Pranjal Dubey, a development manager at Sap Labs...applied for a sabbatical...to launch the Sant Singaji Educational Society in his ancestral village in Madhya Pradesh...Companies like Sap Labs are re-defining sabbaticals by encouraging employees who use them for the greater good...Infosys also encourage[s] employees to pursue sabbaticals for societal benefit...Under the community empathy policy, the company gives employees monetary support and a platform to involve themselves in development projects.