Dushyant Dubey

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Dushyant Dubey, also known as St Broseph, is an Indian social activist and RTI activist. [1] [2]

Career

In 2008, Dubey attracted coverage for his attempts to help a 19-year-old American man named Abraham Briggs who was committing suicide in front of over 1,000 online users. Dubey called the Miami police, however, Briggs was dead before officials arrived at the scene. [3] [4] [5] In 2019, Dubey hosted a show on YouTube. [6]

In 2020, Dubey helped people seeking help on Reddit over COVID-19 pandemic in India. Later on, he started providing help to the people on the same forum over a range of other issues. [7] [8] In 2022, he organised wall painting project Freedom Wall for depicting historical Indian personalities. [9]

As of 2024, Dubey, also known as St Broseph, [10] has expanded his volunteer organisation to include more than 6,000 volunteers with chapters in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai. [8] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Emergency calls to 112 can be anonymous: RTI response". Deccan Herald. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Walker, Anna-Kaisa; Dean, Flannery; Bendall, Lisa; McBride, Jason; Anuja, Naorem (15 February 2023). "Only Good News!". Reader's Digest . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Polder-Verkiel, Saskia E. (16 December 2010). "Online Responsibility: Bad Samaritanism and the Influence of Internet Mediation". Science and Engineering Ethics. 18 (1). Springer Publishing: 117–141. doi:10.1007/s11948-010-9253-z. ISSN   1353-3452.
  4. ↑ Bernd Wilken - adminion. "Reporter-Forum: Autoren". Reporter-Forum (in German). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 Sali, Sonia (1 September 2024). "Batman of Bengaluru: Social Worker Dushyant Dubbey and St Broseph Foundation transforming lives in the City". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Akshaya; Thakur, Raj (10 November 2025). Popular Culture in South Asian Context. Taylor & Francis. p. 247. ISBN   978-1-04-044358-3 . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Chandrasekhar, Arnav (26 April 2023). "St Broseph, the savior for people in distress coming to Bengaluru". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  8. 1 2 Alex, Christina (6 April 2024). "Meet Broseph, the Good Samaritan of Bengaluru". Mathrubhumi . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Ahuja, Simran (5 August 2022). "Mural in Indiranagar pays ode to Indian legends, freedom fighters". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  10. ↑ NEON, Quint (23 May 2023). "Social Worker Lauded Online For Clearing Waterlogged Roads in Bengaluru". TheQuint. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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