I guess we are all still kids then huh?
It was such a joy to be part of something
so incredibly gripping. Me and the gang took the celebrations of our
friend Aashish’s birthday at a local orphanage home for boys in the
city.
Unfortunately due to technical problems
finding the place, we were late. We reached the orphanage way past their
dinner time. But as we stepped inside the gate, these cute little kids
came gushing towards us as though they have been expecting us since a
decade. We quickly exchanged pleasantries with the lady in control
there, “Tai” as the kids would fondly call her. She was obviously not so
happy with our punctuality. Errrmm..
We were waiting with a few bunch of boys
waiting for the others to conclude dinner. All 20 of them boys looked so
radiant and joyful as they tried to test their newly polished English
language skills on us. As if they needed validation from us to be
“cool”. Heck! they were already so cool!
As it was time to leave, Tai started telling us stories about how these kids come here and about their lives and their background. It hurts to know what these kids have to go through. I couldn’t possibly imagine what it would feel like to be in their place. Certainly couldn’t take all of it with that hole in the soul and smile on the cheeks.
Thank You Aashish, for giving us this opportunity Lets make THIS a trend or whatever!
You can contact the orphanage for donations and help or even pay these kids a visit. They are such a pleasure to be with.
Here are the contact details:
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Phone/Mobile
022 – 24130721 -
Contact Person
Smitha -
Working Hours
Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM, Saturday: 10 PM – 2 PM
