Dileep Thatte: Visited 2 projects in Pune: Swa‐Roopawardhinee and Lila Poonawalla Foundation.
He was very inspired by the excellent training
imparted to the children from economically
downtrodden families, motivating them to
actively engage in social reforms in the future.
He was particularly impressed by his meeting
with Nishikant Waikar, son of a mill worker, who
was a student and now a volunteer at Swa‐
Roopawardhinee. Waikar has his own
computer business that has cutting edge
technology providing back up support for
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC)
machines. This is a real success story and an
achievement for someone coming from a
disadvantaged background.
Dileep in conversation with Lila fellows
Dileep got a chance to interact with the founder of Lila Poonawalla Foundation and some Lila Fellows. These
Fellows, though academically excelling would not have been able to continue with their higher education,
because of severe economic constraints, but for the fellowship awarded by the Foundation.
Sasala Challa: Visited Sree Kasturibai Mahila
Samajan, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Challa was pleased with her visit and was able to
tour the full wing built through IDRF Funds. The
residents, who are elderly and ailing women, live
together as a family and seem to be happy unde