In 2010, I met a young lady named Priya (not her real name).\u00a0 An older girl of probably 14, she had recently joined the other girls at KGBV from circumstances unknown to me.\u00a0 However, her shy and withdrawn demeanor suggested that her situation could not have been happy.\u00a0 She kept to herself for most of my time there, sitting or sleeping on her bed.\u00a0 Priya joined one, maybe two, karate classes, but otherwise kept to herself, rarely smiling.\u00a0 Even when she did smile, it looked as if it required great effort.<\/p>\n
In 2012, Priya is almost unrecognizable as an extroverted young woman.\u00a0 Her smile is easy, as is her laughter, and she engages with other girls effortlessly and confidently.\u00a0 She is a member of KGBV’s competition karate team, and in the classes she has taken this time with me, she exhibits very good technique and a great deal of power.\u00a0 The girl has brains, too: Priya\u00a0 is second in her school class.<\/p>\n
Priya’s transformation was possible by the excellent and caring KGBV staff.\u00a0 It is an honor and a privilege for me to come to this place and give even a small amount of support and attention to these girls, but my respect goes to the house mothers of KGBV – Sharda, Sanju, Pinky, Reetu, Sabira, and Manju – who day-in and day-out take care and attend to the sometimes daunting needs of these girls.\u00a0 Hats off to you, my dear hard working ladies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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