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Deccan ChronicleAs 2024 ends and a new year begins most of us are looking back and taking stock of our achievements and losses. When death gives purpose Gattu Giri established Matrudevobhava Orphanage in 2018 after a personal tragedy made him realise that many mentally-challenged persons go missing from their homes and lead tough lives on the streets. This made me realise that though there are many organisations working for children, women and the elderly, there are few which work for people like my brother," Giri, who hails from Nalgonda district, said. Hunger as motivator "Since the establishment of the Ashram, 280 mentally-challenged persons have been provided with food, accommodation, psychiatric treatment, counseling, and medicine from Erragadda Mental Hospital," added Giri. An organisation called Good Samaritans India not only got him admitted in Gandhi Hospital and got a crucial operation done, but also contacted Nepal’s embassy to help the victim find his family.
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