Dev Ashish

Independent. Road less taken. Ex Master Mariner, Ex Good Governance Fellow.

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Our Team participated in @Googleorg APAC Summit! Shared insights on livelihoods & Edu in JH/CG. Thanks Maggie Johnson. Scaling AI for real impact. 🌍✨ #Impactsummit26

[DC Gumla @DCGumla]

दिए निर्देश पर गुमला जिले में @NITIAayog समर्थित #PAHAL परियोजना हेतु #MoU पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए। जिला प्रशासन, लघु सिंचाई विभाग, ISDG फाउंडेशन व @PRADAN_India के सहयोग से औरापाठ, डुमरी के PVTG व कमजोर परिवारों की आजीविका व सामाजिक-आर्थिक स्थिति सुदृढ़ की जाएगी। 🌱💧🤝

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Incredible energy at the 'Dahar' FLN Conclave! 🚀 Education Experts from Jharkhand united to transform early education in Jharkhand. Let’s empower, not just teach! 📚✨ #FLN #DaharConclave #ViksitBharat #SDG4 #SDG5

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

Honored to join RKM’s Kisan Mela in Burmu! Great work by KVK in boosting farm incomes. @FoundationIsdg is proud to mentor rural entrepreneurs for a resilient, Atmanirbhar Bharat. 🇮🇳🌾 #AgriDev

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Happy New Year 2026

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

Arattai is on the surface a simple product but it has a lot of depth inside.

Let me list the engineering frameworks (all homegrown) that power Arattai.

First is what we call our messaging/AV framework. This has been the "real time" workhorse of Zoho for a while and this is what offers you those crisp calls and meetings that connect quickly. It has been perfected for 15 years.

Then we have a distributed framework that allows us to distribute the workload among many servers and databases, and provides fault tolerance, performance monitoring, security and so on. This is the backbone of Zoho and powers a lot of what you see on the surface and also keeps our systems secure. We have been perfecting this for over 20 years now!

We have teams actively working on these frameworks and they provide strong support to the Arattai team.

Our staying power comes from the depth of all the R&D we do. Recently I have moved full time to R&D and you will see many more innovations from us.

Finally being a dedicated engineer is like being a Rishi.

This is what I told our Arattai team yesterday: all of you have worked hard for over 5 years without expecting that the product would ever take off.

Allow neither praise nor criticism nor fame to distract you, resolutely stay the course.

That is our mindset.

[Mahesh Poddar @maheshpoddarmp]

पिछले दिनों @FoundationIsdg के पुस्तक विमोचन कार्यक्रम में गंभीर, सार्थक विमर्श का अवसर मिला। विचारों का आदान-प्रदान समाज के उत्थान में अहम भूमिका निभाता है। इस सफल कार्यक्रम के आयोजनकर्ता बधाई के पात्र हैं। शुभकामनाएँ।
@radhakkofficial @Capt_Devashish

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Today, we celebrated International Yoga Day across communities!

To mark this special day, we organized yoga sessions across Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh at:

1. Our head office
2. Intervention rural communities
3. Gyanshala classes in villages

[Dnyaneshwar Mulay @navnirmiti]

रायगढ़ (लैलूंगा ब्लॉक)। जनजातीय कौशल विकास कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत NSDC द्वारा दी गई प्रशिक्षण का असर अब ज़मीन पर नज़र आने लगा है। ग्राम ढाप और भवानीपुर की महिला समूह की दीदियों ने मुर्गी पालन में आत्मनिर्भर बनने की दिशा में मजबूत कदम बढ़ाया है।

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

Congratulations to Mr. Chaitaram Pawar on being awarded the Padma Shri for his remarkable work in conservation and community development in Maharashtra's Dhule district. His 3-decade dedication to water, forest, and land conservation has transformed the lives of many.

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

आज खूंटी जिले के जनजातीय गांवों में ग्रामीणों के साथ संवाद हुआ। समसामयिक ग्रामीण समृद्धि के माध्यमों पर चर्चा हुई।

गंभीर पहलू निकल कर सामने आये, जिन पर हम आगे चल कर काम करेंगे।

सहमति बनी कि भूमि, श्रम, पूंजी और उद्यमिता के क्षमता वर्धन से समृद्ध गांव का मार्ग प्रशस्त होगा।

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Skill Training Certificate Distribution & Awareness Program 🎓💪

In Lailunga, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, 190 trainees received certificates under the Janjatiya Kaushal Vikas Pariyojna 📜. NSDC representative attended the event, chaired by Mr. Deepak Sidar, VP Raigarh Zila Panchayat.

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

हम झारखण्ड और छत्तीसगढ़ के सुदूर गाँवों में आजीविका की सुनिश्चितता के लिए प्रतिबद्धता से कार्यरत हैं। आईएसडीजी रिसर्च फाउंडेशन शोध और क्रियान्वयन के माध्यम से सतत उत्पादन, उद्यमिता और सहकार के अनेकों अध्याय स्थापित कर रहा है।

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

This is great news!

ISDG Research Foundation received the Best Stall Award at the 46th Central Farmers' Fair organized by Divyayan-KVK, RK Mission Ranchi at Getalsud on January 30-31, 2025.

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

Shri Mahesh Poddar, Ex MP RajyaSabha & Eminent Industrialist of Jharkhand engaged in dialogue with our Team today.

He emphasized on saturating one theme in one community at a time.

We thank him for his graceful visit and insightful words. @maheshpoddarmp

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

4. Cooperatives have no agenda to maximize profit, all they want is sustainable profit.
5. Cooperation is yet to rise in India.
6. The Indian Dairy Industry is poised to start its International journey.

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

Yesterday was the 16th Foundation Day ceremony at the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi.

Here I write to highlight the message from the keynote speaker, Mr. Meenesh Shah (Chairman, NDDB) yesterday. The highlights were:

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

1. India produces 235 million MT of milk annually and the production is slated to grow at 6% pa.
2. The annual value produced by the dairy sector is 12 lakh crores.
3. When you buy from cooperatives like NDDB, 80% of your payout goes to farmers directly.

[ISDG Research Foundation @FoundationIsdg]

All it takes is Water.

Water & Irrigation are key to sustainable livelihood and development in tribal geographies. Karmi Oraon from Bishunpur has a strong message for all of us. Water is Empowerment.

Read on our 1st in the grassroots CaseStudy Series "Utpadan-Udyamita-Sahkar"

[Dev Ashish @Capt_Devashish]

आज का दिन स्वामी विवेकानंद के मिशन "नया भारत गढ़ो" को समर्पित रहा। रामकृष्ण मिशन आश्रम द्वारा सुरसु गांव में आयोजित युवा सम्मलेन में भाग लिया। बात यही निकली कि नया भारत तभी बन सकता है जब हम सभी अपनी क्षमता के उच्चतम स्तर तक काम करें, अनुशासित रहे, दे पाने की क्षमता विकसित करें।