Grassroots action since 2019
Abol Tabol
Stand by people. Together with people.
A grassroots social welfare organization working with communities across West Bengal through food, dignity, emergency support and hope.
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Founded
Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri
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Meal Program
Per plate, since 2019
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People reached through festival initiatives
Uthsober Upohar · project-specific, per season
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Dhaki families supported
Uthsober Upohar · project-specific
We believe in standing beside people.
We don't believe in standing above communities. We believe in standing beside them.
Abol Tabol began not with a grand mission, but with a simple, heartfelt intention — to stand by people, together with people. We are not here to change society from the outside. We are here to walk with society — shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart — creating small yet meaningful differences through acts of kindness.
There are no hierarchies. Every member is a volunteer, every effort is shared, and every action is guided by love and empathy.
Our StoryWhat we do
Different needs. One commitment.
Featured project · ₹5 Meal Program
A meal should never cost someone's dignity.
Since 2019, Abol Tabol has been serving freshly cooked meals for just ₹5. What began as a self-funded initiative has grown through the support of people who choose to sponsor meals on birthdays, anniversaries and in memory of loved ones.
₹5
per meal
2019
serving since
Our work
Twelve ways we stand beside people.
Impact
Small actions.Real impact.
We publish only what we can stand behind. Numbers below are project-specific; where data isn't collected, we describe the work instead.
See our impact₹5
meals
Freshly cooked, served with dignity since 2019
3,000–3,500
people receive festival clothing
Uthsober Upohar, each Durga Puja
200+
dhakis and families supported
Uthsober Upohar, each Debipaksha
- Emergency food, medicine and oxygen support — from the pandemic to today
- Wheelchairs, crutches and walkers delivered free of cost
- One Day of Joy for street-connected children every Children's Day
- A free mortuary freezer for any family in need
- Save the Green Dhupguri: further tree felling paused pending review
Where we work
Rooted in Dhupguri. Reaching across the Dooars.
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Stories
Behind every project is a person.
Environment · Save the Green Dhupguri Railway Station
Development should not mean losing our green.
A redevelopment project at Dhupguri Railway Station has led to widespread tree felling, threatening decades-old green cover. Abol Tabol launched Save the Green Dhupguri — memoranda to railway authorities, street theatre, petitions and plantation drives — to protect this natural heritage and push for environment-sensitive infrastructure. The movement has led to a pause in further felling pending review.
- Trees
- Railway station
- Community participation
- Awareness campaigns
- Plantation initiatives
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Donate
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Volunteer
Give your time, skills or energy.
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Sponsor
Support a specific initiative.
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Partner
Collaborate with Abol Tabol.
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Your contribution can become someone's next meal, next smile, or next moment of hope.
Every rupee goes directly into cooked meals, festival clothes, mobility aids and emergency support in Dhupguri. ₹5 is one meal. ₹500 sponsors a hundred.
Volunteer
You don't need a title to make a difference.
Abol Tabol has no formal volunteer program, because every helping hand is already part of the team. No forms, no interviews, no hierarchy — just a shared commitment to kindness and the willingness to work alongside others.
Our journey
Since 2019, one step at a time.
2019
Abol Tabol established
Founded in Dhupguri with one simple intention — to stand by people, together with people. The ₹5 Meal Program begins as a self-funded effort.
2020
COVID-19 emergency response
Days after inception the pandemic hit. Volunteers delivered cooked meals, medicines and arranged oxygen for families across affected communities.
Following years
Food distribution
Cooked meals continue year-round, with sponsored free-meal days on birthdays, anniversaries and in memory of loved ones.
Every Durga Puja
Festival initiatives
Uthsober Upohar gifts new clothes to 200+ dhaki families and 3,000–3,500 people across the Dhupguri block.
Ongoing
Emergency relief
Food, clothes, baby food and school supplies reach families after storms and floods.
Ongoing
Dignity care & mobility support
Wheelchairs, crutches and walkers delivered free of cost; a mortuary freezer offered to any family in need.
2025
Environmental campaigns
Save the Green Dhupguri Railway Station mobilises citizens to protect the station's decades-old trees.
Ongoing
Community programs
Seasonal drives — lassi in summer, blankets in winter, umbrellas for outdoor workers — adapt to what the moment needs.
