THESE HEROES AMONG US

RUPAM JAIN CATCHES UP WITH FOUR GROUPS IN TELANGANA THAT REACHED OUT TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM IN NEED DURING THIS LOCKDOWN – TO FIND OUT HOW THEY MANAGED TO DO WHAT THEY DID…

- RUPAM JAIN

THEY SAY it is in the most difficult of situations that you realize who really is going to be there for you. And sometimes, they can be strangers. Absolute strangers.

While most of us stayed locked in our homes during the lockdown, and rightly so, there were some who believed there was a greater purpose to fulfill. Of humanity. Arun Daniel Yellamaty didn’t stop for a moment to think about his own safety. He got his volunteers and set out to help all those in dire need. His NGO, Youngistaan Foundation started COVID-19 Relief Support, working together with the Telangana State Police, the State COVID Control Room, the Cyberabad Police, the Revenue Department, the GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) and a few more NGOs. From providing nutrition and hygiene kits and cooked meals, to helping senior citizens with groceries and medical assistance… to also taking care of community animals – they did it all.