Agastya International Foundation

About Agastya International Foundation

Agastya is a transformative educational foundation. Since its formation in 1999, Agastya is actively engaged in propagating hands-on learning among poor rural children and teachers. It streams its vision and mission to rural India through a variety of channels including a creativity lab located on a 172-acre campus near Bangalore, 105 mobile labs spread across 14 states in India, and 45 science centers spread across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Its advisors and members include entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, philanthropists, and teachers. To date, it has directly reached (face-to-face) 20 million children and 300,000 teachers through our continued efforts. Agastya's hands-on program aims to spark curiosity and addresses significant gaps in the education system viz. lack of practical exposure to science concepts and poor teacher-student interaction. The main goal is to provide access to attract and retain vulnerable and disadvantaged children to quality educational programs.