Anand Mahindra
FounderFounder of Project Nanhi Kali
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Anand Mahindra is the founder of Project Nanhi Kali (1996)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education and women & children from Mumbai.
Project Nanhi Kali
Project Nanhi Kali provides academic and material support to enable underprivileged girls in India to complete ten years of schooling. It is a programme co-managed by the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and run on the ground by the Naandi Foundation, which is listed separately on Daan. Girls receive after-school academic support and school supplies across many states.
Project Nanhi Kali reports the following, on its own site:
- 940,000+ girls supported since inception
- 194,392 girls supported in 2025-26
- Works with 1,935 schools across 7 states and 17 districts
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 1996
- Press
- 5
References
- [1] “Project Nanhi Kali was founded in 1996 at K.C. Mahindra Education Trust by Anand Mahindra” — Project Nanhi Kali. Source
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