About

Manish Rai, the core founder of Ek Pahel, is a lecturer at REI College and Dayalbagh Education Institute, Agra. Manish always felt the need to bring about a change in the society. He hated to see children begging and engaged as child labour and, women suffering from the dogmas of the society. Driven by the extra-ordinary passion, from a very young age, he gave free tutions to the children belonging to weaker sections of the society, motivated them to learn and thrive, and financially supported their families, in his own capacity.

These qualities of resourcefulness and determination came to forefront when Manish and 5 of his friends started Ek Pahel. With their heart, mind, and resources together, these friends together created an ecosystem in which they could reach out to the underprivileged section of the society and give them a never dying ray of hope.