Sandeep Desai , a qualified marine engineer and a professor at a reputed management university , asks people for donations on local trains . The reason ? To bring up facilities that can educate the poor in rural areas of Maharashtra and Rajasthan .
His message is ' VIDYA DAAN SHRESHTA DAAN ' (Education is the best donation one can make)
He has also been arrested a number of times , but he continues to spread his message .
He appeals to the passengers in 4 languages , Hindi , Marathi , Gujarati , English . According to him , those who donate food to the poor , sort out their problem only for a day . But if the donation is made for their education , it can help them for life .
Desai has been doing this for 4-5 years has collected more than 50 lakh rupees . He has already set up 4 schools in Maharashtra .
He said , " Education gives the power to change your life . So i have decided to set up one English medium school in a year . So far , we have managed to start four school schools in Maharashtra . The fifth school will be set in rural Rajasthan . We have already bought the land there and the construction will start soon ."
Desai has previously visited many corporate houses but many refused saying they didn't have provision of funds for school donations . So he decided to appeal directly appeal to the people . "Between Rs 15 to 20 lakhs is needed to construct a school in a year ", he said .
We salute his initiative . Despite getting a lot of media attention in the near past , he has not abandoned his mission but has started putting more effort in it .
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