Ms. Shamim Sultana (Hyderabad, Telangana)

With our beloved SDIA blessing and love we carried out following activities in the financial year 2019-2020: Appreciation award for good deeds and Noble work of Ms. Shamim Sultana of Hyderabad, Telangana was identified, recognized and awarded “Shining World Leadership for Compassion” with an award of Rs. 20,50,000/- to sustain Animal shelter with nitrous food, medicines and health care of animals. This award was on her benevolent, altruistic and gracious leadership and humane-loving efforts to improve our world. This award is to show gratitude and to magnify shining example of goodness of others to follow and it is absolutely unconditional.

Life story:

Her childhood hobby of spending time with pets slowly transformed her to a full-time animal lover where much of her time is dedicated towards regular chores of animals, similar to a mother who is committed to her children. Youngest amongst eight of the siblings (4 brothers and 4 sisters), she stays with her brother in a house where about 65 young cats are the other family members. The adult cats numbering around 150 remain at her farm house in Balapur. “The young cats are kept in the house for about 7-8 months and are later shifted to farm house, where they are kept like a family in accordance with the type of breed,” she explained.

A native of Karimnagar district, Shameem regularly feeds the stray dogs and whenever she finds a canine which needs medical attention, she takes her to a nearby veterinary clinic in Chandrayangutta or the one situated on Sagar road. She recalls that earlier amongst her pets were pigeons and also a horse, the largest animal she had taken care off. She regrets the death of the horse which could not cope with the injury it had sustained earlier.

For this compassionate work to progress further she was awarded a Shining World Compassion award accompanied by Rs. 20,50,000/- from our beloved Supreme Divine International Association in Hyderabad on 20-02-2019 in presence of local authorities.

For taking the well-being of the cats, she also engaged two workers, who ensure that the surroundings are kept clean. To witness this phenomenon, children from nearby localities visit her, while some of them also drop abandoned or stray animals at her residence. “School children and college students who find these animals bring to us, as parents may not allow them to keep,” adds Shameem.