Anoopa Sharma

For You I Never Met.

I read a story about a girl intent on saving the world But she only got a few years to visit, to hold children, to desire Justice and to muse while walking dusty village roads of her fathers people wondering if she could live the life She saw. I stared at photos of a girl brilliant and shining as the sun breaking barriers with her smile and spirit and restless hands bigger than the Taj Mahal. And now she makes me restless with my days and my faith and my understanding of things, but encouraged, inspired, moved to follow. I read a story about a girl I wish I had known. Jan. 13th 2007/Annonymous

The Atrauli School for Girls' new Anoopa Hall--a beautiful new space inspired, planned, funded, and built thanks to Project Anoopa--was inaugurated in December 2006. Anoopa Hall is huge and will be used in three ways: as a computer lab, a library, and an all-pupose meeting room. Project Anoopa also gave the school a new four faucet sink area for drinking water replacing an old handpump.

Anoopa's parents Dennis and Anita and her sister Uttama attended the dedication ceremony. 790 young female students and staff from the school also participated in the events. Dennis's sister performed the pooja and havan in front of the fire, and Uttama performed the tape cutting and unvieled a marble plaque hung in the Hall that reads, "In Memory of Anoopa Sharma, 7/9/1980-14/3/2005."

Most important, we want to thank all of you who helped us in this endeavor via prayers, well wishes, suggestions, time, efforts and generous donations.

--Anita Sharma