As secretary of Telangana’s Social Welfare Residential Schools, Praveen Kumar is much loved and admired. A tall, lean man with a shaved head, Praveen radiates positive energy. He cuts an inspirational figure for children at the schools.
They particularly identify with him because he comes from grinding poverty like they do. Praveen’s mother was a labourer. But he studied at a social welfare school, like the ones he now administers, and went on to become an Indian Police Service officer. He had a distinguished service record.
Now at the schools by choice. . .