Abhijit Pawar

Abhijit has always endeavored to create an impact in society by driving positive change, by means of understanding partnerships, long-term planning, and identifying the resources for social economic and spiritual transformation.

He comes up with innovative ideas to solve challenges, for many diverse stakeholders of the society at large, helping them solve problems through a combination of multidisciplinary solutions, in a unique way. The final measured outcome which is in harmony with nature, ensures the stakeholder sees the change he wished, delivered.

He has created and delivered some unique impactful solutions at national and global levels, such as Pune Bus Day to solve the traffic issue in the cities of Pune and Pimpri (population: 7 million), this also contributed positively to sustainable environmental goals; aided governments by creating joint models in partnership with PEMANDU; created and delivered one of the world’s largest mass skilling program where 3,00,000 participants were skills in 18 months. Abhijit partnered with Tel Aviv Municipal Corporation for smart city solutions. Impact funding in the field of agriculture, healthcare, education, and other diverse areas

He strongly believes that women must be empowered and involved in the nation transformation, process, and thus created Tanishka Women’s Forum to provide a platform to women. Through this platform, women are supported to be independent and self-reliant. There have been over 20,000 success stories through this unique platform.

Abhijit supports initiatives that are for the greater good of the society and is Founder & Chairman of social foundations, specially formed for the purpose of disaster relief, scholarships, youth leadership programs, women’s programs, etc. using Dignity Forum to solve problems. He is the Chairman of The Poona School and Home of Blind, a pioneer institution for the blind, with a vision to make them self-sufficient in the outside world.

He is creating new models for future cities via Z-one Project (zone-apg.com) to be delivered by 2025. Being born and brought up in a country that’s rich in arts, music and culture, he promotes these with Art Leaders Network (NYT) and ZKM Museum of Germany.