He played a key role in setting up SOS Children's Villages in Punjab (Rajpura, for children affected by a long spell of social disturbance in Punjab) and in Gujarat (for children rendered homeless by a devastating earthquake in January 2001).
He was instrumental in creating SOS Children's Villages in Punjab (Rajpura, to support children affected by social upheaval) and in Gujarat (to provide refuge for children displaced by a major earthquake in January 2001).