It was a cold winter morning. We got a call from Thiruvannamalai to receive a baby. As I had joined the Adoption Unit in 2017, the next person in line to receive the child was me. I was a bit hesitant to go, but that was my job and I did venture forth. I left home...
I am happy to share my unforgettable experience that reunited three siblings with their biological family at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Three siblings-elder sister aged 8, and two younger brothers aged 5 and 6years were admitted in the Reception unit of Bala Mandir without any back papers and no information about their background. At first, when the child...
In many movies and dramas when a couple is childless, there are scenes where the couple just goes to an orphanage and chooses the child they want. It looks as easy as buying a product from a store! In my experience it is so contrary to reality. But then it is a movie or drama...
I have been asked many times as to how a child in need gets admitted into Bala Mandir. There are several instances where people call up regarding a child on the street begging, or they know of a widowed or deserted or destitute woman. There are cases of their housemaid’s children who need to be...
