India, Oct. 31 -- At 61, Colonel KK Singh (retd.), a resident of Sector 23A, Gurugram, stands as an example of what it means to contribute to the society, with or without a uniform. After retiring early from the Indian Army in 2007, Singh briefly worked with the ministry of agriculture in Delhi in a public-sector undertaking (PSU) from 2007 to 2009. But he gave this up to work with people, particularly with those who needed guidance and opportunity the most.

In 2009, he founded the Olive Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that has since trained over 150,000 security guards, supervisors, and officers in private security companies in Delhi NCR and across India - completely free of charge.

The Olive Heritage Foundation, whi...