“Everytime I see people in extreme poverty or living in deplorable conditions, a question arises in my mind,”Who is responsible for all this?”.

I grew up in Shamshabad . Our family is neither too affluent to spend on luxury things nor too poor that we cannot afford basic amenities. I come from a typical middle class background. In my childhood, I was surrounded by the people who are not inclined in questioning the authorities and people who accepted things as they are. So questioning was not inherent or natural in me. Rather I acquired it from the people and from the society.

It all started in first year of my graduation when I came to know about the infamous Right to Informatiln Act (RTI) and the power it accorded to the people. My first RTI application was about Kamuni Cheruvu. I sought information regarding the sanction of funds to the lake. By filing the RTI, I understood that questioning is the first step for achieving a better change. At that time I promised myself that I would take every chance that would make things better. I put application regarding the Koulu Rythulu information to the sarpanch of my village. I also wrote to the district collector-Ranga Reddy, regarding house pattas for families residing on the roadsides of Singapuram tower locality. Apart from this, I have also filed a few RTI’s on the pertaining social issues in the city. During the lockdown, my friends and I have initiated various awareness programs and donation drives in the slum areas in and around Shamshad.

Through my volunteering work, I have realised that even after 70 years of planning, our society still remains unorganised in many ways. I understand that no society is perfect. But there should always be focused actions to reduce theses imperfections. In my free time, I visit slums to understand their livelihood and try to make them more informed about the rights and opportunities. As said by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived here. This is to have succeeded.” I believe in this definition of success and I am trying to do my bit to provide solutions. I hope my quest for answers go on forever and make my life better too.”