Born in Mumbai's infamous red-light district, Shweta Katti has won a scholarship to the Bard College, New York. This is her story. Robin Chaurasiya, an American of Indian origin, and Trina Talukdar, along with Chaurasiya's partner Katie Pollom, started Kranti, a non-governmental organisation that works towards the rehabilitation of girls from Mumbai's red-light area. Shweta Katti is one of them. She has become the face of the NGO, travelling around the country, addressing conferences and promoting Kranti. More recently, the 18-year-old was listed by Newsweek as one of the 25 under-25 women in the world to watch out for. She has only just heard from New York's Bard College, who have accepted her as a student for the coming semester. They've offered her a $30,000 scholarship that covers her tuition fees for the year, as well as half her accommodation cost. This would make Katti the first girl from Mumbai's red-light district to travel to the United States for education. :bowdown (full article here) Hats off to this girl. It must have been so tough for her to emerge asWe should take inspiration from her and promote such NGOs - Kranti. :thumbsup
Hats off to the good hearted people Robin Chaurasiya, an American of Indian origin, and Trina Talukdar, along with Chaurasiya's partner Katie Pollom
