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Parag Tyagi Launches Shefali Jariwala Rise Foundation, Pledges Social-Media Revenue

He calls it the purpose of his life.

Overview

  • Tyagi announced the foundation in his late wife’s name with a video on social media, citing her journal entry about starting an NGO.
  • He said income from his Instagram and YouTube accounts, as well as revenue from Shefali Jariwala’s YouTube channel, will go to the foundation.
  • The initiative focuses on funding education for underprivileged children and advancing women’s empowerment programs.
  • Supporters responded emotionally to the announcement, with industry peers and fans posting messages after the video was shared.
  • Jariwala died on June 27 at age 42; preliminary reports suggested a sudden cardiac arrest, and she was declared dead on arrival at Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital before a post-mortem at Cooper Hospital.