On what felt like the first cold December morning this year, lots of happy people came together at Rashtrapati Bhawan with a simple mission – spreading lots and lots of gratitude. DeePositive Foundation, headed by Deepanjali Rao, has been organising the Santa Workshop since 2011. Each year, the 'elves' assemble at Santa's workshop to gift wrap tiny tokens of gratitude in the weeks leading up to Christmas. And then, on December 24, they take to the streets and hand them out, to those who might not be celebrating, with a heartfelt 'thank you'.

Dee recalls that when things were really tough and the donations were barely trickling in, her maid came to her with ten Good Day biscuit packets and asked her to wrap those up. Her simple logic was "dua toh mujhe hi milegi." Today, they distribute all kinds of things, including ear muffs, key chains, biscuit and chips packets. It's really more about the thought, here at DeePositive.

Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the workshop is the ownership the volunteers feel towards it. And their energy is infectious. It doesn't matter if you've been with the workshop for a day or a year, you're a part of the family from the minute you walk in.