Anou took to supporting slum children’s education against all odds. The local politicians and government authorities tried to put up hurdles by urging the slum dwellers to boycott her and also deny her the space she needed. She was evicted from pavements and banned from entering public parks. But she overcame the hurdles and began her journey by reaching out to over 40 children in the slums of Giri Nagar with the hope to give wings to their dreams.

But this was just the beginning for Anouradha Bakshi, a diplomat’s daughter who felt that she had a debt to repay to society. Her dream came true in the year 2000 with the launch of ‘Project WHY’, a flagship programme under the Sri Ram Goburdhun Charitable Trust, a non-profit organisation offering after school educational and life-reforming support to the slum children, their families and the community.