Abandoned By Their Own, Sai Dhaam Cares For 60+ Disabled Children

Every day, Sai Dhaam echoes with laughter — the kind that comes from children who once knew only pain. These children were once locked away, rejected by their own families because of their disabilities. Some were given separate beds and rooms. Others had their food placed away from them. 

A few, heartbreakingly, were even tied up — not always out of cruelty, but out of fear and social shame. Their lives revolved around sleeping, eating, and existing in silence.

“They may have been unwanted by the world, but here, they are everything. They are not burdens. They are loved.”

But here, in Sai Dhaam, they are not invisible.

Today, Devanand is father to over 60 children with disabilities, giving them food, shelter, and the one thing they were denied: dignity.

Founded by Devanand Malhotra, Sai Dhaam is a humble ashram that shelters and cares for over 60 children with disabilities, giving them food, shelter, care, and above all, dignity.

Devanand knows what neglect looks like. After years of caring for his wife during her battle with mental illness, he made a vow: never to turn away those who suffer. One by one, he began taking in abandoned children, children no one else wanted.

“Many of them can’t walk or speak. Their parents tied them up or kept them locked inside. But I accepted them as my own. They call me Papa,” says Devanand.

He remembers each child’s name, their needs, and their triggers. He sings to them. Feeds them with his hands. Sleeps beside them during seizures. In his eyes, they are not disabled, they are family.

But Now, Sai Dhaam Has Run Out of Room And Resources

Sai Dhaam is struggling. The ashram has just one room. Children sleep shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor. There’s no medical facility. No ambulance. No privacy. Just one small space where 60 children live, eat, and try to heal.

“They call me ‘Papa.’ But a real father builds a safe home. That’s all I want — a better life for them. I don’t need anything for myself,” says Devanand, wiping tears from his eyes.

You Can Help Him Give Them More Than Just Survival

Devanand is not asking for comfort — only the basics: food, shelter, and medicine for his children. A second room. A stretcher van for emergencies. Some bricks and cement to build a future.

Every donation brings a child closer to safety.

About the NGO: Sai Dhaam is a shelter home founded and run by Devanand Malhotra, dedicated to caring for over 60 children with disabilities who were abandoned or neglected by their own families. After losing his wife to mental illness, Devanand made a lifelong commitment to provide these vulnerable children with food, shelter, medical care, and, most importantly, love and dignity. Despite limited resources and space, Sai Dhaam continues to be a safe haven where these children are valued and cared for like family. With rising costs and growing needs, Sai Dhaam urgently requires your support to keep this vital mission alive.