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Bonsai Hearts Foundation🌱

Growing Resilience, One Tiny Heart at a Time❤️

We support children born with heart conditions through awareness, emotional care, and a community that never lets them feel alone.

Non-profit 500+ lives touched 6 medical partners
Since 2023
About us

We stand beside every child whose heartbeat needs extra care.

We stand beside every child whose heart needs a little extra care. At Bonsai Hearts, we support children and families navigating heart-related challenges offering strength, understanding, and a community that truly listens. Our team works closely with doctors, parents and volunteers to ensure every child with a heart condition receives the confidence, knowledge and emotional support they deserve.

Through heart-health camps, educational programs and warm community circles, we help parents feel supported and children grow into their own courage, playfulness and potential.

  • ✓ Free awareness sessions in hospitals, schools and communities to improve early understanding of heart health in children.
  • ✓ Support circles where parents can openly share fears, questions and victories without judgment.
  • ✓ Child-focused programs that rebuild confidence through play, art, movement and gentle physical activities.

At Bonsai Hearts, we believe every heartbeat tells a story and every child deserves the chance to live theirs with strength, joy and hope.

92% Families feel more hopeful after 3 months of support.
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Impact

Small hearts. Big courage. Real numbers.

Every number here is a story of a child, a parent or a volunteer whose life changed even a little bit.

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Children & parents reached through events and programs.
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Active volunteers supporting families online and on-ground.
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Hospitals & clinics who help us reach fragile hearts faster.
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Workshops, camps & circles hosted in the last 12 months.
Programs

What we do for little hearts and big feelings.

Our programs are designed with pediatric experts so that care feels less like “treatment” and more like growing up, just with extra love.

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Parent Health Circle

A safe emotional support circle helping parents overcome fear, confusion and emotional barriers while caring for a child with a heart condition.

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Community Heartlines

A community-driven network guiding families toward accurate, timely CHD diagnosis and trusted support.

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Bridge Program

Trained Bridge Fellows act as the human link between busy specialists and anxious families.

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HeartStrong Kids

A confidence-building program designed for children with congenital heart conditions to safely reconnect with movement, play, and independence. Through doctor-guided activities, gentle fitness routines, and supportive group experiences, it helps children rebuild self-belief, reduce fear, and grow stronger both physically and emotionally.

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Bonsai Hearts Foundation

We stand beside every child whose heart needs a little extra care. At Bonsai Hearts, we support children and families navigating heart-related challenges offering strength, understanding, and a community that truly listens. Our team works closely with doctors, parents and volunteers to ensure every child with a heart condition receives the confidence, knowledge and emotional support they deserve. Through heart-health camps, educational programs and warm community circles, we help parents feel supported and children grow into their own courage, playfulness and potential.

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Dream Team

The Hearts Behind the Mission.

Doctors, educators, designers and parents all working together so that every child feels seen, heard and held.

Founder & Director
Dhrubaroop Nandi
Built a structured ecosystem from scratch, leading its vision, partnerships, and program design while guiding a volunteer-driven team.
Founder & Director
Started Bonsai Hearts with a deep commitment to children born with congenital heart disease, leading the organisation with empathy, lived understanding, and hands-on involvement.
Programs & Family Support Lead
Trisha Biswas
Designs camps where kids forget they’re “patients” and helps parents breathe between hospital visits..
Programs & Family Support Lead
Works directly with families, listening to their stories, helping them navigate treatment, and standing beside them through every step of their CHD journey.
Operations & Outreach Lead
Sayan Das
Trains volunteers to show up with empathy and clarity.
Operations & Outreach Lead
Keeps the organisation running on the ground connecting with hospitals, volunteers, and communities to spread awareness and support children with CHD.
Blog

Learn More about Little Hearts & Everyday Care❤️

Practical guides, gentle reminders and expert conversations for families, volunteers and supporters.

WORLD HEART DAY

29 SEPTEMBER

A global call to keep every heart beating stronger, longer, together.

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Stories

Hope, one heartbeat at a time.

Real stories from children, parents and doctors who remind us why this work matters.

Congenital Heart Defect – VSD · 4 min read
“Aarav’s Second Chance at Life”
Aarav(name changed to maintain confidentiality) was just six months old when his parents noticed he struggled to breathe even while feeding. He wasn’t gaining weight, cried constantly, and was frequently hospitalized for chest infections. Several visits to local doctors brought only temporary relief, and the real cause Congenital Heart Disease went undiagnosed for months.
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Complex CHD – ASD + PDA · 3 min read
Little Ananya Learns to Play Again
Ananya(name changed to maintain confidentiality) was often labeled as a “weak child.” She tired easily, avoided playtime at school, and was constantly asked to sit out during physical activities. Teachers and relatives advised her parents to restrict her movement, fearing something was “wrong,” but no clear diagnosis was given.
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Critical CHD detected at birth · 5 min read
A Mother’s Fight for Her Newborn
When baby Riya(name changed to maintain confidentiality) was born, doctors noticed her oxygen levels were dangerously low. Her parents were told she would need urgent intervention, but they had no idea where to go or how to afford it. The fear of losing their newborn was overwhelming.
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Teen with CHD facing social challenges · 5 min read
From Isolation to Inclusion
Rohan(name changed to maintain confidentiality) had lived with CHD since birth, but what hurt him most wasn’t the hospital visits it was feeling different. Restricted from sports, teased by peers, and constantly reminded to “be careful,” he grew withdrawn and anxious.
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CHD – Atrial Septal Defect · 4 min read
Meera’s Quiet Strength
Meera(name changed to maintain confidentiality) was a cheerful 7-year-old, but she tired easily and often sat out during school games. Teachers thought she was lazy, and relatives advised her parents to “not push her too much.” Despite repeated doctor visits, her condition went undiagnosed for years.
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CHD – Ventricular Septal Defect · 5 min read
A Father’s Long Road for Answers
Rahul’s(name changed to maintain confidentiality) father travelled from clinic to clinic for nearly two years, searching for answers to his son’s constant breathlessness and frequent illnesses. Each visit ended with medicines, but no diagnosis and growing fear.
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Leadership & Vision

We Exist: A Message from the CEO of Bonsai Hearts

Every child with a heart challenge deserves confidence, clarity and a community that truly cares. In this video, our CEO opens up about the mission of Bonsai Hearts and how we are building support systems for families who often walk this journey alone.

Your time, skills, and compassion can transform the life of a CHD warrior.

Join our volunteer community and be part of something meaningful.

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