Late Prof. SYED AFZAL AHMAD was the founder of the Karra Society for Rural Action Ranchi. He started his professional carrier as Project Officer in Xavier Institute, later as Faculty Member Adult Education Department of Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, 1978-86. His aim was to enhance the most deprived community members to the level of economic and social self-reliance through various integrated development initiatives. During his tenure he got attached to the local community and felt the need to cater to them and thus a thought was developed. As a result, Karra Society for Rural Action was established with the noble aim of uplifting socially and economically downtrodden communities belonging to both rural and urban areas including the Schedule Tribe, Schedule Cast adolescent girls, women, and children.