Shabnam Ramaswamy
Indian social worker
Shabnam Ramaswamy is a social worker and interior designer in India. She is best known for her NGO Street Survivors India (SSI) situated in Katna, Murshidabad in West Bengal, which operates education and economic development programs for local villages.
Early life
Shabnam was born in the village of Katna, Kolkata. She studied at La Martinière Calcutta.
She joined Mira Nair's Salaam Balak, where she rescued runaways at Delhi station. A senior journalist, Jugnu Ramaswamy, approached her with the intention of making a film on her work. After making the film, the two married.
Career
Street Survivors India
Street Survivors India was formed in 1990 in Delhi to provide learning opportunities for working street children. It operated Jagriti school, which was also a kitchen and night shelter. It was demolished in a government "clean-up drive" to reclaim commercial space.
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