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'''Nomita Chandy''' was an Indian social worker from [[Bangalore]], known for her services towards the rehabilitation of destitute children.

Chandy was secretary of [[Ashraya]],<ref name="Ashraya Home">{{cite web | url=http://www.ashraya.net/index.html | title=Ashraya Home | publisher=Ashraya | date=2014 | access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> a non governmental organization, working mainly towards the rehabilitation to destitute children.<ref name="Ashraya about">{{cite web | url=http://www.ashraya.net/subpages/About-us.html | title=Ashraya about | publisher=Ashraya | date=2014 | access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> Under the aegis of the organization, Chandy and her colleagues were successful in arranging for the legal adoption of 2000 children within the country and 1000 outside.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Adoption-agency-Ashraya-to-shut-shop/articleshow/11100281.cms | title=TOI | publisher=TOI | date=14 December 2011 | access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> The organization also runs a school, ''Neelbagh'', and a safe crèche for the children of migrant workers and takes care of eight visually impaired children at the child care centre.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/a-home-for-every-child/article1553056.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=19 March 2011 | access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> The Government of India honored Nomita Chandy in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Shri | publisher=Padma Shri | date=2014 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

Chandy died in May 2015 at Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/tribute-to-nomita-chandy-who-gave-thousands-of-children-the-security-of-a-home/article7286286.ece | title= Champion for the abandoned | first=Parvathi | last=Menon | date=6 June 2015 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ0tuZrBfpI | title=Nomita Chandy | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=14 April 2013 | access-date=19 November 2014}}

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>BattyBot: /* External links */Removed Category:Year of birth missing (living people) and General fixes

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