New Delhi (06.04.2022): The story of Dr Manoj Soni is of struggle and determination from selling incense sticks in the Bhuleshwar area of Mumbai in his childhood to becoming the country's youngest university vice-chancellor in 2005, of MS University, to being appointed UPSC chairman on April 5, 2022. Dr Manoj is the 31st chairman of the UPSC. He succeeds Pradip Kumar Joshi. His tenure will end on 27 June 2023. It may be underlined that the chairman and the members of the UPSC hold office for a term of six years or till the age of 65. Soni has been associated with the Swaminarayan sect's Anoopam Mission, at Mogri in Anand district, since a young age and received 'diksha' as a 'nishkarma karmayogi' (selfless worker) on January 10, 2020. When Soni lost his father in Mumbai, he was in Class V. His father used to sell semi-finished clothing at the Bhuleshwar footpath market. After his death, Soni took to selling incense sticks in Mumbai's chawls to support his family and fund his education. A few years later, in 1978, his mother decided to move to Anand. After his father's death, the organization supported Soni's education and he served as a member of the mission from an early age. After his college, he began teaching at SP University. Members work and earn for the mission, which uses their donated income for charitable work such as running schools, dispensaries, supporting colleges and social work in tribal areas.
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Dr Manoj Soni: A monk to head UPSC till June 2023
By IndianMandarins - 2022-04-06 12:09:00
New Delhi (06.04.2022): The story of Dr Manoj Soni is of struggle and determination from selling incense sticks in the Bhuleshwar area of Mumbai in his childhood to becoming the country's youngest university vice-chancellor in 2005, of MS University, to being appointed UPSC chairman on April 5, 2022.
Dr Manoj is the 31st chairman of the UPSC. He succeeds Pradip Kumar Joshi.
His tenure will end on 27 June 2023. It may be underlined that the chairman and the members of the UPSC hold office for a term of six years or till the age of 65.
Soni has been associated with the Swaminarayan sect's Anoopam Mission, at Mogri in Anand district, since a young age and received 'diksha' as a 'nishkarma karmayogi' (selfless worker) on January 10, 2020. When Soni lost his father in Mumbai, he was in Class V. His father used to sell semi-finished clothing at the Bhuleshwar footpath market. After his death, Soni took to selling incense sticks in Mumbai's chawls to support his family and fund his education. A few years later, in 1978, his mother decided to move to Anand.
After his father's death, the organization supported Soni's education and he served as a member of the mission from an early age. After his college, he began teaching at SP University. Members work and earn for the mission, which uses their donated income for charitable work such as running schools, dispensaries, supporting colleges and social work in tribal areas.
