There are many such people around us in whom a lot is going on inside and it cannot be recognized from outside. One such condition is also called depression. People try a lot to go through depression, sometimes people want to tell their story to someone but they do not have anyone. These days a boy is going viral on social media who is standing with a poster in his hand and it is written on it that you tell your story, we will give you ten rupees. This boy also hugs people with love. The boy has made a team for this.
launched a campaign to talk to people
Actually, this boy is getting a lot of applause and people are reaching out to him. Earlier she started this campaign alone in Pune, but now she has a huge team and friends in many cities are talking to people and listening to their stories. The name of this boy, who hails from Pune, Maharashtra, is Raj Dagwar. Raj, a software engineer by profession, works in a private company in Pune. Raj’s story is very emotional, he has become a victim of depression.
Raj himself has become a victim of depression
In the year 2019, Raj was going through very bad days as he had become a victim of depression at that time. After this he was determined that he would talk to the people and listen to the story of those who were in depression so that they could be brought out of the depression. He wrote on a poster that tell me your story and I will give you ten rupees. Taking this poster, Raj stood on the side of a road in Pune and slowly people started meeting him. Raj says that it took him a full four days to establish contact with people and build trust in them. He said that I was scared but all I knew was that I wanted to help.
Team formed in many cities of the country
After this people started coming to him and telling their stories. Raj says that many times people did not even take money from him and hugged him with love. Slowly some people started standing next to him like Raj and his team grew. Raj’s campaign has now moved from Pune to cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. People from Raj’s team started visiting people themselves and recording their podcasts. People of Raj’s team upload all this on social media so that they can reach more and more people.
depression training
Raj told that like-minded people started reaching out to me and I formed ‘Listeners Army’ in December 2021. Not only this, now trainers also come to them and train the volunteers. They also interview them before enrolling them. He says that on an average there are at least ten volunteers active in a city and meet around 200 people. Raj says I want to do something for the society and create a place where people can safely talk about mental health.
Many videos of hugging and talking are viral
Many videos of Raj and his team are also available on social media, through which it can be seen how Raj’s team works and is taking forward its campaign. This campaign started in oblivion by Raj in December 2020 has now spread across the country. Her team consists of around 225 volunteers who are working as a network and bringing smiles on people’s faces.