Shibha Pradhan
SURAT: Life, for the children of Shiba Pradhan, a migrant worker from Odisha who served as a peon in the department of human resource development (DHRD) in Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), will be difficult but won’t stop after their father lost the battle to Covid-19 in April. A grateful department has ensured that Pradhan’s children will be able to continue with their studies.
In a move to honour Pradhan’s dedicated service of around two decades at the varsity, students, faculties and alumni of the department collected Rs 4.2 lakh fund in the past two months. They created a Shiba Welfare Fund and opened a bank account, in which people were appealed to donate. Faculties and students launched an online campaign to create awareness about the fund.