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KAJOL GETS THE KARMAVEER PURASKAR

Our Bollywood people are not just heroes in reel life, some of them are heroes in real life too. Or in Kajol’s case, a real life heroine! Kajol.

Yes, the actress has managed to make even the NGOs sit up and take notice — not for her acting, but for her contribution in the field of social work. Kajol will be felicitated with the coveted Karamveer Puraskar in Delhi on November 26 and she’s all set to go there to receive the award.

The Karamveer Puraskar is a national award for Social Justice & Citizen Action being commissioned to recognise individuals who have been pivotal for leading change beyond their business as usual by being committed on individual levels to work on social issues. Kajol is the appointed goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK-based Loomba Trust which is a charity devoted to educating widow’s children, particularly in India. Cherie Blair, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair is President of the trust. Kajol also works with an NGO in education called Shiksha.

The actress is delighted with this honour and says, “I believe that social commitment is as important as our professional and personal commitment. It is indeed an honour to have been selected for this award. I will keep doing my bit and giving back to society the best in my capacity.”

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She likes to keep it quiet, but Kajol’s involvement in social causes has been in the news recently when she became the goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK-based Loomba Trust. And just a few days ago, Kajol was here in Delhi to receive the Karmaveer Puraskar for her work with the trust for the education of the children of widows. “This award is very special to me. When I saw the list of the other people getting the award, I was humbled by the fact that that they even considered me for it,” she says. She hasn’t spoken about her involvement in social initiatives very often earlier, but she prefers it that way. “There are probably a lot of people who endorse a cause for publicity. But when one endorses a cause, she/he is the one who’s going to benefit from it. And no matter what you do it for, the end result of it is a blissful one. It is very a satisfying feeling to see the people you work for with smiles on their faces, and faith in what you’re doing for them,” she says. Kajol also says that she remains a firm believer in the power of one. “There are times when you know of other people’s sufferings and it’s frustrating that you don’t know how to help,” she says. “But once you have helped, you feel that even one person can make a great deal of difference. If a lot of us – most of us - were to be a part of some cause in our own small way, it would be a better world for everyone.” And she gives the credit to her mom, Tanuja, for her involvement with social causes. “If the parents help others out, that exposure in childhood goes a long way,” she says. “My mother worked closely with NGOs. She helped rehabilitate cancer patients and help their families cope with the trauma. Also, she inculcated in Tanisha and me the importance of human emotions that need to be invested in work like this. Endorsing a cause doesn’t mean that you just have to shell out loads of money. It can mean teaching an underprivileged child, rehabilitating people who have lost their homes because of calamities and spreading awareness about an issue.” Global warming is another issue that Kajol is concerned about. “We should all know about the environment and make sure that what we do inspires other people as well to conserve energy,” she says. “Don’t take your car out for a day; it’ll make a lot of difference. And make sure that you’re not wasting energy. We need to develop hybrid cars and make them affordable for the common man.” It is also the actress’ dream to educate as many people as possible. “Everything else will be much simpler to tackle if more and more people are educated,” she says.

Source : TOI

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