Sony
TV's
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
12
is
all
set
to
welcome
Bezwada
Wilson,
founder
of
Safai
Karamchari
Andolan,
for
Karamveer
special
episode
this
Friday.
Bezwada
Wilson
has
been
fighting
against
manual
scavenging
and
rehabilitation
of
manual
scavengers,
since
34
years.
Champion
Annup
Sonii,
a
renowned
anchor
from
Sony
TV's
show
Crime
Patrol,
will
be
seen
supporting
human
rights
activist,
Ramon
Magsaysay
and
Ashoka
Fellow
awardee,
Bezwada
Wilson
on
the
show
for
his
noble
cause
this
Friday,
October
30,
2020.
Bezwada
Wilson
was
born
in
Kolar
Gold
Fields
in
Karnataka
and
belonged
to
the
manual
scavenging
community.
He
saw
many
children
dropping
out
of
school
who
then
picked
up
manual
scavenging.
Talking
about
the
same
he
said,
"I
was
13
when
I
discovered
that
my
parents
and
my
brother
picked
human
waste
for
a
living.
That
was
a
shocking
revelation
for
me.
My
friends
in
school
would
tease
me.
When
I
asked
my
parents
what
they
did
for
a
living
they
would
try
to
hide
it
from
me.
But
when
I
finally
became
sure
of
our
background,
I
wanted
to
die!".
Since
then,
he
has
been
fighting
this
demeaning
profession,
to
remove
it
from
the
roots
and
wants
to
make
sure
that
every
last
person
involved
in
manual
scavenging
quits
this
profession.
Bezwada
Wilson
also
mentioned,
"Picking
up
dirt
even
for
one
day
is
very
tough.
Every
year
around
200
people
die
due
to
the
illness
while
scavenging.
Bacche
hamare
saath
hi
khelne
wale
bolte
hai
ki
aap
'bhangi'
hai,
and
they
don't
even
know
what
the
meaning
of
bhangi
is.
No
human
being
is
happy
to
accept
that
they
are
untouchable.
I
have
not
chosen
to
be
a
bhangi
but
'you'
(people
of
this
nation)
have
made
me
a
scavenger.
Till
date,
I
am
not
ready
to
accept
that
I
am
untouchable.
I
am
just
a
citizen
of
this
nation
like
everyone
else,
a
human
being."
Watch
Karamveer
special
episode
of
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
12
this
Friday,
9
pm
onwards
only
on
Sony
TV!