This is me with 65-year-old Ramnath Manjhi, standing in front of an under construction…

This is me with 65-year-old Ramnath Manjhi, standing in front of an under construction building that was all set to become a conversion factory but, thanks to him, got stopped

Four months ago, a man named Jyoti Prakash arrived in this all-Hindu Bihar village from outside, told villagers he was building a school, took signatures and began construction.

Soon, he started luring poor women with Rs 1000 envelopes and a bottle of “miracle water” claiming it would cure diseases if consumed with “Hallelujah”. He told them to discard Sanatan symbols and stop celebrating Hindu festivals as they attract “devil” and “evil spirits” and cause diseases

Ramnath Manjhi – with no backing or resources – saw through the plan. He knew it was no school but a conversion factory. He went door to door, led a protest, got jailed for a day, but didn’t stop till construction was stopped

Jyoti Prakash has not returned since then. Entire village is now united to protect their traditions

We @sewanyaya are proud to support Manjhi, who is from SC Dusadh community and quite poor. You can see his house and family in the visuals