"Are our parents really okay?"

Weekly calls, quiet worry, and the need for someone local we could trust - that’s where Takesavillage began.

01 — The Beginning

We moved abroad to build our lives. It was the right decision. But the worry never fully left.

Video calls became a ritual. Every call, the same questions: “Are you eating well?” “Are you going out?” “How’s your knee?”

They said they were fine. We said okay. But both sides knew there was more beneath the surface.

Technology helped us stay connected. It could not replace someone being there.

Calls kept us connected. But it did not show how they were really doing.

02 — The Patchwork

We tried everything. It still wasn’t enough.

Delivery apps, reminders, neighbors nearby each helped a little.

But none of it answered the questions that stayed after every call: How was her week really? Is something small becoming a bigger concern? Is “I’m fine” really fine?

We tried to keep up. But it was not possible to succeed every single time.

03 — The Difference

Then, we got lucky.

Friends back in Coimbatore began checking in properly. Not quick calls, but real visits, tea, and conversation.

Afterwards, they told us the things our parents never would: “Amma seems to feel lonely sometimes”. “Appa likes his walking group a lot”. “Amma was curious about yoga”.

The problems did not disappear. But for the first time, we had a clearer picture.

Ten minutes of real presence told us more than months of calls.

04 — The question became bigger

We came back. Many families cannot.

Visas do not bend. Jobs do not pause. Life gets built somehow. For families living abroad, not being able to leave when something feels off becomes its own weight.

So we listened: 60+ NRI families across the US, Gulf, UK, and Singapore. Three cities in Tamilnadu. One thing came up again and again.

They did not want surveillance. They wanted someone who would know their parents, notice the small things, and be there when needed.

05 — The Pilot

We tested before we launched.

We started with five families and spent ten months learning what this kind of support really needed to look like.

We visited real homes, observed the small dynamics that do not show up on a call, and kept rewriting our reports until they were genuinely useful to both the parent and the child.

“For the first time, I knew how my mother was - not just that she picked up the phone”

That was when we knew this needed to exist.

06 — Takesavillage

Built by people who lived this. Run by people from here.

Takesavillage was not built in a boardroom.

It was built by people who needed this, could not find it, and decided to create it properly with trained local associates, real relationships, and clear updates families can trust.

People, showing up for people.