Shaila Shivdas began working with the Foundation’s awareness campaign in 2002 and soon made herself so indispensable that a post was specially created for her when she had to move to Delhi. From there, she took charge of networking and was responsible for everything the Foundation knew about what was going on in the wider world. She peppered us with a constant barrage of emails about her latest discoveries and kept us all sharp and on our toes.

Among Shaila’s special gifts are an analytical mind, an eye for detail, a warm, compassionate heart and a complete inability to say no. Time has flown and she now lives in the Officers Training Academy in Chennai. She is no longer officially networking for us but is in touch all the time – connected for life! Her husband, Sunil, is in the 61st Cavalry of the Indian Army and their daughter, Sanjana is an animal lover and would-be vet.