Deepika Venkatachalam Instagram – A week that had a roller coaster of emotions, but it was worth it in the end!❤️✍️ The week started with my birthday, and I was a little sad that I couldn’t do anything i used to do every year on my birthdays. But the fact that I had a roof above my head, food on my plate, and my people beside me amidst all the chaos happened outside made me better! 2 days after we got signal & power back, we immediately wanted to do something we could from our end & started to share verified volunteers’ numbers, but in a couple of hours, it grew into something big that we didn’t expect. Fast forward, the next day, we were on the ground distributing essentials to the people who were affected. (Check out the #Michaungcyclone2023 story highlights to know more about what we did) Thanks to the volunteers, Jai anna, Lokesh anna , and many more for helping us and guiding us on the field with all the necessary details. This wouldn’t have been possible without them! 🫡 The 3 days we were on the field gave us a lot of memories to look back at and have a happy smile on our faces. The moments we spent on the lorry the whole day, or the moments we spent as a team entertaining ourselves when moving from one place to another or the late nights we spent packing the things for the next day, every moment, every minute, every second will always be a core memory for all of us. :’) As much as we had fun and a lot of learnings in the field, there were a few incidents & the kindness of the people that moved our hearts. People who were selling flowers and tea came forward and donated money to help people watching us at that moment. All the Auto Annas and driver Annas helped us in loading, arranging, and distributing the things. And so many strangers on the road helped us in kutty kutty ways bought a heartfelt smile on our faces. ❤️ & the four days made us realize the love we have for our city, CHENNAI and its people. No matter what the city goes through, it will always be our home, and it will always have our hearts! 🫂❤️