Shri Ashok Kumar Rai started his career in 1969 as a Mechanical Engineer and worked in various organisations like Control and Switch Gear Co., Hyderabad Asbestos owned by Birla group, NBCC, BHEL, NTPC and he was on deputation to NASL (joint venture of NTPC and Alstom). After Superannuation in 2007 from NTPC, as a Senior Executive, he had joined a APDP-R&M, NTPC, and Tractebel company of Belgium enterprise as a Project Management Consultant and posted in Saudi Arabia. Shri Rai had travelled many countries of Middle East, Europe, Asia, USA and Canada. He is a voracious reader. His passion for reading made him leap all bounds and explored into Vedic Astrology and completed the course of Post Jyotish Visarad from Council of Astrological Science, Regd. Chennai. Presently he is involved in doing practice in his astrology centre operating from his residence. He had also delivered many Presentations on Human Behaviour, Stress Management, Art of Happiness and Anger Management in various Institutions in India and Abroad (General Electric, New York, USA) & Canada. In india, he had been delivering his Technical and General presentation in NTPC, Engg Colleges, Police Training Centres, ATI, Nanital. Tihar Jail, New Delhi. He had authored a Book on Stress Management, Sleep, Meditation & Yoga, published by Diamond Pocket Book, released by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guru of Art of living, complemented by Ex-President Abdul Kalam and Present Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi Further to add that he had been involved in Social Activities by ameliorating the condition of destitute and underprivileged human beings and also associated with a Virdh Asram located in New Delhi. Besides this, he is running a NGO, named "Rai Age Care Foundation" for rendering the financial help to needy People and for the marriage of poor girls.