Sarita Rai

Sarita Rai (born on 20th July 1985) is an Indian social activist and co-founder of Toppr Study Point Udan, a non-governmental organization that rescues, rehabilitates,educates and reintegrates trafficked victims and juvenile children into society.

Sarita Rai
Born	July 20, 1985 (1985-07-20) Arunachal Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	Govt High Sec School, Deomali; Patna Law College,Patna University; Sikkim Manipal University
Occupation	Indian Social Activist
Parents	Shiv Shankar Rai

Early life

Sarita was born in Arunachal Pradesh, to parents Shiv Shankar Rai and Ram Kali Devi, raised in a middle class family. She saw most of the country early on while traveling from one place to another with her father. She did her schooling from Govt High Sec School, Deomali Arunachal Pradesh, and completed her intermediate from B.I.S.E College in 1994.She earned her Bachelor of Law Degree from Patna Law College,Patna University in 1998 and Master of Arts in English from Sikkim Manipal University in 2001.

Career

In 2004, Sarita decided to give wings to her vision. She began giving free coaching to children in slum areas who could not afford education in schools. Sarita began free coaching to 11 children. In 2008, Topper Study Point had become a learning point for children of all age groups.In 2009, she found Topper Study Point (Udaan). As her school runs for more than 5 hours, Sarita would cook meals for unprivileged students at her home to ensure that they get nutrition for their physical and mental growth.

In 2014, Sarita registered the institute as Topper Study Point Udaan under Societies Act regulations to pursue her initiative in a non-profit structure.She is educating poor students at her 'Topper Study Point - The Udaan' from 2014 in many districts of Bihar including Vaishali, Samastipur, and Saharsa. Her coaching centre has now become a household name in the marginalised families. She is Known as "bookwali-didi", Sarita carries chocolates for kids and spends hours counselling the parents to send their wards to her centre for free coaching with books and foods also, if required.

She also worked as RTI Activist,and took the initiative to reform juvenile delinquents when she joined Bihar Government in Samastipur district as a legal probationary officer. As part of her duty, she meets inmates at District Juvenile Jail in Samistipur to record their behavioural improvements.