HOW DID "SUPPORT OUR HEROES" START?
Long after the media hype is gone our defense personnel & their families still face a lot of challenges.
When a defence personnel is martyred, his family doesn’t just lose a bread winner but it also creates a life long void. Life’s problems don’t just go away with one time funds which are made available to some families. Our heroes & their families deserve more – recognition, pride and support system.
Our inspiration came when we met our retired Army men at Jantar Mantar during their OROP protests. We learnt the hardships faced by their families & realized that media shows only the sensational news but it doesn’t create true awareness.
We wanted to do our part so we decided to use what we knew – Video making. Around mid-2016 we met a few retired army men & covered their stories by means of videos.
We again met them to celebrate Diwali, they loved it because someone cared.
We have seen our veterans demanding OROP for over 670 days. Wife of Shaheed L/NK Hanumanthappa is even agreeing to sweeping floor to live a dignified life. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar had to voice his support for Defence personnel in Jan’17 through social media. It is after this act of him, government came into action and started “Bharat Ke Veer” initiative but it only covers Paramilitary Forces.
The people who keep us safe deserve better. So finally in Feb 2017 we registered ‘Support Our Heroes’ as an NGO to make a positive difference in the lives of defence personnel and their families through public awareness & various welfare programs.