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The Origin Story
The seeds of Taarini Trust India were sown by Sanjana Chauhan, a passionate student at Amity International School, who refused to believe that age was a barrier to impact. Sanjana’s journey into social innovation began with a profound realization: many children and artisans in India struggle—not due to a lack of potential, but due to a lack of systems designed to uplift them.
Her first project, Drishti, was launched when she noticed how untreated eye issues were silently stripping away the productivity, education, and dignity of those in bangle-making communities. With the help of volunteer doctors and grassroots partnerships, she launched mobile eye-care camps that eventually reached over 78,000 individuals across 8+ cities.
This exposure to systemic inequities led her to study deeper gaps—especially in the juvenile justice system and rural governance. She noticed that while national schemes existed, the last-mile delivery was broken. Thus was born the vision of Taarini—which means “the one who helps others cross over”—to provide a structured platform that builds capacity, clarity, and change for those often left behind.
Today, under her leadership, Taarini Trust India stands as a beacon of youth-driven impact, creating scalable solutions for India’s most complex grassroots challenges.
Our Mission
To implement and support programs that rehabilitate and reintegrate juveniles, enhance the leadership capabilities of rural governance, and provide preventive healthcare to underserved communitiesc
Our Vision
To cultivate a society where every individual, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to thrive through access to quality education, effective governance, and essential healthcare services.
Our Partners
Guiding Lives, Empowering Futures
Is a youth-led non-profit organization committed to transforming the lives of India’s most underserved communities through a unique triad of interventions—rural leadership development and preventive healthcare. Rooted in the belief that lasting change begins at the grassroots, Taarini empowers individuals not just with services, but with the tools, knowledge, and support systems to become changemakers within their communities.
Through its two flagship programs—Mini-MBA for Sarpanchs and Drishti Eye Care Initiative—Taarini delivers impactful, research-backed solutions that intersect education, governance, and healthcare. From helping juveniles in conflict with the law rebuild their lives, to training village leaders in transparent governance, to restoring the sight of artisans suffering from preventable blindness, the Trust works at the frontlines of systemic gaps.
Taarini is driven by a simple but powerful vision: a future where every individual, regardless of their starting point, has the chance to lead a life of dignity, opportunity, and purpose.