I am a development professional and ultra runner passionate about combining physical fitness, sports, and social impact. My work focuses on supporting grassroots communities in Kolkata, especially children and women living in vulnerable urban slum communities. I believe sports and physical fitness can build resilience, confidence, discipline, and a sense of empowerment. Through my professional work and running journey, I aim to promote healthier lives while creating meaningful opportunities and positive change for underserved communities.
Running has always been more than a sport for me. As an ultra runner, I have learned that long journeys are built through patience, resilience, and one step at a time. This year, I want those steps to carry a purpose beyond the finish line.
Through the Tata Steel World 25K (TSWK) Philanthropic Platform, I am proud to support Divine Script Society (DSS) Kolkata and its child development programme for children living in vulnerable slum communities, particularly Tangra Bustee near Dhapa Bypass.
My work as a development professional has brought me closer to grassroots communities and has shown me how deeply a child’s future can be shaped by access to education, healthcare, nutrition, and a supportive environment. For many of us, these are things we grow up considering normal. For children living in extreme vulnerability, they can be the foundation of a completely different future.
DSS Kolkata is working to address these needs through a holistic approach to child development, supporting children with education, healthcare, nutrition, wellbeing, and opportunities to grow with dignity and confidence.
I believe that fitness can create personal strength, while collective action can create social change. My run is therefore not just about the kilometres I cover—it is about the lives we can touch along the way.
I invite you to join me in making this run count. Your contribution, whatever the amount, can help a child access education, nutritious food, healthcare, and the opportunity to dream of a better future.
I will run the distance.
Together, we can create the impact.
Let’s make every kilometre meaningful and every step a step towards a brighter future for a child.
Run with purpose. Give with heart. Make every step count.
Impact 360 Foundation, FE-68, Sector III, Salt Lake Rd, Near Central Park, Karunamoyee, Kolkata, West Bengal 700106, India
Phone Numbers-+91-9903894994 , +91-8436063099
Email: tsw25k@impact360.org.in