India, Aug. 29 -- Last year, at a Mothers Against Drugs camp in Bullowal, Hoshiarpur, I overheard two police officers whisper to each other: "Sir, jey eh programme dhool padh gaya, tey eh Punjab vich agg laa daoo (Sir, if this programme takes off, it will spread like wildfire)."

Their words captured exactly what the Punjab Lit Foundation (PLF) is trying to do. For years, the fight against drugs in Punjab has been framed in terms of border seizures, police raids, and political rallies. But what if the real solution lies in our homes? What if the game-changer is not more jails or checkpoints, but mothers empowered, vigilant, and positioned as the first line of defence?

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