Kaisbar Istar Makrani, a young resident of Karawara village, aged 18 years, is an active member of Sanjha Manch (a youth resource centre of ALFA Educational Society).He has just completed his higher secondary (12th) examination and aspires to be an engineer in the IT field.Presently, he is working hard to transform his this very dream into reality and is quite confident that he will make it.
Kaisbar was associated to Sanjha Manch almost a year back by one of his good friend Hidayat who was himself associated with Sanjha Manch in its initial years.Kesbar bluntly confesses that before getting in touch with Sanjha Manch, he was more of a person who was a mass follower and used to hold certain radical views who could be easily fomented and misleaded by various incendiaries and anti-social elements. He feels that Sanjha Manch has given not only him but many others like him in the locality an opportunity to share one's own thoughts, beliefs, perceptions and thinking with people from other communities(like Hindus,Adivasis etc) which has created a very positive atmosphere in the locality. This unique platform has resulted in creating a sense of mutual understanding among the different communities residing in the village and has made them realize that no society can progress in isolation. Development has to be inclusive and every community has to work in unison in this regard.
According to Kesbar,Sanjha Manch has played a pivotal role in helping the youths to unbridle themselves from the narrow feelings of religion,caste,creed,sex etc and bring forth their inherent talents which otherwise could have been eclipsed. He says that Sanjha Manch has changed his outlook towards this world and he has been able to evolve as a better human being now who is open to learning in life. As an endeavor of Sanjha Manch, he has also undergone many trainings in print media, photography, cinematography, film screening, issues related to environment etc.He has also very actively worked on various gender based issues and was a part of a very successful campaign named MUST BOL.Besides this, he thinks that the various national and international interns coming to Sanjha Manch also creates awareness among the people about the world outside Karawara and helps in the exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Although, the path chosen by Sanjha Manch is very challenging and the issues very sensitive, still Kais bar is very optimistic that Sanjha Manch will go a long way in achieving its very goal and wishes to be a part of the Sanjha Manch family always and work for the development and progress of Karawara.
Interviewed and written by Rohit Singh, a SMILE intern from PRAVAH (December, 2011).
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