Arun Ferreira is from the East Indian community, the original
Mumbaikars, whose villages became the localities of a sprawling
metropolis. He graduated from the prestigious St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai, and has been an activist since his student days. Ferreira is
also a cartoonist whose drawings on social and political issues have
appeared in various publications, as well as in student and worker
magazines. Since his release in 2012, he continues to actively engage
with issues of political prisoners, prison reforms and democratic
rights. He is presently pursuing a degree in law and researching the
history of the democratic rights movement in Mumbai