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Digant Sharma

Entrepreneur · Social Architect · Nation-Building Strategist

Founder, Torus Group · Architect, SAKSHAM Mission · Co-Founder, Bangladesh Cultural Heritage Trust

Digant Sharma is an Indian entrepreneur whose two-decade career spans technology, agriculture, financial inclusion, digital governance, legal reform, cultural heritage, and large-scale CSR. As Founder, Chairman, or President of more than thirty organisations under the Torus Group, he has built an integrated ecosystem that has reached over 100,000 tribal and Banjara farmers in Maharashtra, mobilised multi-crore CSR commitments across six initiative streams, and conceptualised SAKSHAM — Sampoorna Aay Kar Suvidha Mission — a sovereign-scale national programme to formalise India's informal economy by 2029. Detailed information at digantsharma.com.

FLAGSHIP NATIONAL INITIATIVES

• SAKSHAM Mission: Architect of India's Sampoorna Aay Kar Suvidha Mission — formalising 85 crore citizens and 40 crore enterprises into the ITR ecosystem by 2029, supporting India's USD 15 trillion economy goal.
• Torus Innotech: 83,000 farmers across 140,000 hectares in Nanded district (Kinwat, Mahur, Parbhani), Maharashtra, with cultivation of cotton, chickpea, toor dal, turmeric and other key crops.
• Undertrial Welfare Association (UTWA): Founder & President — national movement providing legal aid, NHRC coordination, counselling, rehabilitation, and digital case tracking for undertrials, with multiple centres at major prisons across India.
• GoIPress.com: AI-powered news engine integrating 8,000+ Government of India websites — co-founded with Mr Sandeep Bali, launched 2025.
• Buddhist Circuit & Ayodhya Ram Leela: Director of Finance & CSR for the Heartfulness Trilateral Buddhist Circuit Expedition (involving the Armed Forces of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka) and Director of Sponsorship & CSR for the inaugural Shree Ram Leela in Ayodhya Dhaam.

THE TORUS GROUP — 30+ ENTITIES ACROSS SEVEN DOMAINS

• Agriculture & Rural: Torus Innotech Pvt Ltd · Torus Supply Chain Pvt Ltd · Torus Social Foundation · Painganga Foundation · KrishiGyaan · AgriWorldNews · StopFarmersSuicide · GauMataAwards
• Financial Inclusion & Retail: S Retailer Worldwide / SmallRetailerIPO · Francture Brands
• Energy & Resources: Adaro Coal Energy Pvt Ltd · Hydrocarbonix Oil & Gas Pvt Ltd · Intellipetrol Oil & Gas Pvt Ltd · Ophi Technologies Pvt Ltd
• Legal, Justice & Governance: UTWA · PublicInterestLitigation.in · GoIPress · IASFIPSIPS · No1Politician
• Dharma, Culture & Wellness: DharmaDaan · 24Tirthankaras · Kalki Army Foundation · Sobhagya Yog Sadhna Pvt Ltd (Mumbai & Stuttgart) · Hypnotherapy Pvt Ltd · VeerSurvivors
• Media & Communications: Creaa Think Designs India Pvt Ltd (17-year design firm) · Arvi Media House Pvt Ltd · Lash Entertainment Pvt Ltd
• Real Estate, Mobility & Hospitality: BuilderBuyerBroker · GaadiFixKar · HotelBusinessNetwork

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

• Industry Service Award (December 2026): conferred by Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, Hon'ble Governor of Punjab
• Excellence in Agriculture Award (2024): conferred by Shri Eknath Shinde, then Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, for transforming the lives of over 100,000 Adivasi and Banjara farmers
• Lokshahi Sanman Award (2023): conferred by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, to Torus Innotech leadership for best agricultural work in rural Maharashtra

RELEVANCE TO THE BANGLADESH HERITAGE RELAUNCH PROGRAMME

Mr Sharma's career evidences the five capabilities required for the proposed Bangladesh partnership: (i) CSR delivery at national scale, demonstrated by the 100,000-farmer programme; (ii) multi-faith cultural-heritage experience, demonstrated by the Buddhist Circuit Expedition and the Ayodhya Ram Leela CSR roles; (iii) Government engagement at the State and Central level, demonstrated by SAKSHAM presentations and three Government awards; (iv) cross-border capital mobilisation, demonstrated by the Hypnotherapy 100-country plan, the Sobhagya Yog Sadhna Mumbai-Stuttgart structure, and the Ophi Technologies India-Finland-Switzerland partnership; and (v) digital and technology backbone, demonstrated by GoIPress and Creaa Designs — directly applicable to the proposed twelve-portal digital platform supporting the Bangladesh programme.

Contact Information: im@digantsharma.com · +91-9920808363

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RAHUL LAXMAN PATIL

Regional Youth Engagement & Cultural Affairs (BIMSTEC)

Track-II Diplomacy Strategist

Specialization: Civilisational Dialogue • Cultural Geopolitics • Indo–BIMSTEC Regional Integration

PROFILE SUMMARY

For the past 18 years, Rahul Laxman Patil has been working in the national interest, promoting social harmony, youth engagement, and regional cooperation across South Asia within the framework of the BIMSTEC region.

Recently, he conceptualized the Tri-Services Lord Buddha Circuit Motorcycle Expedition, spanning seven states of India, aimed at promoting peace, cultural diplomacy, and youth participation, with engagement from institutions including the Ministry of External Affairs, Nalanda University, and other national bodies.

He remains committed to nation-building, social dignity, and the welfare and empowerment of Safai Karamcharis.

He works as a Track-II Diplomacy Strategist contributing to informal diplomatic engagement platforms that support regional integration, people-to-people connectivity, and cultural-geopolitical understanding among BIMSTEC member states.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Track-II Diplomacy & Informal Strategic Dialogue
• Civilisational & Cultural Connectivity
• Youth Engagement & Regional Capacity Building
• Cultural Geopolitics in South & Southeast Asia
• Indo–BIMSTEC Regional Integration Frameworks

FOCUS DOMAIN

Strengthening collaborative frameworks between youth networks, cultural institutions, and strategic dialogue platforms across BIMSTEC nations, with emphasis on shared heritage, civilisational continuity, and regional cooperation.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT / FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE

Lead contributor in the conceptualisation and coordination of the Tri-Nation Tri-Services Lord Buddha Circuit Motorcycle Expedition (BIMSTEC Region), a transnational initiative promoting civilisational connectivity, youth engagement, and defence-culture diplomacy across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the wider Indo–BIMSTEC space.

Associated with regional cultural cooperation initiatives focused on heritage revitalisation and cross-border civilisational dialogue, including Indo–Bangladesh cultural heritage collaboration frameworks.

KEY THEMATIC VISION

Advancing civilisational dialogue, cultural understanding, and strategic regional integration across the Indo–BIMSTEC space through Track-II diplomacy and youth engagement initiatives.