T. Sukumar, Dheeraj, Gopichand and Sai Sri Naidu, Class XII students from KCP Siddhartha Adarsh Residential Public School at Kanuru, have embarked on a unique programme in an attempt to move closer to the community, and do whatever little they can to help residents of a locality improve their living standards.
It is not a part of any of their academic projects, but they are driven by sheer passion to try and make a difference. The boys demonstrate that random acts of kindness are a wonderful way to reach across time and space to touch the life of another being; they show how small acts of kindness can inspire.
Getting wind of their woes
On Saturday, they headed to Nehru Nagar near coastal church, a slum in the Krishna Lanka area, and interacted with the local residents to get a first-hand account of the problems they face in their day-to-day life.
Their visit to the slum habitation was preceded by their meeting with the local corporator to seek his permission for the visit. The corporator encouraged the boys to go ahead and list the main issues that need immediate solution.
The over three hours they spent in the locality gave them an insight into the problems of the residents related to housing, education and drinking water.
Qualified, but jobless
“We discovered that many youngsters, despite being equipped with educational degrees, are unable to find themselves jobs, and that they do not have proper housing facility. Whenever there are floods, their houses come under water forcing them to temporarily shift to the government-sponsored relief centres and the drinking water supply stops whenever power supply is snapped, which happens frequently,” says Sukumar.
“I came across a youth called Ayyappa who is a graduate but has turned a daily wage earner for want of a proper job. Twenty-three-year-old Venkateswara Rao is yet another graduate who has taken to driving a private vehicle to eke out a living,” says Gopichand.
“Besides serious financial crisis, the area does not have proper school where their children can go and educate themselves,” says Dheeraj. “We did our bit and now we intend to draw the local corporator’s attention to these issues and urge him to initiate immediate steps to find a solution,” said Sai Sri Naidu.
The boys show that tiniest acts of kindness and caring can go a long way in achieving success.
