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Devendra Kadyan (born May 21, 1980) is an active member of Bharatiya Janta Party, the Chairman of Mannat Group of Hotels, and a social worker based in Ganaur, Sonipat. He is the founder of Deva Foundation – a social welfare trust formed to strengthen the weaker sections of the society.

Early life:
Devendra Kadyan was born to Satbir Kadyan and Santosh Devi in Bajana Kalan Village, Sonipat on May 21, 1980. Devendra is the third among 6 siblings. He completed senior secondary from a local school in the village and later graduated in BA (Bachelors of Arts) from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut.

He wanted to pursue higher education but due to financial situations he could not. Despite tireless efforts by his father to scale their income, it was not enough. Right from childhood, Devendra Kadyan had his eyes set to do something different in his life.

With family conditions deteriorating, responsibility of the entire family fell on the young shoulders of Devendra at an age of 18 years. He left no stone unturned in ensuring his commitments were met.He sold vegetables and did odd jobs before becoming the owner of Mannat Group of Hotels. With financials in place,he then decided to pursue his passion for social welfare and founded Deva Society in 2018.(1)

On November 26, 2001, Devendra Kadiyan married Brajesh Rani with whom he has three children, two girls and a boy.

Life, Struggles& Triumph:
Struggle

Devendra Kadyans life has been a roller coaster ride with problems only adding to his woes. While Devendra and his father worked day and night, his mother handled farming and took care ofthe family. He drove tractors, worked at motor spare parts shop in Gohana but the income wasn’t sufficient to run a large family like his. In 2002, Kadyan decided to move to a bigger city, Sonipat with his entire family. He had to sell vegetables on the sidewalk in Sector 14-15 of Sonipat. Noticing that the profit wasn’t sufficient, he opened a pickle shop named 'Panchranga Pickle' in Palghar in 2003. This business flourished and in a short span of 4 years, he had 8-10 such shops.

Journey from Zero to Hero:
Despite the difficulties, Devendra Kadyan continued his struggle and took every aspect of life as a challenge. There was a time when his pickle business was witnessing a downfall and nobody was ready to lend him a shop in Murthal. In 2006, Devendra started 'Kanak Dhaba' on NH10, along with his younger brother Virendra and after a couple of years, he laid the foundation of 'Mannat Group' on NH10 near Rohtak. In 2011, he added another restaurant to his name - Star Dhaba at Pepili followed by Mannat Dhaba on the integrated NH1 in 2012, and then the chain of Mannat Dhaba started in 2014 on Murthal NH1. With success pouring in, Kadyan gave a new brand name to his Mannat Dhaba chain - Mannat Group of Hotels.

The Group now has 7 branches which are located on different national highways of the country. He gave identity to Murthal – a place where people denied to lend him a shop - by laying the foundation of Mannat Haveli Hotel on NH1. In 2016, he inaugurated the hotel on Delhi – Jaipur Highway.

Social Work:
Devendra Kadyan has been equally active in his social life where he has worked for empowering under-privileged people. After solely working for the downtrodden, he decided to launch Deva Social Welfare Society in January 2018 where collective efforts gave better results. A couple of months later in March 2018, he inaugurated Deva Academy to thrust education for the needy. His welfare society regularly participates in encouraging employment and education among the locals. In April, 2018, he started e-rickshaws to ease transport for elderly people within the town. (2) In July, 2019, he launched ‘Gaddhabharo’ (filling potholes) campaign in Ganaur to ensure no vehicle or trespasser becomes a victim of it. (3) Moreover, his institution also opened a tailoring centre on 17 July, 2019for empowering women of the district. (4)

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