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The work, named.

Four long-arc commitments — pursued patiently, measured publicly, and built with the communities they serve.

Prana Vanam — Dhash Plantation Drive
Flagship initiative · 01

Prana Vanam —
a breath for the land.

Prana means breath. Vanam means forest. Prana Vanam is our long-arc reforestation pledge — to return 5 million native trees to Indian soil by 2031, beginning with the lands surrounding our manufacturing facilities and expanding outward, village by village.

10,000 saplings are already in the ground. Every tree is geo-tagged, monitored for three years, and tended by local custodians paid a fair wage.

Planted to date
10,000
Goal by 2031
5M
Native species
28
Local custodians
64 paid
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Para-sport — Dhash Foundation athletes
Initiative · 02

Para-Sport — talent
decided by grit.

We back Indian para-athletes the way an athletics federation should — with multi-year stipends, world-class equipment, physiotherapy retainers, travel and competition entry fees. Talent should not be priced out of the podium.

Our roster of 12 funded para-athletes spans athletics, swimming, shooting and powerlifting. Each is mentored, monitored, and supported through both injury and victory.

Athletes funded
12
Disciplines
4
Support window
3years
National medals
7
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Clean water filtration in Karnataka villages
Initiative · 03

Clean Water — dignity
arrives in a glass.

Across Karnataka, hard water and contamination quietly shape rural health outcomes — from dental fluorosis to chronic kidney disease. We install community-scale water filtration units sized for entire panchayats, not single households.

Five filtration units are operational across Karnataka today. Every unit is built with the village water committee, maintained by a trained local operator, and audited annually for output quality.

Filters installed
5
State
Karnataka
People served
2,400+
Annual audit
Yes
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Community work — Dhash Foundation
Initiative · 04

Community —
built with, not for.

Skill training, women-led self-help groups, school infrastructure and disaster response — the quiet, patient work of rural transformation. We commit to villages for the long haul, not the photo opportunity.

Our model is to listen first, fund second, and stay for years. Every programme is co-designed with the panchayat, and reported back to the community in their own language.

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Child education — Dhash Foundation classrooms
Initiative · 05

Child Education —
every child a desk.

We support rural government schools around our manufacturing facilities — books, mid-day nutrition, classroom infrastructure, and a scholarship pipeline for first-generation learners headed for higher education.

A notebook in a child's hand is the most quiet, lasting form of nation-building we know. We are working toward scholarships for the brightest first-generation learners in every village we touch.

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