Portia Putatunda left a profession in Mumbai and moved to Komic village in Spiti to begin a free boarding faculty below Planet Spiti Basis that gives meals, shelter, schooling, and clothes to underprivileged youngsters.

Portia Putatunda, a profitable journalist in Mumbai, discovered her life taking an surprising flip when tragedy struck. The lack of her solely father or mother, her father, left her in deep grief.

“I misplaced myself when my father handed away. He had all the time been my assist system. I went into despair, and nothing appeared proper. I couldn’t shake off the sensation that he was gone, and I felt disconnected,” she shares.

In quest of the elusive connection to her late father, Portia sought solace within the mountains. “I believed that if I might be excessive up within the mountains, I’d be nearer to heaven, and thus, nearer to my father,” she displays.

Whereas on this private quest, she visited Kaza in Spiti Valley, the place the realisation of the dire want for a free schooling system for underprivileged youngsters struck her.

So in 2020, she made a life-altering determination to stop her job and profession to relocate to Spiti. For about two years, she immersed herself in Kaza, dedicating her time to instructing underprivileged college students totally free, and conducting courses beneath a tree.

In 2022, she launched into a brand new chapter in Komic — the very best village in India — by establishing a free boarding faculty for underprivileged youngsters. Beginning with simply three youngsters, the college has since grown to accommodate 10.

Portia, lovingly referred to as a ‘mom’ to those youngsters, attributes her best inspiration and motivation to her late father.

In the event you’re inquisitive about supporting Portia’s trigger, you possibly can contact her at 93680 68121. (On condition that Komic is a distant village with restricted community connectivity, reaching out through WhatsApp could be the simplest possibility.)

(Edited by Pranita Bhat)