Thank you for considering this program. I am from the first batch of SIPS. Immediately after graduation, I started interning with the initiative - every second count for Hibakusha by Peace boat. Daisaku Ikeda, the founder of my university, Soka University Japan, stated in his 2009 peace proposal, “If nuclear weapons epitomize the forces that would divide and destroy the world, they can only be overcome by the solidarity of ordinary citizens, which transforms hope into the energy to create a new era.” I thought to myself, India still carries 150 nuclear warheads and I wish to spread awareness in India about what actually happened in the year 1945 and the aftermath of the war that still follows. We can’t afford another war. I don't want to be Hibakusha 2.0. As I helped with the project, I listened to the testimonies of the hibakusha and shared the story of Sadako Sasaki again and again. In doing so, I realized that the pain of the atomic bomb survivors is incomparable and beyond comprehension; however, younger generations can take significant action to protect others from experiencing similar suffering in the future. I thus took personal responsibility to alert others that nuclear weapons still exist and pose a constant threat to all our lives. My participation was recognized by UNODA and they published my motivation to work for abolishing of nuclear weapons, they made me part of 'Youth for Disarmament'. I am determined to reach out to the world with the voices of hibakusha until the last person feels safe to live in the nuclear-free world. I always thought I can never do anything like this but it was possible because of what I gained at SIPs and Soka University. You too can achieve your dreams as big as you think.