Achi news desk-
‘Maja Ghar’, a shelter for more than 50 children (indicative photo)
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Children whose innocence and smiling faces come to mind as soon as we mention their names. At the same time, there are some children in our society whose childhood was taken away from them for various reasons. You and I see such children at railway stations, traffic lights, markets and other places, but few of us pay attention to their rehabilitation. Despite this, there are some people in our society who pay attention to the development of these children. There is one such couple living in an unknown village in Maharashtra’s Latur district, not only supporting such children but also educating them and making them stand on their own feet. The couple established a shelter to educate underprivileged children and make them independent. Today they are the parents of about 51 sons and daughters.
Ashram is built on 14 dunams
Sharad and Sangita Jhar opened an ashram named ‘Maja Ghar’ to bring together the destitute, separated from their families and their children belonging to poor families. This ashram is situated on 14 acres of land near Budhoda village of Ausa Tehsil. The couple run it with the help of their organization Manus Pratistan. Let us tell you, the ashram is built on an area of ​​1.10 dunams, while the rest of the land is used for agriculture and various crops are grown by the children.
I want to make the children independent
Sharad Jar said, ‘Mahatma Gandhi introduced the concept of ‘Nai Talim’ in 1937, under which the dream of making the villages independent and self-reliant was envisaged. Similarly, I want my children to be independent. We teach children to make sculptures and other items. He said that the ashram’s expenses are raised from agriculture and from the sale of the items created by the children.
