Parents or not, the plight of street kids and those abandoned, is one of the most heart wrenching things to witness and hear of. While a lot of people emphathise and sympathise with such kids, there are very few who actually do something about it, and attempt to change their lives for better.
There are only a select few who actually taking it upon themselves to bring about the change they wish to see, instead of waiting for someone else to take the first step.
Here are 5 people who've set an example for all of humanity with their act of selflessness and love for those who are less privileged:?
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For 45 HIV positive kids in Chennai, Solomon Raja whom they call ¡®Appa¡¯, has been a pillar of strength for years. Raja is one of the very few people who has gone that extra mile to change the world for better. He made it his life's mission to dispel the stigma surrounding HIV positive patients.
Raja says that most of these kids come from neighbouring villages. When they come for treatment at the ART (Anti Retro Viral Treatment) department at a hospital, most of their relatives either can¡¯t afford the cost of the treatment or others don¡¯t have parents to care for them.
Raja set up a home for these kids, called Shelter Trust, in Red Hills on the outskirts of Chennai. "The Shelter is run by HIV positive people for the HIV positive kids, all that I do is to make sure money is taken care of."
20-year-old Wali Rahmani, for instance, is a father to 23 kids who were not fortunate enough to be blessed with their parents' love.
While speaking to Indiatimes he said, ¡°In the whole process of raising my voice against all the injustice in the society, I felt that I was alone in this whole country. I realised that the kids of my age (class 12th) were busy partying but I was motivated that I want to do something for the society."
Rahmani also told Indiatimes that he first adopted 3 kids, and in just a span of 1 year there were 23 kids in the orphanage. Out of the 23, 11 kids are orphans and 12 are less fortunate with no roof over their head - until Umeed took them in.
Pathikrit Saha - a Zomato delivery executive based out of Kolkata - has dedicated all his time and effort to street kids.
He started by running classes on a Railway platform for kids and taught them basic subjects. The number of kids who joined his classes started steadily rising. Many kids went on to join government schools.?
Over time, Saha had to look for another job to sustain his family and he applied to be a delivery executive with Zomato. Little did he know, that this job would help him with his noble initiative of supporting street kids.
Addressed fondly by the kids as ¡®Roll Kaku¡¯ (Roll Uncle), he provides egg rolls, fried rice and all other items from cancelled orders, to street kids.
"Now, the cancelled orders from Zomato and all the excess food from his restaurant come to my kids as their evening snacks, sometimes dinner."
An abandoned infant in Nagaur town in Rajasthan was adopted by a journalist couple after a video of her lying in a heap of garbage soaked in blood, went viral on social media.
The baby was found in serious condition and was taken straight away to a hospital, after people found her. Kapri named her Pihu and went on to adopt the little angel.
"It¡¯s like a feeling of giving everything in me, everything I can do, for these kids to make a difference in their lives."?Jaswinder Singh who works with an NGO called Protsahan, told Indiatimes.?
Singh, who cares for the 120 odd girls from the streets of Delhi, is more than happy that the kids have accepted him, for exactly who he is. He is one of few people busting the myth about having biological children.
What people fail to understand is that just because someone does not want to have children of their own, it does not take away from them their nurturing instincts, love and warmth they can offer to a child.