NRI COUPLE ADOPTS ABANDONED 15 MONTH OLD GIRL
Kaushal and Bijal Patel with their adopted daughter Revanshi
A 15-month-old girl, who was abandoned by her biological parents when she was just 7 days old, got a new lease of life when a non-resident Gujarati childless couple adopted her on Saturday. The baby named Aarvi by Shishu Gruh in Paldi where she was abandoned, will soon fly with her adopted parents to New Jersey in the US. She begins her new life as Revanshi. A gala adoption function was organised at AMA where Anand native Kaushal Patel and Bijal Patel became proud parents of the baby girl.
Kaushal, 36, settled in the US 10 years ago and married Bijal, 30, also from Borsad in Anand district seven years ago. But when the couple could not have their own baby, they decided to adopt a baby girl from Gujarat. "We decided to adopt a girl in 2015 after my wife had a miscarriage and began the adoption process. Our wait ended when we saw Aarvi at the Shishu Gruh in Paldi. We are happy to have adopted her and it is a memorable day in our life," said Kaushal, who owns a store in New Jersey. "We decided to adopt the girl as my wife an dI both had dreamt of having a baby girl and nurturing her well. We gave her a new name Revanshi," Patel said, adding, "My parents and Bijal's parents are happy with the decision."
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The proud father had a message for society, "Every couple should adopt a child whether it is girl or boy. If we adopt them, the child gets a better life with shelter of the parents." Revanshi was abandoned at the orphanage when she was just seven days old. "The baby was abandoned in our cradle on June 27 last year and at that time she was very weak. We treated and nourished her," said Ritesh Dave, superintendent of Shishu Gruh.
"We have to complete statutory procedure for the child we get at the orphanage and after completion of the procedure, the Patels decided to adopt her. We held a function at AMA," said Mehul Patel, superintendent of the Observation Home, Khanpur. He said, "Other people should derive inspiration from the Patel family and provide shelter and sustenance to orphan children."
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