A memorable social work
During my first year of graduation, all students were requested to complete a 90 hour social service work in an NGO. I visited The Akanksha Foundation near my locality that ran non-formal educational programme for less privileged children in Mumbai and Pune. I entered the building and met a lady, who was in charge of the social work programme. I told her the reason I wanted to join the NGO, she asked me some random questions, about how I could contribute and, when she felt that I would be a suitable volunteer for the NGO she finally told me to join from the next day. The next day, once I returned from college post lunch I reached Akanksha at sharp 2:50 pm. I waited for a couple of minutes and notied two mini busses from which children flocked out wearing colourful T-shirts i.e. Red, Orange Green, Blue and Yellow, having the word 'Akanksha' written on it. They all first looked at me in a surprised way, as I was an unknown figure for them, but they still greeted me saying ...