TURNING NIRASHA INTO ASHA

Many of us just look at abandoned children but often do not know where to provide them shelter and security. However, some like Sunil Arora, the executive director of Bal Asha, take it up as a mission. In his case, the welfare of abandoned and destitute children was never on his mind when he was young.

- Jamuna Rangachari

He wanted to do an MBA and get a job like many others, but since his mother, Meera Arora, often fostered orphaned children, it gave him the opportunity to know the social issues faced by them. But the biggest shift happened on his 18th birthday when he volunteered at Bal Asha, an NGO which works for abandoned children. Sometimes, he took care of them, and other times, he took them to foster homes or adoptive families.