India, Nov. 6 -- At a time when Bihar's socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, is being deified by political parties to cash in on his image and legacy, his grand-daughter, Jagriti Thakur, a doctor by profession, is charting her political course away from platforms of Karpoori's political followers and disciples. She is a candidate of debutant Jan Suraaj Party founded by Prashant Kishor from Morwa. In an interview with HT's Arun Kumar, she said what it means to her, what prompted her transition from medical practice to politics and how does she see her prospects from an area her grandfather represented decades ago. It is the desire to complete the unfinished task of my grand father, who is still remembered with great reverence for his work for the poor and the marginalised, that brought me to politics. The service to mankind is guiding principle of both the medical profession and politics. My father is also a doctor and he has also served the people and encouraged me to join politics to be directly into public service. It is the vision that brought me to JSP. Karpooriji also started alone and went on to become 'Jannayak' due to people's love and support to his politics of selfless service, and JSP has also started from the scratch with people's basic issues that they deserve but have been denied. Prashant Kishor has created a new wave in politics, which talks about people. I met him around two years ago when he was on his padyatra and I was impressed by the way he raised people-centric issues, which all parties are at least talking about now. He has been able to change the narrative. So, I decided to contribute and join. The response has been touching, as Karpooriji still lives in the heart of the people. People say that after him, not much happened here. I will try to take Karpooriji's legacy forward in the true sense by fulfilling their aspirations. My grandfather's blessings are with me through the people he served. People tell me that politics in the region revolved around my grand father over the years, but his ideology of working for the deprived and marginalised was forgotten. That you can ask him. I have got the blessings of my uncle. Nitishji is respected to me, as he has worked. But, it is the blessings of the people of Morwa that matters for me. My objective is to take the legacy of my grandfather forward by working for the people of Morwa, who seem to have been left behind. My grandfather did not do anything for himself. Earlier Morwa was part of Tajpur seat and that was represented by Karpooriji. My focus will be on education, healthcare and checking migration to bring about positive change. I have been in Morwa for the last six months to understand the issues of the people by directly interacting with them....