A passionate NGO worker, Deepak Joshi is moving ahead with dedication towards his work, satisfying himself by helping the needy.

Deepak Joshi is the founder of Muskan Foundation, an NGO, in Udaipur. He has been running this organization for six years.

Deepak was born in the Raniwara village, in Jalore district of Rajasthan. He came to Udaipur for his studies. His father was a government servant and so he enjoyed living in different places due to his father's transferable job.

Sharing his childhood memories, Deepak says that he always saw his father doing social work and helping many people. Inspired by his father, Deepak thought to do something in his life for the welfare of the needy people.

Sharing about the journey of his life, Deepak says that he always had to work hard to start any project. For example, for one of his projects-  ‘Awareness of First aid treatment in Road Accidents’, he went to different colleges, police stations and many other institutions and motivated the youngsters to join this project. He achieved success, though late, and today he has more than 600 students and more than 250 doctors in this project, says Deepak.

When asked about role models in his life, Deepak says that he is inspired by his father who has always been very supportive. He says that whatever he is today it is because of his father only.

Comparing education and experience, Deepak says that he thinks both are equally important in our lives.

Deepak considers himself a born leader because he says that since childhood he used to lead different activities in his school and even today he plans and leads different projects for his NGO.

Sharing his Covid experience, Deepak says that his team launched a campaign to promote vaccination. But he found that people were afraid of getting themselves vaccinated. So he called upon many doctors to send videos that could inspire people to get vaccinated. He made these videos viral through social media. Thousands of people were inspired by this and became ready for vaccination.

In his free time, Deepak likes to watch movies, listen to stories and go for a jog. He also likes to listen to stories of successful people to get himself motivated for his work, says Deepak.

To the parents, Deepak advises them that they should never force their children to choose their careers as per the parents’ liking. They should send their children to their field of interest and then they should keep patience.

To aspirants wanting to do NGO work, Deepak says that if you can understand a person who is at the edge of his life and you have the passion to give him a new life by helping him in any way then joining an NGO is the right choice for you.

To one and all, Deepak advises them that they should be active and energetic always. They should always help others and keep smiling, says Deepak.