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Children's Leaders La Frida Shanthi   Venkatesh  Young Children Marappa  Lakshmi  She loves dancing and is always eager to challenge herself. Lakshimi is a younger sister of Marappa and she came to the Bornfree when John Devaraj was shooting "Ananda" at the Jayanagar 4th Block. She stayed for a year so in 2010 and went back to her relatives. After that she went to Sira, 130kms away from Bangalore to stay with her grandmother and anti. Since then the life had been turned miserable; she was made to fetch water all the time, not fed properly by her anti etc. In October, thanks to Aljazeera's report, we were able to locate her in Sira and successfully brought her back to the Bornfree. Read more!Santosh Santosh's father passed away when he was small, therefore his mother has to live in a difficulty working as a domestic maid. He used to roam around in Jayanagar with friends, failing to go to school. He was liberated by Jonny one day and came to the BF. He is enthusiastic about dance and theater. The dance and theater trainings will help him more focused, which leads him better in academic studies. Channabasava Channa was liberated by Jonny and came to the Bornfree in 2011. He is enthusiastic to learn dance and gymnastics. He is studying the 1st standard at the Government School. Ranjitha Ranjitha is the youngest member of Bornfree. She was picked up by John Devaraj at the 4th Block Jayanagar. Her parents are drug addicted and begging on the streets. She is enrolled at the Government School. | Young Artists Jallali Jallali is a fine painter and he dreams of becoming an actor. He is also a fast cyclist. Currently he is studying the 10th standard at the St. Joseph's Indian High School. From Cowboy to an Actor~Read how his life has been changed dramatically. Gowri Gazella  Kiran JK  Ravi Ravi is a very talented and potential performing artist. His body movement is so natural that he can move it anyhow he likes. He has a fantastic rhythmic sense and of course, he plays a drum very well. He is also a gymnast and flips several times in the sky! Currently he is studying the 9th standard at the St.Joseph's Indian High School. On the other hand, he is emotional about his younger brother who is still on the streets. Read more. Jonny Jonny used to roam around in Jayanagar, going into the criminal activities as well as taking drugs. He was picked up by Robin Balu in 2007 and he joined the BF. He is a very flexible gymnast and good at dance. He still has to leave bad habits such as drugs and stealing with the help of learning arts at the Bornfree. He is one of the leading performers at the Heiwa Zou Resha. Reshma Reshma is a fine actor and enthusiastic about learning anything she can. She joined the BF in 2011 and very new, however, she takes care of smaller kids and is willing to study further. Right now, she is pursuing the 10th standard at KOS and dreaming of going to the college. Srinivas D Currently Srinivas is getting trained in architecture by John Devaraj. He is fond of dancing and drumming. Though he dropped out of the school and left the BF several times, he realized the importance of the BF and came back. Right now he has to go through the artistic programs in order to overcome his trauma about his family. Peter Peter is a very talented dancer and he is growing interests in arts. Currently he is studying 9th at the St.Joseph's Indian High School. Children on the streets Anita  Fazal Fazal is one of the original members of the Bornfree and has been on and off at the BF. He is severely addicted to drugs, which is the strong reason that he could not stay and get rehabilitated consistently. We have tried a medical treatment at the de-addiction centre at the NIMHANS, Bangalore. However, till today, he was not able to get rid of its habit. Still, he has a tremendous love for the Bornfree and he never forgets that John Devaraj is the person who helps his life. John has written a song about him, which is called "Gazel for Fazal" in the album of Songs for Freedom. | Graduates Robin Balu Robin is a professional drummer. He was an active student from 2006 to 2008. When he was at the Bornfree, he learnt drumming, helped driving during the Peacebycycle, helped the farming project at the Bornfree Farm. Currrently, he is working as a music teacher at several NGOs. With the help of the Bornfree, he successfully passed the 10th standard exam at the KOS in 2011. He is planning to study at the PUC in 2012. Robin is also helping the Bornfree Ragi Project.He is a highly self-motivated young dalit leader at his village. Jayaram  Prashanth R  Anthony Das  Srinivas S Srinivas was also in the first year batch and at that time he was the most senior. He always wrote poems about children, inequality that prevails in the Indian Society. Though he had no formal education, he was a political poet. He was good at acting, dancing, sculpting, painting, photography, as well as taking care of children. After he left the Bornfree, he found his life path in dance. Currently, he is working as a dance teacher as well as a choreographer. Sanjana Juanita D Sanjana was a star performer at Shiroi Hana and acted as Durga in Ananda film. Frida brought her to the Bornfree in 2007 and stayed till 2010. She has a great natural acting skill which she perhaps gained in her harsh life. She is from Dharwad, the North Karnataka and she ended up being a house maid in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. She left the BF in order to have another new marriage life. Elisabeth Elisabeth joined the Bornfree in 2007 and stayed till 2009. She is always eager to learn and study. She is pursuing a degree at the St.Joseph's Evening College, Bangalore. She was also a delegate for Indo-Sweden Youth Exchange in 2010. List of Members (Since 2005) You can see the list of children since 2005 till now.... |