Stories Of People Of Agra - Ashish Shukla

Stories of people of agra - Ashish Shukla

Very few people dare to take steps to do something for those who do not like and are treated by society as aliens. Ashis Shukla is someone who has taken a big initiative for the betterment of acid attack survivors. This story tells you how one of your steps can change someone's whole life.

Ashish Shukla is a journalist by profession. And passionately an Entrepreneur, an Entrepreneur whose goal is not to earn profit but to give a better life and help to make the acid attack Survivor financially independent.

In 2012, when there was a nirbhaya movement took place in the country. Ashish had also participated actively in that movement as he was a journalist and he covered the entire incident and while covering this movement , He met many acid attack victims who were afraid of coming into society. Such girls living  there life in a dark room. They do not have a source of income, most of them depend on others for their daily lives. 

A number of campaigns were launched for Acid Attack Survivors, Ashish also participated in those campaigns.

While Asis was studying in Delhi, he discussed the problems of acid attack Survivors with his room mate, Alok, who is also a journalist.

They both want to do something for acid attack survivors.

Meanwhile, an acid attack took place in Kanpur alok's hometown. As Alok is a journalist, he wrote several articles about the incident. He wrote for the justice of that girl, he also wrote blogs. But when Alok comes to know that due to the society's disdain,There was no other option but to leave that place, then that girl left that place

When Alok reveals this to his friend, both of them decide to do something for these acid attack survivors. For this he started a café (Shero Cafe) and started employing these acid attack Survivors and aimed to make them financially independent. .

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One such incident took place in Agra and on 10 December 2014, in view of the incident, Ashish ji and his team started a cafe, with more than five to six acid attack survivors working there. And living his life and he and his team also support these survivors in their personal problems.

 

In 2016, the government allowed such cafes to be opened in Lucknow and 15 acid attack survivors in Lucknow and 10 acid attack survivors in Agra today got a new life and a new identity.

Sheroes Cafe has a lot of projects going on. Sheroz Cafe has been awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by the Government of India. Today's younger generation is very much liked and inspired by them and many people are visiting there cafes.

Ashish's aim is to make people aware of acid attacks. And he also wants to tell those acid attack survivors who think that there life is over, but Ashish believes that an acid attack cannot stop someone's life. If the person is positive thinking then he can start his new life. A life that inspires others.