Three home-grown philanthropists on Tuesday announced the launch of a corporate philanthropic fund aimed to support queer-led not-for-profit organisations working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQIA+) communities across the country.
Delhi-based Keshav Suri Foundation (KSF), Mumbai-based Godrej Industries Group (GIG) and — in her personal capacity — Radhika Piramal, executive director of VIP Industries Ltd, have pledged monies for the Pride Fund, which will create a corpus of ₹2 crore annually for the next three years. The corpus is expected to grow as other funders join the effort.
Eight queer-led organisations — Basera Social Institute, Deepshikha Committee, Vikalp (Women’s Group), Sappho for Equality, Karna Subarna Welfare Society, Ya_All: The Youth Network, Chhattisgarh Mitwa Sankalp Samiti, and Payana — were selected among 29 applicants to receive the multi-year funding.
These NGOs span a range of work, regions and target groups. While Basera Samajik Sansthan, based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, provides livelihood training and legal support to vulnerable groups including sex workers, men who have sex with men (MSMs), transgender people, and people living with HIV (PLHIV), Baroda, Gujarat-based Vikalp Women’s Group provides shelter and crisis support to lesbian and bisexual women, and transmen, and conducts awareness programmes, and Ya_All, which started in 2017 as a secret WhatsApp group, operates as a resource hub in Imphal, Manipur, connecting young LGBTQIA+ people to counselling in areas including sexual and reproductive health, drug use and harm reduction.
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Headquartered in New Delhi, the company opened its first hotel here in 1988 under the dynamic leadership of Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri, who spearheaded the Group’s unprecedented expansion plans.
Rapid expansion and consolidation of its leadership position continues under the enterprising stewardship of Dr. Jyotsna Suri, who took over as Chairperson & Managing Director in 2006.
All hotels within the group operated under the brand The Grand – Hotels, Palaces & Resorts. It was re-branded as ‘The LaLiT’ on November 19, 2008 as a tribute to the company’s Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri.
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