Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): When there is a fervent desire to help, then even distances across the seven seas seem closer. India's daughter Kalyani Badgurjar has used her willpower to cater to the needy during the pandemic. Kalyani whose work is being discussed not only in Toronto, a Canadian city but also in Ujjain and seven Indian states. She has also helped famous Indian dancer Raghav Juyal in delivering essential items like oximeter, flowmeter, medicine, cannula and others. She turned a saviour for people during the second wave of Corona when there was a scarcity of essential goods. Working from her office in Canada, Kalyani helped Raghav who was in Uttarakhand, and also many others in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
She made sure that short-term medicines, oximeters, flowmeters, grocery and other items are delivered to the homes of the needy. Today, she is being appreciated for her humanitarian service not only in India but also in Canada. Neha Khandelwal, the founder of Indian Women's Circle, an FB community group of Indian women in Toronto, has lauded Kalyani for her outstanding selfless service.
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Kalyani who hails from Ujjain's Vivekananda Colony had migrated to Canada after marriage, around six years ago, as her husband is employed with Apple. The couple is also blessed with a three-year-old son. In the month of April, both her parents got infected in the Covid second wave, which resulted in her father being admitted to the hospital. Following this, Kalyani's sister working in Ahmedabad and her brother working in Noida, came down to Ujjain. Meanwhile, as essential goods and Remdesivir injections were needed for both her parents, Kalyani's friends who were living in Ujjain provided all possible to her parents and family. It was this incident that made her think about the situation being faced by people in the country. Hence, she made up her mind to provide all possible help to those who are in need.
It is known that India is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Canada, and despite the time gap, Kalyani stayed awake all through the night to provide help to those in need back home. Following Kalyani's assistance, her initiative led to a support chain being formed in other cities including Ujjain. She also used to make video calls to beneficiaries to ensure that the goods delivered were received by them.
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Her association with a WhatsApp group in Canada led Kalyani to provide to the needy on a daily basis. Hundreds of people, including renowned dancer and anchor Raghav Juyal from Uttarakhand, Rakesh Yadav from Ujjain, Ravindra Malviya from Matruchhaya thanked Kalyani for her assistance.
