Liberal Association for Movement of People (LAMP)

LAMP is non-profit making, non-political and secular voluntary social service organisation working for the sustainable devel­opment of the socio-economically backward, culturally oppressed, politically under privileged and disadvantaged group of people of both rural and urban India. LAMP is a recipient of the National Award in Child Welfare from the Govt. of India. The task of LAMP is easier said than done. Liberation of people of the kind that LAMP visualizes, calls for strength of mind, body and soul, and the precondition to this is to create a liberal and sustainable social situation – a society that is egalitarian economically, socially, politically, culturally and also environmentally. It was on April 16, 1978, a meeting was held at village Rangametya, P.S. Chhatna, District – Bankura, and it was attended by 27 tribal young men and women of South Darakeswar area, who discussed with dedication and commitment how the socio-economic conditions of oppressed and exploited communities could be developed towards their empowerment. In this meeting, LAMP, or elaborately speaking Liberal Association for Movement of People was formed, and it was told by its founder Malay Dewanji that “an analysis of the historic events of the world will convince us that man is the pioneer or the principal driving force behind the forward march of civilization." That is why the ideals and objectives of LAMP are to establish an egalitarian society in India, which will be pioneered particularly by those among us who have been oppressed socio-culturally and exploited economically. Thus, being inspired by the ideal of worldwide humanism, LAMP has been established in order to ensure that it can make such people aware about their rights and duties and thus inspire them in waging a relentless crusade against all sorts of injustice, oppression and exploitation so that ultimately a non-violent, decentralised and directly democratic socio-political system can be fostered.