By IBNlive.com
Thursday May 3, 12:58 AM
Ghaziabad: She may be just six days old, but Shradha has the entire Pathak household enthralled.She was abandoned near a garbage dump in Ghaziabad, where 22-year-old Kalpna found her struggling for life. And Kalpna instantly decided to adopt the child.
"I am unmarried so my brother and sister-in-law will give her their name," says Kalpna.
Kalpna might not be the legal parent, but that doesnt bother her for she has the full support of her family.
Says her mother, Rameshwari Pathak, "People are talking, they like to rake up issues, but inspite of everything, we have decided to keep the baby."
For Kalpna, who is a final year student, this has been a life-altering experience.
"Earlier I used to behave like the kid of the house. Now I spend all my time with the baby," says she.
Kalpna is the only girl in a family of four brothers and right now Shradha is more a female companion than a daughter, but she is confident that she will never regret her decision.
"People's support is a great source of strength for me," says she.
Shradha might be a bundle of joy but she's also a huge responsibility. Registration of birth, legalities of a formal adoption all have to be taken care of, but despite everything, she is a happy responsibility for the Pathak family.
3 comments:
what Kalpana did is commendable...but she also pointed out to a key fact here-"People's support is a great source of strength for me," which implies that if she didnt have her family's support it would have been hard for her and perhaps even impossible.
you are right when u said most people disucss problems and shell out solutions as well..but the reason why they dont or cannot act on them could be because they lack the "support". For a financially well off person it could be moral support, for a not so well off person it could be financial support and for an educated person it could be one of the above.
Just a thought thats all.
Anyways, nice post...a good example of actions speak louder than words.
Point. :)
I seriously respect kalpana for her courage..it takes alot of courage to stand up against all odds..bt i think one major factor that helped her was the support of her family.Just goes to prove that if your family is by ur side u get the strength to change the world.
I really liked this blog, bcoz personally I hold a secret desire to adopt a child sometime! I wish it comes true! Amen!
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