Udayan Care

A Chartered Accountant from Delhi, an Amazon employee from Hyderabad, an Air Asia Cabin Crew from Jaipur, and a Nurse from Kolkata- What do they have in common? They are examples of how higher education can transform lives. Each person has an inspiring story of overcoming barriers and achieving their dreams through the power of education. They were not born with a financial luxury, but that did not restrain them from soaring high in their careers and uplifting the other students from similar backgrounds.   “A dream does not become a reality through magic; it takes determination and hard work.” These thought-provoking words from Komal are a testament to her journey of becoming a Chartered Accountant. She lost her father in 2012 after which her brother stepped up for the family and started working as an auto driver. Her mother and brother pushed her to study and join a CA course. While her goal was set in front of her, the means came through Udayan Shalini Fellowship (USF). She f

When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry "'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep.                                                                                                                    ---William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper The figure of Chimney Sweeper in Blake’s poem is the emblem of the exploitation of children in the Industrial Age. According to a report submitted to a parliamentary committee on the employment of child sweeps in 1817, ‘the climbing boys’ as young as four were sold by their parents to master-sweeps, or recruited from workhouses. Inhumane practices like forcing pins into the sweeps’ feet to encourage them to climb more quickly were prevalent. One would expect this to be a historical practice. Alas! Child labour is still very much prevalent in different forms around the world. According to the 2011 Census, the number of child la