#FirstStoryPositive: Physically challenged Tamil Nadu woman grows organic food for 30 special kids

D Indra of Tamil Nadu is the head of ‘Prem Illam,' a charity that helps disabled children and people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. She grows organic food to feed her village's children as well as those in the surrounding area.

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14 Jul 2021, 3:49 am

'D Indra', a wheelchair user, was admitted to a shelter home for children with mental and physical disabilities when she was just four years old. She was only allowed to see her parents and older sister on weekends, so she understood the pain of being separated from loved ones in times of need.

Indra, now 36, is ensuring that people in her village find relief and comfort in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. She operates 'Prem Illam', a shelter house of Prema Vasam, an organisation for children with disabilities, in Sirunallur village, Tamil Nadu.

Indra began farming in 2019 in order to give healthy, organic food to the children of Prem Illam. She enhanced the yield when the lockdown was implemented. She nourishes with lunch to those who are affected financially or as a result of COVID-19. She's also fed youngsters whose parents had been afflicted with the virus.

When Indra was five months old, she was diagnosed with polio, which left her with a 90% disability. Her parents moved her to a Children's organisation with the hope that she might be able to walk again one day.

Indra learned to read and write here, despite having no official education. While other children were attracted to toys, Indra found comfort in literature. Her family, on the other hand, never encouraged her to pursue academic or career aspirations.

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This went on until Brother Selvyn Roy entered the picture. When he met Indra, he was a professional psychologist who was volunteering at numerous shelter homes across India and Sri Lanka.