A tribute to Dr Praveen Nair

In August, Salaam Baalak Trust lost one of its founding trustees at the age of 94.

Dr Praveen Nair co-founded SBT after the 1988 film Salaam Bombay!, directed by her daughter Mira Nair, revealed the harsh realities of life for children living on the streets. She refused to let their stories end there.

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For almost four decades, Salaam Baalak Trust has honoured her promise to every child who had been abandoned, forgotten or left to survive alone: that they would never have to face the world by themselves again.

Thousands of lives exist as they do today because one woman chose not to look away.

To the children of the Trust, particularly those who grew up in its shelter homes when she was more actively involved, she was ‘Nair Didi’: a matriarch, a staunch advocate for their rights and, in many cases, the mother, aunty or grandmother they didn't have.

At Friends of SBT, we are honoured to have met Dr Praveen Nair, and will be forever grateful for her compassion and action.