A Biography of a Daughter on this Daughter's day!
Poonam Yadav, age 26, is a single mother of a 6-year old daughter. But what is so special about it? Even Susmita Sen adopted Renee, her daughter, when she was 23 years old ! To understand the difference, please glance at Poonam’s life story and just think about it!
Poonam lost her father much before she was born. Her mother brought her up by working as a housemaid in Lucknow. The mother-daughter duo have even spent 3-4 consecutive days without any food at all.On her own, Poonam passed out 10+2 and joined a local PCO, earning Rs. 600 per month, which meant a lot to them……
Four years back, Poonam found a couple abandoning their 2-year old daughter. She brought the girl home right then and decided to adopt her. Her mother was stunned, but Poonam went ahead & adopted the girl, and named her Simraan. Gradually, though, her mother accepted this concept & now Simraan is a part of the 3-member family!In Poonam’s own words: “I took Simraan home because, even though I knew how much financially troubled we were. But I at least had a shelter for me – Simraan hadn’t. I wanted to save another girl from the same suffering of poverty that I myself went through. And I believe that if, with such meager income, we can do such a thing, many more households can do so. If each eligible family each adopts an orphan child, there will be no shelter-less orphaned child in India.”Not only is Poonam a great daughter, but she is a great mother,too!
Right now, through her immense musical talent, Poonam is one of the Top 4 contestants in Zee TV’s leading international musical show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 (check: www.saregamapa.rediff.com).
I find it amazing: despite never getting any training in music, how musically talented she is! If a deprived, financially backward girl who is always fighting against odds can have such courage, feelings and humanity, why can’t we all?
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Contributed by-- Rajesh Kumar Goyal, IIM Kolkata
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