Delhi-based Dristi is bringing change to villages by focusing on education and skill training
Summary
Back home in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on a break from college, he found the going tough during routine electricity cuts as his gadgets unfailingly ran out of charge. Over time, as he studied at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jharkhand, and adapted to life in the city, Vikas realised that things people took for granted in urban areas were deemed luxuries in villages. A team of college students ended up installing a flex screen, and using a projector and speakers to telecast a video to create awareness on education, gender equality, and social reform. Vikas realised that he could use this idea as a springboard to create change, and founded Dristi with his college junior turned friend, Shubhanshu Shekhar Shukla, in 2013. “Our women-focused cell, Damini, aims to create awareness among all on women’s capability, and their right to education, employment, freedom of speech, expression, and safety,” Shubhanshu says.