Pramod Kulkarni, founder of SATHI Organization and recipient of the President’s Award in 2015 is an IIM from Ahmedabad. It was during his study at Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad that he decided to join the social sector. His decision has helped many children running away from home reunite with his / her family. Before this, he had completed his Masters in Statistics from MS University, Baroda. Even as he was pursuing his PGDM, he approached some NGOs in Gujarat to work, but was turned down. But the firmness of his belief to work in the development sector only grew stronger.