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Inspiring Moms – Interview with Vinita Ananth

Posted by Sonia June 14, 2012 3 Comments

Moms inspire because they never give up hope. They inspire because they don’t think when it comes to responsibility, and just go ahead and do it.

Vinita Ananth is a working mom and is currently the Founder and CEO at CEO Council of India which is India’s fastest growing non-startup CEO community. She has two children of her own and has also adopted twin sisters recently and now she’s a mom of four! One of the frequent questions asked to the parents was – why did you adopt two more when you already had your own kids? In this video she talks about her role as a mom and clears some common misconceptions about child adoption.

Some Startling Facts:
“India has more orphans than any other nation, totaling 35,000,000 in 2003; nearly 1 out of 10 of India’s children are orphans.” – As quoted by Children of the world website.

“About 20 million children, about 4% of their population in India and higher than people living in Delhi, are orphan. Of them, parents of only 0.3% children have died and rest have been abandoned.” - As per an article in Hindustan Times.

“Of the 11 million abandoned children, 90% are girls. All of them have little hope of finding a home, for only 2,518 were adopted in 2009.” – As quoted in the Times of India article.

Only a few thousand children are adopted in a year in India and the number is extremely low compared to the number of orphaned children in India.

Why we adopted two more kids- A personal note by Mukund Mohan,Vinita’s husband and a proud father of four! Wishing you a great father’s day (17^th June 2012)!

Dear Vinita, Congratulations from the Smartmomz team and best wishes for your journey as a mom! Thank you so much for sharing your valuable thoughts with us!

Sonia

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I always wanted to do something different, but was never sure about it until I became a mother. My life’s journey and the lessons learnt from it have inspired me to begin with Smartmomz. I have grown as a person, as a woman and as a mother with Smartmomz. I want it to be a platform to connect all moms together, from different cultures, beliefs, backgrounds and from different parts of the world, bringing moms together to speak up, connect, learn and share.