Vikas Samvad came into being as a motley group of social stingers in 2001 with a profound urge to do something good for the most vulnerable and kept up its collective and informal thrust until 2006. It became a legal entity in 2006 and came to be known as Vikas Samvad Samiti (VSS), now popularly known as Vikas Samvad (A Hindi phrase meaning ‘Dialogue for Development’). During this inception period, it became an organic part of the people’s campaign for Right to Food and Right to Information. Essentially, its objectives focus on equitable development of women, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and the other backward classes.