DH CHANGEMAKERS 2022: KIRAN NAYAK

DH CHANGEMAKERS 2022

22 TO WATCH IN 2022

Deccan Herald proudly presents the 22 Changemakers to watch in 2022.

Listen to their remarkable stories of endurance, social service, excellence in fields as diverse as public health and clean energy, culture and community empowerment.

KIRAN NAYAK

Fighting official apathy, spearheading a campaign for the rights of the disabled for the last 10 years, Kiran Nayak today runs the Karnataka Viakalchetanara Sangatane (KVS). Headquartered in Chikkaballapur, the organisation he founded now has over 9,000 active members.

Confronting officials, amplifying their voices through media and holding protests, Kiran’s outfit has multiple challenges to address: Government schemes that are misused, disability certificates and pensions appropriated by able-bodied people and officials demanding commissions to release disability pensions.

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(Narration, Podcast Edit: Rasheed Kappan / Music: Bensound)

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