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Sandalwood celebs in the thick of social media during the pandemic

Swaroop Kodur
| TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jun 14, 2021, 00:55 IST
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Sandalwood Celebs in thick of social media during the pandemic

With the second wave of the pandemic bringing about newer and bigger problems for the general public, the Kannada Film Industry has been an instrumental force in addressing their needs. Many actors, including the biggest of them, have been actively helping out the affected sections and even managed to throw light on their plight.


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Upendra

The Challenging Star chose to voice his support for all the zoos and animal sanctuaries in Karnataka which have been struggling with lack of footfall for over a year. Urging the general public to adopt animals in these zoos, Darshan attracted many donations towards them which have helped immensely in rehabilitation. Actors like Upendra and Kavya Gowda have chipped in by adopting an African Elephant and a White Peafowl respectively.


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Ragini Dwivedi

One of the main forces of the recent social activity, Ragini Dwivedi has been making several critical contributions through her GENEXT Charitable Trust. The actor and her team have done several noble deeds over the last few weeks such as distributing resources and kits to crematorium workers, organizing blood donation camps, and others.


Image Courtesy: Ragini Dwivedi's Instagram

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Sanjjanaa Galrani

The 'Ganda Hendathi' has been reaching out to thousands of people through her Sanjjana Galrani foundation. The utterly dedicated team has been consistently distributing food to the needy and have, in fact, been at it for 26 days straight. Her team has also been instrumental in organizing vaccination camps across the city.


Image Courtesy: Sanjjanaa Galrani's Instagram

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Yash

The Rocking Star is known to generally stay away from the limelight but he stepped up to the occasion right on time. Having witnessed how the situation unraveled around him, Yash pledged an amount of Rs. 5000 to all the 3000+ plus members of the Kannada Film Industry from his own earnings.


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Chetan Kumar

As one of the foremost crusaders for human justice in the state, Chetan Ahimsa made no cutbacks when it came to helping out the needy in these troubled times. Through his own Chetan Foundation and along with groups like Veera Kannadigara Gharjane, the 'Aa Dinagalu' actor has been an instrumental voice in ensuring that those from the marginalized sections receive appropriate help.


Image Courtesy: Official Twitter account of Chetan Kumar

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Actor Darshan's efforts towards animal adoption bears positive results, state's forest ministry sends in regards

The Challenging Star chose to voice his support for all the zoos and animal sanctuaries in Karnataka which have been struggling with lack of footfall for over a year. Urging the general public to adopt animals in these zoos, Darshan attracted many donations towards them which have helped immensely in rehabilitation. Actors like Upendra and Kavya Gowda have chipped in by adopting an African Elephant and a White Peafowl respectively.


Image Courtesy: Facebook

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Pranitha Subhash

Pranitha Subhash has been an active philanthropist and social worker for many years. Through her own Pranitha Foundation, she participated in several noble activities that include the distribution of ration kits to several deprived people and oxygen supply during the crisis.


Image Courtesy: Facebook

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Sathish Ninasam

The talented actor has been distributing food to many in need and has been at it on a daily basis for many days. With a small team of friends and volunteers backing him in the cause, Sathish Ninasam plans on continuing the noble work for as long as possible and even intends on including more people as they go along.


Image Courtesy: Twitter

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