Ravi Kalra Giving dignity to the 450 homeless and abandoned - near Gurugram - Earth Saviours Foundation (ESF) :-
Ravi Kalra, who founded the Earth Saviours Foundation, left everything to dedicate his life to seva (service)
When his single mother could not take care of the mentally-challenged boy Rinku, she brought him to a homeless shelter in Bhandwari village on the outskirts of bustling Gurugram (formerly Gurgaon), one of India's fastest-growing cities and home to scores of multinational companies in glittering glass and steel towers. When the six-month pregnant Sarita Devi was abandoned by her husband, she was also sent to this open-to-all shelter by a court.
Now both of them have not only found a home, but also new families at the Earth Saviours Foundation (ESF), also called Gurukul. Like them, around 450 other homeless people, including over 300 mentally-challenged persons, found a home at this two-acre site in a rustic setting not far away from Gurugram's self-absorbed modern urbanity.
Now both of them have not only found a home, but also new families at the Earth Saviours Foundation (ESF), also called Gurukul. Like them, around 450 other homeless people, including over 300 mentally-challenged persons, found a home at this two-acre site in a rustic setting not far away from Gurugram's self-absorbed modern urbanity.
Inspired by the tough demeanour of his father, who was a police inspector in Delhi, Kalra learnt taekwondo, a skill that took him places. He even got to work with the US Army in recruiting soldiers from Nepal during the war with Iraq in 2007.
Having earned a fair bit of money, he wanted to give it back to society by doing "seva" (public service). While he always had this urge to do something to improve the lives of the needy, he got his epiphany when he came upon a beggar child scouring garbage along with street dogs on a busy Delhi road.
"I despised my wealth at that time. I felt as if I haven't done anything good for society. That was the moment I decided to leave everything and to dedicate my life to seva," he recalled.
Full article in the link below
"Ayurda" Old Age Home
(A heart touching initiative by The Earth Saviours Foundation)
(A heart touching initiative by The Earth Saviours Foundation)
https://earthsaviours.in/ website
The Earth Saviours Foundation
Gurukul's address: Bandhwari Village,
Gurgaon - Faridabad Road, Near TERI Golf Course,
District - Gurgaon, Haryana - 122001, INDIA.
Contact Person: Ravi Kalra (Founder & President)
Direct Mobile No.0091-98181 71695
Other contact No of the NGO: 0091-98716 75485
Email: svearth@yahoo.com
Website: www.savearth.in
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