The Aasraa trust was started in 2009 under a bridge in Dehradun, as a small facility to teach the children of slum dwellers. The founder of Aasraa, Shaila Brijnath, is an ex-investment banker who left her lucrative job in the US and began working at the Latika Roy foundation. This foundation works for children with disabilities in Uttarakhand. It was here that Shaila met Neha Joshi, who is now a consultant for the Aasraa trust.

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