kindness

"I remember her looking to me and saying ‘look how many people are here, I think India is going to be alright’.”

In a world, where emotions of empathy, kindness and love for fellow humans are rare to find, Paromita is reminding everyone how simple words can have the power to heal and make everyone feel special.

This Mumbai-based girl has a heart so big that it feels the pain of others acutely. Through her art and craft exhibitions, Kshirja has raised around Rs. 85,000 to fund various causes

Everyone thinks of helping school children by giving stationery but no one thinks of how to get the child to attend school. This Mumbaikar thought of it and is now giving cycles to underprivileged kids.

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It started with 25 residents and slowly grew by word of mouth.

“I had heard about a tech giant in the city giving its employees 40 hours of leave to enable them to participate in community development programmes. Given that in schools, we already have enough holidays, I modified the plan to suit our needs.”

“I did whatever it took in the beginning. I ran a tea stall for a while, and with the money I made, I started something new and so on. People in worse situations came to me, and that kept me going.”

You could pick up the phone and call one of your teachers from school or ask your lift-man or the person who helps you around the house about how their day is looking.

In a world so fraught with conflict and competition, it is always heartening to see people who are kind and believe in compassion.