Success comes to those who dare and act: Most of us are curbed by the fear of failure and fall short of trying out many interesting things in life. But there are a few who are daring in spirit and they venture into uncharted paths. Their spirit of adventure keeps them alive and they turn out to be successful people. One such daring person is my cousin Rakesh who gave up his secure IT profession to try out something his heart prompted him to do.
After witnessing the plight of the old people, who find it very difficult to manage their lives and homes, he started an organisation called Bandhu which has skilled technicians and other workers to deal with all the needs of the aged.
Rakesh studied the demography of the city in a survey and realised that the number of old people was enough for his start up to sustain. His vision seemed to be right. All those who have gone away from their old parents to distant places for various purposes find a lot of assistance in Bandhu. Rakesh also has a philanthropic scheme.
He has a fund which has donations from those who are financially well off and if a few families find it difficult to make payment, the deficit is made up by utilising the money from this fund. However, no service is entirely free of charge as Rakesh knows that the services will be misused by many if they were to be totally free.
It is not that everything was a smooth go for Rakesh. In the beginning, the income was so low that he had to use up all his savings for the rent, salary and maintenance. But he had the perseverance and did not lose courage. Finally, what we can say about Rakesh is that he had the vision to understand the need of the hour.
He now plans to extend the service of Bandhu to whoever is in need in the city though it means increasing the number of employees three times. Rakesh says that his ultimate goal is to make Bandhu a chain of helplines throughout the state. With his clarity of thought and grit, he is sure to succeed.
