Pradeep Pundhir, Founder and Director of Spectra
Today on our podcast, we have a leader from the social sector, Pradeep Pundhir in conversation with our host Ashutosh Garg. Pradeep has contributed his whole life giving back to the society, especially the villages, empowering the women there and restoring the culture of the villages. Founder and Director of Spectra, Pradeep tells us about his interest in Sewa from a young age, he shares the challenges he faces while working with the village women and how he helps them stand on their own feet.
Podcast
Overview
Today on our podcast, we have a leader from the social sector, Pradeep Pundhir in conversation with our host Ashutosh Garg. Pradeep has contributed his whole life giving back to the society, especially the villages, empowering the women there and restoring the culture of the villages. Founder and Director of Spectra, Pradeep tells us about his interest in Sewa from a young age, he shares the challenges he faces while working with the village women and how he helps them stand on their own feet. The girl children educated by the mohalla schools led by Pradeep have achieved so much in life and have become role models for the smaller girls in villages. Tune in to find out why the government’s plans for the upliftment of villages never work out and what needs to be done to solve that problem.
Profile
Pradeep Pundhir is a well-known grassroot social activist of Alwar district in Rajasthan, India who founded and heads the SPECTRA organisation as a Director. Born and brought up in Rajgarh block of Alwar district, Rajasthan where his father was a teacher in a government school. He did his schooling from Government School, and later completed post-graduation in English literature from Alwar Arts College, Rajasthan University and B.Ed. from Jammu Kashmir University and Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development from IGNOU. After completing his study, he served as a college lecturer in Mohta College ,Sadulpur , Churu ,Rajasthan.
