Seventeen years, one simple idea.\n

That education, dignity and justice shouldn’t depend on where you were born. We’ve worked quietly in Delhi since 2009 to make that less of an accident and more of a guarantee.\n \n”} /–>

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2009

A classroom under a flyover

Fifteen children, four volunteers, a stack of slates in West Sagarpur. The after-school programme that would become Shiksha.

2012

Registered as a society (S/64796)

Formal incorporation under the Societies Act. 80G and 12A certifications followed the year after.

2015

Maitri begins

First women's stitching collective opens in Sagarpur with twelve members and one donated sewing machine.

2018

The gaushala at Dhulsiras

First ten retired cattle taken in. Prakriti extends beyond plantation into animal welfare.

2021

Anti-Corruption Cell opens

Free legal clinic starts Tue/Thu/Sat at the Sagarpur office. Seven volunteer lawyers on the roster.

2024

25,000 students reached

A milestone built from fifteen. Twelve college chapters now run their own weekend tutoring programmes.

2026

CSR-1 approved

Now eligible to accept corporate CSR contributions. A new website and donor portal launch this year.

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Dr. Ramesh Gupta

Founder & Secretary

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Sushma Arora

President

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Vijay Kumar

Treasurer

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Adv. Farah Siddiqui

Legal counsel · Anti-Corruption Cell

"A quiet Delhi NGO turning the flyover into a classroom — and the classroom into a future."

— The Indian Express, 2024

"The Anti-Corruption Cell's RTI clinic has resolved pension and ration denial cases in weeks, not years."

— The Hindu, 2025

"Fourteen women's self-help groups operating as a single, financially literate collective."

— Mint, 2023