His experience at the arts integrated training programmes conducted by IFA at Bengaluru and Yellapura this year triggered this project idea and his application to IFA for support. Nagaraja has been practicing his passion for writing very seriously. At a personal level he has kept himself updated of regional literature and arts. He regularly contributes on various topics to popular Kannada magazines. Given his interest in poetry he has conducted several poetry writing workshops in the school. The school he works in was set up exclusively for the Gauli community, migrants from Maharashtra, 13 years ago. He and the Head Master of the school are deeply engaged in working with this community.