Expressbuzz, Dec 29, 2008
BHAWANIPATNA: With 31 children, Hemant Mund and his wife Sunanda Mishra are managing a big family. But except their daughter, the rest of the 30 children are adopted.
To bring up SC/ST kids in distress being his mission, Hemant started Bal Gopal Seva Niketan from their home in Irrigation Colony here in 2001. The children were picked up by him from inaccessible tribal villages of the district and taken as family members.
They get fatherly affection from Hemanta and motherly care from Sunanda. While Hemant is a high school teacher, his wife teaches in a primary school.
“Every child has a right to be blessed with childhood and it is the duty of the society to ensure that,” says Hemanta.
He says children are supposed to be incarnation of Bal Gopal (baby Krishna) and hence he named the home Bal Gopal Seva Niketan.
Emphasis is being laid on academic pursuit of the children and all are doing well in different schools. The couple are also taking special care to impart spiritual education to them. All the children have become experts in reciting Gita and Vedic hymns. They have slo displayed their skills in New Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar and won accolades.
Besides this ,they are also learning music and folk dances. For their all-round development, yoga and pranayam are also taught to them. They dine and sleep together with Hemant and call the couple father and mother.
Hemanta is meeting the expenses of the children from his own pocket.
However, he accepts ‘shramadan’ from dedicated souls who volunteer to teach the children and take care of their health. Now people from different areas and abroad are coming forward to sponsor the education of some children.
“My ambition to help the children overcome the odds and get their legitimate place in the society will be fulfilled with support from different quarters,” Hemanta exudes optimism.
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