Kabir is a geographer by academic background and is currently coordinating Alliance of Indian Wastepickers, a national network. He writes regularly on www.wastenarratives.com and maleccha.wordpress.com. He is also a board member of Indian Youth Climate Network.
With help from waste management group Hasiru Dala, over 100 children of waste pickers get government-sponsored scholarships worth more than 2 lakh rupees!