Bollywood
actor
Abhay
Deol
felicitated
some
young
crusaders,
who
have
contributed
in
bringing
change
in
the
society
through
their
campaigns
ranging
from
crime
against
women
to
protecting
the
environment.
The
38-year-old
actor
praised
them
and
hoped
their
small
but
significant
efforts
would
snowball
into
something
big
some
day.
"This
concept
instantly
connected
with
me,
as
I
would
like
to
believe
that
I
too
have
done
things
differently
in
many
ways
whether
it
is
my
career
or
personal
life.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
meet
and
honour
these
youngsters
today.
A
platform
like
this
will
encourage
and
inspire
them
to
bring
about
a
change
and
not
just
talk
about
it," Abhay
said.\
The
event
was
organised
by
UTV
Bindass
in
connection
to
their
recent
initiative
'b
for
change'.
Alisha
Sharma
from
Mumbai
and
Mishika
Singh
from
Delhi
were
felicitated
for
their
respective
movements
-'Chappal
Marungi' and
'Besharmi
Morcha'.
Sharma's
campaign
encourages
victims
of
eve
teasing
to
fight
back
the
molesters
while
Singh's
movement
helps
raise
voice
against
the
attitude
of
blaming
rape
or
sexual
harassment
on
any
aspect
of
a
woman's
appearance.
Shreeya
Parekh
from
Bangalore
was
hailed
for
spreading
awareness
about
environmental
issues
through
her
blog.
Rashi
Anand
was
also
lauded
for
her
initiative
'Lakshyam',
India's
first
toy
library
for
under
privileged
children.
"It
was
truly
inspiring
to
hear
these
young
change
makers
talk
about
their
work
and
I
hope
many
others
get
inspired
to
bring
about
a
change
in
their
own
little
way," Abhay
added.