YOUR STORIES… OUR STORIES… Donating Smiles Katriya Bhavik Babubhai, Engineer, Airoli While we all try to live our lives normally, one day something happens that just changes us forever. During college, I was part of a techno-managerial committee named “Technovanza” and participated in various CSR activities conducted by the team such as visiting ashrams, teaching orphaned children, Braille Kit donation at Blind School in Mumbai, cloth donation, helping sweepers, etc. In my 3rd year I was appointed to head the committee and our sole focus was to give back to society. This experience moulded me and changed my perspective towards helping others and the society. Festivals are about spending time with family, but have you ever wondered what happens to those who do not have families? Since my experience of helping people during graduation, I decided to visit orphanages annually during Diwali with friends and spend some time with those who are not as fortunate we are. As such, my friends and I have been visiting Gonsalo Garcia Ashram, Vasai. With the help of public funding, we bought dictionary, books, crayons, games, footballs, badminton sets, cricket set, board games, hand wash, etc. The experience has been surreal – the sparkle in the children’s eyes, the warm hug with which they greeted us and the enthusiastic tour they gave us of their home. We talked for hours on various topics and played both indoor and outdoor games. Once they asked me “Why do you do this?” I answered, “Just to see the smile on your face!” If you have the power to make someone smile, do it. The world needs more of it. TS TiMES, SPECIAL MONTHLY EDITION | L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
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