Sonu Sood to set up school for underprivileged children in Bihar

Sonu Sood, who has been given the title of messiah for helping needy people, is set to impart education to children. The actor who won the hearts of many with his humanitarian work amid the lockdown, recently met an engineer from Bihar's Katihar who quit his job and started a school for orphaned children.

Interestingly, the engineer has named the school after the Happy New Year actor. Sonu will be providing a new building for this school and higher education for underprivileged children.

Sonu Sood recently met an engineer from Bihar and promised to help the engineer with imparting education. The actor will be providing a building for the school with the hopes of helping in shaping the career of each student. Sonu was impressed in February 2023,



when he learnt that Birendra Kumar Mahato, a 27-year-old engineer, had abandoned his full-time work to open a school for orphaned children and had named it after the actor.

The actor met Mahato and the 110 children at the school, which also serves as a shelter house, and was moved by his efforts to give free education and food to them.

The Simmba actor believes, "Increasing access to education is one of the best ways to combat poverty. We aim to educate children from the marginalised sections of society so that they have a better chance at job opportunities."

He added, "Higher education is something we are working on. The other important aspect is nutrition and overall well-being as this school is also a night shelter."