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Kripa Foundation
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Kripa Foundation was founded in 1981 by Reverend Father Joseph H. Pereira at Mount Carmel Church in Bandra (West), Mumbai. It initially started with a priest, a doctor, a person who had recovered from addiction, and three patients. The foundation's work is to provide holistic rehabilitation to people affected by addiction and HIV/AIDS.


 

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Kripa Foundation was founded in 1981 by Reverend Father Joseph H. Pereira at Mount Carmel Church in Bandra (West), Mumbai. It initially started with a priest, a doctor, a person who had recovered from addiction, and three patients. The foundation's work is to provide holistic rehabilitation to people affected by addiction and HIV/AIDS. Now, Kripa Foundation operates over 70 centers in more than 10 Indian states and maintains international collaborations with organizations in Europe, Canada, and the USA. However, the organisation has also been the subject of critical discussion in media reports. Concerns have been raised about its reinterpretation of yoga within a Christian spiritual framework, which some argue may detach the practice from its original philosophical and cultural roots. There have also been allegations reported in the media regarding ethical issues, including claims questioning links to the alcohol trade, instances of alleged negligence in care at rehabilitation centres, and scrutiny over irregularities in government funding and tender allocation processes. These issues have contributed to ongoing debate around transparency, accountability, and institutional practices within the foundation.
 

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Registration Details: 
Darpan Portal Number - NL/2009/0011506
FCRA Number – 83780448
Registered as: Charitable Trust
Registration Authority: Charity Commissioner
Registration Number: E11066 BOM
Date of Registration: 10-02-1987
Trust Registration (Bombay Public Trusts Act) - E11066 BOM .
 
Official address: 
Kripa Foundation Bandra (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Address: Kripa Drug Awareness, Counseling & Assistance, Rehabilitation & Extended Care Centre, C/o Mt. Carmel Church, 81/A Chapel Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai – 400050 Phone: +91 93246 92520 Email: [email protected] 
 
 

IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES

 
1. Repackaging Yoga in Christian Garb
    
   Efforts by Father. Joseph Pereira to merge yoga with Christian spirituality risks misrepresenting Yoga’s original purpose and philosophical depth. Reinterpreting it within a Christian framework can be seen as detaching it from these foundational ideas and repackaging it in a way that may not fully respect its origins.
 
2. Kripa Foundation’s Alleged Links to Alcohol Trade
   
   While Kripa Foundation presents themselves as faith-driven institutions focused on healing addiction through a blend of spirituality and practices like yoga, recent reports have raised ethical concerns that complicate this image. A news report by EastMojo highlights allegations from a recovering addict questioning the foundation’s leadership and its purported links to the alcohol trade, an issue that, if substantiated, would appear deeply contradictory for an institution dedicated to de-addiction and recovery..
 
3. Death of Inmate due to alleged negligence by Kripa Foundation de-addiction center
 
   Reports such as the one by Mid-Day note that police moved to file a chargesheet against doctors, trustees, and staff linked to Vasai-based Kripa foundation de-addiction centre following the death of an inmate in 2018, raising serious questions about medical care and institutional responsibility.The death of the inmate was allegedly linked to negligence and improper medical care during treatment..
 
4. HC flags irregularities in 1.03cr tender allocations to Kripa Foundation
 
   The Meghalaya High Court criticised the state government for directly favouring Kripa Foundation in awarding and funding a project to run a juvenile rehabilitation and de-addiction centre, questioning why the organisation was selected without a transparent or competitive process. The court observed that other eligible organisations were not considered and that proper procedures such as open tendering appeared to have been bypassed, raising concerns about arbitrariness and lack of accountability in the allocation of public funds..
 
5. Claiming Yoga as secular
 
   Joseph Pereira’s framing of yoga as a universal, non-religious practice can be seen as part of a broader pattern where elements of indigenous traditions are reinterpreted and integrated into Christian spiritual frameworks.
 

CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS

 
  1. Alan Goode
  2. Anthony D’Mello
  3. Bitto Dhanjal
  4. Cajetan D. Menezes (Director & Managing Trustee)
  5. Chris Lobo
  6. Cintia Valeria Zelarayan Semerdjian
  7. Dr Anna Paul
  8. Dr Ashok Bedi
  9. Dr Marburg
  10. Dr. Humza Muljiani
  11. Dr. Victor Rodrigues
  12. Ekkehard Tappenbeck (Germany)
  13. Ella Atai
  14. Felix Machado (Archbishop)
  15. Franck Marchenay
  16. George Dovas (Hong Kong)
  17. Jacqueline Almeida Verma (Trustee)
  18. Jim Pope (Canada)
  19. Joseph H Pereira (Settler Founder Trustee)
  20. Julio Rebeiro (Retd IPS)
  21. Karen D’Souza
  22. Karen Wilde (Australia)
  23. Laurence Freeman
  24. Leigh Ann Milne (Canada)
  25. Lisa Rodrigues
  26. Lynne Minton (USA)
  27. Mary Flemming
  28. Monique Weingart (USA)
  29. Mother Teresa
  30. Nicole Antonia Schmidt
  31. Oswald Cardinal Gracious (Patron Trustee)
  32. Pamela D'Costa (The project co-ordinator of Kripa Foundation)
  33. Pattie Giehl (USA)
  34. Philippa Frisby (British filmmaker)
  35. Ravi Ravindra
  36. Rita Keller
  37. Roquezinho Dsouza
  38. Rouington Coelho
  39. Rowan Williams (Former Archbishop of Canterbury)
  40. Royal Lopes
  41. Sanio Rymbai, Project Educator of Kripa foundation
  42. Shahriyar Atai
  43. Siddharth Meghani
  44. Simon Pimenta
  45. Stephan Brackman (Germany)
  46. Valery Petrich
  47. Waltraud Eckert (Germany)
 

CONNECTED ORGANISATIONS

 
  1. Alcoholics Anonymous
  2. Archdiocese of Bombay
  3. Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Ireland
  4. Faculty of Divinity in University of Cambridge, UK
  5. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  6. Indian Medical Association
  7. International Labor Organization
  8. JW Marriot, Vagator
  9. KFIY
  10. Light on Yoga Academy (Germany)
  11. Light-On-Yoga. International (LOY.i)
  12. Mount Carmel Church, Mumbai
  13. New York Academy of Sciences
  14. Rotary International
  15. The Beaumont Studios
  16. The Black Forest Institute, Germany
  17. The House of Dempo (Dempo Business House)
  18. The Renaissance Arpora
  19. TT Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation
  20. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  21. World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM)
  22. World Community for Christian Meditation, Malaysia
  23. Yoga Mandir (Australia)
 

PROPAGATION MEDIUM USED

 
  1. Catholic Connect
  2. Crux
  3. Free Press Journal
  4. INBandra
  5. Indian Catholic Matters
  6. Medio Media
  7. Mid-day
  8. Radical Recovery Summit
  9. Religion Unplugged
  10. Scroll
  11. The Week
 

BRANCHES

 

Kripa Dharavi (Mumbai, Maharashtra)

 

Address:
‘B’ Ward, Opp. Chawl No. 10, Matunga Labour
Camp, Mumbai – 400019

 

Phone: +91 92243 14784

Kripa Vasai (Palghar, Maharashtra)

Address:

Near Urdu High School, Papdy Post Office, Papdy, Vasai West – 401207

 

Phone: +91 76665 67536

Email: [email protected]

Kripa Dahanu (Palghar,

Maharashtra)

 

Address: Kripa Seva Rehabilitation
Center, Behind Union Bank of
India, Ashaghad Road, Jamshet Village,
Dahanu (E) – 401601
 
Phone: +91 76665 67536

 

Kripa Pune (Pune, Maharashtra)

Address:

H/36, Papal Seminary Villa, Hingne Khurd, Pune‑Singhagad Road, Vithalwadi – 411051

 

Phone: +91 76665 47220
 

Kripa Anjuna (Bardez, Goa)

 

Address:
House No. 1710, Soronto, Casa Albuquerque, Anjuna‑Vagator Road, Bardez 403509

Phone: +91 74998 12632

Email: [email protected]


Kripa Carmona (Salcette, Goa)

Address:

BlessedOzanam Recovery Centre, Carmona –
403717 Phone: +91 98343 41453

 
Kripa Mangalore (Karnataka)

 

Address:
Balaji House, Behind Capitanio School, Near Excise Quarters, Kankanady Post – 575002


Phone: +91 77099 70698

 

Email: 

Kripa Baroda (Vadodara, Gujarat)

Address:

Between Gayatri Shakti Pith and Dhiraj Hospital, Amodar Village, Taluka Waghodia – 390019

 

Phone: +91 98792 22826

Email:[email protected]


Kripa Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Address:

 
Kripa Counselling Centre, House No. 1009, Gandhi Nagar, Nai Basti, Mogal Sarai – 232101

Phone: +91 82990 79320

Email: [email protected]

Kripa Shillong (Meghalaya)

Address:

Next to Angel’s Playschool,
Upper Lachumiere,
Shillong – 793001

 

Phone: +91 70056 29460

Email: [email protected]

Kripa Kolkata (West Bengal)

Address:

Kripa Deaddiction & Rehabilitation Centre, Boys Town of
West Bengal, P.O.
Dakshin Alipore,
24 Parganas – 743503
 
Phone: +91 98300 37194
 
Kripa Darjeeling (West Bengal)

 

Address:
Kripa Counseling & Rehabilitation Centre, Mall Villa No. 1, C.R. Das Road, Darjeeling – 734101

 

Phone: +91 95938 36901

Email: [email protected]


Kripa Imphal (Manipur)

 

Address:
Koirengei CMC, Hospital Road, Near Maria Montessori School, Imphal (E) – 795002

 

Phone: +91 87875 64077

Email: [email protected]


Kripa Kohima (Nagaland)

 

Address:
Red Cross Complex, Raj Bhavan Road, Kohima – 797001
 
Phone: +91 90892 73154

 
Kripa Guwahati (Assam)

 

Address:
Hathigarh Chariali, House No. 33,
Zoo Narengi Road,
Guwahati – 781021

 

Phone: +91 84729 04227
 

Kripa Arunachal Pradesh (Arunachal Pradesh)

Address:

Lekhi Village, Near BPL Colony, Arunachal Pradesh – 791110

 

Phone: +91 36022 91046

Email: [email protected]

 

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