Operation Shanti

Operation Shanti is a charity based in Mysore, India working on children & youth, housing & homelessness, education +2 more.

Operation Shanti, operated by Akhanda Seva for International Shanti, is a non-profit based in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It supports destitute, homeless and exploited children and their families. Its main work is Karunya Mane, a shelter and children's home on the outskirts of Mysore, which provides food, housing, private schooling, after-school tutoring, medical and dental care, clothing, and counselling. It also supports homeless people living on the street and families affected by medical hardship, and offers a child sponsorship programme. The organisation is a Section 25 charitable company under the Indian Companies Act with 80G and 12A exemption status. Operation Shanti USA is a tax-exempt nonprofit under Section 501 of the US Internal Revenue Code, and donations are tax deductible in the US and India.