Vignettes, diaries, videos, conversations: every entry in this section brings you up-close with us and our work
Our three operating units — Field Institutions, Grants and Universities — function in an integrated manner to fuel the Foundation’s motto of contributing towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. We bring you a collection of narratives from all three units, straight from our people and partners across India. These stories, in the form of videos, animation, interviews and journals, showcase the journey and the Foundation in its various fields of work.
How Did Women’s Collectives Change an Entire Village?
Explore how women's collectives and local governance can work together to drive rural development.
Our Forest, Our Government | Community Forest Rights in Gadchiroli
Explore how communities in Gadchiroli are moving from awareness to action, demarcating forest boundaries, drafting management plans, and building institutions of self-governance from the ground up.
Learning Beyond Classrooms
Explore how Lokesh Manikanta (BA in Humanities, 2020-23) brings joy and purpose to learning for Grade V students from low-income communities.
What Happens When Communities Own their Forests?
This film follows communities in southern Chhattisgarh as they strengthen local self-governance through Community Forest Rights.
Recasting Power: A Rural Feminist Movement Transforms Gujarat’s Local Democracy
Inside the Devgadh Mahila Sangathan’s quiet revolution reshaping local governance and accountability from the village upward.
Empowering Teachers, Inspiring Students
Meet Zafar, educator with the Azim Premji Foundation in Uttarakhand, working tirelessly to strengthen teaching-learning processes and build inclusive classrooms.
Experience Mathematics with Puppets, Theatre and Storytelling
Learning maths via storytelling can be a great way for students to grasp concepts that otherwise seem highly esoteric.
Grassroots women leaders engage with local governance: The story from Barwani District of Madhya Pradesh
Meet Badlao Didis of Madhya Pradesh who are engaging with local governance to improve infrastructure and services.
Alumni Story | From Textbooks to Transformation – Rethinking Education in Rural India
Can Education go beyond textbooks, theories and pragmatics to truly transform lives? Chandan (MA in Education, 2017-19) uses his academic foundation to critically engage with the public education system and develop contextual solutions.
Gram Panchayat Help Desk: Bridging the last mile in welfare delivery to the rural poor
A collaborative initiative between PRADAN and Gram Panchayats in Jharkhand
Gram Kachahari: Judiciary at the Grassroots
A unique legal system at the Gram Panchayat level is delivering quick and effective justice to thousands in Bihar.
Children in Local Governance
From campaigning for sanitary pad vending machines to playgrounds and cleaner villages, children are making their voice count in Maharashtra’s Gram Panchayats.
