Education

Srinivasan N, Sriram Visvanathan and Srinivas Padmanabharao formed the Tranquil Charitable Foundation (TCF) and adopted the Gubbalala Higher Primary School in Bengaluru. Over the past 15 years, the school strength has more than tripled, alumni are pursuing engineering, medicine and doctorates today.

From Savitribai Phule to S Radhakrishnan, these revolutionaries shaped India's education system. Whether it was opening avenues for women and marginalised communities or elevating India's academic landscape, they worked long after the school bell rang.

These grassroots initiatives provide countless children with the resources and hope they need to break the cycle of poverty and pursue their dreams. Here’s a look at eight of them.

Geet, a student of Class 11 from Delhi participated in the NASA Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in June 2024. Geet was just five when she fell in love with space. What followed soon was her ambition to become an astrophysicist.

Sachin and Nandini Agrawal had a single goal since childhood -- to become chartered accountants. Two years apart in age, the siblings cleared CA exams together, with Nandini becoming the youngest CA in the world. Here's how they prepared.

Meghana Gorukanti Jupally, the founder of Meru International School has launched a daycare centre called Meru Aveksha, which helps integrate kids of migrant workers into mainstream education.

Shyam Shrivastav, a 65-year-old cancer survivor, runs three education centres for underprivileged children in Varanasi. Despite their success, the centre in Jansa village urgently needs a new roof to ensure a safe learning environment. Your support can help keep the students’ dreams alive this monsoon.

The TechForChange initiative, spearheaded by Nasscom Foundation and Ciena, empowers college students to cultivate impactful social ventures through an intensive 18-month programme. Participating startups receive grants, funding, mentorship, and a host of other resources to support their growth and development.

Muneeb Amin Bhat, a 22-year-old from Zungalpora, Kulgam in Kashmir, started by finding security breaches in his friends' and neighbours' computers. Today, he is doing this for over 60 international organisations including Apple and NASA.

Anchal Bhateja lost her eyesight just before her board exams. She chose to keep her dreams alive and worked twice as hard as her peers to become a lawyer. Here's how she and others like her found their way in life using screen readers and other such tools of digital inclusion.