Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision. So, unlike what you see in the movies, a hero can’t pick up a random child from the street and raise them. You would need to follow a comprehensive legal process with measures set in place by the government to ensure the safety and stability of the child.

Anandhi Yagnaraman, CEO of Catalysts for Social Action, along with Smriti Gupta, Founder of Where Are India’s Children and Dr. Aloma Lobo, a pediatrician & counsellor by profession and the ex-chairperson of CARA and Adoption Coordinating Agency, Karnataka, help us understand the adoption process, the systemic challenges, and the reason why there continues to be stigma around adoption in India. 

CREDITS:

Concept: Satyajeet Mazumdar

Host: Anandhi Yagnaraman

Marketing & Communications: Henal Shah, Pranay Jajodia & Kinjal Mehta

Creative Team: Anuja Khokhani & Shahaji Patil

This is a Maed in India production.

Writer & Project Manager: Vedha Susheela Mohan

Production Head & Editor: Joshua Thomas

Sound Mixing: Kartik Kulkarni

Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome

Voiceover by Mae Mariyam Thomas

Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision. So, unlike what you see in the movies, a hero can’t pick up a random child from the street and raise them. You would need to follow a comprehensive legal process with measures set in place by the government to ensure the safety and stability of the child. Anandhi Yagnaraman, CEO of <a href="https://csa.org.in/">Catalysts for Social Action</a>, along with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/smgupta">Smriti Gupta</a>, Founder of <a href="https://waic.in/">Where Are India’s Children</a> and Dr. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aloma-lobo-8a356793/">Aloma Lobo</a>, a pediatrician & counsellor by profession and the ex-chairperson of <a href="http://cara.nic.in/">CARA </a>and Adoption Coordinating Agency, Karnataka, help us understand the adoption process, the systemic challenges, and the reason why there continues to be stigma around adoption in India.  CREDITS: Concept: <a href="https://twitter.com/satyajeetmz">Satyajeet Mazumdar</a> Host: <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/anandhiyagnaraman?trk=public_profile_browsemap_profile-result-card_result-card_full-click">Anandhi Yagnaraman</a> Marketing & Communications: <a href="https://twitter.com/HenalS">Henal Shah</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranay-jajodia-ba1a45a7">Pranay Jajodia</a> & <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/kinjal-mehta-a1a0b880">Kinjal Mehta</a> Creative Team: <a href="https://www.anujakhokhani.com/">Anuja Khokhani</a> & <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahaji-patil-89829817">Shahaji Patil</a> This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production. Writer & Project Manager: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedha-mohan-04a73252/">Vedha Susheela Mohan</a> Production Head & Editor: <a href="https://twitter.com/tig3rbabu">Joshua Thomas</a> Sound Mixing: <a href="https://twitter.com/KartikGKulkarni">Kartik Kulkarni</a> Project Supervisor: <a href="https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> Voiceover by <a href="https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">Mae Mariyam Thomas</a>

Care of the State - a podcast by Catalysts for Social Action is a series to help understand the plight of vulnerable children in India. The show breaks down complex issues to help you understand the system of institutional care, fostering, adoption, aftercare, the role of organisations and government institutions and their responsibility to provide care and protection to these children through weekly episodes. Experts from Catalysts for Social Action (CSA) will be talking to lawyers, researchers, NGOs and other experts from the space who will help you understand the ground realities, the struggles, how the pandemic affected vulnerable children and what you can do to provide a safe environment for these children to grow and reintegrate into society.

Tune in every Tuesday on any podcast app of your choice.

Care of the State by Catalysts for Social Action

Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision. So, unlike what you see in the movies, a hero can’t pick up a random child from the street and raise them. You would need to follow a comprehensive legal process with measures set in place by the...

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