Haimanti Sen quit her job to turn a skywalk into a classroom for poor kids
Haimanti Sen founded a non-governmental organisation after quitting her job. The NGO, called Junoon, provides basic education to poor kids for free. A woman and 15 children can be seen studying and having fun on the skywalk at Mumbai's Kandivali station. Haimanti Sen, 25, gave up her well-paying career to ensure that at least some of Mumbai's impoverished children receive basic education and skills. She is the creator of Junoon, a non-governmental organization with which numerous like-minded persons are affiliated. They teach the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary, art, and communication to the youngsters. It all began when Haimanti noticed a few children begging for food and money on the street. She was concerned that kids were not familiar with schools, so she wanted to meet their parents. However, the parents blatantly lied about the children attending school. Haimanti took the decision to teach the children at that point. She contacted a local school abou...