Category Archives: 2025

Meeting with HE Patrick Rata, New Zealand High Commissioner to India

Hello folks, I had the great joy of meeting His Excellency Patrick Rata, the New Zealand High Commissioner to India, this afternoon. The High Commission will be taking an intern shortly that we are excited about. Their past Asha interns have gone on to doing PhD’s, going for an international Masters, and working in embassies…
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Priyanjali’s Journey: A Daughter, A Dream, A Fight

In the forgotten alleys of Chanderpuri slum, where dreams are often buried before they are born, 17-year-old Priyanjali has been quietly lighting a fire that refuses to die out. Her life began in a home where the sound of violence was louder than love, and the silence of pain stretched longer than hope. But even…
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Anisa’s Story: From the Shadows of Seelampur to the Light of Hope

In the narrow, overcrowded lanes of Seelampur slum in North Delhi, 16-year-old Anisa’s story unfolds—a story woven with hardship, and an unbreakable spirit. Anisa's father came to Delhi many years ago from a tiny village in Uttar Pradesh. Forced to leave his home after being thrown out by his own mother due to constant family…
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