Mandira
Bedi
On
Adopting
A
Baby
Girl
"Many
years
back,
we
had
decided
that
we
would
have
one
biological
child
and
adopt
the
other.
We
have
always
wanted
to
bring
a
daughter
into
our
lives,
and
Tara
is
a
fulfilment
of
that
dream," Mandira
told
Times
of
India.
Mandira
Reveals
She
First
Met
Tara
Virtually
During
Lockdown
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying,
"We
did
a
few
video
calls
before
meeting
her,
and
she
kept
asking
us,
‘When
are
you
coming?'
Today,
Tara
is
very
happy
and
has
settled
in.
She
is
naughty,
fun
and
absolutely
comfortable."
Mandira
Took
A
Private
Jet
To
Fly
Daughter
Tara
Home
Speaking
about
how
they
bought
Tara
home
during
the
lockdown,
Mandira
told
the
tabloid,
"Raj
went
to
Jabalpur
first,
while
Vir
and
I
took
a
private
jet
the
next
day.
By
the
time
we
reached,
he
had
completed
all
the
legal
formalities.
We
fetched
them
at
the
airport
and
flew
back."
Mandira
Is
Busy
Tutoring
Tara
At
Home
As
Schools
Are
Shut
Owing
To
COVID-19
Pandemic
"When
she
came
to
us,
she
didn't
know
the
concept
of
colours.
Now,
she
knows
colours
and
English
alphabets,
can
count
up
to
50
and
write
from
1
to
20.
I
don't
think
it
makes
sense
to
enroll
her
in
a
school
now,
as
the
classes
are
online.
We
are
teaching
her
the
basics
at
home,
and
she
will
start
going
to
school
whenever
it
reopens," the
actress
told
Times
of
India.
Mandira
Says
Her
Son
Vir
Treats
Tara
Like
His
Pesky
Little
Sister,
While
She
Calls
Him
Viru
Bhaiyya
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Tara
dotes
on
him
and
keeps
calls
him
Viru
bhaiyya,
while
he
treats
her
like
his
pesky
little
sister.
The
other
day,
during
one
of
his
online
classes,
he
asked
his
teacher
if
he
could
introduce
his
sister
to
the
class.
All
of
them
got
excited
and
kept
asking
her
questions.
We
then
told
them
that
she
can't
speak
English
and
knows
only
Jabalpur."