Isha Vidhya currently runs 9 schools in Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh. The schools presently have 5820 children, with approximately 3080 (58%) students on free education supported by donations under a scholarship program, while the rest pay a nominal fee. In 2012, Isha Vidhya began to carry out critical interventions to improve the quality of education in rural Government schools.

These children (most of them first time school goers) are indeed privileged (as I found out during my recent visit) as Isha Vidhya initiative imparts high quality (english language, computer aided) education for children who otherwise would get lost between cracks.

I work for Highway Concessions One, a company owned by funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). I am a volunteer for students of Isha Vidhya for several years now. And as my following poem titled दौड़ suggests that we are also privileged in helping the cause of rural children as the smile on the faces of these children indeed broaden our smiles.

पीछे छूट जाने के भय और जीत जाने की आशा
के निरंतर द्वंद को शायद दौड़ कहते हैं।
ऐसी दौड़ में मैं अकसर भागा हूँ और अब चाहता हूँ
निकलना भय और आशा के इस झूले के पार

अब मैं भागना चाहता हूँ उन कुछ बच्चों के लिए
जिनकी नियती मैं परिवर्तित कर सकूँ
इससे क्याकि मैं उनके चेहरे नहीं जानता
मैं अपने चेहरे की मुस्कान में उनके चेहरे देख लूँगा