“पढ़ेंगे और पढ़ाएंगे”
We will learn, and we will teach. A community-led education trust running free tuition and peer-led learning circles for village children near Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
One day, every child in our villages will learn, lead, and teach
Why we exist
Our vision is a future in which every child in rural Himachal Pradesh, regardless of socio-economic background, has access to education that equips them with knowledge, confidence, intrinsic motivation, and the leadership to thrive. Children here never lacked curiosity. They lacked resources, guidance, and an environment that made dreaming feel allowed. That is the gap we close.
Our Journey - A Glimpse
In 2019, our founder moved to Tillu, a hamlet near Dharamshala that
wasn't even on Google Maps, and began sitting with five children in a
daily learning circle. No classroom, no curriculum, no hierarchy. One
motto held it together: Padhenge aur Padhaenge.
When COVID-19 closed the schools, a village with no smartphones and
no reliable internet had no "online classes" to fall back on. The
circle grew instead of shrinking, and among the children we worked
with directly, not one dropped out. In 2022 the circle became a
registered charitable trust. Some of those first students are now
college students, mentors, and founding members.
Read the full story →
Our Values
Three values guide everything we do. Inclusivity: every child, regardless of caste, class, or background, belongs in the circle. Transparency: we publish what we can verify and label what is pending. Service: we are learners and teachers to each other, and the organisation exists to serve the community that built it.
Our Key Focus Areas
A few things, done consistently since 2019
Samta Saathi
Leadership in action for rural children. Students who came up through our learning circles become Student Leaders, tutoring their peers and mentoring younger children. The leadership pipeline runs through the village itself.
Resources
Registration, annual and financial reports, and policies — published as they are released, so you can see how the work is governed.
Hariyari
Our environment program, rooted in the same principle as everything else we do: children leading work in their own villages, for the mountains that raised them.
Our Impact
Grassroots growth in numbers
We work directly with communities to ensure all support translates into tangible ground progress.
- 35+
- Students today, up from the first 5
- 0
- Dropouts through the pandemic years
- 3
- Girls from Tillu scored above 80% in Class 10 boards
- 2019
- The year our first learning circle met
"Uncle school toh band hai, ab tuition bhi na lagaye."
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