This Couple Has Adopted 18 Girls Who Were Abandoned By Parents & Is Giving Them A New Life

A young couple from Assam has set up a school with a unique enrolment criterion - students must collect and bring 25 items of plastic waste every week. The plastic waste is then processed by the students at the recycling unit on the premises an

Dhananjay MahapatraUpdated: Jul 26, 2019, 17:33 IST
abandoned girl child

Venturing just 90 kilometres southwards from Goa's sun, sand and frolic, one reaches Karwar, which nestles where the richly biodiverse and thickly forested Western Ghats kiss the serene, sparsely crowded, amphitheatrically-shaped beaches of Arabian Sea.

For the last three decades Karwar has been a theatre showcasing a continuing real life drama capsuling a mosaic of heartwarming social contributions from lead actors in the Kamat family and Christian Kruger's 'Kruger Foundation'.

In the 1980s, Shreedhar P Kamat had already made a name for himself as a lawyer in Karwar. His wife Shreelata had settled in as a housewife with a son and a daughter.

abandoned girl child

toi

Philanthropic by nature and upbringing, the Kamat couple had already involved themselves in activities of the Kanara Welfare Trust that runs a large number of educational institutions in the densely forested district.

The couple used to come across media reports about girl children getting abandoned by their mothers. Friends suggested that they start a home for destitute girl children. It was 1986. They, in collaboration with Kruger Foundation, picked abandoned infant girls, some as old as 15 days, and brought them home.

"We found girls, mostly infants, dumped in bushes, railway tracks and on sea beaches. With Kruger Foundation, we gave them a home, christened 'Gokul'. Gokul got an independent sprawling two-storeyed fully residential bungalow on the outskirts of Karwar in 1996, by which time the number of destitute girl children housed in Gokul had increased to 16," says Shreedhar.

abandoned girl child

bccl/abandoned girl child

"In the process of taking care of my 18 children, I realised how society forces a mother to become so cruel as to abandon her own child so as to escape the ignominy," he says. An ever-smiling Shreelata does not care about what society thinks. She enjoys the sweat of hard work in making these girl children stand on their feet. "They call me aaee (mother) and my husband baba (father). Of the 16, 14 have grown into capable adults. Two are still residing in Gokul. One is in Class X and the other in Class XI. All the girls used to say - we are 17 sisters and one brother (including the children of the Kamats)," she says.

When you interact with the Kamat couple, do not term it, even by mistake, an orphanage. Shreedhar may be extremely polite, gentle and suave. But calling Gokul an orphanage gets his goat. "Please note that Gokul is not an orphanage. It is a 'Home' for destitute girl children," he will reprimand you, albeit gently. The brightest among the 16 have chartered their own course. Preeti did her masters in sociology and is an officer in a private bank; Asha did hers in computer application and is working with Tata Capitals as a senior manager in the CSR department; Geeta became an architect and works with Reliance group; Savitri is working in a private bank in Mumbai after a masters in computer application; Malavika too did her masters in the same and is now working with an electronics firm in Bengaluru; and, Kavita runs a cosmetics shop in Karwar and is happily married to a computer engineer.

Inspired by parents Shreedhar and Shreelata, son Devadatt Kamat too plunged into social work in his spare time as he moved to Delhi and started establishing himself as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. With Shreedar, he used to travel to remote tribal villages in connection with the Kanara Welfare Trust's educational initiatives.

abandoned girl child

bccl/representational image

Devadatt found that villagers are yet to get basic healthcare facilities. Given their remoteness, no doctor was willing to stay and make primary health centres functional. He collaborated with local youth - Ravi Redkar, Sunil Desai, Jayanand Derekar and Chnadrakant Desai, who had started the Sanjeevani Seva Trust. In 2012, he donated a fully equipped mobile medical unit, which is now operated by the trust and the foundation and touches the lives of thousands of villagers every week.

The mobile medical unit has an experienced doctor, nurse and paramedics who treat patients, give them free medicine and transport emergency cases to hospitals in Karwar. The total number of beneficiaries crossed the 1-lakh mark in May this year.

There are many more philanthropic projects undertaken by Kamats and Kruger Foundation bringing smiles across communities and especially for the underprivileged.

22/11/2024 18:16:15
seductrice.net
universo-virtual.com
buytrendz.net
thisforall.net
benchpressgains.com
qthzb.com
mindhunter9.com
dwjqp1.com
secure-signup.net
ahaayy.com
tressesindia.com
puresybian.com
krpano-chs.com
cre8workshop.com
hdkino.org
peixun021.com
qz786.com
utahperformingartscenter.org
worldqrmconference.com
shangyuwh.com
eejssdfsdfdfjsd.com
playminecraftfreeonline.com
trekvietnamtour.com
your-business-articles.com
essaywritingservice10.com
hindusamaaj.com
joggingvideo.com
wandercoups.com
wormblaster.net
tongchengchuyange0004.com
internetknowing.com
breachurch.com
peachesnginburlesque.com
dataarchitectoo.com
clientfunnelformula.com
30pps.com
cherylroll.com
ks2252.com
prowp.net
webmanicura.com
sofietsshotel.com
facetorch.com
nylawyerreview.com
apapromotions.com
shareparelli.com
goeaglepointe.com
thegreenmanpubphuket.com
karotorossian.com
publicsensor.com
taiwandefence.com
epcsur.com
mfhoudan.com
southstills.com
tvtv98.com
thewellington-hotel.com
bccaipiao.com
colectoresindustrialesgs.com
shenanddcg.com
capriartfilmfestival.com
replicabreitlingsale.com
thaiamarinnewtoncorner.com
gkmcww.com
mbnkbj.com
andrewbrennandesign.com
cod54.com
luobinzhang.com
faithfirst.net
zjyc28.com
tongchengjinyeyouyue0004.com
nhuan6.com
kftz5k.com
oldgardensflowers.com
lightupthefloor.com
bahamamamas-stjohns.com
ly2818.com
905onthebay.com
fonemenu.com
notanothermovie.com
ukrainehighclassescort.com
meincmagazine.com
av-5858.com
yallerdawg.com
donkeythemovie.com
corporatehospitalitygroup.com
boboyy88.com
miteinander-lernen.com
dannayconsulting.com
officialtomsshoesoutletstore.com
forsale-amoxil-amoxicillin.net
generictadalafil-canada.net
guitarlessonseastlondon.com
lesliesrestaurants.com
mattyno9.com
nri-homeloans.com
rtgvisas-qatar.com
salbutamolventolinonline.net
sportsinjuries.info
wedsna.com
rgkntk.com
bkkmarketplace.com
zxqcwx.com
breakupprogram.com
boxcardc.com
unblockyoutubeindonesia.com
fabulousbookmark.com
beat-the.com
guatemala-sailfishing-vacations-charters.com
magie-marketing.com
kingstonliteracy.com
guitaraffinity.com
eurelookinggoodapparel.com
howtolosecheekfat.net
marioncma.org
oliviadavismusic.com
shantelcampbellrealestate.com
shopleborn13.com
topindiafree.com
v-visitors.net
djjky.com
053hh.com
originbluei.com
baucishotel.com
33kkn.com
intrinsiqresearch.com
mariaescort-kiev.com
mymaguk.com
sponsored4u.com
crimsonclass.com
bataillenavale.com
searchtile.com
ze-stribrnych-struh.com
zenithalhype.com
modalpkv.com
bouisset-lafforgue.com
useupload.com
37r.net
autoankauf-muenster.com
bantinbongda.net
bilgius.com
brabustermagazine.com
indigrow.org
miicrosofts.net
mysmiletravel.com
selinasims.com
spellcubesapp.com
usa-faction.com
hypoallergenicdogsnames.com
dailyupdatez.com
foodphotographyreviews.com
cricutcom-setup.com
chprowebdesign.com
katyrealty-kanepa.com
tasramar.com
bilgipinari.org
four-am.com
indiarepublicday.com
inquick-enbooks.com
iracmpi.com
kakaschoenen.com
lsm99flash.com
nana1255.com
ngen-niagara.com
technwzs.com
virtualonlinecasino1345.com
wallpapertop.net
casino-natali.com
iprofit-internet.com
denochemexicana.com
eventhalfkg.com
medcon-taiwan.com
life-himawari.com
myriamshomes.com
nightmarevue.com
healthandfitnesslives.com
androidnews-jp.com
allstarsru.com
bestofthebuckeyestate.com
bestofthefirststate.com
bestwireless7.com
britsmile.com
declarationintermittent.com
findhereall.com
jingyou888.com
lsm99deal.com
lsm99galaxy.com
moozatech.com
nuagh.com
patliyo.com
philomenamagikz.net
rckouba.net
saturnunipessoallda.com
tallahasseefrolics.com
thematurehardcore.net
totalenvironment-inthatquietearth.com
velislavakaymakanova.com
vermontenergetic.com
kakakpintar.com
jerusalemdispatch.com
begorgeouslady.com
1800birks4u.com
2wheelstogo.com
6strip4you.com
bigdata-world.net
emailandco.net
gacapal.com
jharpost.com
krishnaastro.com
lsm99credit.com
mascalzonicampani.com
sitemapxml.org
thecityslums.net
topagh.com
flairnetwebdesign.com
rajasthancarservices.com
bangkaeair.com
beneventocoupon.com
noternet.org
oqtive.com
smilebrightrx.com
decollage-etiquette.com
1millionbestdownloads.com
7658.info
bidbass.com
devlopworldtech.com
digitalmarketingrajkot.com
fluginfo.net
naqlafshk.com
passion-decouverte.com
playsirius.com
spacceleratorintl.com
stikyballs.com
top10way.com
yokidsyogurt.com
zszyhl.com
16firthcrescent.com
abogadolaboralistamd.com
apk2wap.com
aromacremeria.com
banparacard.com
bosmanraws.com
businessproviderblog.com
caltonosa.com
calvaryrevivalchurch.org
chastenedsoulwithabrokenheart.com
cheminotsgardcevennes.com
cooksspot.com
cqxzpt.com
deesywig.com
deltacartoonmaps.com
despixelsetdeshommes.com
duocoracaobrasileiro.com
fareshopbd.com
goodpainspills.com
hemendekor.com
kobisitecdn.com
makaigoods.com
mgs1454.com
piccadillyresidences.com
radiolaondafresca.com
rubendorf.com
searchengineimprov.com
sellmyhrvahome.com
shugahouseessentials.com
sonihullquad.com
subtractkilos.com
valeriekelmansky.com
vipasdigitalmarketing.com
voolivrerj.com
worldhealthstory.com
zeelonggroup.com
1015southrockhill.com
10x10b.com
111-online-casinos.com
191cb.com
3665arpentunitd.com
aitesonics.com
bag-shokunin.com
brightotech.com
communication-digitale-services.com
covoakland.org
dariaprimapack.com
freefortniteaccountss.com
gatebizglobal.com
global1entertainmentnews.com
greatytene.com
hiroshiwakita.com
iktodaypk.com
jahatsakong.com
meadowbrookgolfgroup.com
newsbharati.net
platinumstudiosdesign.com
slotxogamesplay.com
strikestaruk.com
techguroh.com
trucosdefortnite.com
ufabetrune.com
weddedtowhitmore.com
12940brycecanyonunitb.com
1311dietrichoaks.com
2monarchtraceunit303.com
601legendhill.com
850elaine.com
adieusolasomade.com
andora-ke.com
bestslotxogames.com
cannagomcallen.com
endlesslyhot.com
iestpjva.com
ouqprint.com
pwmaplefest.com
qtylmr.com
rb88betting.com
buscadogues.com
1007macfm.com
born-wild.com
growthinvests.com
promocode-casino.com
proyectogalgoargentina.com
wbthompson-art.com
whitemountainwheels.com
7thavehvl.com
developmethis.com
funkydogbowties.com
travelodgegrandjunction.com
gao-town.com
globalmarketsuite.com
blogshippo.com
hdbka.com
proboards67.com
outletonline-michaelkors.com
kalkis-research.com
thuthuatit.net
buckcash.com
hollistercanada.com
docterror.com
asadart.com
vmayke.org
erwincomputers.com
dirimart.org
okkii.com
loteriasdecehegin.com
mountanalog.com
healingtaobritain.com
ttxmonitor.com
nwordpress.com
11bolabonanza.com