This Article is From May 25, 2016

In Delhi and Mumbai, Two Inspirational Women Are Making Lives Happier

In Delhi and Mumbai, Two Inspirational Women Are Making Lives Happier

These women are being talked about for their inspirational deeds

Highlights

  • Pratima Devi from Delhi feeds 400 stray dogs every day.
  • Meena Manek from Mumbai feeds 350 underprivileged children each week.
  • These two ladies are featured on various sites for their good deeds
You might not think it from the news headlines daily but the world is full of good people and if we look around, there are wonderful stories that are truly inspirational. Meet 65-year-old Pratima Devi, a rag-picker from Delhi who feeds 400 stray dogs every day.

Pratima Devi, who earns just Rs 150 a day, has won hearts on social media after a video featuring her story went viral.

Despite her meagre income, she takes care of almost 400 dogs every day and feeds them bread, rice and milk. She is helped by an 18-year-old boy named Vivek, who is equally passionate about these strays and helps keep them clean and vaccinated.

Watch this story that shows a regular day in Pratima Devi's life surrounded by dogs:
 
 
Puppy Love: The 'Dog Lady Of New Delhi' Cares For 400 Strays

The 'Dog Lady of New Delhi' spends her days feeding and nursing more than 400 strays

Posted by Barcroft TV on Friday, 20 May 2016

Over in Mumbai, Meena Manek feeds some 350 underprivileged children each week. Featured  on Facebook page Humans of Bombay, Ms Manek has been feeding orphans for the last 15 years.
Ms Manek, a housewife, likes to cook special dishes for the children she feeds. She prepares a treat for them every week and that keeps her happy.

"I feed about 350 children from orphanages and the Blind School, whatever they wish to eat. I wake up at 4 am every Saturday and cook for them, as I would for my own children and this is the highlight of my life. I live for it. Just last weekend I made 50 kgs worth of mango ras for them and my God, you should have seen their faces! They were thrilled... and I can't put into words how that made me feeI-- I was just so happy," she says in the post.

Read the entire post here:

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