Dinu Veyil is a young human rights defender, orator, and writer. He is the Founder of Dhisha and currently a research scholar (JRF) at the Department of Sociology, St. Teresa`s College, Ernakulam. He has received several awards, including the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Meritorious Award from the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India; the WISCOMP Saahas Youth Award under the Dalai Lama`s Foundation for Universal Responsibility; and the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Community Excellence Award from the Kites Foundation. He has extensive experience as a resource person for conducting awareness classes and sensitization workshops for governmental and non-governmental institutions across the state.