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Anaadi Foundation

Palani, Tamil Nadu, India

EducationReligion & FaithCommunity development
Faith-based organisationFounded 2015International reach
Profile last updated: August 20, 2026

About

Founded in 2015, Anaadi Foundation is a faith-based organisation based in Palani, India working on education, religion & faith, community development.

Anaadi Foundation is a socio-spiritual non-profit founded in 2015 and based at an ashram near Palani, Tamil Nadu. It runs residential and day gurukulams, Yoga and sadhana programmes, spiritual yatras, cow-centric sustainability workshops and Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) courses, books and research. Its education work includes gurukulams across India, IKS integration in mainstream schools, and IKS-based courses with universities and government bodies. It also operates Anaadi Bharatiya Jnana Kendras in several Indian cities and volunteer centres abroad, with an international entity registered in California. Its stated aim is loka sangraha, serving children, youth and families through education rooted in traditional knowledge.

Location

Palani, India

Founded

2015

Organisation type

Faith-based organisation

Focus areas

Indian Knowledge SystemsgurukulamyogaAyurvedaVedic educationsadhanaspiritual education

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationReligion & FaithCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamilies

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesResearch

Programmes

Bala Gurukulam

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Education · India

Indic preschool gurukulam for children aged 2.5 to 6, using stories, music, movement, nature play and foundational saskaras.

Swadharma Gurukulam

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Education · India

Day-school gurukulam for children aged 6 to 10, grounded in Bharatiya knowledge and contemporary subjects.

Dharma Gurukulam

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Education · India

Residential gurukulam for children aged 11 to 17, teaching Samskritam, Tamil, Ayurveda, Yoga and Gau Seva.

IKS-STEM

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Education · India

Integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics education rooted in Indian Knowledge Systems, combined with Pancha Kosha development.

Countries of operation

IndiaUnited StatesNetherlandsSingaporeMalaysia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Award

The Vedapatashala

Award

Western Ghats LitFest

Award

Yuvaka Sangha

Industry memberships

Bharatiya Sant MahaparishadIKSHA Global

Partnerships

IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, PSG Institutions, Gujarat University, PSNA Dindigul, Ministry of Education

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