water tank, we arrange it. When a slum neighbourhood runs low on basic supplies for women, we source them and bring them. When there are people on the street who need a hot meal, we cook and go.

No press release, no campaign. Just showing up, month after month, in the belief that collective effort — however small — makes a real difference to real people.

"Growth is often collective — and strong communities create stronger individuals."
Community-Driven
Every initiative begins with a real need — seen, heard, and responded to by people on the ground.
Consistent, Not Occasional
Monthly hygiene drives. Regular feeding. Ongoing presence. This is not charity tourism — it is sustained care.
Rooted in Rajasthan
This is where we live. We know these streets, these villages, these needs. Local knowledge guides every decision.
On the Ground

How the Circle Works

01
Water & Basic Resources
Coordinating water tank deliveries and essential supplies for villages in arid Rajasthan — where access to clean water remains a daily challenge for many families.
Villages around Jaipur & Rajasthan
02
Women's Hygiene & Dignity
Monthly distribution of sanitary and hygiene products in slum neighbourhoods — because access to basic feminine hygiene is a matter of dignity, not a luxury.
Slum areas, Jaipur
03
Feeding & Nourishment
Cooking and distributing meals to homeless individuals and underserved communities — not as a one-time gesture, but as a regular, respectful act of care.
Jaipur city
04
Small Comforts
Blankets, warm clothing, basic toiletries — given quietly to those living on the street, especially in the cold Rajasthan winters. The point is not charity. It is human recognition.
Streets of Jaipur
05
Conversations & Exchange
Coming together as a circle — friends, volunteers, newcomers — to share ideas, support each other's journeys, and decide what to do next. The community sustains the work.
Within the Network
06
Responding as Needed
There is no fixed menu of services. When a need arises — and it is within our means — we respond. Flexibility and presence are what this circle runs on.
Wherever we can reach
A moment from the work — Rajasthan, 2023
From the Ground
The Village and the Water Tank

The Day We Brought
Water to Meena Bai's Street

It started with a conversation at the edge of a village about forty kilometres from Jaipur. A woman — let's call her Meena Bai, though that was not her name — mentioned, almost in passing, that they had been managing without a water tank for three months. The municipality's tank had stopped coming. The well was unreliable. The women walked further every morning.

No complaint. No demand. Just a mention.

Within ten days, the Circle had pooled together enough to arrange a water tank delivery. It was not a grand solution. It did not fix the municipal system. But for that month, Meena Bai's street had water — and the mornings were a little shorter.

When we went back the following month, she offered tea. We sat on the ground outside her door and talked for an hour about her children, about the heat, about small things. That was the moment the work felt most real — not the tank, but the cup of tea that followed.

Some things the Circle does that don't make the list
Sitting with peopleSometimes the most needed thing is simply someone willing to stop, sit down, and listen without rushing to leave.
Saying a nameKnowing and using the name of someone on the street — acknowledging their presence — costs nothing and means more than most things we do.
Coming backTrust is built by return visits. The second time matters more than the first.
Not photographing Dignity over documentation. People are not content for a social media post.
Who We Are

Just a Circle
of Friends

There is no fixed roster. Some people come every month. Some come when they can. New people find us through word of mouth, through a conversation, through someone who said — "we're going this weekend, want to come?"

The circle is open. No application, no committee. Only a shared willingness to show up and contribute whatever is in your hands that day — time, supplies, skill, presence.

If you are in Rajasthan and you want to be part of it, you already almost are.

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No hierarchy. Everyone contributes as they can.
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No pressure. This is not a job. Life comes first.
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No judgement. The work is for everyone. So is the circle.
"We are not trying to solve poverty or fix a system. We are trying to make sure that the people around us — on our streets, in our neighbourhoods — do not go unseen. That is enough. That is the whole point."

— Circle Network, Jaipur
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This work is a reminder that compassion, in any form, is never insignificant — and that a circle of people who care can change the texture of life for someone who needed only to know they were not invisible.

— Circle Network · Rajasthan · Psy Shikha Kaushik
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