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Arun Paul (born 1987) is an Indian social worker, who led C.D.R.A., the Center for development Research and Action, as its Project Manager 2010-2012. After completing his undergraduate program in English Language and Literature, he took to social work, and in, 2010 was awarded the Master of Social Work by the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. He is currently a Mphil Scholar of Social Work at Mahatma Gandhi University. He was nominated as Executive, the Upper committee of K.C.Y.M., Kaprassery on October, 2009, by the core team.

Early life and education
Arun Paul was born on 28 August 1987 in an upper middle-class Catholic family in Kochi.

He did his B.A. in English Language and Literature from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and post graduation in medical and psychiatric social work from the prestigious Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, kalady. He had also been a Coordinator of Rendezvous, an annual social work students and faculty meet.

Career
Arun started his career in Childline in 2010 and later joined Center for Development Research and Action as Project Manager and involved with social work consultation.

Personal life
Arun is the elder son of Poulose Menachery, an Electrician from the small village called Kaprassery and he has a brother, Akhil Menachery, Who completed masters in Human Resourse Management from Northampton University. Today, 'Arun' Paul lives in Kochi, Kerala