17-year-old Delhi boy received The Diana Award for humanitarian efforts

Aarush Kapur, a 17-year-old student of Vasant Valley School in New Delhi, has been awarded the prestigious Diana Award for his extraordinary dedication to driving positive change and creating a lasting social impact. Aarush, inspired by his own experience of being separated from his cousin, co-founded Bamboo Tree Children’s Foundation, an NGO actively working with children of separated families, to combat Parental Alienation. Parental Alienation, recognised by World Health Organization and the American Psychological Association, is an under-recognised yet widespread form of child psychological abuse. In collaboration with the Child Rights Foundation, BCF conducted an extensive survey involving 500 parents and around 60 legal professionals to evaluate the Indian family court system's preparedness to protect the rights of children of separated parents.