Indian Journalist Couple Adopts Baby Girl Abandoned On Garbage Dump, Restore Faith In Humanity
From the trash bin to the safe embrace of her new parents, this infant's journey is certainly quite an incredible one. Sakshi Joshi and Vinod Kapri, adopted a newborn baby, who was found on the roads of Rajasthan, yesterday.
It all started when Vinod Kapri, an Indian filmmaker based in New Delhi, came across a gut-wrenching video of wailing baby left in a garbage dump.
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Moved to tears, Kapri showed the video to his wife Sakshi Joshi, and the two set out a relentless search on the Internet and asked for help to track down the baby.
"I couldn't watch the whole video - I could hear her crying and that was enough."
The couple soon launched a desperate plea on Twitter to track the baby. In a post written in english, Sakshi Joshi, tweeted a request to her followers to send over any information they could find about the baby.
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¡ª Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) June 16, 2019
The post also revealed that they had plans to adopt the baby as soon as they found her. Their journalistic sources finally played a big role and the girl was found in Rajasthan.
According to a CNN report, Vinod Kapri requested his colleague Rahul Choudhry, to go check on the baby and her condition.
Hey friends , YOUR baby is doing well. Recovering. Keep praying for her. We are going to meet her soon. Thanks a billion to Doctors of JLN Hospital , Nagaur , Rajasthan. This is latest video. pic.twitter.com/qOyZbQn1eI
¡ª Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) June 14, 2019
Choudhry found out the baby girl had been admitted Jawaharlal Nehru Government Hospital in the city of Nagaur and was slightly unstable. That's when they decided to travel 500 km from Noida to Nagaur, to inquire about the baby and started looking into the legal side of adoption.
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¡ª Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) June 15, 2019
Soon they heard that the baby's health was improving. The baby as lying with an 'unknown' tag on her feet, until they arrived, embraced, and named her 'Pihu'.
This is final post from me.The whole Kapri family is dying to have her in the family. We will try our BEST to adopt her as per rules and guidelines. The whole Thanks a lot for all your love and support #HappyFathersDay pic.twitter.com/c2uDjUQUo5
¡ª Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) June 16, 2019
"We are trying our best to initiate the legal procedure in order to adopt the child. In this regard me and my wife met the Nagaur Collector in order to understand the adoption procedure," Vinod Kapri, a filmmaker and journalist, said.
Kapri thanked Twitter as it was through this social media platform that he came to know about the abandoned baby. He also thanked his friend who helped him find the exact location of the baby.
He says, ¡°I don¡¯t think there ever has been such a great day in my life as 14th June. We know that a little angel is coming to our home. Though we know that the adoption process in our country is long, but with your wishes and love, we¡¯ll cross all barriers and our daughter will surely come to our home.¡±
A BIG shout out for team of Doctors at JLN Hospital , Nagaur , Rajasthan. Dr RK Sutaar and team , you guys are simply superb. Thanks again for taking care of little one and other new borns. @ashokgehlot51 @SachinPilot #Respect pic.twitter.com/diOUBvMYlv
¡ª Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) June 16, 2019
Vinod Kapri tweeted photos from his hospital visit and wrote, "A BIG shout out for team of Doctors at JLN Hospital , Nagaur , Rajasthan. Dr RK Sutaar and team , you guys are simply superb. Thanks again for taking care of little one and other new borns."
It's gut-wrenching to see that acts of violence against female infants is still rampant in India but it's a sigh of relief to see people like Kapri and Sakshi, doing their bit to give kids like Pihu a chance at a full and happy life.
Humanity is, indeed, still alive with people like them!
