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The Spirit of the Young

Last weekend Dushyant, Shanthi & I had the privilege to be with children of Chiguru Balavikasa Samsthe at Magadi, thanks to my sister-in-law Lakshmi. The story of Chiguru,which is a home for rescued female children, its founder Saroja, and of the 35 rescued girl children who are housed there, is very inspiring. Dushyant's recent class on Ancient History of China and Egypt to the children of Santosh Charity in Sarjapura enthused him to take the same class to the Chiguru kids of Magadi. So, we four jumped into a car Sun 9am for a nice, cool, 75kms drive to Magadi; Sarojamma joined us midway and took us to the facility. Chiguru Balavikasa Samsthe is housed in a very small, unimposing two-storeyed structure off the main road. A couple of very pleasant senior girls welcomed us with tea, coffee and tender coconut water, and then took us to the 1st floor which houses a small conference room, a tiny yet cool library, and a computer room. A projector had been set up and 35 girl