Prabh Aasra

Sardar Shamsher Singh, fondly called Veerji, is the founder of “Universal Disabled Care-Taker Social Welfare Society” also known as Prabh Aasra. Veerji learnt his first lesson towards humanity when one of his friends died early in childhood. Witnessing death so closely he started to find his reasons of living. Being born and brought up in a Sikh family, his guiding force became the virtues taught by Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and the practical examples of the Guru’s lives. Whenever Veerji would come across someone deprived of care, shelter, food or treatment, he would hear his conscious call “your fellow being is dying! Help him, as though you would help your own family member”. Moved by the pitiable condition of destitute, he along with his wife Bibi Rajinder Kaur started a home for helpless in a two rooms rented accommodation in Chandigarh. Slowly and gradually that first step has today grown into an institution with three campuses. Help and assistance was given to create campus...