Lodhi Gardens, 24 May 2026
Beyond just an Adda…
The Lodhi Gardens Adda on 24th May, where we saw a simple daily morning walk turn into a passionate movement for a cause.
The Lodhi Gardens Adda in Delhi on a hot summer morning became a space beyond GIST and CML; it encompassed cancer as a whole and what it means to live with the diagnosis for those impacted.
Exactly what Chai for Cancer has aimed to do all these years – create a safe space where all can share their own cancer experiences without fear of shame and stigma.
At the Adda which included a ready stream of morning walkers, FOM City Chapter Leaders and volunteers, their friends and family, it became as much about spreading awareness, as it was about raising funds and sharing of important updates in the world cancer. Most of all it was about sharing stories without any fear or judgment and it is this which became an inspiration for all.
We were so happy when Dr. Dinesh Bhurani, Director, Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at RGCIRC, who had hosted Saturday’s Adda at his institute joined us adding immense value to the gathering . He held the guests enthralled with his sensitive and insightful sharings. Chatting with the group of young students present he involved them and their teachers in an engaged discussion on their career goals and very importantly spoke about the importance today of the HPV vaccine because of which he said, cervical cancer was completely gone from Australia. Being one of the commonest cancers in women, we now had the tool to prevent it!
Thank you Aruna Naqvi for sending the students from Vidya Niketan to join us at the Adda. It was a joy to see them participate with so much curiosity and eagerness to learn.
Thank you children for giving us your Sunday morning .
Special thanks to our radio partners Red FM for their awareness campaigns that ran throughout the week and to all who came and made this possible.
