White Doves reunites yet another 'destitute' with his kin from Maharashtra

Joy of Indu (55) from Vorur Zolka village in Akola district in Maharashtra knew no bounds when she met her ‘lost’ husband Daulat (65), after five months, at White Doves, a home for deprived in the city, on Saturday.

Tears of joy rolled down the eyes of husband and wife as they met after a gap, which was definitely unexpected for the couple.

Daulat, a daily wage labourer from Maharashtra, suffering from psychological disorder had left home in June after he suffered from severe fever. His disappearance from the home, left his wife Indu, dejected. Though having tried a great deal to search for her husband in Mumabi and other places in Maharashtra, the poor wife had to abandon her attempt as she had to work in the field to meet her livelihood. On June 12, the social workers of White Doves, the city based organisation which shelters the destitutes, found Daulat in a pathetic state near Kadri pump station. They carried him to the White Doves home at Jail Road where they accommodated and provided him with the basic facilities.

Though Daulat was questioned several times about his whereabouts, he could not recall his past as he was suffering from psychological disorder. Hence, White Doves owner Corrine Rasquinha decided to provide him medical treatment at the city based private hospital.

Daulat responded to the treatment well and began recalling the name of his village a month ago. The co-ordinators at White Doves traced the village and contacted the police station at Akola, requesting them to help in tracing Daulat’s family. Finally, the co-ordinators succeeded in contacting Daulat’s family and they were requested to come to Mangalore.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, Indu who had arrived in the city along with Daulat’s brother and nephew said that she never thought that she would meet her husband again. “I can not explain how happy I am. Having searched everywhere, we at one point believed that he is no more. But to see him alive and alright here in Mangalore appears like some dream,” she said.

Daulat, who was keen to go home for the last few days, said that he would never leave home again. “I left my home as I was dejected in life. Now I have decided to work in my village and look after my wife,” he said.

Corrine Rasquinha said that White Doves had reunited at least five ‘destitutes’ with their families in last three months. Be it Vittal from Gadag who was picked from Bejai, Girija from Mulki, Hari Gupta from Andhra Pradesh or Jayashri from Bhatkal, they were all reunited with their families after a long time. “White Doves has reunited over 50 destitutes picked from the streets of Mangalore, with their families in the last 15 years.
The destitutes who are picked from the streets in a pathetic condition, undergoing psychological disorders, slowly respond to the treatment and give us some clue about their family or village through which we trace their families and reunite,” she said.