Vadodara: He could help Ukrainians from the comfort and safety of their luxurious home in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by donating money online. but this Gujarati Instead the businessman traveled more than a thousand kilometers to rescue Indians as well as Ukrainians, who are coming to the Polish border in large numbers. Anosh Thakkar has been camping near Krasienko en Poland on the Ukrainian border for the last four days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Thakkar has helped hundreds of Ukrainians as well as Indians escape from war-torn areas and reach the Polish border safely. “Initially, I helped the employees of my firm’s branch in Ukraine. Because of my business in Ukraine, I have many contacts with senior government officials there. So, I decided to reach out to fellow Indians as well as Ukrainians did,” Thakkar, who completed his schooling in Vadodara, told TOI.
“I learned that Indian students who had recently left Kyiv were not being treated well. Therefore, my partner and I, Patrick Hart, used our contacts in Ukraine to make sure they had a safe passage and to Poland. Reach the border as several buses carrying people are leaving. Apart from arranging logistics to reach Poland, we also arranged for medicines and food on the way,” Thakkar said.
A few days ago, he helped rescue 70 children trapped in a Kyiv school and made arrangements for their safe stay. At the Ukraine-Poland border, Thakkar arranges for their food and water requirements in Ukraine. “Once they enter Poland, we provide shelter, blankets for them and if they want to leave for India or any other country in Europe, arrangements are made for their transportation,” Thakkar said. , who are incurring huge expenditure out of their pocket. Establishment of a fundraiser for refugees.
He and Patrick have already arranged for more than a dozen refugees to stay in Amsterdam. Thakkar completed HSC from Jeevan Sadhana School and moved to the US at the age of 18 for further studies.
He completed his graduation in Chemical Engineering before doing his MBA. Thirty-nine-year-old Thakkar then worked in Canada for a few years. Fifteen years ago, he moved to the Netherlands and started a cyber security software firm.
Thakkar has helped hundreds of Ukrainians as well as Indians escape from war-torn areas and reach the Polish border safely. “Initially, I helped the employees of my firm’s branch in Ukraine. Because of my business in Ukraine, I have many contacts with senior government officials there. So, I decided to reach out to fellow Indians as well as Ukrainians did,” Thakkar, who completed his schooling in Vadodara, told TOI.
“I learned that Indian students who had recently left Kyiv were not being treated well. Therefore, my partner and I, Patrick Hart, used our contacts in Ukraine to make sure they had a safe passage and to Poland. Reach the border as several buses carrying people are leaving. Apart from arranging logistics to reach Poland, we also arranged for medicines and food on the way,” Thakkar said.
A few days ago, he helped rescue 70 children trapped in a Kyiv school and made arrangements for their safe stay. At the Ukraine-Poland border, Thakkar arranges for their food and water requirements in Ukraine. “Once they enter Poland, we provide shelter, blankets for them and if they want to leave for India or any other country in Europe, arrangements are made for their transportation,” Thakkar said. , who are incurring huge expenditure out of their pocket. Establishment of a fundraiser for refugees.
He and Patrick have already arranged for more than a dozen refugees to stay in Amsterdam. Thakkar completed HSC from Jeevan Sadhana School and moved to the US at the age of 18 for further studies.
He completed his graduation in Chemical Engineering before doing his MBA. Thirty-nine-year-old Thakkar then worked in Canada for a few years. Fifteen years ago, he moved to the Netherlands and started a cyber security software firm.