bch

History

Founder

Late Dr. Anandi Bai Prasad
16.04.1912 ~ 25.04.1993
Dr. (Mrs.) Anandi Bai Prasad (1912 - 1993) was running a maternity home in 1970’s when she found that many times some mothers abandon their babies and leave the nursing home without giving the correct address. Not knowing what else to do with them, she kept such abandoned babies in the hospital itself and pretty soon found that she was running a fairly large nursery and also that she was very much attached to these abandoned children. She decided to formalize this arrangement and started Bapuji Children’s Home in 1975 in the premises of Prasad Medical Center by forming the Bapuji Childrens Home Trust.

In 1977 the Government of Karnataka State recognized this Voluntary Non-Profit Organization as a ‘ Fit Person Institution ’

The main object of the Trust is to take over destitute children and to bring them up in accordance with the philosophy and ideals of Indian BAPU, i.e. Mahatma Gandhi, by providing a homely atmosphere, education and vocational training; to help them earn a living and be good citizens of the society irrespective of caste, creed & community.

The above objectives are fulfilled by giving abandoned children in adoption or foster care to deserving parents and also by running a residential home at Mysore. Girls raised in the Institution leave this home as brides to bright young men who come forward to give a permanent family to them.

The trust is running a small Old Age Home for women in the Children's Home premises and a larger Old Age Home - Bapuji Anand Ashram in a separate premises to fulfill these objectives.

In recognition of the work done by this Institution in the field of Child Welfare, the Government of India gave National Award in 1988 to Bapuji Children’s Home and was received by Dr. Anandi Bai Prasad from President of India Sh. R. Venkataraman. The award consisted of a citation, invitation for one of the children to visit Japan for two months and Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash. The money was used to construct first floor of the Children's Home.