Deep Joshi was born in the year 1947 in the village of Puriyag, Uttarakhand. He was a farmer by profession. After completing his degree college, he got his master’s engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the co-founder of a non-profit organization, “Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN). PRADAN is an organization that recruits students that have graduated from college all over India to do community work. PRADAN was also awarded for its brilliant contribution towards society. PRADAN is affiliated with the likes of developing land and water resources, self-help groups, developing land and water resource, forest-based livelihood, horticulture and agriculture, natural resource management.