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Sanjay Singh left a Rs 45 lakh IT job to serve orphans, the elderly, and pregnant women through his trust, Nirvana Foundation, in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur
Through quiet dedication, Sanjay Singh has become a beacon of hope for the voiceless, proving that success isn’t just about what you earn, but about the lives you touch. (Local18)
In a world where success is often measured by job titles and salary packages, one man has rewritten the script. Sanjay Singh, once a deputy general manager at a major IT firm in Pune with an annual salary of Rs 45 lakh, walked away from it all. His new path? Serving the elderly, orphans, disabled girls, and pregnant women in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Sanjay Singh’s journey from corporate corridors to grassroots service reads like a film script. His early career saw highs and lows; particularly during the 1998 recession, when he was unemployed for two years, often going hungry and spending his last Rs 300 on job searches at cyber cafés. It was during this trying time that he discovered the deeper meaning of humanity.
After securing an IT job in 2000, Sanjay Singh began volunteering with Pune-based NGO ‘Maheer’. But in 2015, he decided to fully embrace social work, founding the Nirvana Foundation, a public trust based in Chhatarpur, a district that holds deep emotional significance for him. It is where he got married and where his parents both passed away.
Today, Nirvana Foundation supports over 80 people, whom Sanjay Singh lovingly refers to as ‘Prabhu‘ (a divine being), providing food, shelter, care, and dignity to those often forgotten by society.
Remarkably, Sanjay Singh has never taken a single rupee from government schemes. To keep his trust afloat, he continues to take up IT freelancing projects at night, working three hours daily after his service work is done. He believes that true service must be free of selfish motives to have any lasting value.
Sanjay Singh says the fulfilment he finds in serving others far surpasses anything he experienced in corporate life. “In this work, I’ve found peace, not in the bank balance, but in every smile,” he says.
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Chhatarpur, India, India
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