Deshpande Foundation has always attracted interest from across India and the world for their achievements in creating vibrant ecosystems to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship. Fellows from the Tata-Center at MIT and researchers from Stanford University visited the Foundation's activities last month to learn how we...
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Yoga for All – All for Yoga. Deshpande Foundation celebrates International Yoga Day
On the occasion of International Yoga Day on the 21st of June, over 2,000 youth and staff came together to celebrate this ancient Indian science of well-being at Deshpande Foundation’s Hubballi Sandbox. The early morning Sun nearly smiled with pride as the sea of practitioners performed...
Powering employment opportunities through skill development in electrical operations
Pundlik N Kelur is a former fellow of the Deshpande Educational Trust (DET) electrical program. Upon graduating from an ITI college in Hangal, a small taluk in Haveri district of North Karnataka, he was interested in pursuing further education to secure a financially stable job. He...
Deshpande Educational Trust launches “Skill in Village”, a program that aims at eradicating the gap between rural and urban education
Nearly 70% of India’s population lives in rural areas. Yet, many villages in India are unable to provide sufficient education for their children due to the high percentage of poverty in these communities and consequently, a lack of resources. This has resulted in rural students...