Prakash Deep is a non-governmental, non-profit, charitable trust set up with the objective of reaching out to children left on the streets to fend for themselves while their parents go out to work. There were some flat stones lying around on which the first seven students sat, and I sat on a three legged bench. The class began as usual with AA se Anaar ( the first Hindi alphabet). Interestingly a pig with a line of piglets trailing behind were the first to visit the school. (It was a wild fenceless park in Sector 21-A.) They kept the school company throughout . Next day there was another visitor - a cow who found a clean patch of ground under our Arjun Tree, a welcome spot to use as a toilet! She made it a habit to come every day. Together we cleaned the area every day. The alphabet chart threatened to fly away with every gust of wind and people stared as they passed us by. May is a hot month, but under the shade of our dear tree, it was nice and cool. I'll never forget the first day. The school has moved to different locations over the last ten years but we are still in a public park with nearly 230 students. Another location was found in Sector 21-D where we have 150 students getting free education, a mid-day meal and basic medical care. We have touched the lives of many more who were part of the floating population moving from place to place in search of employment .
-Dr. Savita Datt, Founder
