Agastya International Foundation

Agastya International Foundation
IndustryEducation
Founded1999
Headquarters
Bangalore
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Ramji Raghavan (Chairman)
Mahavir Kumar (Managing Trustee)
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Alok Oberoi
Dr. V. K. Aatre
H. N. Srihari
Adhirath Sethi
Vidya Shah
Utpal Seth
Number of employees
1500+
Websitewww.agastya.org

Agastya International Foundation (Agastya)[1] is an Indian education trust and non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India whose mission is "to spark curiosity, nurture creativity and instil confidence" among economically disadvantaged children and teachers in India.[2] A team of scientists, educators, and entrepreneurs led by Ramji Raghavan founded Agastya in 1999.[3] Agastya's founders include the late K.V. Raghavan, former chairman of Engineers India Limited and Dr. P.K. Iyengar, former chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission. Agastya runs hands-on science and art education programs in rural, semi-urban, and urban regions across 19 Indian states. It is one of the world's largest mobile and hands-on science education programs catering to economically disadvantaged children and public-school teachers.[4]

  1. ^ Saha, Devanik (12 September 2012). "Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Rural India: Agastya Foundation". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ Agastya in Forbes
  3. ^ Pulakkat, Hari (10 January 2016). "How Agastya International Foundation is creating tomorrow's leaders in rural India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Education World Article". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.