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As we welcomed July, there was a wave of excitement and renewed vigor in the office. First off, we were re-opening for the new session after the summer holidays and secondly because our dear friend and supporter Ravi Kantamsetty had agreed to visit us in Dehradun all the way from Dallas, Texas. Ravi Kantamsetty is […]

Look at his infectious smile. Look at those bunny teeth shining through. Look at those monkey ears. Feel his boundless energy.  It is hard to believe that this child was abandoned by his parents, twice.  Also, he is deaf and mute. He takes only a few seconds to make friends. It is like you have […]

Summer holidays are almost over… yes…it is the end of a dreamy summer the children had been waiting for all year! As our children pack their bags to come back to school life again, let’s take a look at the summer that was… While most of the kids did make their way home, there were […]

Geeta Didi, as she is fondly called by the Aasraa family, is the caretaker of the youngest children at Aasraa. Pre-teens come into the learning centres accompanied by their younger siblings. Only a few years older themselves, these youngsters are forced to bring along their little brothers and sisters, as their parents are unable to […]

Aasraa’s literacy program started more than four years ago in Dehradun’s famous Astley Hall parking lot. It wasn’t even a ‘literacy’ program then! It was about getting street children in and around Astley Hall to stop, notice and hopefully participate. The joys and struggles of the initial days have been beautifully captured in the first […]