Pratham received the Chaudhary Charan Singh Seva Ratna Puraskar 2025 by the Kisan Trust. The award was presented to Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham Education Foundation, at a ceremony in New Delhi, in the presence of Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister of State for Education and Skill Development…
Read MorePratham was felicitated at the Education, Skilling & Employability Conference (ESEC’25), organised by The CSR Universe in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. This samman, conferred by the Global Alliance for FLN, recognises Pratham’s longstanding contribution to strengthening Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) in India. Aligned with the theme ‘Beyond NIPUN Goals: Fast-tracking the FLN Mission for Viksit…
Read MorePratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach has been selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2026 and named the Academy Choice, earning top scores for impact and scalability. Chosen from 789 innovations and based on nearly 3,360 expert reviews, TaRL stood out as one of the top 100 innovations to watch out for in…
Read MoreMr. Ajay Piramal leads the Piramal Group, a diversified conglomerate with a presence across 100 countries. Under his leadership, the Piramal Group evolved from a textile-centric business to a USD-2-billion conglomerate. Mr. Piramal holds an Honors degree in Science from the University of Mumbai, and a Master’s degree in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj…
Read MoreMeenakshi Ramesh brings over two decades of social sector leadership to her role as CEO Designate of Pratham, marking a meaningful return to the organization where she began her journey in development work. She first joined Pratham Mumbai as a volunteer in 2001, working closely with the founders during the organization’s formative years until 2009.
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