I was trying to recollect songs that I liked during my college days, videos with a concept and amazing direction. One among many such songs is Shehzad Roy's - "Saali tu maani nahi"... this post is not about that song. I was searching "saali..." on online video storehouse a.k.a youtube and I stumbled upon a song "Laga Reh" sung by Shehzad Roy

The song is a great satire on our usual way of leading a life in which we tend to make close to nill contribution towards our neighbourhood, our city or our Nation! We do things they way they are being done from ages, without even questioning why they are done this way? Is there a better way to do it ?

The song made me ponder ways to make our small life memorable, to make a mark out of it. Giving something back to world we live in. Yes! These thought came from listening to this song only. Its a gripping song do try it.

Doing some research over Shehzad on wiki I was surprised to see what all he's trying to do for his society. At 27, he became the youngest recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz similar to our Padma Shri. With a passion for reforming the education of the country he has adopted a govt. girls school. His NGO, Zindagi Trust has face lifted a govt. school that was in ruins to a school equivalent, rather better than a private school in both in curriculam as well as infrastructure. Despite the opposition of fundamentalist society, he is doing the best he can do.

I have personally become a huge fan of his work (apart from his music) and novel idea of school adoption. He's indeed a "roy of hope" for Pakistan’s education system. Wish he get all the support from the government, society for his mission to transform the educational institutes and to provide good education to poor and needy children.

A must watch show about his school is here. Do not forget to watch all 6 parts.