Adhik Kadam
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| Born |
August 13, 1977 Pune |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Master of Arts in Political science |
| Occupation | Social entrepreneur, Social activist |
| Years active | since 1996 |
| Known for | Borderless World Foundation |
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| Website | www.borderlessworldfoundation.org |
Adhik Kadam is an Indian social entrepreneur. Kadam has completed a master's degree in political science. He is the founder and chairman of Borderless World Foundation, which is an NGO that works for the deprived and victimized people of the border areas of India. His NGO runs four orphanage homes for girls in four districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Early in his career, Adhik worked for many Non Profit Organizations as a Volunteer. He started visiting Kashmir for Study and Research. in 1997. During Kargil War he worked on forefront especially for the migrants who left their home in restraints due to forced war in Kargil Sector, Batalik and Drass Sector. Later he worked with Mr Balraj Puri and Institute of J & K Affairs on the project “children Affected by Armed conflict in Jammu & Kashmir (detail)” funded by UNICEF.
Adhik Kadam serves Jammu and Kashmir's children of conflict, particularly the females who lost their fathers to violence in the valley. When he was 19 years old he visited a Kashmiri Pandit migrant camp in Jammu. On 12 May 2002, Adhik Kadam, through his Borderless World Foundation launched first project Basrea-E-Tabassum (Abode of Smiles), a home for girl-orphans in the frontier district of Kupwara (Sulkoot village) in the Kashmir Valley. He also worked during the Kargil war for civilians. From a meager number of 2 girls in 2002, today his foundation has more than 140 girls falling in the age group of 18 months to 20 years at the four centers and can support at least 1000+ girls in the community in Jammu & Kashmir state.
Adhik is a visiting faculty at Tata Institute of Social Sciences and also speaks on various levels as an inspirational speaker. He also spoke at Stanford University, U C Berkeley, Princeton University.
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