What 'Shramadaan' means
Shramadaan (श्रमदान) — the donation of one's labour for the common good.
Labour given, not promised. The name is a practice, not a slogan.
Shramadaan is more than an organisation — it is a posture toward civic life. It is the conviction that small, consistent acts of physical service can repair what bureaucracy forgets and what indifference accepts.
The movement was born in Hyderabad in 2010 when Sri. Gangadhara Tilak Katnam, a retired Indian Railways engineer, picked up a spade and began filling the potholes outside his home. Today, that single act has grown into an inspiration for citizens across India.
One person, a spade, and a stretch of broken road outside a house — that is where a movement began.
Values
Four convictions, carried by every volunteer who picks up a shovel with Shramadaan.
Service over speech
Talk less. Repair more.
Dignity of labour
There is no 'small' work in service of others.
Action over blame
Don't curse the pothole. Fill it.
Be the change
Live the future you want for your country.