During the year 2007 the SKP group, through the initiative of its Founder and Chairperson‐ Sudit K Parekh, adopted an orphanage at Badlapur, run by Mr. Ramesh Kukreja of the Shayadri Nisarg Jeevan Sanstha. Since then the employees and the management of SKP have contributed generously towards the upkeep of the orphanage, now named Vrindavan

SKP’s Cultural Club has also organised repeated visits to the Ashram (Shelter) in an attempt to garner further interest among employees towards this noble cause. Those who did make time to visit the remotely located Ashram, were far from disappointed.

Ashok Pandey, the admin‐incharge of SKP’s Mumbai office, clearly wished more of his colleagues had joined him. Sharing his experience he said, “Amidst the lush greenery of the Ashram I experienced a peace and serenity, unknown in our city life. Besides, the generous affection bestowed on us by the children and the Kukreja family left me wanting to visit the Ashram again, hopefully with many more of my colleagues.”

Gaurav Shah from International Tax was all praise for Mr. Kukreja, the driving force behind the Vrindavan project. “Mr. Ramesh Kukreja, the founder of Vrindavan Ashram is an embodiment of the Indian saying ‘atithi devo bhava’‐ (which translates to God dwells in every Guest). The warmth with which he treated us made us feel very welcome. In fact it is this unbiased affection which he liberally bestows on all the children that makes the Ashram feel like Home to the orphaned kids,” said Gaurav.

Interestingly all the SKP enthusiasts who made it to Badlapur felt that in spite of lacking in material comforts, the children of Vrindavan abounded in a sheer joy of life, that somehow dwarfed their own material pursuits. Reflecting these sentiments Vandana Shah from the International Tax team said, ‘Our presence in the Ashram had the kids all excited. They seemed to be bursting with joy, happiness, excitement… and despite our initial uneasiness we were easily infected.”

The unanimous opinion was that these kids deserved much more… and so SKP’s involvement with Vrindavan continues.