Rajput Youth Foundation

Our place is out in Siyarkoni, which is part of Chauparan in the Hazaribag district. We are set up at Gautam Singh’s house. It is a bit of a distance from the main road, but people around here know where it is. Being in a place like Hazaribag, things move a little slower than in the big cities. We have a lot of younger people from the village who stop by. We aren't a big organization with a lot of money or a glass office. It is just a basic room with some benches and a desk. In the evenings, it gets quite nice when the sun starts to go down over the fields. We talk about what’s happening in the community. Sometimes we help with small things, like reading a letter for someone or helping them understand a local notice. The Rajput Youth Foundation name is what’s on our registration, but we are just neighbors helping neighbors. The air is cleaner out here than in Ranchi. We have a lot of trees around the house. It can get muddy when the monsoon hits, and the path to the door gets a bit tricky. We don’t really have a set schedule. We are usually around if someone needs to talk. It’s just how things work in this part of Jharkhand. We don't use much technology, just a few mobile phones and some paper.