Every year, Business Today recognizes the Most Powerful Women in the fields of Business and Impact. In 2018, Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham, was featured among the awardees. Business Today noted, “She has taken a host of initiatives to make elementary education realistic for school children.” See the full list of winners here: https://www.businesstoday.in/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/photo/the-most-powerful-women-in-business-2018-5722-2018-09-10/43
Read MoreBusiness Today picks the Most powerful Women in fields of Business and Impact each year. In 2018, Pratham’s CEO, Dr. Rukmini Banerji, was featured in the list of awardees. Business Today commented saying “She has taken a host initiatives to make elementary education realistic for school children”
Read More“Our own values and vision of making the world a better, more positive place are very similar to that of the Prize, and this generous honor from an international award will greatly support the work of Pratham in continuing to promote quality education to the children who are most in need.” Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO…
Read More“Pratham started in 1995, but even in 2017 they are very relevant in the journey. They continue to excel in what they are doing, taking it beyond what they have done in the past.” — Deep Joshi, award jury member and co-founder of Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)
Read MoreTeachers College, Columbia University was founded in 1887 to support immigrant children and their families. Since then, it has worked to promote education, equality, and social change. Each year, the College presents the Medal for Distinguished Service to individuals who have made significant contributions to education and human development. In May 2017, at the Third…
Read MoreOn January 12, 2016, Ms. Farida Lambay, co-founder of Pratham Education Foundation, was honoured with the HT for Mumbai ‘Changemaker’ award in the Education category by the jury, as well as in the Popular Choice category. “Pratham’s volunteers not only helped rescue child labourers, but also made efforts to reunite them with their families,” said…
Read MoreThe international magazine GQ hosts the annual ‘Men of the Year’ awards to recognize outstanding achievements by men across various fields, including philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. In 2015, Pratham co-founder Dr. Madhav Chavan was honoured with the ‘Agent of Social Change’ award for his impactful work.
Read More“Pratham has expanded the scope of education in resource constrained areas… It has done so through two significant innovations: the creation of simple, accurate and reliable tools for communities to assess learning; and a process that uses scientific evidence to develop new cost-effective programs that drastically improve learning levels.”— Jury citation Pratham received the 2014 Banco…
Read MoreDr. Madhav Chavan was named a 2014 Asia Game Changer for giving the gift of literacy to millions of Indian children. Launched in 2014 by the Asia Society, the awards recognize those leaders contributing to a positive future for Asia in the core areas of policy and business, arts and culture, and education. As co-founder…
Read MoreIn 2014, Dr. Madhav Chavan, co-founder of Pratham Education Foundation, was named an Asia Game Changer for bringing the gift of literacy to millions of children across India. Launched the same year by the Asia Society, the Asia Game Changer Awards recognize individuals who are shaping a better future for Asia in areas such as…
Read More




