Legal Awarness Campgain-Uruli Kanchan Maharashtra

On the quiet morning of Ambedkar Jayanti, as the first light filtered through the lush greens of Uruli Kanchan, our team from Kacheri Diaries, in collaboration with 5 Points Chambers (UK), arrived with nothing but intent and empathy in our hearts.


It was 8:00 am when we stood before a locked Panchayat office, the village still waking up, unaware that the day would become a chapter in its own story of empowerment. With time in hand and curiosity in spirit, we strolled to the modest railway station nearby, where destiny led us to a group of police officers.

We shared with them our mission—to bring law to the people, not the other way around. They listened, nodded, and smiled, not out of politeness, but out of hope. “Yeh sahi kaam hai,” one of them said. “Logon ko kanoon ka pata hona chahiye.” And just like that, the day had found its rhythm.

An hour passed. The Sarpanch arrived, a warm yet commanding presence. We were invited to join the Ambedkar Jayanti celebration, where he addressed the village with pride in his voice and vision in his eyes. Later, in an exclusive conversation with us, he spoke of how rural India was no longer disconnected—how villages had evolved into suburbs, tethered to the world by both technology and awareness.

He praised our campaign, emphasizing how the Panchayat itself had grown more legally aware and active in promoting government schemes. “Aap log jo kar rahe ho,” he said, “yeh nayi soch ka kaam hai.” That line stayed with us.


What followed was more than outreach—it was connection. We spoke to over 100 individuals, not as lawyers or professionals, but as listeners and enablers.


We educated villagers about the RTI Act, explaining how every citizen has the right to information, and how power lies in knowledge.


One man came to us, helpless. His official documents bore a name different from his real one. We walked him through the Gazette notification process—from affidavit to advertisement to final submission. His sigh of relief was louder than words.


A group of college girls gathered around, and we shared with them the rights every Indian woman holds—equal opportunity, safety, property rights, education. They looked at each other, smiling with a spark in their eyes, like they had just found armor they never knew they owned.


But the moment that pierced our hearts was when we met an elderly man—his family had been fighting for 40 years over a piece of land once given to them, now claimed by the Forest Department. Their toil had turned a barren field into gold, only to be told it wasn’t theirs. With tears welled up in his eyes, he narrated his story.

We explained that free legal aid exists, and guided him on how to claim it. The man—perhaps speaking not just for himself but for countless others—wept in front of the camera, his voice trembling but finally heard. In that moment, law wasn’t a system. It was solace.

As the day came to a close, we spoke with a local lawyer, who affirmed the importance of legal awareness in maintaining order and justice in rural India. Even he admitted—“What you’re doing? It’s rare. But it’s needed.