Bezwada Wilson made a shocking discovery about his parents when he was a child. Living in a Dalit colony in Karnataka, he had no idea almost all adults there worked as manual scavengers. An aimless child thinking of dropping out of school, he now decided to fight the plight of manual scavengers. He set up Safaai Karamchari Andolan, holding dharnas and spreading awareness. After making an impact in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Bezwada is now actively working in UP, Rajasthan and Haryana