On 6th December 2000, when the women sangam members of CRWEL, one of the partner organizations of HEKS in India, were protesting under the leadership of Yasoda, in a peaceful way against the sale of illicit liquor at Bheemanthope village, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, Indra aged 20, the daughter of Yasoda and Rathinammal aged 55, the sister of Yasoda, were killed ruthlessly by the illicit liquor vendors who hit them on their heads with logs and boulders. To commemorate the sacrifice of Indra and Ratna, who have laid their lives for a social cause, HEKS and its India Coordination Office along with it’s partner organizations initiated the Indra Ratna Trust .
