Animals Lose a Dear Friend – Gautam Barat

 

Although very few of the people know who Gautam Barat is, he was very renowned amongst the animals. Yes, he is none other than the founder of FRIENDICOES SECA (society for the eradication of the cruelty of animals) that rests under the New Delhi defence colony flyover.

It was a very uneasy and scary night for Tuffy, the grey spackled Great Dane, who lost one of his best friends. Friendicoes is a very well known shelter home for variety of animals, starting from dogs, cats to monkeys. Very few know that under the huge bridge lies a place full of love and care for poor animals who have no other home than Friendicoes itself. The great soul of Gautam Barat, whose heart was full of love and care for those animals, breathed his last breath on October 30, 2011 after struggling and fighting against brain cancer for three years. Gautam’s death has led to a loss for all the animals, the loss of someone who had unending empathy for them.

The hard work that Gautam Barat had performed to set up Friendicoes is praiseworthy. He started Friendicoes in 1980 when there was no water and electricity there and only a couple of shops were given to them. He along with his sister Sreelata and co-founder Geeta Seshamani worked hard to set up the whole place, and that hard work continued till date. Gautam devoted his entire life to Friendicoes and for the betterment of the animals. He was the backbone of the entire organisation.

Tuffy went from person to person, with one ear bent, deep in tragedy, finally breaking down near the chair, where Gautam used to sit regularly since 1980. The only thing that we can do now is learn from him; learn from his humanity and his love, and we really wish that may God rest his soul in utter peace and happiness and may he get twice the amount of joy and love that he has given to this world through his love and concern for animals.

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