Dhanraj has done his Master’s in Social Work with specialization in Dalit and Tribal Centered Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He was associated with Tata Steel Rural Development Society as “Executive – Rural Development” at Kalinganagar, Jajpur in the state of Odisha and with BASIX Consulting and Technology Services Ltd. Hyderabad as “Consultant- Field Manager” in Beed Maharashtra for the Project ‘Climate Resilience through Risk Transfer’ (RES-RISK). He also worked with Save the Children, (Bal Raksha Bharat) in the capacity of Consultant – Coordinator. Currently he is associated with SBC3 as ‘Project Coordinator’- ECM Project (UNICEF), and handles project activities in selected 5 districts in Marathwada region.