Raja Muzaffar Bhat

I am a consultant, Columnist, and Activist currently living in Jammu and Kashmir. My interests range from education to Social Development. I am also interested in Good Governance, Eco Tourism, and Right to Information.

My DP depicts about my passion for exploring virgin destinations.

I grew up in Budgam district of Kashmir valley. I had a passion to visit remote areas of my state right from the college days. It was only after visiting these far-flung areas when i came to know about the problems faced by people in these backward areas. I made my mind to do a bit for these underprivileged people by organizing people in several villages of upper reaches of Budgam initially and with the passage of time explored other remote area as well.

My hobbies include travelling in remote areas , trekking in forests and meadows. Staying with tribal people , nomadic gujjars and shepherds. I am also fond of cooking as well.

I have been inspired by people like Arvind Kejriwal , Aruna Roy , Vijay Mahajan and other people who have worked / are working for social development, good governance and other similar issue.

I am inspired by poetry of Alama Iqbal.

When people living outside Kashmir think of this place , they get an idea that Kashmir is neat and clean place , with snow clad mountains , lush green forests and clean and pure gushing water-bodies (lakes , streams , rivers etc) . But i am so sad to reveal a fact that this is not at all true. Our water-bodies , forests and mountains are under great threat. The famous Dal Lake has become a cesspool as all the waste material / garbage is dumped into it. I am trying to persuade people and Government over this pathetic issue , but i am not at all getting any support from any quarter. Infact i met with Chief Minister of J&K , in this regard , she encouraged me a lot , directed her bureaucrats to work with our company (BASIX Municipal Waste Ventures Ltd) which is Group Company of BASIX Social Enterprise Group. Her sub ordinate staff hardly cared , and from last 9 months i am not able to go ahead. Infact only a few days back i again met with CM , she called her Rural Development Minister to undertake work on Solid Liquid Waste Management under Swatch Bharat Mission Grameen. I am asking Govt officials , Tourism Development Authorities to float tenders , invite expression of interest for Solid Liquid Waste Management, but they do not care. I want to create few models across state so that it c