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Nem Singh Premi is the chairman of International Human Rights Organization headquartered in New Delhi but his journey along the vale of life was an uphill and far from smooth. Premi was born in an obscure village of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to a poor family: his father made his living as a casual laborer, mazdoor so to say, doing odd jobs like white wash etc. Indeed, Premi came from a typical under-privileged and under-served family of dalits with nothing much go by, and circumstances were hardly conducive to the prospect of his getting good education. He was sent to Shri Raghunandan College in the town of Chharra. Initially getting education up to the middle level but in this battle for survival he managed to go and complete his secondary education by the time his father decided to move to Delhi in search of a better future (1982). Obviously hitherto his education lacked direction and was rather waywardly and delayed for his age. The circumstances ware discouraging enough but notwithstanding handicaps Nature had endowed him with the gift of grit and determination–the qualities that would help him face the odds in future. The urban atmosphere in Delhi was new to him and at first he tried for admission in the Delhi College of Engineering. However, he succeeded in obtaining a diploma from the G B Pant College. So far he had been solely dedicated to his studies: he was docile and reserved as a student but then came a turning point in his life rather in unexpected circumstances. It happened that a batch of students from another college gave him a severe beating following a minor fracas. This was too much to take lying down even for this quiet and docile young man. Unable to take his humiliation he thought of taking his revenge, and along with his friends he confronted the rival group next time. Nem Singh and his friends caught hold of the assailants and dragged them into their hostel room giving them severe beating. There was no fear or doubt anymore in his mind which saw the birth of a youth determined in self-belief brimming with confidence. Nem Singh then took a personal decision not to tolerate injustice or other wrongs whatever the cost: as his anger cold down he emerged as a new youth fired by the passion of service and activism.