The Ninth Post of Mother Teresa

• There was a large temple in Kalighat The Home of Dying was located beside the temple.


• It was difficult to locate Mother Teresa's home for dying destitutes as many people came there to worship their goddess.


• Later on, they finally set up a centre in Kalighat which was called Nirmal Hriday.


• Nirmal Hriday was always opened for the people in need.


• The hospital in Kalighat could only a little for the citizens there.


• Many people died in the street, sometimesthe municipality would send a van to pick up the corpse.


• There were shelterless people throughout Kalighat. Diseases were spreadig seriously.


• As the hospital refused to accept dying people. Mother Teresa decided to find a place for them.


• The first Home of Dying was in Motijhil which functioned as Mother Teresa looked after the people the hospital refused.


• Those who died in the Home of Dying buried as Christians.


• People received not only medication from the Sisters, also love.


• The Sisters tried not to reject those who were hungry and suffering.


• Volunteers from all over the world came help in Nirmal Hriday for a shortperiod of time.


• The body goes, the peace and soul remain.


• A mother saved eight biscults for her children to show her love on them.


• They had recued 54000 people from the street throughout the years.


• Death meant 'going home'


• Dying people were glad that they died in dignity, not like an animal.