Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters,
I am Er. Ashok Kumar Singh — a mechanical engineer, a retired Chief Manager from Coal India Limited, and above all, a son of the soil of Jharkhand. Over 35 years of service in the Jharia Coalfield region, I witnessed firsthand the extraordinary resilience of our communities and, equally, the devastating impact of colliery closures, displacement, and unemployment on countless families.
That experience became my calling. Post-retirement, I channelled everything I had learned into founding Dhartiputra EduSkill Development Foundation — a Section 8 non-profit organisation born from a simple conviction: that education and skill development can restore dignity, opportunity, and hope to the most vulnerable.
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