Eighteen-year-old Palash Naskar has completed class ten. He has enlisted as a Change Maker and is keen to pursue an education in Baruipur College. He says that he is first trying to talk to his family members to bring about change. He has begun by talking to his grandfather about his girl friends and their problems. “ I tell him about the things we talk on the phone and their concerns. It helps him understand modern day issues and helps me to clear my thoughts. I intervened when a neighbour’s family chastised their daughter for being too outspoken. I also try to talk to the women in my neighbourhood about violence against women. They are, however, a little wary at this stage talk freely as they feel they would be betraying family secrets. I am confident that with time they will be able to open up and talk without inhibition and fear of judgement or ostricisation.”