Naushad Ali is a student of Guru Ram Rai Inter College in the remote Chachak village that is situated in the Sahaspur block of Dehra Dun district in Uttaranchal. He has six siblings and comes from an extremely poor family. His passion is writing poetry. As a student of class 12 much of his time is devoted to writing poems that grapple with the plight of women. Says Naushad, "When I am capable of standing on my own feet, I want to end discrimination against women. I plan to start the process of empowering women from my village." Naushad actively participates in street plays, rallies and also enthusiastically mobilises teenage youth to sensitise them on issues relating to violence against women.