Amit Sharma, Ness Wadia, Kanika Dhillon And Garima Arora Come Together To Help LGBT Community
COVID - 19 has brought to the fore, the plight of many neglected and vulnerable communities, whose lives have been cruelly stripped off, thus turning this into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Th
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By Lekhaka
COVID
-
19
has
brought
to
the
fore,
the
plight
of
many
neglected
and
vulnerable
communities,
whose
lives
have
been
cruelly
stripped
off,
thus
turning
this
into
an
unprecedented
humanitarian
crisis.
The
LGBT
community,
comprising
of
Lesbians,
Gays,
Bisexuals,
Trans
genders,
along
with
sex
workers
and
HIV
infected
people,
suddenly
find
themselves
staring
at
a
bleak
future.
In
a
country
of
1.3
billion,
the
trans
people
constitute
approximately
2
million,
who
are
probably
worst
hit
by
the
move
because
they
make
their
living
either
by
begging
on
the
streets
or
through
social
interaction.
For
those
suffering
from
ailing
diseases
like
AIDS,
the
lack
of
treatment
and
hard-to-reach
doctors
(due
to
COVID-19)
has
made
it
tough
for
their
survival.
With
no
substitute
means
to
earn
their
living,
and
a
society
hesitant
to
interact,
rescue
seems
far-fetched.
However,
it
is
heartening
to
see
that
there
are
people
who
recognize
the
need
to
reach
out
to
such
marginalized
communities
during
such
difficult
times.
Phool
Versha
Foundation
and
NamMyoho
Daan
are
two
such
NGOs
that
have
come
together
to
extend
support
to
these
LGBT
communities,
in
addition
to
feeding
the
daily
wage
earners
and
migrant
laborers
on
a
daily
basis.
Propelled
by
Amit
Sharma
(Director,
Badhaai
Ho),
Ness
Wadia
(Industrialist),
Garima
Arora
(Producer)
and
Kanika
Dhillon
(Screenwriter,
Manmarziyan),
Phool
Versha
and
NamMyoho
Daan
are
working
with
a
single
mission
to
help
and
feed
as
many
people
as
they
can
thus,
trying
to
comfort
them
in
these
trying
times.