Coming Events
Exploring India through the Lens of Novelists
Interested in traveling to India but don’t want to leave the comfort of your armchair? Our book group meets regularly, and the discussion is both in person and on Zoom.
The October book is Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize
Heart Lamp is a collection of 12 powerful short stories that capture the lives of underrepresented women and girls in patriarchal communities of India.
Join us for our book group discussion on Friday, October 3 at 4:00 pm (ET).
Location in person:
Friends of Kalangarai
227 Union Street – Suite 707,
New Bedford, MA 02740
To register online, click on the button below
Fall Fundraiser Festival
We are excited to announce that we are having a Fall Fundraiser
October 26, 2025.
Women of Truth and Courage
The Widows of Kalangarai
Join us for the fundraiser
Sunday
October 26, 2025
2:00 pm–5:00 pm
The Keith Farm
775 Horseneck Road
Westport, MA 02790
Tickets $75 per person and may be purchased online
BUY TICKETS ONLINEOr mail check with enclosed card to:
Friends of Kalangarai I P.O. Box 8755 I New Bedford, MA 02742
Friends of Kalangarai is a 501(c) 3 charitable organization that supports the widowed women of Kalangarai with community-based programs to empower them through economic development, self-help groups,and leadership training.
100% of the event’s ticket sales will go toward the programs for the widows and their children’s education.
