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Young Leaders Subramanya Kiran JK  Young Children 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. Tejas has just joined the Bornfree this year. He is very enthusiastic to learn arts. Very good intelligent actor and dancer. 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.  was selling roses for her family, earning Rs.300 per day at the JP Nagar junction. She was liberated and joined the Bornfree in February 2012. Right now she is studying the 2nd standard. Ranjitha  Anil has just joined the Bornfree this year. He is very enthusiastic to learn arts. Jackson has just joined the Bornfree this year. He is very enthusiastic to learn arts. | Young Artists Marappa  Suman is a very meticulous person and good dancer. He has overcome many difficulties in his life, but now concentrates on his studies in school. He is doing 8th standard. His dream is to become a dancer. Children on the streetsLakshmi  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. She is featured by the film "My sis Laxmi" directed and filmed by Gautam Sighn. This film got a merit in Berlin International Film Festival 2013. Read more! 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.  was selling roses for her grandmother, earning Rs.300 per day at the JP Nagar junction. She was liberated and joined the Bornfree in January 2012. Right now she is studying the 2nd standard. | 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  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. Gowri Gazella  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.... |