The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in September 2024.

A blind eye, a deaf ear — this is what the vulnerable in today’s world are subjected to when they call out for help. But Gurugram’s Jas Kalra is making sure they are seen, heard, and served.

Jas’ journey of selfless service to people, or sewa as he words it, did not have a defined starting point. Since he was only nine years old, he had seen his father Ravi Kalra devote all his energy to helping society, whether it was for the community, animals, or the environment.

In 2008, Ravi founded the Earth Saviours Foundation and would personally go out into the streets to find disabled and destitute people — bringing them into the foundation’s shelter home, and serving them around the clock.

When Jas turned 21, he had already started learning from his........

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