for putting forward ethical content in the digital
space. I try my best to give each of the videos I
produce, a human angle, so that the message
being communicated touches the viewer’s’ heart.”
Starting early
Faraz was motivated to do good quite early in
his life. Owing to his own troubled childhood, he
found solace in helping others. “My father was
an extremely qualified man, but I struggled to
be even an average student at school,” he says.
“When I was 16, I found myself in bad company
and soon my life hit rock bottom. I grew distant
from my family and felt isolated.”
It was at this low point that Faraz got
admission in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU),
which turned his life around. “I was scarred by
my childhood experiences and had forgotten
what the warmth of relationships felt like,” he
says. “I didn’t remember what it was like to
be a person anymore. But after joining AMU,
I made some really good friends, and their
friendship and support helped me overcome my
grief. Moreover, I understood the importance
of familial bonds when I observed my friends
at AMU with their families.” Faraz experienced
immense personal growth by observing
everything and everyone around him. These
observances left a long-lasting impact on his
mind, and he realised how powerful visual
experiences are. “What you watch is what you
become,” he says, adding that if you internalise
good, you will reflect good.
While still at AMU, Faraz went on to form
TEARS (Towards Educated And Responsible
Society), an organisation to help the
impoverished sections of society, especially
young children. TEARS organised regular
medical check-up camps and educational as well
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