Make child adoption less tedious : Actress Sushmita Sen

Hyderabad, Jul 27 (UNI) Film Star and model, Sushmita Sen on Saturday appealed the

concerned authorities and Governments to make child adoption less tedious.

The process of child adoption in India is very complicated. Documents, orientation and many

such things make it very difficult for people. Why can’t the process be simplified, Sushmita, the

beauty pageant, said while addressing 250 YFLO (Young FICCI Ladies Organisation ) gathering

while in conversation with Dr Anuradha Rao on the subject “Adoption”.

On one side, the child adoption process was so complicated and once the child is adopted they

don’t monitor, she said there should be a monitor at least for first three or fours -years, because

these are the crucial years and are formative years for the strengthening of the bond.

While welcoming the gathering, YFLO Chairperson Shilpa Datla said this talk on Adoption is the

transformation towards “The New You”, the YFLO theme for the year.

Shilpa defined Adoption as an act of altruism. It is an act of caring about the needs and

happiness of other people more than your own

Impressed by Shilpa’s description, Sushmita thanked her added that adoption is not from

stomach but by heart.

In biological birth the real connect through umbilical chord and in adoption it is through

altruism as Shilpa Datla put it, she said.

Adoption is a life changing decision, said the 43 years old former Femina Miss India and Miss

Universe. She is India’s first Miss Universe.

Replying to a question on what drives her towards success, Sushmita Sen said it is my approach

to success. I have no fear of failure. I am willing to fail. I am willing to experiment. Failures are

stepping stones for success, she replied.

Hyderabad is my Janmabhoomi. I was born here. I came into the world in this city. I utilise

every possible opportunity to come to this city. It is like home coming. I have a room at Sush

Home at Filmnagar, she said.

Each time when I come here I go out on drive to the home in Banjara Hills where I was born and

look at it, she shared.

This is one memory of this city which I repeatedly share with my kids, she added.

I have a very long connection with the FLO. I have visited five chapters of FLO and YFLO,

Sushmita informed.

I was studying to become an IAS officer, but suddenly beauty pageant happened to me which

changed my life, she also shared.

I wasn’t ready to be an actor. Lot of surprised came to me in my life and all have happened for

good. And there are no regrets. I am enjoying every day of my life, she said.

“I fought ten years of legal battle in Supreme Court to be able to adopt her second daughter. Because, Indian laws don’t allow to adopt a girl after girl. I challenged this along with likeminded people and changed the law and that is how adopted my second daughter Alisa”, she happily said.

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