How We Started

By Team Gurukripaa

Every powerful story has a humble beginning. For the Gurukripaa Mayu-Muskan Foundation, that story begins in the heart of rural Bihar — not with a million-dollar fund or a celebrity-backed initiative, but with a father, his children, and an unwavering commitment to serve.

What started as a deeply personal mission has gradually transformed into a movement — one rooted in compassion, sacrifice, and the belief that meaningful change can begin with the smallest of steps.

A Father’s Love: The Seed of the Foundation

At the core of our journey is Shri Nawal Kishor Mallik, a humble yet determined man living in Naharniya village, in Madhubani district, Bihar. Long before Gurukripaa became a formal entity, his actions spoke volumes. Without any external support or public recognition, he dedicated his life to improving health and dignity in his community — especially for women.

His initiative was simple but revolutionary: every Friday, he would distribute homeopathic medicines — particularly focusing on women’s wellness. These weren’t just one-off camps. Over time, this quiet effort grew to serve more than 7000 women across neighboring villages.

This wasn’t an NGO project. It was his personal calling.

A Family Mission

But he wasn’t alone.

What made the mission truly special was the way the family rallied behind him. His sons — working professionals living far from their village — decided to dedicate 10% of their monthly salaries to support their father’s work. Along with income from agriculture and family savings, they sustained and scaled the initiative entirely on their own.

There were no donor appeals, no CSR partnerships — just a family pooling resources, time, and belief.

When most families save for holidays or investments, the Mallik family invested in health kits, tonics, and tree saplings. And they did this not for recognition, but because they knew it mattered.

From Informal Acts to a Formal Foundation

In early 2024, the family realized that the scale of the work had grown beyond what they ever imagined. The number of beneficiaries, the increasing demand for medicine, and the growing network of volunteers and well-wishers signaled something larger at play.

It was time to formalize what had been a deeply personal project.

Thus was born the Gurukripaa “Mayu-Muskan” Foundation — named lovingly to honor the lives and stories of Mayu and Muskan, two women whose memory serves as a reminder of why this work must continue.

The name itself is a symbol of care, remembrance, and the emotional depth that drives the foundation.

Why Our Work Matters

What makes Gurukripaa different is its groundedness.

Our headquarters isn’t in a metro city. We operate from the grassroots — where the real problems are.

Madhubani, especially Naharniya village, is a region with no major hospitals, no diagnostic centers, no pediatric clinics, and limited education opportunities. For women, these gaps in infrastructure multiply. From menstrual issues to maternal health and chronic illnesses, they often suffer in silence, without medical attention or even basic awareness.

The Gurukripaa camps changed that. Every week, hundreds of women started visiting, forming long queues not just for free medicine but for someone to listen. These camps became safe spaces where women could talk about their pain, their families, their bodies — without shame, without judgment.

And when they began to feel better, word spread.

Scaling the Vision — Without Losing the Soul

Over time, the work expanded.

• More villages began participating.
• Tree plantation drives were initiated, with more than 5000 mango saplings planted since 2016 — improving local biodiversity and connecting environmental care to health outcomes.
• A women’s empowerment program began, distributing nutrition tonics, self-help kits, and vocational guidance.
• The idea of holistic wellness — where health, environment, and dignity are interlinked — took root.

Despite this growth, one thing remains unchanged: we continue to operate with the same simplicity and sincerity with which it all began. No fancy campaigns. No bureaucracy. Just people helping people.

Transparent to the Core

One of the most radical aspects of our foundation is financial transparency.

Right from day one, every rupee spent has come from the family’s own pocket — either through farming income or monthly contributions from the sons. There have been no third-party donations, no grant dependencies, and no overheads.

This gives us the freedom to serve without compromise — and to maintain complete trust with the community.

Now, as we prepare to invite partners and contributors into this journey, we pledge that our audits will be public, our spending will be lean, and our soul will remain intact.

The Gurukripaa Difference

Gurukripaa isn’t a project. It’s a legacy.

It’s about:

• Working where others don’t. Deep rural pockets, far from cameras and headlines.
• Funding what matters. Preventative health, women’s wellness, and environmental repair.
• Trusting local leadership. With the founder and family being from the village itself, there’s no disconnect between “us” and “them.”
• Being self-accountable. There are no donors to impress — just a village to serve.

We’ve already aligned ourselves with multiple UN SDGs:

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 15: Life on Land

But for us, these aren’t targets on a whiteboard — they are lived values on the field.

What’s Next?

We’ve filed for formal NGO registration. We are building digital systems to better document impact, streamline operations, and engage with like-minded partners. We’ve created our website, social media presence, and are preparing a call for volunteers, doctors, and rural health champions.

But no matter how far we grow, we will always return to where it all began: a father with a mission, a family with a vision, and a village with hope.

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Final Words

We didn’t start Gurukripaa because we had extra time or money.

We started because we couldn’t look away anymore — from the untreated pain of our sisters, the withering health of our land, and the silence that surrounded suffering in our villages.

Every bottle distributed. Every tree planted. Every woman empowered.

It all began with one decision:

To care.

And that’s a decision we will keep making — again, and again, and again.