I remember the first
time I met Sagar and other volunteers of New Mumabi. There was something
remarkable about Sagar that made him stand out in the group. His vision to work
for children and leadership skills was exemplary and that’s what led me to make
him the group leader.
We detailed out plans
and started our work in ‘Turbhe’ community and school. This was 4 years back, since then he has been
the supporting pillar for all our volunteer initiative in Mumbai as well as
Pune. He has not only been regularly working with community and
children but also became a spokesperson for the volunteer work that he used to
conduct and sessions to motivate youth to be a part of CRY.
He was one of those volunteers
who would support CRY team for everything starting from campaigns, events, attending
government official meetings to helping us with Marathi and Hindi translations. It’s difficult
for me to even count the times he has accompanied me to meetings and talked
about CRY in Marathi as language barrier was issue for us. He also used his
personal contacts, resources, spaces offered by his relatives for CRY work. It is because of him that we got Thane
Municipal Corporation partnership and we did enrollment rallies in 9 critical
areas in Thane.
What was also unique
about him was his positive spirit and never-say-no attitude.Whenever I had any
idea, I would first discuss with him and he would always say “ “Abha don’t
worry we would do it”. We all would tease him by calling him Sagar Sir and on how
he got marriage proposal from government
school teacher .
I am sure the work he
has done for children would bring the change in the lives of many. He would be
dearly missed in every step we take, every change we make for children.
-Abha Duggal, Senior Manager Volunteer
Action Team, CRY
The day I joined CRY, I was going through its blog and came
across an article titled 'Superhero of CRY'. It was on Sagar Chand. 'Kya aadmi
hai yaar ye'! I was motivated by his work. From being a techie to a teacher and
an avid social worker he was a master of all. I remember the first day when I
met him, It was the inception of CRY Bandra PAG, He had come to brief us on our
approach and shared his experiences and you could see the amount of love he had
for the work he does. Since then we worked together on various issues. He
always had some beautiful and noble things to do, from celebrating Christmas
with street kids to taking them to restaurants he did everything to make children
happy. I have memories which would make me proud of the fact that I have worked
with him. With all that I have
learned from you I hope to work hard and make you proud Sagar .'Superhero of
CRY'
-
Mohit, Ex-Bandra Vol unteer
“ Perhaps they are not
stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours
though and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy “
- Pratap Das, Thane Volunteer
- Pratap Das, Thane Volunteer
Sagar was an excellent leader of Thane - PAG and a really nice
guy, who would build plans and execute them along with the group smoothly. A
man of both action and abstraction, you will be missed.
-
Manoshri, Thane Volunteer
Sagar was a wonderful person. He is the one who started
all the work in Thane PAG and motivated all of us to come for volunteering
every week. It was a good experience working with you. We hope to keep
the spirits high and continue working towards the betterment of society, we
hope this will definitely give you happiness whenever you are.... Rest in
peace!!
- Harish, Thane Volunteer
