MY APPEAL

Hi there, Ujwal here! Hope you're doing great. We live in a society where freedom and security are almost certain. But we forget about the people who enable it. The brave men and women of our armed forces put their lives in line to protect our nation. Many sacrifice their lives so that we live in a safe and prosperous society.

But what can we do for them? This thought led me to Vasanth Ratna Foundation, now renamed as Veer Ratna Foundation. It was started by Mrs. Subhashini Vasanth in 2007. The foundation works towards supporting and empowering wives and children of battle casualties of our armed forces and Central Para-military forces. They have focused programs to help families in the field of education, skilling, leadership development, and entrepreneurship. That way helping people to independently take care of their respective families.

Everyone talks about a soldier's sacrifice, but few people understand the struggles that a soldier's family goes through. And very few people try to do something about it. Veer Ratna Foundation hopes to change that positively by creating awareness and by working with families on a community level. I deeply empathise with their cause and wish to do my small bit. And I need your help with that.

I will be running the Bengaluru TCS 10K on April 27th, 2025 intending to raise INR 12K to give a helping hand to Veer Ratna Foundation. I reach out to you to contribute to my fundraiser and help me reach my fundraising target. Thank you in advance!

RAISING FUNDS FOR

VEER RATNA FOUNDATION

Veer Ratna Foundation (VRF), previously called as Vasantharatna Foundation is a public charitable
trust based in Bangalore working towards empowering &
transforming families of battle casualties.

The foundation was set up in 2007 by Mrs. Subhashini in memory of Col Vasanth V AC, who
was immortalized as commanding officer of 9 Maratha Light Infantry on 31st July, 2007 in OP
RAKSHAK at Uri, J&K while fighting against terrorists.
He is the first posthumous Ashoka Chakra recipient in Karnataka.
We started our work with the families of Jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) of
the Army who were killed in action in the service of the nation during war or war-like situation.
We have recently expanded the scope of our programs to include Navy, Air force and the
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
Our work initially involved only women, referred to as veer naaris (war widows), with a shared
history and identity of being a brave heart's wife; and as an attempt to enable them to get over
their common grief and create a community to help each other. As we evolved, now we
engage not just with veer naari but also with her children through a series of unique
experiential empowerment and other enablement programs.

• ABOUT ME

• MY SUPPORTERS

• GALLERY

I am a Bengaluru boy who is a sports enthusiast. Long distance running is something I fell in love with recently. I ran my first half marathon In Goa SKF Marathon in Dec 2022. I love running, so why not run for a cause? That is why I am running TCS 10K 2025 to lend a helping hand to Veer Ratna Foundation.

I am also a blogger and an author writing about random stuff. I love to travel and make new friends. Chasing dreams and sunsets is my life's purpose!

A big thank you to all those who have donated on this page.

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