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This month marks the 11th anniversary of the founding of Muse Creation. Although the pandemic has forced me to change the activities from what we used to be, it has been an opportunity for Muse Creation to gain a new perspective. I am now starting to involve not only Japanese but also Indian people in our activities.
On Sunday, I attended a social impact event organised by YPO.
This involved inviting NGO representatives and philanthropists from Bangalore to speak with participants in a round-table discussion format.
Of the six participating organisations, three are organisations I know well.
Despite being a foreigner, my social contribution activities in India are quite rich. I have come to want to share my experiences not only with the Japanese but also with Indians.
I share here the transcript I read when I was given the opportunity to address the audience at the beginning of the event.
I met Arvind in New York in 1996 and moved to Bangalore in 2005. In the past, I was so preoccupied with building my career that I could not afford to look at social responsibility. However, my thinking changed soon after I moved to India. Poverty is unrelenting and eye-opening.
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I wanted to know social realities, even if only a little, so I started visiting charitable organisations in 2007. I then set up an NGO called Muse Creation in 2012 and I have visited about 20 charities in Bangalore and Mumbai more than 80 times with Japanese members and their families.
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Three of the six organisations represented today, Newark Mission, OBLF and Bangalore Hospice Trust, are organisations that I have visited many times over the past 10 years. The progress that each of these organisations has made over the past decade has amazed me with each visit.
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The founders and most of the staff of the operation are very aware of their mission. They continue their mission without giving up.
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At first I thought we are âgiversâ by donating money and playing with children, singing and dancing with their people. However, It was a misconception. We have been given, what we cannot see. I have learnt so much from visiting charities and witnessing their efforts that it is hard to put into words.
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It is a life-enriching experience that money cannot buy. Muse Creationâs work has also helped me to develop an eye for Indian life and society. This is one of the reasons I have been able to continue this activity for so long.
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Seeing is believing.
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Normally, visiting the charities is a shortcut to a deeper understanding, but that is not easy. I think it is a very valuable opportunity to hear the voices of several contributors in one place.
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I believe that this event is very meaningful for all of us.Â
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I would like to thank to everyone who has visited today, and to the organizers. I hope that today will be the start of one.
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âFirst photo. I was happy to be sandwiched between “Auto Raja” and “Eat Raja”. Auto Raja gave me the bouquet of roses. Thank you!
âThe six organisations that took part in this event are listed below. Also, Vendors, who provided the tasty food and yummy drinks, are cares about the environment and the society!
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âI have documented most of the activities I have been involved in since moving to India on my blog. The records of my visits to charitable organisations include the impressions of the members who accompanied me. All are precious memories.
 https://museindia.typepad.jp/mss/
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I went to Home of Hope there was so many people who was on the road or almost dying on the street, but someone called Raja helped them. Raja was nice guy and cool and I think everyone wanted to be like that one. When I went there I felt afraid so I cried because some people looked at me, but they were kind and I played with many kids they were kind and friendly.
I learnt many things during this activity. I learnt that there are many people living in New Ark Mission who are sick, injured, and have difficulties in this world.
When I met the children, there didnât have any bad appearance. Many of them have their own talents and bright personalities. I had a lot of fun playing with them.
But they all had no parents and could not lead a life without any inconvenience like I do. I think that Mr. Raja is like a father to them.
I felt that what Mr. Raja was doing was not for his own greed, but rather out of his kindness and sense of justice to help the children and adults who were suffering as much as possible.
But compared to Japan, there are many people in India who are facing many difficulties. It may be due to the old Indian hierarchy or the poverty of the country itself. I think that Mr. Raja is an amazing person who everyone should respect for his efforts to help those who are suffering from this system. I would like to help the society by taking these issues seriously.
I visited a welfare home/orphanage for the first time in this activity. This event was a new experience for me. I was shocked to see the real problems that are happening today. The first video I saw moved me and showed me an India I didn’t know existed. What touched me the most was when Auto raja himself got into an ambulance and took people living in the slums of India who were in the eyeâpopping bad conditions to the ambulance, treated their wounds and gave them shelter at the New Ark Mission Home of Hope, which he runs himself.
The New Ark Mission Home of Hope is run by the Mission itself. Mr Auto raja has become one of the people I admire for his dedication to treating people with severe injuries, such as necrotic arms and legs and those who cannot walk properly. The shelter we visited during this activity was a facility where more than 700 people, both men and women, lived. Some of the people living there were mentally ill, some were seriously ill and on the verge of death, and some were unable to live in India because they could not get an exit VISA. So there were not only Indians but also Africans, people from Nepal and other countries living in the facility.
Also, with so many people living in the facility, there is a food shortage problem. Raja told me that 100 kg of rice is consumed per day. I was very surprised and saddened to hear that the government does not provide any assistance. I think Mr Auto raja is wonderful for not giving up and doing wonderful activities under such difficult circumstances.
I recently learned that a member of the Japanese community in Bangalore has been running a mischievous campaign of slander against Muse Creation and Miho. He has been spreading silly rumours, and I would ask the Japanese community to distance themselves from his divisive and reprehensible behaviour. Miho has put her soul into doing remarkable and selfless work for, and with, the Japanese people who live in Bangalore. Please disregard the toxic comments by the individual who is bringing deep dishonour to himself and damaging the spirit of the wonderful Japanese community in Bangalore. (Arvind Malhan)