[1][2][3][4] He is one of the founding members of People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR),[5] which works for the upliftment of the marginalised sections of the society.

[22] Lenin Raghuvanshi was born in a higher caste Hindu family, to Surendra Nath Singh and Shrimati Savitri Devi, on 18 May 1970.

Lenin married Shruti Nagvanshi, a famous social activist[26][27] on 22 February 1992 and has a son, Kabeer Karunik,[28] who is national level snooker player.

He founded the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) in 1996, along with his life partner Shruti Nagvanshi, historian Mahendra Pratap, musician Vikash Maharaj, and poet Gyanedra Pati.

[37] Raghuvanshi represented the Bunkar Dastkar Adhikar Manch in the People's Tribunal on Human Rights, chaired by Sayeda Hameed, a member of the Planning Commission of India, briefing on the reportedly poor situation of the Varanasi weavers.

[39] Varanasi Weavers Trust was conceptualised in 2004 by the Sri Lankan economist Darin Gunasekara and Raguvansi, with the objective of easy accessibility of the capital and market to the poor in a democratised way.

[8] In 2008, he received ACHA Star Peace award from Association for Communal Harmony in Asia USA along with B. M. Kutty, Karamat Ali and Mubashir Mirza from Pakistan.

[50] In 2015, Lenin was invited at the Global Tolerance Forum in Drammen, Norway where he voiced his strong opinion on the contemporary political situation in India, showed deep concern about increasing hold of fundamentalist and extremists elements in Indian society.

In 2016, Lenin was selected member of Global India-an Ireland-based Horizon 2020 funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network.The network is composed of 6 different EU Universities and has 9 partners in India.

[97] The feature Chapter ‘Conscientisation of Untouchables in Indian Society’ in book titled 'Consciousness-Raising: Critical pedagogy and practice for social change'edited by Nilan Yu jointly written by Archana Kaushik, Lenin Raghuvanshi and Mohanlal Panda published by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor and Francis group.

[98] At the G20 Interfaith Summit 2023 held at the World Peace Dome in Pune, Lenin Raghuvanshi, alongside Shruti, played a pivotal role in discussions addressing global issues such as violent conflicts, inequality, climate crisis, and declining trust in institutions.

As speakers in parallel sessions 2A and 3A, they shared insightful perspectives on vulnerability, child protection, interfaith collaboration, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Their contributions, rooted in grassroots perspectives and best practices, resonated well with session chairs and the audience, emphasizing the transformative potential of interfaith collaboration within the G20 process.