It was early afternoon on Friday when the phone rang for the first time at the Art of Living's (AoL) Hopeline office in Camp. A young volunteer picked up the phone and heard a girl's shaky voice.
"I need help," said the 20-something on the other line and thus began the journey of Pune's first 24-hour helpline.
Alarmed by the rising number of student suicides and just days after foundation Chief Sri Sri Ravi Shankar left the city after public discourses, AoL Foundation started the helplines across three locations in the city.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Art of Living Foundation's counselling helpline for youth and parents, which began operations last week, averaged 70 calls a day
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