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Mumbai
witnesses glamour in the cause of a noble deed
Mumbai:
Beauty Queen Pooja Chopra, the elegant winner of India's Femina
beauty contest and who will be representing India at the Miss
World 2009 contest, visited a red-light area of Mumbai. The
purpose of her visit was to interact with the young children
of the sex workers. She met them at a school set up to educate
these children. This visit was organised by Apna Women, a non-governmental
organisation that is working for the welfare of the sex workers.
While interacting with the media persons present on the occasion,
Chopra said that she had come here to encourage the children
of the sex-workers to study and progress in life since they
have not been fortunate to have a decent social tag. "I've just
come here to encourage these kids. These kids unfortunately
are not from the society from where we come. They are children
of the sex workers," said Pooja Chopra, Indian Beauty Queen
and contestant for the Miss World title. On their part, the
children thanked her by presenting colourful drawings sketched
by them. Rani, one of the students at the school, said that
she was delighted since a celebrity figure like Pooja Chopra
had spared some time for the poor children. "We felt very good
that she took out her precious time and came here to meet us.
The biggest thing is that we have learnt a lot from her," said
Rani. Apna Women is engaged in helping the children of sex workers
in basic academic education and learning productive vocational
skills to chart out a decent career for them.
-August
22, 2009
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