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Agastya International Foundation
The Agastya International Foundation could be a transformative educational organization, actively spreading hands-on learning to poor rural and concrete children and teachers in India since 1999. Mobile labs carry Agastya’s vision and mission across rural India. One hundred thirty mobile labs spread across over a dozen states in India and 50 science centres across eighteen states take Agastya’s creative pedagogy to approximately 1.5 million children and 200,000 teachers each year. 172-acre campus near Kuppam, state, is the organization’s creativity lab, visited by quite 500 students per day, whose curiosity is sparked by Agastya’s hands-on teaching methods.
About Us
accessible to children. It seeks to transform education so that good opportunities are brought within the reach of underprivileged communities. It partners with Government schools to help children get an understanding of difficult to grasp concepts through activity-based learning methods. It inspires interest and curiosity in children through teachers trained in the hands-on method with low-cost models created out of common everyday materials, the children are equally taught to care for the environment.
Vision &
Mission
- To create an India of "creators, tinkerers, solution seekers and leaders who are humane, anchored and connected".
- To spark curiosity, nurture creativity, and instill confidence and caring in children and teachers
Cause Area
Main Sector
Sub Sector
Programs
Milestones
Agastya International Foundation has transformed science education in India by reaching millions of underserved children through its mobile science labs and creative learning programs. Over the years, it expanded to thousands of schools, built a world-class Creativity Lab, and trained teachers nationwide. Its hands-on, curiosity-based learning model has become one of India’s most impactful education innovations.
Awards
Google Global Impact Award for scaling innovative science education programs. USAID Millennium Alliance Award for promoting grassroots STEM learning. ASHA Impact Award for improving educational outcomes in low-income communities. Niti Aayog Recognition under Atal Innovation Mission for creativity-based learning. UNESCO Acknowledgment for excellence in science education outreach. Partnership with Tata Trusts & BSF to expand mobile science labs across remote regions. Reached 20M+ children & trained 200k+ teachers, making it one of India’s largest experiential learning movements.
Team details
K Thiagarajan
Chief Operations Officer
Ajith Basu
Chief Programme Executive
Chief Programme Executive Rama Prasad (Ramji) Raghavan
Chairman
Srihari Hiremagalur
Trustee
Mahavir Kumar F
Managing Trustee
Prabhakara Rao
Trustee
Alok Oberoi
Trustee
Ramprasad Raghavan
Chairman
Registration Details
NGO Registration Number
no 15 / IV / 1999-2000
NGO PAN
AAATA3882C
NGO 12A
AAATA3882CE20214
NGO 80G
AAATA3882CF20214
NGO FCRA
094421207
NGO CSR 1
CSR00003442
Location
Head Office Address
No 101, Varsav Plaza, 12, Jayamahal Main Road, Bangalore
NGO City
Chitradurga
NGO State
Karnataka
NGO PIN Code
560046
Country
India
Connect Now
NGO's Email
agastyaadmin@gmail.com
NGO's Phone
9449596360
NGO's Website
http://www.agastya.org